Frances Shockley Brackman
1926-2004
Frances Shockley Brackman, 78, of Russell, Ky., died Tuesday, March 23, 2004, in Hospice Care Center.
Mrs. Brackman was born March 20, 1926, in East Rainelle, W.Va., a daughter of the late John and Elsie Smith Shockley and the wife of the late George Brackman.
She was a graduate of Marshall University and a former teacher in Rock Hill, Ohio, and Somerset, Ky. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Ashland, Ky.
Surviving are two daughters, Dawn Brackman of Lexington, Ky., and Lynn Brackman and her husband, Gary Davis, of Lexington. She is also survived by two grandchildren, Griffin and Emily; and one stepgrandson, Mike.
Additional survivors include two sisters, Margaret McCombs of Morgantown, W.Va., and Mrs. Billie Ann Howard and her husband, Jack Howard, of Rupert, W.Va.; and a sister-in-law, Margaret Brackman of Beckley, W.Va.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, March 26, 2004, at Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue Chapel in Ashland by Dr. Charles Turkington, the Rev. Dale Carden, the Rev. Doug Snyder and Bishop Lindsey Davis. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church, 1811 Carter Ave., Ashland, Ky. 41101.
Condolences may be offered at steenfuneralhomes.com
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