FRANCES BENTLEY

Frances M. Bentley 1/28/1923-1/11/2018 Frances M. Bentley passed away peacefully at Franke Tobey Jones Home in Tacoma, WA on January 11, 2018, from which she received exceptional and very loving care. During her last few weeks she also received assistance from Franciscan Hospice. She was 94 years old. She had resided there since August of 2015. She was a long time English teacher with Tacoma Public Schools teaching at Meeker JHS, Lincoln HS and Wilson HS, from which she retired. She then taught English oversees with Senior Volunteers and the Peace Corps. She spent over three years teaching in China. She also taught in Greece and Sri Lanka among other places. She is survived by her sons Tyler and Dean, and her brother John, and predeceased by her former husband Paul and her brother Gene. During WWII she enlisted in the Marine Corps to become a nurse. She subsequently was honorably discharged due to the deteriorating condition of a congenital hip defect that while affecting her throughout her life never gave her pause in doing or pursuing what she felt was the appropriate thing to do. She was a very demanding teacher in that she expected her students to not only learn but excel. Those who did excel in their adult endeavors understand how much her teaching expectations benefited them. Per her request there will be no service. Close family will gather later. She was a graduate of the University of Washington where she was Phi Beta Kappa and her last wish was granted in that she wanted her body to go to the University of Washington Medical School for research purposes and they were accepting of that wish. Remembrances may be made to the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs for the Peace Corps Masters Initiative at the University of Washington.