Flores, Francis William Cenci 

A memorial Mass celebration of life for Francis William Cenci Flores, 54, 
of Big Sandy, will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, April 8, 2006. The service will be at 
St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Longview, with Monsignor Xavier Pappu officiating. 
Arrangements are with Burks--Walker--Tippit Funeral Directors in Tyler. Mr. Flores 
passed away Monday, April 2, 2006, at his home in Big Sandy. He was born November 
4, 1951, in Rome, Italy, to the late D.L. Flores and Josephine Cenci Flores. He had 
lived off and on in Big Sandy for 37 years, having also lived in Grapeland, Saudi 
Arabia, Lake Jackson, and Italy. Mr. Flores attended Tyler Junior College and later 
served as a staff sergeant in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam 
Conflict. He was a selmployed oil consultant, drilling expert, and rancher. He was 
a member of the NRA and Delta Waterfowl, and attended St. Anthony's Catholic Church 
in Longview. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Flores of Big Sandy; a brother, 
Marcus Cenci Flores of Tyler; three daughters, Memory Flores of Elkhart, Michelle 
Woods, and Angela Burch and her husband, Brian, all of Big Sandy; two sons, Clint 
Flores of Longview, and Justin Flores and wife, Penny, of Big Sandy; and six 
grandchildren, Austin, Danielle, Jessica, Jackson, Cheyenne, and Drennon. Honorary 
pallbearers will be Dennis Blevins, Bobby Williams, John Harrell, John Wyze, Mike 
Wood, Ike Poore, and Tony Matthews. The family requests that memorials be made to 
the Francis Flores Youth Fund at the Longview Chapter of Delta Waterfowl, c/o Dennis 
Blevins, 4425 Pine Tree Rd., Longview, TX 75604.

ublished in the Longview News-Journal on 4/7/2006.