Frances Jean Staley

Frances Jean Staley (Age 87) passed away at home November 21, 2011. She was born in Little Falls, Minnesota on February 8, 1924 to Arvid and Nellie Anderson. She lived there until she graduated from high school. In 1942 her family moved to Portland, Oregon and she began nurses training in The Dalles, Oregon.

On June 25, 1945 she married Ernest Staley who was serving in the U.S. Army. In September 1945 she graduated from nurses training and joined her husband who was stationed in San Antonio, Texas. In 1946 they settled in Walla Walla, WA. She did nursing at the V.A. Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital and the Blue Mountain Convalescent Center.

In 1975 they moved to Ritzville, WA, to establish an electrical business "Cascade Electric". Here she did part time nursing and also kept books for the business. She was active in the Methodist Church for many years in both Walla Walla and Ritzville and held many positions in both the church and women's groups. She was also a member of the alumni of the Dalles Hospital School of Nursing.

She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Ernest at Evergreen Fountains in Spokane Valley, WA; three children, Dennis (Dorothy) Staley of Tumwater, WA, Robyn Hoekstra of Belfair, WA and Kurt (Wanda) Staley of Ritzville, WA; two grandsons Chris (Karen) Hull of Ellensburg, WA and Paul Staley (Elizabeth Rogers) of Federal Way, WA; three great grandchildren Andrew and Melanie Hull and Ethan Staley.

Services will be held at Spokane Valley Baptist Church, 1222 S. McDonald Rd., on Monday, November 28, at 1:00 pm.