Frances Orelia Mattingly – Oct. 22, 1937 – Nov. 6, 2026
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Frances Orelia Fran Mattingly (née Guin), age 89, passed away on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, at 1:05 a.m. in Fort Worth, with her beloved daughter, Renee, holding her hand. A memorial service celebrating Fran s life will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. at Heritage Park Vista apartments, where she resided, at 8729 Ray White Road, Fort Worth 76244. Family, friends, and neighbors are warmly invited to attend. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Bay Spring Cemetery in Chopin, Louisiana, with Pastor Michael Dubois officiating. Following the graveside service, Fran s and Paul s ashes will be laid to rest together at Bay Spring Cemetery in Chopin, Louisiana. Fran had lovingly kept Paul s ashes since his passing in 2015. In lieu of flowers please feel free to make a donation to the American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org. Fran was born on Oct. 22, 1937, in Lena, Louisiana, to Gillie William Guin and Orelia Beebe Guin. She grew