 West Hill Cemetery Sherman, Texas  Freda Dixon LaFoy, 93, of Sherman, went to be in the arms of her Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 15, 2017. Services were held Saturday, January 21, at West Sherman Baptist Church; Pastor Danny Wood officiated, assisted by Dick Talley and Jeff Adams. Burial was in West Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers: Dillon LaFoy, Mark Dixon, Austin Prescott, Greg Stout, Jeff Adams and Curtis Hightower. Honorary pallbearers: Christian Burdette and Jason Van Lydegraf. Freda was born in Collin Co., Texas, December 22, 1923 to Fred Dixon Sr. and Annah May Baker Dixon; 7th of 10 children, all of whom preceded her in death. Freda was a hard working, independent woman who strived with her husband to make a better life for themselves and their family in the heart of the Great Depression. In early childhood she worked on the family farm and dairy assisting her mother and sisters delivering milk and butter as they earned a meager wage to make ends meet. Freda graduated from Sherman High School in 1941 and left for Dallas with her sister Eunice to attend business school at Draughans Business College where she learned bookkeeping. Afterward she went to work at Interstate Oil Co. (Mrs. Tucker's) but soon followed her husband when his trade in military and civilian clothing manufacturing took them to Oklahoma City during World War II. From Oklahoma to south Georgia in 1949, back to Oklahoma City and on to Ponca City where she worked at various companies as a bookkeeper and administrative assistant. Then a move to Paris, Texas where Freda retired from Mackey and Pierson Insurance Agency in the 1980s. In 1993 Freda and her husband, J.D., moved back to their home town of Sherman to be close to family. Freda married J.D. LaFoy on her 20th birthday, December 22, 1943 in Sherman and they were together for 63 years. They met while attending a government business school held at the Grayson County courthouse taught by Freda's former 2nd grade teacher from the old 2-room Fairview School. J.D. waited patiently for Freda to graduate from Sherman High School and Draughans Business College before they were married. Freda was a member and Sunday School teacher at West Sherman Baptist Church. Freda's eldest son, John David LaFoy, preceded her in death December 1, 2005. She is survived by her youngest son, Dale Anthony LaFoy and wife, Janet; two grandson, Dillon Lafoy and and wife, Kaylie and Christian Burdette; three granddaughters, Desiree Adams and her husband Jeff; Liana LaFoy and Franki Van Lydegraf and her husband Jason; three great-granddaughters, Lindzee Adams, Annabelle and Allie Van Lydegraf; three great-grandsons, Nathan Adams, Talan and Slaton LaFoy; numerous nieces and nephews. West Hill Cemetery Elaine Nall Bay ©2017 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |