Frank Carriher

Frank was born in Fort Scott, Kan., remaining there until after high school and then moving to Kansas City working with several stock brokerage firms. In 1940 he met and married Wilda Thompson and settled in Fort Worth. In 1943 he volunteered for and served in the U.S. Navy Air Corps, receiving an honorable discharge in December 1945. Frank became the buying manager of furniture and appliances for Leonard Brothers until he left to open his own store, Carriher Furniture, which he successfully operated for 15 years. When he sold it, in 1964 he accepted a position as manager of the Fort Worth Tribune (All Church Press), where he remained until his retirement in 1976. He was a member of Oakhurst Presbyterian Church for over 60 years, serving as a Sunday school teacher, elder and head of the building committee of the new church. He was also a member of Riverside Masonic Lodge and Moslah Shrine Temple. Frank served as a director of the Riverside Lions Club and was a member of the committee that organized and built Diamond Oaks Country Club, where he was also a director. He and his wife, Wilda, enjoyed traveling domestically and abroad until her death in 1991, just three days before their 50th wedding anniversary. He later married Francis Wylie and was married for eight years until death. Survivors: Son, Dr. John A. Bruce; daughters, Jacklynn Wood and Margaret Anderson and her husband, John; eight grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.Memorials: You may honor Frank's memory with a donation to the American Council of the Blind. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Frank Carriher please visit our Sympathy Store.