FRANCES BERRY STOKES's Obituary
Frances B. Stokes died on November 4th, 2014, at Lanier Village Estates in Gainesville, GA. Frances was born to the late Phifer Berry and Claudia Williams Berry on June 20, 1924 in Drexel, NC. She subsequently lived in Pulaski, VA and Hickory, NC before moving with her family to Miami, FL in 1940. She graduated from Miami High School in 1941. Fran married Thomas J. Stokes on March 2, 1946 in Miami. They remained thereafter residents of Coconut Grove and Coral Gables until moving to Lanier Village Estates in February, 2013. Fran is survived by her Husband of 68 years, Thomas J. Stokes and beloved children, Dr. Thomas J. Stokes, Jr. and wife Dr. D. Byron Stokes of Auburn, AL; John M. Stokes and wife Carolyn Christopher Stokes of Nebo, NC; and Claudia C. Stokes of O’Brien, FL. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Anne Gray, (Craig), David Stokes, Christopher Stokes, (Ashley), and Jessica B. Stokes, and one great grandson Craig Gray 3rd. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews with whom she was strongly bonded. Fran was a dedicated and enthusiastic volunteer throughout her adult life and cared greatly about the communities in which she lived. Prior to her move from Miami she was a member of the University of Miami Women’s Guild, a 31 year member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, and has been a devoted member of the Coral Gables Garden Club for 35 years. She was a long time member of Plymouth Congregational Church in Coconut Grove and became a recent member of the First Presbyterian Church in Gainesville, GA. Services will be held 10:30 AM SAT. Nov. 22nd with refreshments to follow at VAN ORSDEL CORAL GABLES CHAPEL and then burial at Woodlawn Park Cemetery.
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