Frances Stedman

Frances Adail Stedman, age 91, of Oakfield Township, rural Greenville, passed away Sunday afternoon, Sept. 25, 2005 at Metron of Greenville. The daughter of Bert and Maud (Coonrod) McDiarmid, she was born on May 12, 1914 in Clarksville. A devoted wife and mother, Frances always put her family first. She loved to play the piano, sing, and also enjoyed cooking and needlework. She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Eileen Lowry; and three brothers, Donald McDiarmid, Melvin McDiarmid, and Elmer Young; and two sisters, Grace Schilling, and Betty Hart. Surviving are her husband, Carol Richard George Stedman; a daughter and son-in-law, Phyllis & Robert Roger of Gowen; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Richard Dean & Margaret Stedman of Langston, and Darrell Lee Stedman of Cedar Springs; a son-in-law, James Lowry of Curtis; a sister, Eleanor Simmons; twelve grandchildren; many great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2005 from the Brown-Teman & Christiansen Funeral Home, 511 S. Franklin Street, Greenville, with the Rev. Jerry Jones, pastor of the First Congregational Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Memory Gardens, Belding. Visitation is Wednesday evening from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Frances Stedman, please visit our flower store.