Sixth Generation

976. Frances Louise HERMAN was born on 22 October 1916 in Catawba County, North Carolina. She died on 13 August 2005 at the age of 88 in Pallative Care & Hospice of Catawba Valley, Newton, North Carolina. She was buried in Conover City Cemetery, Conover, Catawba, North Carolina. Her obituary appeared as follows:¹⁷⁵⁴ HERMAN, Frances Louise - HICKORY - Frances Herman Hackney Wilson, 88, of Hickory, passed away Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005, at Palliative CareCenter & Hospice House of Catawba Valley. Born Oct. 22, 1916, in Catawba County, she was the daughter of the late George C. Herman and Olive L. Ingold Herman. She was a homemaker and a member of the Adult Life Program of Conover. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband Jerry Hackney; her second husband, Bill Wilson; and a son, Gerald "G.H." Hackney. Survivors include a daughter, Frances H. "Suzie" Smith of Hickory; a daughter-in-law, Gail Hackney of Granite Falls; four grandchildren, David Ikerd, Robert G. Cooke, Cindy S. Little and Elizabeth Hackney; and eight great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. today, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005, at Conover City Cemetery. The Rev. Merlin Batt will officiate. The family will receive friends from 10 to 10:45 p.m. today at Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home in Newton. Memorials may be made to Adult Life Program, P.O. Box 275, Conover, N.C. 28613. The family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton.

Frances Louise HERMAN and Jerry H. HACKNEY were married on 24 January 1938. Jerry H. HACKNEY was born on 1 April 1916 in Belhaven, Beaufort County, North Carolina. He died on 8 September 1958 at the age of 42 in Catawba County, North Carolina.

Frances Louise HERMAN and Jerry H. HACKNEY had the following children: