Frances Marrs, age 77 of McKinleyville, went to be with the Lord peacefully in her home on Monday February 16. She was born on July 1, 1948, to Lois Allien Grace and James Murdock Daggs in Victoria, Texas. When she was young her family moved to Fairhaven on the Samoa peninsula. She was raised in a loving home with three brothers and one sister. They were best friends — she and her sister Betty spent hours playing on the sand dunes, or building creative houses out of wooden blocks their father would bring in for the fireplace. A favorite past time was making their own stew on the campfires out back out of the vegetables they got from the garden and making pretend blackberry wine from the berries they picked.

 Frances was such a light in the world, from the time she was young she would help anyone and everyone who needed it. She even shared her beautiful daughter Tina with her sister. She was lucky enough to have 2 moms that she knew could depend on each other. Not only did she have her daughter, but she also helped raise so many other children as her own. She had many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews and became GG to everyone. One of her favorite things to do as she gained all these children in her life, was put them to sleep for naps or bedtime, from rocking them to sleep or laying with them to listen to the frogs at bedtime.

She loved being outdoors, from gardening to sitting out in the sun watching her grandchildren play, to going to yard sales and finding treasures to take home. She was an animal lover through and through. They were her babies as well. She also loved crafting and sewing as she got older, and teaching all she could to the numerous children and people in her life.

Frances was preceded in death by her two brothers, her mother and father as well as her daughter., and is survived by far too many family members to list, as well as extended family. I also want to thank her best friend Kathy for all the calls and love through their lifelong friendship.

A special thanks to Ayres Crematorium for being so kind during this hard time and helping guide us through all of the necessary arrangements.