Mrs. Freddie Footman

Freddie FOOTMAN, age 85, of Duncanville, Texas passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020 to live in eternal rest. Freddie was born March 24, 1935 in Jewett, Texas. She confessed her faith in Jesus Christ early in life. Freddie was one of three students who were the first to graduate from George Washington Carver High School in Jewett, Texas, which was an all-black high school at that time. After graduation, Freddie briefly attended business school, and lived in Houston and Fort Worth, Texas. Freddie worked for over 25 years as a warehouse supervisor and sales clerk with the Army and Air Force Exchange Service until her retirement in 2000.

Freddie loved the Lord, her family and church. In 1957, she net and married the love of her life, Robert Footman. Freddie and Robert spent the first 18 years of their 63 year marriage living and traveling throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. In 1975 , Freddie and Robert decided to settle down in Fort Worth, Freddie continued to have a desire to explore new places which she fulfilled by taking family trips. Over the years, Freddie was a surrogate mother to her nieces, Ruth Jackson and Hershel McDonald, and family friend, Ruth Hill. She was a fun and loving grandmother to Craig and Robert Gant, and a surrogate grandmother to Angie Jackson, Malcolm Jackson, Billie Jean McDonald, Therron McDonald, Sr. and Gregory Hill, Jr. She greatly adored all her nieces, including Monique and Nicole Thompson.

In 1975, Freddie joined the Morningside Missionary Baptist Church (MMBC) where she was a faithful member and served as a member of the MMBC Usher Board until her illness in 2007. She appreciated the importance of the usher's responsibility to ensure that people see and experience the love of Christ. Freddie further honored her skills and love of ushering by becoming a dedicated member of the Forest Hill Usher's Union. She was preceded in death by her parents; stepmother, Ruth Thompson; brother, R.T. Thompson, Earl Thompson and Douglas Thompson; and sisters, Alberta Tutt and Beulah Jemison.

She is survived by her devoted husband, Robert, daughters, Nigel Gant (Craig); grandchildren, Craig Gant, Jr. and Robert Gant, great-grandchild, Sterling Gant, brother, Jodie Ray Thompson (Ruby); numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.gwspencerdirs.net for the FOOTMAN family.