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Frances Clemmer Mahanes

November 8, 1931 — January 11, 2014

Frances Clemmer Mahanes

FRANCES C. MAHANES STAUNTON, VA Frances Clemmer Mahanes, 82, of Staunton and formerly of Charlottesville, died Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Augusta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fishersville. She was born November 8, 1931, a daughter of David Herman and Frances Marguerite Clemmer of Charlottesville. She graduated from McIntyre High School in 1949 and worked for the Benton Patterson Insurance Agency. She married Samuel Leslie Mahanes of Cismont on October 24, 1953. After relocating to Staunton in 1966, Frances became a full time homemaker. She was an avid gardener, visiting garden centers, planting and caring for many trees, shrubs and flowers in her yard. She also enjoyed bowling and playing canasta and other card games with her friends, relatives and neighbors. Frances was also a sports and racing enthusiast. She followed NFL football, ACC basketball, and along with her husband, accompanied her son to watch him compete in local racing events at Eastside, Natural Bridge and Franklin County Speedways. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Joe E. Clemmer of Charlottesville. She is survived by a son, S. Timothy Mahanes and his wife, Rita (Cash) Mahanes, three grandsons, S. Timothy Jr. and wife Tara (Elliott) Mahanes, Christopher and David Mahanes, a great-grandson, Bryson Timothy Mahanes all of Stuarts Draft, a daughter, Sharon R. Lovegrove of Goochland County, two sisters, Mary Alice Pollard and Jane C. Wells of Charlottesville, nieces and nephews, and her dear and loyal friends Don and Delcie Early of Staunton. The family would like to thank the doctors and nursing staff of Augusta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and Hospice of the Piedmont for their compassionate care of Frances. There will be a gathering of family and friends to celebrate her life. The family will receive friends and relatives from 6 PM to 8 PM at the Henry Funeral Home in Staunton, Virginia on Wednesday, January 15, 2014. A private internment service will be held.
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