Frank's Life

Created by Bill 11 years ago
Frank was born in Jasper, Texas on August 18, 1930 to Mr. & Mrs. Frank Robert Lindsey, Sr. He was raised in Jasper, graduating from Jasper High School in 1947. He then attended and graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1951. He was also a graduate of LSU’s School of Banking of the South. Frank was a U.S.Army Korean War Veteran, serving exclusively in the European theater and a lifelong member of the American Legion. In 1960, Frank married the former Jean Himmel, of Port Arthur, and returned to Jasper. He and Jean had three children. He remained there until 2007 relocating to Tyler. Frank was a retired bank executive with a career spanning many years. He was a long-time member of the Jasper Noon Lions Club and served on the Jasper Lions Rodeo Committee. Frank was actively involved in local and regional politics, serving as City Councilman and then Mayor of Jasper for many years. He was also very active in the founding of the Sam Rayburn Municipal Power Agency. He was heavily involved in the Deep East Texas Council of Governments, serving on the Executive Board, earning both the President’s Award and the Ralph W. Steen “East Texan of the Year” Award. In later years, he devoted himself primarily to his family and friends. To those who knew and loved him, he was always happy to be with his children and grandchildren. Frank was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Jean Lindsey and is survived by their three children: sons Bill Lindsey and wife Tricia of Houston; Brad Lindsey and wife Ashley of San Antonio; daughter Brenda Ayer and husband Max of Athens; four grandchildren, Jeremy Ayer of Lubbock, Shalynn Lindsey of Orange, Kristina Lindsey of Houston, Maddy Lindsey of San Antonio, and Kristina Lindsey of Houston; and an “Honorary Brother”, David A. “Bud” Woodell of Jasper.