Frances Stebbins

July 19, 1899 - August 11, 2002

Frances Olga Stebbins, age 103, formerly of 40 Wescott St., died Friday (August 9, 2002) in Heritage Green Health Care Center. She was born July 19, 1899 in Portland, N.Y., daughter of George H. and Ellen M. Larson Munson. She was a graduate of the Westfield Academy and the Fredonia Normal School. Before her marriage she was a teacher in a one room schoolhouse, and later worked for several years as the manager of the drapery department of the former Bigelows Department Store, retiring at age 77. She had attended the Elm Flats Church and the Westminster Presbyterian Church; was a member of the Home Bureau and the Fenton Historical Society. She was always known as being a lady and only spoke well of people. She loved gardening, and enjoyed refinishing and upholstering furniture, which she did until age 95. Survivors: Daughter: Eleanor S. Johnson Grandchildren: Douglas, Alan, Gary, and Scott Johnson, James, Leslie and Terry Stebbins, Colleen Frank, Lucy Messina, and Patricia Lauricello, Michael Frank 10 Great Grandchildren, 2 Great Great Grandchildren She was preceded ind eath by her husband, Jesse L. Stebbins, whom she married July 29, 1920 in Frewsburg, and who died May 14, 1956; a daughter, Muriel Frank in 1984, and a son, Philip R. Stebbins in 1999. Rev. Gerald Haglund and Rev. Keith Terrill will officiate at the service. Burial will follow in Westfield Cemetery. Memorials: Roswell Park Cancer Institute PO Box 631 Buffalo, NY 14240-0631 -or- Westminster Presbyterian Church 1006 West Third St. Jamestown, NY 14701