[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 23, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E76]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   IN HONOR OF MS. FRANCES TANKERSLEY

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                           HON. LANCE GOODEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 23, 2019

  Mr. GOODEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Frances Tankersley 
as the oldest active member of First United Methodist Church of 
Terrell, Texas celebrating her seventy-second year at the age of 97.
  Born to Charles and Leah Deen of Emory, Texas on November 22, 1921, 
Frances was raised in Sweetwater and received a bachelor's degree from 
Texas Tech University. She met her future husband Dennis Tankersley at 
the United Service Organization in Lubbock. Dennis was stationed at the 
South Plains Army Airfield and had been a pilot in the Second World 
War. Upon their marriage, they moved to Terrell and began a life 
together raising two sons, Jim and Greg.
  Her tenure at the Terrell Independent School District left all 
members of the community with a strong appreciation of her 
selflessness. Ms. Tankersley was a home economics teacher and a special 
education department supervisor. Additionally, she taught Sunday school 
at the kindergarten level at First United Methodist for many years and 
fostered the development of generations in our community. To this day 
Ms. Tankersley is involved in Relay for Life and volunteers for Meals 
on Wheels delivering hot lunches to those in need. She is known 
throughout Terrell for her kindred spirit and affectionate curiosity, 
as well as her love of golf and her weekly bridge matches.
  Ms. Tankersley still resides in Terrell where she has been an active 
member of her community for decades and drives herself to her beloved 
church each Sunday. May her commitment to service, faith and community 
be an example for all of us.

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