Clyde Fransisco

Clyde Austin Fransisco was born on April 16, 1924 near Glenpool in Watkins Station, OK (126th Street South and a quarter mile east of highway 75) to James Arvel Fransisco and Nora Edith (Lamb) Fransisco. Clyde passed from this life on Sunday, September 9, 2012 at the age of 88.

He attended Jenks Public Schools and graduated from Jenks High School and then entered the Army during WWII. He retired from Tulsa Forge after more than 23 years service. He was a longtime member of the Jenks Bethel Baptist Church and a proud lifelong "Jenks Trojan".

Clyde was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Clara Mae "Todd" (Foster) Fransisco; four brothers, Floyd, Cletus, Jimbo and Arvel Fransisco and a granddaughter, Amanda Grace Fransisco. He is survived by his 3 sons, David Fransisco and Jimmy Fransisco, both of Broken Arrow, OK and Mike Francisco, of Jenks, OK; 3 daughters, Jo Patterson, of Sapulpa, OK, Robin Rogers, of Tulsa, OK and Caron Smith, of Ochelata, OK; 20 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren; a large extended family and many friends.