Frances Lucinda Harbour

Frances Lucinda Harbour, age 92, entered into rest on November 25, 2023. She was born in Sasakwa, OK on October 4, 1931 and was a loving and devoted daughter to her parents Roy Lee and Mary Harbour. Fran was a graduate of Bromide High School, where she excelled on the basketball court. After graduating, she moved to California and worked as a telephone operator. She and her sister, Verna, joined the United States Air Force in 1952 and were stationed at Tinker Air Force Base. The two of them made the Tinker basketball team and traveled across the country on bumpy military airplanes to compete in the game she loved. While stationed at Tinker, her daughter Unita, known as Punkin, was born. Fran returned to Bromide and spent 36 years sewing Wranglers at Blue Bell sewing factory in Coalgate. After retiring, she moved to Folsom, OK to be close to family. Fran was a devoted mom and “Mema”. She used her seamstress skills to sew clothing for Punkin and Punkin’s Barbie doll. Later, she even crafted her daughter’s prom dress and wedding dress. Fran continued to sew clothing for her three grandchildren, including a quilt for each. Her sewing skill was matched by her skill in the kitchen. She loved to cook and bake pies. Fran would make fudge for her son-in-law, Jerry, and peanut brittle and apricot pies were often shared with family and friends. She also enjoyed many simple pleasures: crossword puzzles, board puzzles, solitaire, reading, feeding the beautiful wild birds, gardening, and fishing. Spending time with her little companion dog, CeCe, always brought her joy. Fran trusted in Jesus Christ as her savior and was a faithful member of Folsom Free Will Baptist Church for 50 years. She loved the children at church and was actively involved in the kitchen at church camp for many years. She provided the financial support for kids to attend church camp for the rest of her life. She loved and was loved by her three grandchildren, Kris, Marlon, and Emily, and was always proud of them. Her affections extended to their spouses and her eleven great-grandchildren. Fran was preceded in death by her parents, Roy Lee and Mary Harbour; brothers, Wayne, Bud, Lenard (Stan), and C.L. Harbour; sisters, Lois Fliger and Verna Lovely. She is survived by her daughter Unita (Punkin) and husband Jerry Brown of Coleman, OK; grandchildren Kris and wife Sherri Brown of Caney, OK, Marlon and wife Misty Brown of Ft. Belvoir, VA, and Emily Locker of Graham, TX; great-grandchildren Olivia, Adelyn, Emelyn, Seth, Augustus, Solomon, and Cyrus Brown; Landan, Taylan, Ashlan, and Rylan Locker; and several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Folsom Free Will Baptist Youth Camp Fund. Funeral services to honor and celebrate the life of Frances Harbour will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at Folsom Free Will Baptist Church with Kris Brown and Marlon Brown officiating. Interment to follow at the Coleman Cemetery with Rayden Whitmire officiating. Those serving as pallbearers will be Kris Brown, Marlon Brown, Emily Locker, Landan Locker, Augustus Brown, and Olivia Brown. Honorary pallbearers are Adelyn Brown, Solomon Brown, Emelyn Brown, Taylan Locker, Cyrus Brown, Seth Brown, Ashlan Locker, and Rylan Locker.

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Frances Lucinda Harbour

October 4, 1931 - November 25, 2023