Frances Malloy

A memorial service for Frances Thorndike Malloy, 90, of Tyler will be held on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 11:00 AM at First Christian Church in Tyler with Rev. Chris Pulliam officiating. Private graveside services will be held at Tyler Memorial Park under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home prior to the memorial service. Mrs. Malloy passed away on Monday, September 27, 2010 at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler. She was born June 9, 1920 in Hillsboro to the late Allen K. Thorndike, Sr. and Genevieve Bryant Thorndike. She attended Tyler schools and graduated as valedictorian from Tyler High School in 1937. She went on to study music at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and later graduated from the Federal Institute of Business in Tyler. She also attended Tyler Junior College. Mrs. Malloy worked for several years for the Tyler-Smith County Child Welfare Unit. After her children were grown, she received her Real Estate Broker’s License and joined her husband in the offices of Malloy Realty Company until his retirement. Mrs. Malloy was a lifetime member of First Christian Church, where she was a charter member of the Fidelis Ladies Sunday School class, a former deaconess, and former member of the Carillion Handbell Choir. She was also a member of the Tyler Women’s Forum. Among her many interests were music, gardening, travel, playing Bridge, Mah Jongg, Bingo and visiting with her friends at Atria Copeland Assisted Living. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Malloy was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Richard A. “Dick” Malloy, Sr., daughter-in-law, Penny Malloy, and nephew, Brian Thorndike. She is survived by a loving family including her son, Richard A. “Rick” Malloy, Jr. and wife Terry of Longview; daughter, Janet Malloy Simonds of Tyler; grandchildren, Matt Malloy and wife Michelle of Longview, Marc Malloy and wife Amy of Granbury, and Chip Simonds and wife Heather of Flint; step-grandchildren, Sloan Springer of Syracuse, NY and McCall Springer of Nacogdoches; great-granddaughters, Haley and Kaitlyn Malloy of Granbury, Madelyn and Maylea Malloy of Longview, and Ellie Simonds and Grayson Simonds of Flint; and a brother, A.K. Thorndike and wife Nina Sue of Tyler. Pallbearers will be Matt Malloy, Marc Malloy, Chip Simonds, Tommy Rowell, Rev. Tom Tucker and Rev. Sidney Spain. Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday, September 28, 2010 from 4:00-6:00 PM at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway, in Tyler. Anyone wishing to make a memorial gift might consider the Music Department of First Christian Church, 4202 S. Broadway, Tyler, Texas 75701, the Humane Society of Smith County, P.O. Box 6151, Tyler, Texas 75711-6151, or the Hospice of East Texas Foundation, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, Texas 75701.

Frances Malloy

June 9, 1920 - September 27, 2010