Frances A. Barstow

Frances was born to Lawrence Edward and Mary K. Nolan McCoy on Sept. 12, 1934, in Torrington, Wyo. She grew up in Paradise Valley north of Riverton, Wyo., and graduated from Shoshone High School in 1952.

She worked as a telephone operator in the 1950s, where she met and married Henry S. Hall in November 1956. Together, they had four daughters. By 1958, they moved to the Orofino area where she worked as a homemaker. They divorced in 1978. In the 1970s she worked for the Ponderosa Restaurant as a server and part time for a real estate appraisal office. In 1979, she started her career with the Clearwater National Forest, until her retirement in 1996.

Frances later married Rex M. Barstow in September 1990. Together they enjoyed wilderness jam sessions, camping, dancing, community concerts, playing cards, traveling and visiting friends and family. In 1998 they moved to Lewiston. She was a member of the Catholic faith and assisted with various committees. She was also a member of the Red Hat Society and New Comers Club. She had a passion for sewing and made family members their treasured quilts.

Frances was a kind, loving and caring person who would reach out to folks and help those in need if she could. She had a welcoming smile and never knew a stranger.

She is survived by her husband, Rex of Lewiston; sister Louise Oberlie of Lander, Wyo.; children Connie Davis of Coeur d'Alene, Frances "Bo" Flatt of Lewiston, Rose "Posie" Mary LaDow of the Tri-Cities, Anne Jernberg (Steve) of Battle Ground, Wash.; stepchildren Ben (Janet) Barstow of Palouse, Linda (Jeff) Eaton of Fishers, Ind., LeeAnn (Shawn) Nilsson of Lewiston; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Funeral services will be held with a rosary at 10:30 a.m. and funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Thursday at All Saints Catholic Church, 3330 14th St., in the Lewiston Orchards. Interment will follow at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens in Lewiston, with a luncheon afterward at the church.

Please sign Frances' online guest book at www.vassar-rawls.com.