Frances Stefanis

1926 - 2021

Frances Bouras Stefanis, 94, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. She was born on September 25, 1926 in the Greek village of Domiani in the prefecture of Evrytania. She was the daughter of the late George and Vasiliki Bouras. Frances was predeceased by her loving husband, George Soterios Stefanis, her brother, George Harry Bouras and nephew George Harry Bouras, Jr.

In 1948, Frances, her mother and brother fled the Communist Insurgency of Greece, for America. They joined her father, who had previously fled Greece, in Pulaski, Virginia, where he had opened a restaurant. Frances met and married George Soterios Stefanis in 1949. They settled in Winchester Kentucky and moved to Lexington in 1963.

She was employed with Morton Junior High School, Fayette County Board of Education, for over twenty five years. She was a member of Panagia Pantovasilissa (Holy Mother Queen of All) Greek Orthodox Church, where she was honored to make the prosphoran (alter bread) for the Divine Liturgies and Koliva for the Orthodox memorial services. She was a member of the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society, The Daughters of Evrytania and the Eastern Star. She was also an Honorary Kentucky Colonel.

Frances was a wonderful gardener and cook. She was especially known for her fig trees and her Greek breads and pastries. She loved being in the kitchen and welcomed all into her home for demonstrations of her cooking techniques and to share her delicacies.

She leaves behind to cherish her memory her son, Dr. George Stefanis, his wife, Cheryl and granddaughter, Alexandra, of Macon, Georgia, her daughter Maria, her husband, Thrasyvoulos Maroulis, of Norfolk, Virginia, her sister-in-law, Niki Bouras, her niece, Vicki Boudouris, her husband James and their children Dean and Sophia, of John's Creek, Georgia, as well as many other close family members.

The family will receive family and friends at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, East Main Street, Lexington, Kentucky, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at 6:00 PM, followed by the Orthodox Trisagion Service at 8:00 PM. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at Holy Mother Queen of All Greek Orthodox Church, 3001 Tates Creek Road, Lexington, Kentucky and will be officiated by the Very Reverend William Redmon and the Very Reverend George Wilson. Interment will be in The Lexington Cemetery, West Main Street, Lexington, Kentucky.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully request that memorial donations be made to Holy Mother Queen of All Greek Orthodox Church, 3001 Tates Creek Road, Lexington, Kentucky 40502.