Frankie Lee Vance McCarty, 86, passed away on June 30, 2024 at the Columbia Neighborhoods nursing home in Columbia Missouri. Services will be Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at Memorial Funeral Home with Visitation 10- 11 AM, Funeral Services at 11 AM with burial to follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Frankie was born on December 22, 1937 in Sapp, Missouri to Era “Poodle” McCarty and Dorothy Crane McCarty. As a kid he lived in Rocheport until about the age of 11. He attended the Rocheport two room school house until the 5th grade, then attended Bethel School’s one room school house 6th thru 8th grade in Columbia. He graduated from Hickman High School in 1956. While at Hickman he was in the COE program and that is when he started working at MFA Oil Company. He worked there for 48 years, starting at the age of 17 working in the mail room. He retired as the manager of data processing. Frank met his wife Joan Binder while working at MFA. They married on November 3, 1968 in Macon, Missouri. It wasn’t until 13 years later that their daughter Jessica Leanne was born in 1981.
Frank was baptized at the age of 17 and his faith became the cornerstone of his life. Frank was involved in several activities throughout his life. He was Sunday School Director and Superintendent over vacation bible school at Bethel Baptist Church in the 1960’s. He golfed on Monday evenings and bowled in a league on Friday nights for 30 years. He also played softball on a league for several years. He was a member of Prairie Grove Baptist Church in Columbia, where he was the door greeter, an usher and taught Sunday School there for several years. He was an avid St. Louis Cardinals and Missouri Tigers fan. He enjoyed going to the games or just watching them on television. He enjoyed listening to country music the most but enjoyed other music as well. As a young man he went to several music concerts. Some of his favorites were the Statler brothers, Conway Twitty, Floyd Cramer, Alan Jackson and Martina McBride. His all-time favorite song was Glen Campbell’s Rhinestone Cowboy. He also enjoyed listening to The Seekers and Mario Lanza. He also loved to collect comic books and in the later years collected old television shows on DVD. He loved to watch westerns, especially Gunsmoke. He enjoyed watching any western movie with John Wayne or Audie Murphy in it. He enjoyed spending time with his family the most and enjoyed family get-togethers. He loved eating breakfast at Lucy’s and going to G and D Steakhouse for lunch.
Frank never met a stranger. He loved to carry on a conversation, make everyone laugh and was kind to everyone he came in contact with.
Frank is survived by his wife, Joan of the home and one daughter, Jessica. Also surviving are his brother, Carlton McCarty and sister in law Joyce Swallow. He also has several nieces and nephews who he adored dearly: Tony Cunningham and wife Betty; Brad Cunningham and wife Sue; Lisa Crowley; Christy Clisso; Jennifer Schupback and husband George; Tim Swallow and wife Amy. He also has several great nieces and nephews he loved as well.
Proceeding him in death were his parents: Era (poodle) McCarty and Dorothy Crane McCarty; one sister: Ina Sue Cunningham, brothers in law: Donald Cunningham and Jim Swallow; sister in law Marilyn McCarty, and a great nephew, Cyle Crowley.
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