Frances Lee

Frances Elizabeth Lee was born in Tracy, California, on December 10, 1950, to Monta G. (Birge) Lee and Raymond F. Lee. She attended elementary schools there and graduated from Tracy High School in 1969. She worked at the Grand Theatre selling tickets to the movies as well as working the concession stand and serving as their usher. In 1971, she followed her parents to Siloam Springs, Arkansas. She worked several jobs in the area, and worked for Simmons Foods in Siloam Springs for several years as their bookkeeper. She then moved into the elder care field by serving as an aide at a local nursing home. God called her to service at this stage of her life, and she became an ordained minister, and performed her first wedding in July, 1999, for her niece in San Bernardino County, California, performed many baptisms, and even provided the sermon for her sister’s funeral in December, 2001. She was called upon many times to provide prayer, services, and ministry, and rarely turned anyone in need away. She truly loved sharing the teachings of God and prayed with many. She furthered her passion for caring for others by earning a nursing degree. She worked her way through college while serving as secretary for her church, and became a registered nurse. At the time of her death she was working for Springdale Health and Rehab Center. Along with Sharla Bennett, she served as a full time plus caregiver for her 93 year old father and their beloved dog, Brownie, at their home in Siloam Springs. She died on December 9, 2011 (one day before her 61st birthday) in an auto accident in Benton County. She is survived by her father, Raymond Lee of Siloam Springs, Arkansas; her sister, Ramona Sue and her husband James Robert “Bob” Bell of Knoxville, Tennessee; her brother, Daryel Lee of Clinton, Tennessee, her brother Thomas and his wife Elvira “Vete” Lee of Ripon, California, and her sister, Johnnie and her husband Robert “Bob” Kirby of Tracy, California; her brother-in-law Stanley Logan of Valley Springs, her aunt Bessie Brooks of Pryor, Oklahoma, her “Aunt” Sadie Jordan of Salina, Oklahoma, several nieces, nephews, cousins and their families. She was preceded in death by her mother, Monta G. Lee of Siloam Springs, Arkansas; her sister, Paula F. Logan of Valley Springs, California, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. There will be a memorial service at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 16, at The Pointe Church, 1013 Maxwell Street, Siloam Springs. Memorial contributions may be made to The Pointe Ministry, 1013 S. Maxwell Street, Siloam Springs, AR 72761, or to Liberty Baptist Church, 620 W. Quarter Road, Siloam Springs, AR 72761.

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Frances Lee

December 10, 1950 - December 9, 2011