Frances Hardy
Frances “GG” Hardy, 75, of Dunlap, Tennessee, passed away January 19, 2017.
She was an active member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 945. Frances loved to cross stitch, quilt, and was a seamstress at many area businesses.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Hardy; a son, David Wayne Bickford; her parents, Thaddus and Maude Vanwinkle; a brother, Gordon Lee Vanwinkle and a sister, Velma Jean Vanwinkle.
She is survived by her sons, Allen (Kathy) Bickford, Waymon (Linda) Bickford; grandchildren, Cassandra (Bryan) McDowell, Brandy (Mike) Long, Kristi (Rocky) Kilgore, Melissa (Dustin) Dawkins, Tara (Brian) Kelley and Tyler Harvey; 12 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Evelyn Thomas and Marie Steinsiek and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, at Williamson & Sons Funeral Home with Pastor Gary Lewis officiating. Interment will follow in Rhea Memory Gardens. Visitation is from 4-9 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.
Her family wants to offer a special thanks to Tennessee Oncology and to Hospice of Chattanooga for all their care.
In lieu of flowers, her family requests memorial donations in her memory to: Sequatchie County Cancer Network, C/O Ann Smith, P.O. Box 697, Dunlap, TN 37327.
Condolences and memories can be shared at www.williamsonandsons.com.
Arrangements are by Williamson and Sons Funeral Home, 8852 Dayton Pike, Soddy Daisy, Tn. 37379.