Frances Irene Driggers

DRIGGERS, Frances Irene McClelland, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011, in Hospice Care, surrounded by friends and family. She was a lifelong resident of Arbuckle Creek where she met, loved and lived with John Aaron Driggers. She was born May 18, 1926, and was very much a "Daddy's Girl," for just like him she started driving a bus for the Highlands County School Board where she retired after 33 years. Her most prized possessions were the kids, each and everyone of them had their own special place in her heart. Frances was preceded in death by her parents, Willie and Clara McClelland; her husband, John; and siblings, Edward, Ray and Richard. She is survived by her sister, Wanda Sue Kopta; brother, Roy (J.R.) McClelland; and the grandchildren, John and Dustin Cole. The viewing and funeral will be this afternoon, starting at

3 p.m. The service will start at 4 p.m. April 16, 2011, at Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home, "where everyone who ever knew her is more than welcome to come out and say their goodbyes to everyone's Favorite bus driver and friend." The Rev. Mike Hill will officiate, burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lake Placid. Condolences maybe expressed by donating to Hope Hospice. Arrangements are all under the care of Stephenson-Nelson

Funeral Home

Sebring, Fla.

stephensonnelsonfh.com