SUNSET MEMORIAL PARK - UPSHUR COUNTY

Anderson, Frances Blasingame 
	
GILMER - Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister 
and friend, Frances Blasingame Anderson, 93, of Bettie, passed 
away on Sunday, February 10, 2008.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 14, 2008, at 
Croley Chapel, with the Reverend Paul Knight and the Reverend 
Wayne McKay officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial 
Park in Gilmer.

Frances was born November 8, 1914, in Bettie, to Alvin and Esther 
Blasingame. She was one of 12 children. Frances attended Union 
Hill High School and was valedictorian of the Class of 1932. She 
was a longtime member of Oak Hill Baptist Church in Bettie which 
she joined in 1927.

On December 23, 1932, Frances married Lenos Henry Anderson of 
Burlington, Kan. Henry's oil field profession took them to many 
states, including New Mexico, Illinois, Wyoming, Utah and 
Louisiana. Their last years were spent in Prairieville, La. 
near their daughter, Juanita Bacala and her family. 

Frances became an active community member while living in 
Prairieville, La. She was a volunteer at the Fellowship Center 
for 16 years, and as a result, she was honored as the Ascension 
Parish Volunteer of the Year. Frances was also very active in 
the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church Ladies Altar Society 
and Festival de la Prairie for which she received the Eagle 
Award.

Frances was preceded in death by her loving husband, Lenos 
Henry Anderson; infant son, James Henry; parents, Alvin and 
Esther Winn Blasingame; brothers, Dalton, Milton, Williams 
"Big," Thomas "Bug," Raymond "Buddy," Olan "Bit," Stanley and 
Alvin Jr. " Babe"; and a sister, Ruth.

She is survived by her daughter, Juanita Bacala and son-in-law, 
Anthony Bacala Sr. of Gilmer; granddaughter, Debra Bacon and 
friend, Steve Spafford of Houston; grandson, Anthony Bacala Jr. 
and wife, Lisa of Prairieville, La.; and great-grandchildren, 
Allison L. Williams and husband, Bill of Portland, Ore., Andrew 
Bacon of College Station, Anthony Bacala III of Baton Rouge, La., 
Aaron Bacala of Prairieville, La., and Angelica Bacala of 
Prairieville, La. Surviving siblings are Carrie Blasingame 
Grantham of Bettie, her only sister; brother, M. N. "Brother" 
Blasingame of Lafayette, La.; and sister-in-law, Jeanne Elliott 
of Bettie. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, 
other family members and friends.

Frances praised the outstanding care provided by Dr. Ilanko 
Upendran of ETMC and Texas Helping Hands Home Health of Mount 
Pleasant. Special thanks to these wonderful professionals, Dr. 
Upendran, Patricia, Courtney and Nick. Special thanks are also 
given for the support of Dr. King and Jodie Patterson.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be 
made to Texas Home Health Hospice of Longview or your favorite 
charity.

Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. this evening, February 13, 
2008, at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer.

Published in the Longview News-Journal from 2/12/2008 - 2/13/2008.