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WEST ROCKPORT – Frances O. Mitchell died peacefully Saturday, January 24, 2009 at Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockport with her family by her side. Born in Camden, March 20, 1931, she was the daughter of Lloyd E. and Goldie Genthner Light. Frances graduated from Camden High School where she was a member of the girl\'s basketball team, accomplishing a state record of 88 consecutive wins. In 1950 she married Clifton B. Mitchell, the love of her life. A dedicated mother of four and supportive wife, Frances always put her family first. The young couple moved from Camden to Rockport where they continued raising their family and found their livelihood on the farm. She was a longtime member of the West Rockport Baptist Church. Predeceased by her husband Clifton and son Craig, Frances is survived by: her three sons and their families, Curt and his wife Tina of Appleton/Florida and their children Jason, Toby, Anthony, April, and Max, Mike and his wife Bec of West Rockport and their children Craig and his fiancé Cassie, Erica and Jeremy, and Rick and his wife Vicki of West Rockport and their children Shawna and Jared; brother Lloyd (Sonny) Light and his wife Donna of Waldoboro; sister Linda Hodgkins and her husband Harold of West Rockport; and several nieces, nephews, great-grandchildren, and treasured friends. Frances enjoyed a long-time special friendship with Johnny and Sis Talbot and Polly Stanley. Interment will be in the spring at Oak Hill Cemetery in Camden. (Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins on-line) |