G. Frances Buck

G. (Geneva) Frances Buck
Frances Buck, 84, of Chino Valley, AZ, passed away peacefully Sept. 7, 2011. Born Sept. 19, 1926, in Doddridge Co. W.Va., daughter of the late Jesse and Blanche Cottrill, she was the youngest of 4 children.

Frances moved with her family to Michigan at the age of 7. Graduated from Hopkins High School in 1944, where she participated in Glee Club, basketball and cheerleading. She attended Mercy College in Detroit under the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corp program and graduated with her diploma in 1947. She did her internship at Leila Post Hospital in Battle Creek, MI.

In 1948 she married Basil B. Buck in Hopkins, MI and was blessed with 2 daughters Rebecca and Amy. She lived and worked most of her life in Allegan Co. She was a member of the Red Cross and ANA.

She retired from Allegan General Hospital in 1989 and moved to Grand Rapids, MI where she joined the Beta Sigma Phi International, did volunteer work for the American Cancer Society, the Grand Rapids Public Museum, the Heritage Hill Association and Blodgett Hospital

She moved to AZ in 2002 to live with her daughter and enjoyed the outdoors, music, shopping, reading and volunteering at the Chino Valley Library.

Frances is survived by her daughters Rebecca Buck-Wetzel (Jerry) and Amy Buck-Brown (Philip), all of Chino Valley. In addition, she is survived by several nieces, nephews, cousins, step grandchildren and extended family members. Frances was preceded in death by her parents, brothers and sister: Kirt, Ken and Judy.

Friends and family are invited to a celebration of Frances life on Sat. Oct. 1st, 2011 at her daughters home, 2365 W. Bobwhite Lane in Chino Valley from 2pm to 6pm.

Family suggests donations in Frances memory to the Arthritis Foundation at PO Box 7669, Atlanta, GA, 30357 or the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center at 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030.

The family would like to thank the Chino Valley Fire Department, Life Line Ambulance, YRMC, Mt. Valley Rehab, Las Fuentes and Granite Mt. Hospice for providing excellent care.

We love you Mother and thank the Lord for the time we had with you.