Frances Chasen

CHASEN, Frances Fullen, of Richmond, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2011 at her home. Born in the Southwestern part of Virginia 91 years ago, she was the daughter of Mary B. Fullen and Aker Fullen. She was the youngest of seven children. Mrs. Chasen moved to Ashland, Va., to live with her oldest sister, Iva Fullen Granger, when she was a teenager. She attended John Marshall High School, where she met her partner for life, Irvin Chasen. After high school graduation, she was employed with Reynolds Tobacco Company, where she worked until she wed. She was a founding member of Phi Sigma Alpha, Epsilon Chapter, where she later was honored as their Woman of the Year and their president. Mrs. Chasen is survived by her husband of 66 years, Irvin J. Chasen; daughter, Bette Chasen Boone of Whitsett, N.C.; son, Richard Jeffrey "Jeff" Chasen of Richmond; grandson, Jeremy T. Boone and his wife, Dawn, of Christiansburg, Va., Adam Gregory Chasen of Raleigh, N.C., and Nathan Michael Chasen of Athens, Ga.; granddaughter, Allison Chasen Rauch and her husband, Spencer, of Charlotte, N.C.; and great-granddaughter, Lindsey Taylor Boone of Christiansburg, Va. A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Greenwood Memorial Gardens.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.