Frances Smart was born in Arkansas in 1924. She grew up on a farm. She got married at 17 and her husband, Boyd, went overseas to fight in the South Pacific. She lived in Florida and worked on airplanes like Rosie the Riveter. After the war she had two children, Dianna and Gary. She has outlived four husbands, all good men.
At age 30 she moved to California and became a Mormon. She stopped drinking, smoking, and cursing like a sailor. She became hyperactive at church with meetings, genealogy, service projects and missionary work. She devoted all her life to these pursuits.
She also went to adult school and graduated from High School at 65! She painted beautiful oil paintings for her family. Frances has always been a happy, beautiful lady with many friends. Her favorite pastimes were cooking for friends and family and going dancing.
She has been the world’s best mother and grandmother. Now she gets very excited to meet her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren and quickly forgets their names and faces. Her life has spanned the most amazing progress in world history—from her picking cotton in the south to her jet flights on European vacations.
Frances has lived at Courtyard since the beginning of January. We have loved getting to know her quick sense of humor, easy going nature, and sweet spirit.
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