Frances Garrison Conner

1930 - 2023

Frances Garrison Conner

February 20, 1930 - May 18, 2023

Frances Garrison Conner, 93 of Lexington, Va., went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, May 18, 2023. She was born in Anderson, South Carolina on February 20, 1930, daughter of the late Earl H. and Elizabeth Boggs Garrison. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Charles Andrew Conner Jr.; her sister, Etherleen Garrison Watson; and brother, James "Jim" Earl Garrison.

She is survived by her sister, Margie Garrison Sallies with husband, Robert; her brother, Robert Douglas Garrison with wife, Jo Ann; her son Charles "Chuck" Andrew Conner, Ill and wife Patsy; her two daughters, Cathey Conner Hall and husband, Ronald and Amy Conner Graves and husband, James; nine grandchildren, Charles "Charlie" Andrew Conner, IV and wife, Mallory, Christine Conner Stone and husband, Geren, Chad William Conner and wife, Sarah, Candace Hall Nelson, Meghan Hall Anderson and husband, Austin, Ronald W. "Wil" Hall, I and wife, Lindsay, Conner Elliott Graves and wife, Ashley, Leslie Graves Mutispaugh and husband, Daniel and Sarah Whitney Graves; and 13 great-grandchildren, Charles "Chuck" Andrew V and Chance Conner, Gavin, Ashton, Alana and Aiden Stone, Chad William Conner, Il, Hayden and Reagan Anderson, Amilia "Millie", Ronald W. "Tripp" III and Ruth Hall and Elizabeth M. "Ellie" Graves.

She was a member of the Lauderdale Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church in Lexington, Va. where she was active in the Women's Ministries and taught Sunday School.

She attended Anderson High School and Erskine College, graduating with a B.A. degree. She earned her M.Ed. from the University of Virginia. She taught in Rockbridge County at Fairfield High School, Highland Belle and Central Elementary Schools. She was a member of the Rockbridge Education Association and The Retired Teachers Association.

For more than fifty years, she was a member of the Rockbridge Extension Club and also a member of the Fair Hills Garden Club.

A Memorial Service will be held at Lauderdale Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church in Lexington, Va. on Monday, May 22, 2023, at 2:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Lauderdale Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church.

Arrangements are being handled by Harrison's Funeral Home.

Harrison Funeral Home & Crematory

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