Frances J. Zerkle
December 22, 1928-September 11, 2024
Frances J. (Taylor) Zerkle passed away peacefully at home in Anderson on September 11, 2024. She was 95 years old.
She was born to John and Thelma Taylor on December 22, 1928 in West Terre Haute, Indiana.
Frances is survived by her sons, Joseph Michael (Carolyn) Hayworth and Jeffrey Taylor Hayworth, and daughter, Kimberly Gay (Darrell) King, Cathy (Steve) Tolbert, John (Carla Zerkle, Nancy (Collet) Varner, and Susan (Jerry) Miller; grandchildren, Eric (Grace) Walker, Jennifer (Shiloh) Hall, April (Jamie) Waldrop, August Day, Denelle (Donald) Hershey, Sean Wehner, Erin (Matt) Walters, Adrian (Luke) Renner, Kristi (Mark) Hayworth, Abby (Jessica) Hayworth, Casey King and Cassidy Dearden; great grandchildren, Zeb Thompson; Evyn Waldrop; Hannah Voicu, Marcello Plante and Astor Pita, Kain and Chassidy Burthey, Alexis, Alyssa and Steven Lambert; Jacob, Logen, Kaitlyn, Kaiden, Zachary, Draykon Wehner; Alec and Cameron Walter, Samara, Samuel, Emma, Phoenix, Charlie Renner; Lilly, Levi, Wynter and Zakiah; Kiernan Lee, and Harlow Dearden; and life-long friends, Alberta Juliani and Helen Nicholson.
She was preceded in death by her parents, first husband, Joseph M. Hayworth, second husband, Robert Zerkle, daughter, Stephanie Patrice, and great-grandson, Elijah Thompson.
A graduate of Morocco High School Class of 1946, she attended Lafayette Business College and Indiana Central University before working for Anderson Banking Company in 1969 retiring in 1990. She enjoyed reading, watercolor and oil painting, and spending time with family.
Visitation will be at Rozelle-Johnson Funeral Service on Friday, September 13, 2024 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. Celebration of Life will be at South Meridian Church of God on Friday, September 13, at 3:00 pm.
There will be a private interment in Morocco, Indiana.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Animal Protection League www.inapl.org.
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