Frank was born in Electra, Texas on September 24, 1919 to Frank Preston Rose Sr. and Margaret Ellen Cross. In 1947, Frank married the love of his life, Beatrice Saphir, from Cairo, Egypt. Frank was a veteran of WWII, serving in the Army Air Force as a pilot. Frank and Beatrice (Betty) were long time members of Aldersgate United Methodist Church but were more currently members of Covenant United Methodist Church in Arlington, TX.
Their pastor, Reverend C. Mike Redd, will officiate the service to be held on Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at 2 p.m., at Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow immediately after at Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at Shannon Rose Hill. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Covenant United Methodist Church, 3608 Matlock Road, Arlington, TX 76015.
Frank leaves to cherish his memory his beloved wife of 63 years, Betty, his son, Frank Preston Rose III and wife Lillian Jeanne Galindo Rose; daughter Margaret Rose Finkle and husband Jack Lawrence Finkle; grandchildren Adrian Seth Rose, Philip Joel Rose and wife Laura Cárdenas Rose, Juliana Beatrice Finkle, MiLinda Rose Seekford and husband Corey Dale Seekford; great-grandchildren, Jocelyn Rose Seekford, Alexis Grace Seekford, Cody Dale Seekford, and step great-granddaughter Maren; Betty’s and Frank’s first little “Rose-bud” great-grandbaby, Elijah Victoriano Rose, newly born and lovingly welcomed.
Our family would especially like to thank Community Hospice Unit at Arlington Memorial Hospital for their loving care of Frank in his transition from this world to the next.
Arrangements under the direction of Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel & Cemetery, Fort Worth, TX.
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