Frank Cawthon

Frank Cawthon

Frank Cawthon passed away peacefully on January 28, 2010.He was born January 14, 1928, to Frank and Pauline White Cawthon and grew up in Dallas with his sister, Evelyn. He graduated from Highland Park High School and attended SMU, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.On September 6, 1950, he married Nancy Jeanne Sloan at Highland Park Presbyterian Church. They raised their three children in Denver, CO and Madison, WI before returning to Texas in 1966 to make their home in Denton.

A memorial service will be held Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 2 pm at

St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Oak St., Denton.     

Survivors include his wife of fifty-nine years, Nancy Sloan Cawthon, daughter and son in law, Carolyn and Sennett Kirk, son Alan Cawthon, son and daughter in law Stuart and Jan Cawthon, and Sharon Appleton; grandchildren Cassie Freeman, Lindy and Melinda Kirk, Jenny and Joanna Cawthon and Clare, Caroline and Bennett Cawthon; four great-grandchildren, Jackson, Sloan, Sydney and Caroline.He also leaves his nephews, the four Penn boys and his nieces, the three Hill girls.

Above all, he loved his wife, he loved his family, he loved his friends, and he loved life.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to The National MS Society, Lone Star Chapter, 8111 N. Stadium, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77054 or to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090, 1-800-272-3900 ( www.alz.org).