James Frank Wolfe Jr. (1909 - 1998)

Born 26 Jun 1909 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN

Husband of Dorothy Louise Moore — married 5 Jan 1929 in Rockwell Co., TX

Died 5 Mar 1998 at age 88 in Houston, Harris Co., TX

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Biography

WOLFE J. Frank, Jr., a long time resident of Oklahoma City, passed away Thursday, March 5, in Houston, Texas at the age of 88. Frank was born June 26, 1909 in Nashville, Tennessee. While attending Southern Methodist University, he became a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. He subsequently went into the food brokerage business with his father and they founded the firm, J. Frank Wolfe & Son. The firm moved to Oklahoma City in 1934. When his father died in 1942, Frank took over the business and J. Frank Wolfe, Food Broker, operated for the next 40 years in Oklahoma City. His interest and love for the food brokerage business never declined and he remained active in consulting roles until the age of 83. During all of his business life, he supported and participated in the Downtown Rotary Club 29, and was a member of Crown Heights United Methodist Church. Though not a musician, Frank loved popular music. He collected records and tapes and knew all the songs. He also loved sailboating, and was an accomplished private pilot, with his own airplane in the late 1940's. But more than anything, Frank was one of those rare people who was liked by everyone who came in contact with him. He was held in utmost respect by friends developed through both business and personal relationships. Frank was pre-deceased by his second wife, Hyacinth Bynum Wolfe, and is survived by his two children, J. Frank Wolfe, III of Houston, Texas and Mary Louise Ruck of Las Vegas, Nevada. He has five grandchildren, David Wolfe in Dallas, Texas, Karen Doyle in Kingwood, Texas, Carol Southern in Houston, Texas, James Germany in Denver, Colorado, and Jerry Germany in Las Vegas, Nevada. Frank also has seven great-grandchildren.

Sources

• Obituary

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Number: 440-01-8564; Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 February 2018), memorial page for James Frank Wolfe, Jr (26 Jun 1909–5 Mar 1998), Find A Grave Memorial no. 33036271, citing Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Sharon Atkinson McClelland (contributor 46836997) .