Obituary
GALESBURGa"Frances Rouse, 80, of Galesburg, died at 3:25 AM on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at Manor Care Nursing Home in Peoria from renal failure and Alzheimer's disease.
There will be no visitation. Cremation will be accorded with burial of cremated remains at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens in Galesburg, IL, on Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 11 AM.
Born on March 27, 1926 to Roy D. and Garnet C. Harris Smith in Marietta, IL, she married Harry G. Rouse in 1944 in Galesburg. He preceded her in death on December 31, 2006.
Frances is survived by one daughter, Jane A. (David) Wooten of Redmond, WA; 2 grandchildren, David Wooten, Jr. of Springfield, IL and Karen Wooten of San Diego, CA. She was a devoted grandmother.
Also surviving are four brothers, Don Smith of Washington, IL, Leo Smith of Washington D.C., Eugene (Doris) Smith of Bushnell, IL, and Bobby Smith of Bartonville, IL.
She was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother.
A 1944 graduate of Cuba High School, Frances worked at Intra State Telephone Co. in Galesburg for 35 years, retiring in 1982.
Frances loved the farm life she shared with her husband.
She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church in Galesburg.