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Frances Marie (Ford) Simcoke (2008)

ALLGREEN, DOHERTY, FORD, KIMBERLING, SIMCOKE, SPENCER

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 4/18/2008 at 08:08:44

Des Moines Register
Des Moines, Iowa
Tuesday, March 25, 2008

FRANCES MARIE SIMCOKE, Panora

Frances Marie Simcoke, 87, of Panora, Iowa formerly of Stuart passed away March 22, 2008 at the Iowa Methodist Hospital.

Memorial services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday March 26, 2008 at the Johnson Family Funeral Home - Stuart.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Animal Rescue League in care of Johnson Family Funeral Home, 123 NE Second Street, Stuart, Iowa 50250.

Frances was born October 5, 1920 in Pitzer, Iowa to Francis Louis Ford and Myrtle E. (Spencer) Ford. She grew up in the Pitzer area and graduated from Earlham High School. After graduating, Frances attended nursing school and became a licensed LPN. She was united in marriage to John Kimberling in June 11, 1949 and together they had two children. They lived in California and Missouri before making their home back in Iowa. He later preceded her in death. Frances married Wilbur Simcoke on January 5, 1970 and he also preceded her in death on November 19, 2001. Throughout the years, Frances was employed at several of the hospitals in Des Moines. She enjoyed gardening and sewing.

She is preceded in death by her parents, sister Margaret Allgreen, four husbands, and two children, John Francis and Steven Kimberling.

She leaves behind two children, Susan Doherty of Stuart, Iowa and Kenneth Ford Kimberling of Des Moines, Iowa; brother Howard Ford of Dexter, Iowa; six grandchildren and various great-grandchildren all of whom will miss her greatly.

(Arrangements: Johnson Family Funeral Home - Stuart).

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