Frances Day

Frances (Wall) Day, 81, of Mooresville and formerly of Monrovia, passed peacefully from this life on Sunday afternoon, November 12, 2023, rejoining her beloved husband Art in heaven. She was born on January 4, 1942, in Elizabethtown, KY while on a family vacation, to the late Charles R. Wall and Dorothy (Miller) King. The middle child of 8 kids, Frances grew up in Indianapolis. She attended Arsenal Tech, but unselfishly dropped out to help raise her younger siblings. Introduced to the man of her dreams as a teenager while on a double date with her sister Helen, it was love at first sight when she looked into his beautiful, big blue eyes. The pair married on December 18, 1959 and started their cherished family. In 1973, they moved from Indianapolis to their new home on the corner of State Road 42 and Bethesda Road, where they lived for 43 years. While her past work history includes being a manager at BJ’s Clothing Store, selling Home Interior, and Fay Swafford Originals, her true passion was to nurture. A strong and loving matriarch, Frances not only dedicated herself to raising her children, but also their friends who she graciously opened her home to, along with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Summer family vacation destinations were a must, and the family enjoyed places such as King’s Island, Opryland, a Cherokee Village in North Carolina, as well as visiting family in Eastern Kentucky. Creative by nature, Frances was a talented seamstress, making baby blankets, quilts, and clothes for her granddaughter. An excellent and masterful cook, her specialty dishes included mouthwatering dishes like meatloaf, chicken and dumplings, and scrambled eggs just to name a few. While she was known to be somewhat stubborn at times and tough when she needed to be, she was truly an amazing and kind soul whose smile would light up a room. With a motherly intuition, when someone was going through a difficult time, Frances always knew what the person needed to hear. As she is no longer here on earth with us, we should all take comfort in knowing she finally gets to be with her soulmate, Art. She will be forever and deeply missed by all who were blessed to know and love her and be loved by her, but her legacy will live on. Along with her parents, Frances was preceded in death by her siblings, Phyllis Phillips, JoAnn Marion, Tom Wall, Betty McCammon, Carl King, and Susie Gardener. Survivors include her children, Kathy Wimpy (husband, Ed) of Shelbyville, Kentucky, Chuck Day (wife, Pam) of Winnebago, Illinois, Bill Day (Valerie) of Indianapolis, Indiana, Dorothy Day and Mike Day (Robin) of Mooresville, Indiana; Sister, Helen Rich (Ernie) of Indianapolis; grandchildren, Brandon, Brock, Ryan Lee, Will, Rachel, Brittany, Ashley and Dylan; great grandchildren, Alexia, Brayton, Bentley, Baynnks, Bella, Peyton, Jayden, Junior, Kadyn, Lily, and Mason. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7pm, on Friday, November 17, 2023 at Light Memorial & Funeral Chapel in Monrovia. A Celebration of Life Service will begin at 12pm, on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at the funeral home, with additional calling held an hour prior. Pastor Keenan Steinway will officiate services and burial will follow in White Lick Cemetery. To upload a picture on her tribute wall, share a favorite story, send the family an online condolence, sign the online guest registry, or light a candle in her memory, please visit www.lightmemorial.com.

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Frances Day

January 4, 1942 - November 12, 2023