She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend who was full of energy and would light up the room with her smile. She attended Church of Nazarene for several years. She joined the Beta Sigma Phi International Sorority in November 1960. Over the years, she was a member in chapters in Indiana and in Florida and she was an active member of the Epsilon Xi Chapter in Starkville. She was a member of the Red Hats club and Bunco Club. Fran loved to play SkipBo card game with her family and friends. She enjoyed going out with friends and having a good time.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Alexander Moorefield and Helen Dooley Hassler; husband, Kenneth Brown; daughters, Linda Warden and Teresa Parker; step-son Robert Brown; sisters, Margie Caldwell, Eunice Negri, Bonnie Moorefield; brother Albert Branham.
She is survived by her son, Mike Miller (Lisa), McCordsville, IN; daughter, Dolly Tompkins, Starkville, MS; step- daughters, Paula Fagersten (Larry), Greenwood, IN, and Joyce Bandy (Jim), Greenwood, IN; grandchildren, Dian Lewis, Ashley Tedford, Charlie Warden, David Parker, Joshua Lash, Leslie Keel, Ashley Fagersten, Jim Bandy, Jeff Bandy, Julie Bandy, Robert Brown, Christy Meadows; several great grandchildren; several great great grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Arrangements: Where: Welch Funeral Home, 201 W. Lampkin St., Starkville, MS 39759 Visitations: September 11, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.
Services: September 11, 2021 at 3:00 p.m.
No graveside service
