November 13, 1984
John H. Francis

John H. Francis, 84, of Longview will be 10 a.m. Thursday in the 
Welch Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. George Gibbs officiating.

Burial will be in Grace Hill Cemetery.

Mr. Francis died Tuesday morning in a local nursing home.

He was a resident of Longview since 1930, coming from El Dorado, 
Ark. He was a member of Woodland Christian Church and Longview 
Masonic Lodge No. 404. He was a retired barber and served as 
president of the local barber's union, and served 10 years as 
president of the Texas State Barber's Association. He was a former 
president of the State Barbers Board and was barber representative 
for the International Barbers Union. Her served 17 years an an 
international organizer for the American Federation of Labor.

Survivors include his wife, Mattie; sons and daughters-in-law, 
Joe and Sally Francis of Houston and Jerry and Elizabeth Francis 
of Richardson; a sister, Lula Langston of Little Rock, Ark.; 
grandchildren, John Francis II of Baton Rouge, La., Beverly Dinkle 
and Rebecca, Katherine and Julia Francis, all of Shreveport, La., 
two great-grandchildren; and nephews, Gus and Ray Caldwell of 
Longview.