June 8, 1936 ~ January 18, 2021
Sunday, January 24, 2021
Frances Goldsmith was born on June 8, 1936 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She passed away on January 18, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. She was a loving, kind, fun, smart, sweet and gracious wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.
Frances attended Sulphur Springs High School and East Texas State University. She worked as a production seamstress at H.D. Lee Company, exceeding the standard on the production line. She served as the Union Organizer and Secretary for the United Garment Workers of America.
Shortly after her eldest child came along, she devoted her time and energy to being an excellent wife and mother. Taking care of her children, and many others who were not her own, was at the heart of everything she did. She loved the children she cared for and she developed strong bonds with them and their parents. She was an extremely talented seamstress, an amazing cook, and she had a
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The most popular holiday collectibles are related to Christmas. Most families who decorate a tree buy a few ornaments each year and save them along with decorations from earlier years. There are even special boxes to store the fragile, round ornaments.
The first decorated Christmas tree in America was put up in Pennsylvania in 1747, but the idea was slow to catch on. It wasn’t until 1832 that another group decorated a tree in Massachusetts. Early trees were decorated with natural items like popcorn, colored leaves or pinecones. But the 1830s tree was the start of the Christmas decorating custom that has grown into a huge business with garlands, ornaments, figurines, dishes and toys. Even food jars, candy bars and cans feature Santa and trees on special holiday labels.