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Francis D. Bachman Jr. passed into the arms of the Lord on Monday, March 31, 2014 after a brief illness. He was born on Jan. 25, 1921 in Mer Rouge, La., to Francis D. Bachman Sr. and Vera Bachman. During his childhood he was reared in a small farming community of Downsville, La., where his father pastored the local Baptist church.
He graduated from Louisiana Tech before being drafted into the United States Army. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, he met the love of his life, Bessie (Becky) E. Shepard, and they were married on Oct. 20, 1946, in Monroe, La. In 1950, Francis and Becky moved to San Angelo, Texas, where he was employed by a local accounting firm. He became a licensed CPA and served as a partner in the firm until his retirement in the mid 1990's. He was a deacon at First Baptist Church and was very devoted to his faithful following of Christ. He sang in the church choir for decades and he lead the singing in his own Sunday school class for many years. He read his beloved Bible and contemplated the scriptures daily. Francis was a member of the San Angelo Kiwanis Club for 50 years and earned the Kiwanian of the Year Award for 1992-1993.
He served the Baptist General Convention of Texas as a member of the business and audit committee 1979-1985 and 1989-1995. After retirement, he served on the Baptist Memorials board of trustees and was an active member of the auxiliary. He was known by his family and friends for his sometimes amicable humor and antics. Francis was devoted to his own family and his wife's family and was considerate of other families as well. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends.
Francis was preceded in death by his parents, Francis D. and Vera Bachman; and his brother, James M. Bachman. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Becky, of San Angelo; his children, Ron and Margaret Bachman of Hurst, Dianne and Sam Robbins of Richardson, Rick and Deb Bachman of Fort Stockton and Rob Bachman of San Angelo; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
A visitation was held on Friday, April 4, 2014 at Johnson's Funeral Home in San Angelo, Texas from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Graveside service was held at 10:00 a.m. at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens in San Angelo, Texas on Saturday, April 5, 2014. A memorial service followed at the First Baptist Church and Dr. James Hassell officiated.
The family requests that memorials be made to a favorite charity.