William "Bill" E. Franz, Jr.

William "Bill" E. Franz, Jr., 71, of Weatherford passed away Monday, July 26, 2021, at his residence. He was born August 16, 1949, in Fort Worth, Texas, to William E. Franz, Sr. and Marzelle Van Hoosier Franz. Bill was a member of Trinity Bible Church, owned and operated Franz Architects and enjoyed hunting. 

He is survived by his wife, Yvana Franz of Weatherford; daughters, Amber Fanning of Grand Prairie and Carrie Silva of College Station; sons, William Emil Franz, III of Kemp, John Franz and wife, Shauna of Weatherford, and Roger Franz and wife, Amber of Weatherford; brother, Robert Franz; nine grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at Trinity Bible Church, 4936 E Interstate 20 Service Road South, Willow Park, Texas 76087. A reception will be held immediately after the service.

In lieu of flowers, we would prefer donations be made in Bill’s name to the American Cancer Society. 

We have created a Mosaic in honor of Bill you can donate to https://secure.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=fund&fr_id=9910&pxfid=2589123. 

We’re asking friends and family to help with providing any photos you may have of Bill, they can be emailed to: Jfranz@FranzArchitects.com or they can be mailed or delivered to our office at 4055 International Plaza, Suite 100 Fort Worth, Texas 76109.