MEXIA - A 25-year old native Corsicana woman was shot and killed at 1:45 a.m. today following an agrument with a man in Mexia. Mrs. Frances Ann Walker, 25, native of Corsicana and resident of Mexia, was shot with a 12-gauge shotgun in the left chest. The Mexia Police Department reported that Otis Allen Smith, 35, resident of 203 West Hopkins, Mexia, is being held in the Mexia City Jail on charge of murder. Bond was set at $10,000 by Judge Opaline Bonner, who ordered an autopsy. The man will be transported to the limestone County Jail. Police report that the shooting occurred during an argiunent at the home of Smith’s mother. Services for Mrs. Walker will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel in Corsicana. Burial will follow at Eureka Cemetery. • Survivors include her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Andrews of Corsicana; two brothers, Larry Andrews of Corsicana and Ronald Andrews of Forney; and her grandmother, Mrs.' May Boyte of Irving.
The Corsicana Daily Sun, April 29, 1977
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