Frances "Fran" Maples^[1]

Abt 1932 - 2013  (~ 81 years)

• Name	Frances "Fran" Maples
  Born	Abt 1932	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	20 Oct 2013  [3]
  Person ID	I115006	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	James Russell Maples,   b. 30 Apr 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Sep 1971  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Pearl C. Taylor,   b. 16 Aug 1909, Tate, Georgia ,   d. 22 Nov 1994  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F15515	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ralph O. Hodges,   b. Abt 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Nov 2010  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Married	1953
  Children	+ 1. Holly Hodges + 2. Elizabeth "Betsy" Hodges
  Family ID	F41799	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1932 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 28 Oct 2002. James C. Maples obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Francis Maples Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 8 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1932 Last Place of Residence: Same House District: 78-16 Family Number: 126 Sheet Number and Letter: 7A Line Number: 22 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00471 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head James R Maples M 36 Tennessee Wife Pearl C Maples F 31 Georgia Son James Maples M 14 Tennessee Son Leroy Maples M 11 Tennessee Daughter Francis Maples F 8 Tennessee Son Jack Maples M 4 Tennessee Son Paul Maples M 2 Tennessee [S106] The Mountain Press, 21 Oct 2013. Frances (Fran) Maples Hodges, 81 of East Ridge, Tenn., died on Sunday, October 20, 2013. She was born in Gatlinburg, TN to the late Russell and Pearl Taylor Maples. Fran had lived in Chattanooga since her marriage in 1953 and was a charter member of East Ridge Presbyterian Church, where she was Past-President of Women of the Church. She was an assistant buyer for the Cheerio Shop at Memorial Hospital as well as volunteering and serving in various capacities for over 25 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph O. Hodges. Survivors include her daughters, Holly Mavity and Elizabeth "Betsy" (Frank) Laskowski, both of Chattanooga; grandchildren, Stephanie (Dustin) Morgan, Taylor Laskowski, Ryan Laskowski, Ben (Jordan) Mavity and Morgan Mavity; great-granddaughter, Braelyn Mavity; brothers, Paul Maples, Fort Loudon, TN and Lynn Maples, Kodak, TN; sister, Alice Cameron, Knoxville, TN; several nieces and nephews; numerous special and close friends and extended family. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Wednesday, October 23, in the chapel of Heritage Funeral Home, Chattanooga, with Rev. J.R. Caines and her nephew, Rev. Russ Maples officiating. Interment will follow in the Chattanooga National Cemetery. Please visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort to the family and to view Fran's memorial tribute. The family will receive friends from 4-8 PM Tuesday, October 22, at Heritage Funeral Home, East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga.