enjoyed baking, working in her flower gardens, decorating cakes for special occasions and making homemade pies. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Hampton and was on the Iowa State Extension Council. Frances is survived by her husband of 56 years, Melvin; her children, Karen (Loras) Hackfort of Bettendorf, Iowa, and Dale (Kristie) Koenigsberg of Johnston, Iowa; three-grandchildren, Alexa and Austin Hackfort and Jason Koenigsberg; sisters, Phyllis Fulk of Clarinda, Iowa, and Charlene Stokes of Paragould, Arkansas; brothers, George (Emma) Dunn of Jonesboro, Arkansas, Charles Dunn of Waverly, Nebraska, and Jim (Janet) Dunn of Clarinda, Iowa; aunt, Helen Fulk of Des Moines, Iowa; along with several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, parents and sister, Delores Billman.