1919 - 2006 (86 years)
Generation: 1
1. | BOOTH Frances Adell was born on 6 Dec 1919 in Sussex County, VA; died on 1 Nov 2006 in Newport News, VA; was buried on 28 Nov 2006 in Arlington, VA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: 1416
- Baptism: Abt 1929, Burrowsville, Prince George, VA; Baptism at Brandon Episcopal Church
- Education: 1936, Dendron, Surry County VA; Dendron HS Graduation
- Education: 1940, Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg (city), Virginia, USA; JMU ( James Madison University) College Graduation
- Retired: 1982, Newport News, VA; Retired rom the Newport News School System
- Occupation: 1940-2006, Numerous Places; School Teacher
- Religion: 2006, Newport News, VA; Warwick United Church of Christ
- Funeral: 6 Nov 2006, Newport News, VA; Memorial Service
Notes:
Gene Harris: Okay. Now, let's get back to you, Francis. What were your hobbies? FRANCIS A. BOOTH: What were my hobbies? TIM: Your hobbies. FRANCIS A. BOOTH: Only that, probably music and dancing. And I don't think I had any hobbies. Gene Harris: Okay. Now that we've had our cake, we're going to go back to recording. Now, Francis, can you tell me a little bit: What was your favorite book? FRANCIS A. BOOTH: When I was in school? Gene Harris: No. Later on in life, what was your favorite book? FRANCIS A. BOOTH: I can tell you my favorite movie is Gone With the Wind. Gene Harris: Okay. Gone With the Wind was a good one. I've seen that a couple times. FRANCIS A. BOOTH: And Sound of Music. Gene Harris: Oh, that was beautiful. FRANCIS A. BOOTH: Yeah.
FRANCIS A. BOOTH: I was baptized in the Episcopal, Brandon Episcopal Church in Burrowsville, Virginia. Gene Harris: Brandon Episcopal Church in Burrowsville, B-U-R-R-O-W-S-V-I-L-L-E, Virginia? FRANCIS A. BOOTH: Uh-huh. Gene Harris: And do you remember when that was, approximately? FRANCIS A. BOOTH: Mother died in 1929. That was her last, one of the last wishes that she had, that my father and I join church. So it had to be somewhere close after she died in '29.
Gene Harris: Okay. And you, where did you go to school? FRANCIS A. BOOTH: I went to school in Savage, Virginia, until they moved the school to Denburn(phonetic) Dendron High School, and then I went to school in Denburn High School, and then I went to JMU.
Gene Harris: Very good. And what, what did you do for a career. FRANCIS A. BOOTH: Teacher. I was a teacher because you didn't have a lot of choice. At Madison there were only a thousand girls there at that time. And, and you could be a nurse and take a two-year nursing course, or be a stenographer and take a two-year-course. I used to take Home EC and maybe go into some, some other food, food jobs or something like that. And, but it was basically an educational school supported by the state.
Education:
She attended Jeb Stuart Elementary school in Savage, Va, and Dendron H.S. in Dendron, Va., where she was president of the student Body, on the basketball team and the debate team.
Education:
BS in Elementary Education.
Occupation:
Gloucester School System, Va., Rockville Virginia School System and Newport News Virginia School System, where she taught at Parkview, Lee Hall, Sedgefield and Saunders Elementary School.
Religion:
unk to 2006
Funeral:
2 pm at the Warwick United Church, Rev. Michael O. Christensen officating.
Peninsula Funeral Home, Newport News, Va handling arrangements.
Died:
Died at Mary Immaculate Hospital after a 2 month illness. Died from a high fever/Infection following surgery
Frances married DOWNEY James Snead on 17 Dec 1948 in Newport News, VA (Hilton Village, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church). James (son of DOWNEY James Snead and DOWNEY Collette --LNU--) was born on 13 Mar 1915 in Philippines; died on 20 Jun 2011. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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