Roanoke Times, The (VA) - June 27, 1995
FRANTZ, Ella Peck, 97, of Roanoke, formerly of Fincastle, died Monday, June 26, 1995, at Friendship Manor. She was born February 2, 1898, in Fincastle, the daughter of the late Charles Lewis Peck and Betty Morgan Peck. She attended Madison College in 1917-1919 and graduated with honors in 1956. On August 18, 1921, she married Louis Thornton Frantz of Daleville. Her teaching began in 1919, at Troutville High School; and from 1922 to 1923 at Fincastle High School. She retired from teaching in 1924 to have her family. She re-entered teaching at Colonial School in Blue Ridge in 1944 until 1948. She then transferred to Fincastle Elementary School in 1948, where she taught until retirement in 1965. She then taught homebound children until 1972. She was the oldest living member of the Fincastle Presbyterian Church and served as organist, Sunday School teacher, circle leader, and Elder. She helped organize the Botetourt County Home Demonstration Group in 1928 and the Botetourt County Senior Citizen's Group in 1970 and was active in both organizations plus the Fincastle Garden Club and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Ellen Boyd of Henderson, N.C.; sons, Robert Louis Frantz of State College, Penn., Richard Henry Frantz of Orlando, Fla.; twin nieces raised in her home, Josephine Peck Conn of Colonial Heights and Linda Peck Smith of Coos Bay, Oregon; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. She lived on the Homeplace in Fincastle until 1987, when she moved to Friendship Manor. Friends will be received at Rader Funeral Home, Troutville from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 27. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, at the Fincastle Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Fincastle Presbyterian Church.
FRANTZ, Ella Peck, 97, of Roanoke, formerly of Fincastle, died Monday, June 26, 1995, at Friendship Manor. She was born February 2, 1898, in Fincastle, the daughter of the late Charles Lewis Peck and Betty Morgan Peck. She attended Madison College in 1917-1919 and graduated with honors in 1956. On August 18, 1921, she married Louis Thornton Frantz of Daleville. Her teaching began in 1919, at Troutville High School; and from 1922 to 1923 at Fincastle High School. She retired from teaching in 1924 to have her family. She re-entered teaching at Colonial School in Blue Ridge in 1944 until 1948. She then transferred to Fincastle Elementary School in 1948, where she taught until retirement in 1965. She then taught homebound children until 1972. She was the oldest living member of the Fincastle Presbyterian Church and served as organist, Sunday School teacher, circle leader, and Elder. She helped organize the Botetourt County Home Demonstration Group in 1928 and the Botetourt County Senior Citizen's Group in 1970 and was active in both organizations plus the Fincastle Garden Club and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Ellen Boyd of Henderson, N.C.; sons, Robert Louis Frantz of State College, Penn., Richard Henry Frantz of Orlando, Fla.; twin nieces raised in her home, Josephine Peck Conn of Colonial Heights and Linda Peck Smith of Coos Bay, Oregon; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. She lived on the Homeplace in Fincastle until 1987, when she moved to Friendship Manor. Friends will be received at Rader Funeral Home, Troutville from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 27. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, at the Fincastle Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Fincastle Presbyterian Church.
Roanoke Times, The (VA) - June 27, 1995
FRANTZ, Ella Peck, 97, of Roanoke, formerly of Fincastle, died Monday, June 26, 1995, at Friendship Manor. She was born February 2, 1898, in Fincastle, the daughter of the late Charles Lewis Peck and Betty Morgan Peck. She attended Madison College in 1917-1919 and graduated with honors in 1956. On August 18, 1921, she married Louis Thornton Frantz of Daleville. Her teaching began in 1919, at Troutville High School; and from 1922 to 1923 at Fincastle High School. She retired from teaching in 1924 to have her family. She re-entered teaching at Colonial School in Blue Ridge in 1944 until 1948. She then transferred to Fincastle Elementary School in 1948, where she taught until retirement in 1965. She then taught homebound children until 1972. She was the oldest living member of the Fincastle Presbyterian Church and served as organist, Sunday School teacher, circle leader, and Elder. She helped organize the Botetourt County Home Demonstration Group in 1928 and the Botetourt County Senior Citizen's Group in 1970 and was active in both organizations plus the Fincastle Garden Club and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Ellen Boyd of Henderson, N.C.; sons, Robert Louis Frantz of State College, Penn., Richard Henry Frantz of Orlando, Fla.; twin nieces raised in her home, Josephine Peck Conn of Colonial Heights and Linda Peck Smith of Coos Bay, Oregon; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. She lived on the Homeplace in Fincastle until 1987, when she moved to Friendship Manor. Friends will be received at Rader Funeral Home, Troutville from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 27. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, at the Fincastle Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Fincastle Presbyterian Church.
FRANTZ, Ella Peck, 97, of Roanoke, formerly of Fincastle, died Monday, June 26, 1995, at Friendship Manor. She was born February 2, 1898, in Fincastle, the daughter of the late Charles Lewis Peck and Betty Morgan Peck. She attended Madison College in 1917-1919 and graduated with honors in 1956. On August 18, 1921, she married Louis Thornton Frantz of Daleville. Her teaching began in 1919, at Troutville High School; and from 1922 to 1923 at Fincastle High School. She retired from teaching in 1924 to have her family. She re-entered teaching at Colonial School in Blue Ridge in 1944 until 1948. She then transferred to Fincastle Elementary School in 1948, where she taught until retirement in 1965. She then taught homebound children until 1972. She was the oldest living member of the Fincastle Presbyterian Church and served as organist, Sunday School teacher, circle leader, and Elder. She helped organize the Botetourt County Home Demonstration Group in 1928 and the Botetourt County Senior Citizen's Group in 1970 and was active in both organizations plus the Fincastle Garden Club and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Ellen Boyd of Henderson, N.C.; sons, Robert Louis Frantz of State College, Penn., Richard Henry Frantz of Orlando, Fla.; twin nieces raised in her home, Josephine Peck Conn of Colonial Heights and Linda Peck Smith of Coos Bay, Oregon; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. She lived on the Homeplace in Fincastle until 1987, when she moved to Friendship Manor. Friends will be received at Rader Funeral Home, Troutville from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 27. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, at the Fincastle Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Fincastle Presbyterian Church.
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