Frances Washburn, 89, passed away June 20, 2026. She was born on Jan. 31, 1937, in Shawnee, OK to Eugene Carlton Sr. and Emma (London) Carleton. Frances was a 1955 graduate of Shawnee High school. She started her career as a nurse at Mission Hill Hospital in Shawnee, then helped her husband run the family service station for over 40 years. She also helped on the family farm.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Loren; son Terry; brother, Gene Carleton; in-laws Lee and Ora Washburn, Walter Washburn, Charlie Washburn, Bill Washburn, Darrell Washburn and Bernice Young.
Those left to cherish her memory are: two sons and daughters-in-law, Daniel and Nancy Washburn of Shawnee, OK and Tim and Tonya Washburn of Edmond, OK; grandchildren, Andrea and Deke Chandler, Kelsey and Andrew Snider, Justin and Makayla Washburn, Karley and Phil Halpern, Nick and Chelsea Washburn and Jared Champlin; great-grandchildren, Keira and Isabelle Chandler, Camdyn and Graham Snider, Myers Halpren, Lauren Washburn, River Washburn, Solene Washburn and Quinn and Lila Sutton; sisters-in-law, Diana Carleton and Janeen Washburn; brothers-in-law, Eldon Washburn and Orval and Joyce Washburn; and numerous nieces and nephews and other extended friends and family.
Funeral service will be held at 11 am, June 25, 2026, at Cooper Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Larry Sparks, Blackburn Chapel Baptist Church, Bethel Acres, Oklahoma officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park, Shawnee Oklahoma, under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home.
