- Date Of Birth: December 25, 1919
- Date Of Death: March 18, 2007
- State: New Mexico
Francis Gartman, 87, peacefully entered Heavenly rest on Sunday, March 18, 2007 at Hobbs Health Care Center.
Francis was born December 25, 1919 to parents Luther and Nettie Stephens in Comanche County, Texas, and attended school in the Klondike comshy;munity. In 1941 she married Bill Cornett and moved to Hobbs where he served as passhy;tor at Castle Avenue Baptist and Rock Chapel churches.
She was employed by Montgomery Ward and retired from Bonanza Fabric in 1984. Francis was a longtime member of Bel Aire Baptist Church. In 1988, she married a longtime acquaintance, Truman Gartman. During her retirement years she was a member of the Good Samaritan Villages Ladies Auxiliary and sold Avon.
