Frances J. Heath

Frances J. Heath

Frances Heath Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers from Apr. 5 to Apr. 7, 2005.
Frances J. Heath OGDEN - Frances Juanita McAlister Heath passed away in Ogden, Utah, on Sunday, April 3, at age 86 from causes incident to age although she has suffered from multiple sclerosis for more than 50 years. She was born on October 2, 1918 in Ramona, Oklahoma, the daughter of Earl M. McAlister and Orah Ethel McIntyre McAlister. She graduated from Rawlins, Wyoming High School. She married Kenneth A. Heath on June 2, 1938 in Parco, now named Sinclair, Wyoming. Frances had two children: Catherine L. Heath Wesenberg and Frank K. Heath. She is survived by her two children, six grandchildren: Donna Wesenberg, Darrel Wesenberg, Brian (Summer) Heath, Robin Heath, David (Stephanie) Heath, and Michael Heath; two great grandchildren; Shalyn Heath and Kyle Heath; a brother and two sisters: Earl J. McAlister, Ethelene McAlister Brown, and Ruth (Don) McAlister Skinner. Frances was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 49 years, one brother and two sisters: J.A. McAlister, Louis e McAlister McVicker, and Kathleen McAlister Tison; her son-in-law Burton B. Wesenberg, and her daughter-in-law, Janice Hollands Heath. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 7, 2005 at 1 p.m. at Lindquist's Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd., Ogden, Utah. Friends and family may call at mortuary from 11:45 to 12:45 p.m. Another memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2005 at 9 a.m. at the Green Hills Memorial Chapel, 27501 South Western Ave., Rancho Palos Verdes, CA with interment following by her husband at Green Hills. The family wishes to thank the staff at Crestwood Care Center and Applegate Hospice for their dedication, and loving and compassionate care in Mom's last days. Email condolences to the family at [email protected].

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