Franklin Theodore Wiemers passed away August 18, 2003, at Schlesinger's Geriatric Center in Beaumont. He had suffered from Alzheimer's disease for several years. Born May 30, 1927, in Hondo, to Theodore George and Hulda Schneider Wiemers, he lived in Hondo all but the last few years of his life. He was preceded in death by his father and earlier this year by his wife of 54 years, Alice Frances, and by his mother. As a businessman he owned and operated two coin-op laundries, a mobile home park, and a ranch. He worked for Guinn-Horger Funeral Home many years and was also retired from Civil Service. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Hondo and City Lodge No. 756, A. F. & A. M. Survivors include son, James Franklin Wiemers and wife, Diana, of Orange; daughters, Karla Sue Finger of Hondo and Denise Elaine "Necy" Carter and husband, Mike, of Sour Lake; sisters, Frances Leinweber, June Fuos, Laverne Schulte and husband, Jerome, and Imogene Meyers and husband, Bill, all of Hondo; grandchildren, Dawn Matlock, Melanie Thevis, Jennifer Garner, Kenneth Wiemers and Brian Carter. Members of Masonic Lodge No. 756 served as pallbearers. Visitation was Tuesday at Guinn-Horger Chapel. Funeral service was Wednesday, Aug. 20, at First United Methodist Church with burial at Hondo Cemetery, Oakwood Section.