Fran was born on December 13, 1945 in Clarksburg WV to Clarence Herbert and Geraldine Elizabeth (Hathaway) Carpenter. She grew up in West Virginia and southern Maryland with her two brothers and two sisters.
On April 10, 1965 she married the love of her life Lon Curtis Tackett. Over their years together, Lon and Fran lived outside of the Washington DC area in Virginia & Maryland, in Virgie KY, Nora VA, Hillsborough NC, and Morgantown WV.
When Fran retired from the pharmaceutical industry, she moved to Angier NC to be closer to her family. She loved butterflies, enjoyed gardening, doing puzzles, spending time with her family and was an enthusiastic sports fan, especially cheering on the WVU Mountaineers.
Fran is survived by her three children, Jeannie Keith (Scott), Bethany Mason (Robby), and Josh Tackett and her six grandchildren, Jon Keith (Natalia), Kaity Keith, Matthew Keith, Lily Mason, Chloe Mason and Myles Mason and two sisters Louise Braddock and Martha Reynolds (Gary).
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Lon as well as her two brothers James and Andy Carpenter and her sister Mary Jo Carpenter.
A celebration of Fran’s life will be held at her residence in Angier NC on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 3pm.
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