East Palestine - Frances L. Franklin, 95, passed away Friday afternoon, November 6 at Covington Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in East Palestine. Frances was born on January 4, 1920, in Indiana, PA, a daughter of Orrie and Ruth (Barr) Styers. A 1939 Indiana High School graduate, she worked as an inspector at Republic Steel during World War II. She later worked at Columbiana Floral. She enjoyed baking, animals, flowers, playing bingo, but most of all spending time with her family. She is survived by two sons Gailyn (Connie) of East Palestine and Mark (Sherry); eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Frances was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Phillip whom she married February 14, 1947 and who passed away September, 1999, her daughter Phyllis Martin who passed away January 5, 1989, two brothers Chuck and Ted and two sisters Violet and Juanita. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 10 at 2:00 p.m. at Seederly-Mong & Beck Funeral Home, 154 S. Elm Street, Columbiana with Pastor Cindy Figley officiating. The family will receive friends at 1:00 p.m., an hour before the services at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that donations may be made in Frances's memory to Senior Independence Hospice, 6715 Tippecanoe Road, Canfield, OH 44406. The family has entrusted Seederly-Mong & Beck Funeral Home in Columbiana, Ohio with the arrangements for their loved one. Family and friends are invited to visit www.seederly-mongandbeck.com to sign the guestbook or send private condolences.