1931
Francis
2015
Francis Behal
October 10, 1931 — July 18, 2015
FRANCIS JOSEPH BEHAL
FRANCIS JOSEPH BEHAL OF 592 LOVERS LANE IN MATHEWS, WAS CALLED HOME BY THE LORD ON JULY 18, 2015, SURROUNDED BY HIS LOVING FAMILY.
HE WAS BORN OCTOBER 10, 1931 IN YOAKUM COUNTY, TEXAS TO ROBERT WILLIAM BEHAL AND ANITA HOFFMAN BEHAL. FRANCIS ATTENDED PUBLIC SCHOOL IN SMITHVILLE, TEXAS. HE RECEIVED HIS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE FROM ST. EDWARDS UNIVERSITY IN AUSTIN,TEXAS IN 1953, AND HIS MASTERS AND DOCTORATE DEGREES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS IN AUSTIN IN 1958. WHILE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, FRANCIS MET HIS FUTURE WIFE, GRACE CUMMING AND THEY WERE MARRIED IN VIRGINIA IN 1955. FRANCIS AND GRACE LIVED IN AUSTIN, TEXAS; AUGUSTA, GEORGIA AND LUBBOCK, TEXAS, BEFORE MOVING TO MATHEWS IN 2000. BEFORE RETIRING AND MOVING TO MATHEWS, FRANCIS HAD A PRODUCTIVE CAREER AS BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST AND PROFESSOR AT THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA AND LATER AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. DURING HIS TIME IN MATHEWS, FRANCIS ENJOYED WORKING AS A DEPUTY IN THE MATHEWS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF ST. FRANCIS DE SALES CHURCH IN MATHEWS.
FRANCIS WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS WIFE GRACE IN 2005. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS SON, ROBERT HAMILTON BEHAL AND WIFE, CAROL CASAVANT, OF TROY, IDAHO; HIS DAUGHTER MARY E. HORN AND HUSBAND, RALPH, OF MATHEWS; AND THREE GRANDCHILDREN, ERIC WANE MCFADDEN AND WIFE, KIM, OF RICHMOND,VIRGINIA, MARGUERITE NICOLE JOHNSON AND HUSBAND, DANIEL, OF MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA AND CANDICE ELAINE ANDERSON AND HUSBAND, JAMES, OF BRISTOL VIRGINIA; AND TWO GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, ETHAN MATTHEW AND WESLEY GRANT MCFADDEN OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
THE MASS OF THE RESURRECTION WILL BE CELEBRATED FOR FRANCIS AT ----ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, AT ST. FRANCIS DE SALES CATHOLIC CHURCH IN MATHEWS ON LOVERS LANE, WITH BURIAL THEREAFTER AT THE CEMETERY OF THE CHURCH OF THE VISITATION IN HARTFIELD. FATHER JAMES COWLES, PASTOR OF ST. THERESE, WILL OFFICIATE.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE FAMILY RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS CONTRIBUTIONS IN FRANCIS'S MEMORY TO THE ST. FRANCIS DE SALES CATHOLIC CHURCH BUILDING FUND, 176 LOVERS LANE, MATHEWS, VA 23109.
FOSTER FAULKNER FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
FRANCIS JOSEPH BEHAL OF 592 LOVERS LANE IN MATHEWS, WAS CALLED HOME BY THE LORD ON JULY 18, 2015, SURROUNDED BY HIS LOVING FAMILY.
HE WAS BORN OCTOBER 10, 1931 IN YOAKUM COUNTY, TEXAS TO ROBERT WILLIAM BEHAL AND ANITA HOFFMAN BEHAL. FRANCIS ATTENDED PUBLIC SCHOOL IN SMITHVILLE, TEXAS. HE RECEIVED HIS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE FROM ST. EDWARDS UNIVERSITY IN AUSTIN,TEXAS IN 1953, AND HIS MASTERS AND DOCTORATE DEGREES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS IN AUSTIN IN 1958. WHILE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, FRANCIS MET HIS FUTURE WIFE, GRACE CUMMING AND THEY WERE MARRIED IN VIRGINIA IN 1955. FRANCIS AND GRACE LIVED IN AUSTIN, TEXAS; AUGUSTA, GEORGIA AND LUBBOCK, TEXAS, BEFORE MOVING TO MATHEWS IN 2000. BEFORE RETIRING AND MOVING TO MATHEWS, FRANCIS HAD A PRODUCTIVE CAREER AS BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST AND PROFESSOR AT THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA AND LATER AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. DURING HIS TIME IN MATHEWS, FRANCIS ENJOYED WORKING AS A DEPUTY IN THE MATHEWS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF ST. FRANCIS DE SALES CHURCH IN MATHEWS.
FRANCIS WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS WIFE GRACE IN 2005. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS SON, ROBERT HAMILTON BEHAL AND WIFE, CAROL CASAVANT, OF TROY, IDAHO; HIS DAUGHTER MARY E. HORN AND HUSBAND, RALPH, OF MATHEWS; AND THREE GRANDCHILDREN, ERIC WANE MCFADDEN AND WIFE, KIM, OF RICHMOND,VIRGINIA, MARGUERITE NICOLE JOHNSON AND HUSBAND, DANIEL, OF MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA AND CANDICE ELAINE ANDERSON AND HUSBAND, JAMES, OF BRISTOL VIRGINIA; AND TWO GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, ETHAN MATTHEW AND WESLEY GRANT MCFADDEN OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
THE MASS OF THE RESURRECTION WILL BE CELEBRATED FOR FRANCIS AT ----ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, AT ST. FRANCIS DE SALES CATHOLIC CHURCH IN MATHEWS ON LOVERS LANE, WITH BURIAL THEREAFTER AT THE CEMETERY OF THE CHURCH OF THE VISITATION IN HARTFIELD. FATHER JAMES COWLES, PASTOR OF ST. THERESE, WILL OFFICIATE.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE FAMILY RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS CONTRIBUTIONS IN FRANCIS'S MEMORY TO THE ST. FRANCIS DE SALES CATHOLIC CHURCH BUILDING FUND, 176 LOVERS LANE, MATHEWS, VA 23109.
FOSTER FAULKNER FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
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