Francene J. Crandall, 68, passed away February 3, 2016 quickly and comfortably in her Shell Knob home with all of her family at her bedside. Francie had been ill with cancer for the past two years and recently took a turn for the worse. She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Captain Stephen Crandall (USN-Ret), and their children Melissa (Rick) England of Phoenix, Skip (Kelly) Crandall of Cincinnati, her “babies,” grandchildren Kade and Rylee England and Emree Crandall, and her brother-in-law Doug Crandall of Carthage. She is also survived by several half sisters and a half brother, and a boatload of nieces and nephews in the Crandall, Wing and Wright families. She was preceded in death by her parents, Commander and Mrs. Rodney Wing (USN-Ret), brother Tim Wing, in-laws Vernie and Frances Crandall and sister-in-law Jan Crandall.
Francie was born June 25th, 1947 in Binghampton, NY and lived in various military towns and cities. She married then-Lieutenant (junior grade) Steve Crandall in June 1974 in New Orleans, LA and they enjoyed their honeymoon at Table Rock Lake. They lived in various locations in the United States and overseas. She was very proud to be a full-time mom, Navy wife and Navy junior. She literally traveled around the world, once living for 5 months in a VW camper in Europe with their two-year old daughter while following Steve’s ship. She skied in 6 countries, on 3 continents. Francie loved retired life on the lake in Shell Knob and treasure hunting for her flea market stall.
She loved the Episcopal Church and was pleased to be a communicant for over 4 decades. Episcopal graveside services will be held at 1:00 February 5, 2016 at Park Cemetery, Carthage, MO. Knell Mortuary is entrusted with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, Francie would like donations to be made to the building fund for the Barry-Lawrence County Shell Knob Library.
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