Grace Ann Francis, 67, died Saturday evening, January 20, 2007 at Pine Meadows Healthcare in Bolivar.
She was born in Hardeman County, daughter of the late John Wesley Wilson and Birdie Leo Hill Wilson and lived most of her life in this area. A homemaker, she was a member of Midway Baptist Church near Whiteville. She was the widow of James Roosevelt Francis.
Survivors are two daughters, Traci Maness of Jackson and Susie Francis of Whiteville; one son, Mark Francis of Whiteville; her mother, Birdie Wilson of Jackson; eight sisters, Mary Montgomery of Arlington, TX, Nell Cassatta of Holly Springs, MS, Faye Crossman of Pembroke Pines, FL, Lynda Castigliego of Everett, MA, Leigh Byrn of Okeechobee, FL, Barbra Pomeroy and Nicki Heavner, both of Jackson and Shirley Pittman of Brownsville; one brother, Johnny Wilson of Adamsville; six grandchildren, Ken and Laura Maness, Justin Parker, Kay Perry, Donna and Chris Allen Watson; three great-grandchildren; her best friend, Yvette King. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Donna Perry; father, John Wesley Wilson, Sr. and a sister, Bettye Lee.