Fran King-Buchanan

Bonnie Frances "Fran" King-Buchanan, 71, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, March 8, 2021, at Southeast Hospital.

She was born Aug. 18, 1949, in Cape Girardeau to the late Rev. Therman Lee and Norma Jean Cooper King. She was united in marriage to Dwight Buchanan in January 1967.

Fran was a graduate of Bloomfield (Missouri) High School and attended Metro Business College. She worked as office manager for Prairie Farms Dairy, General X-Ray and HSCA, before retiring because of health issues.

She was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Morehouse, Missouri. Fran loved gardening, was a great cook and enjoyed reading her Bible. She loved her family and her dog, Anna.

Loving survivors include children, Michael Scott Buchanan of St. Louis, Rodney (Vicky) Buchanan of Cape Girardeau and Kathy (Jerry) Sitz of Jackson; siblings, Betty (Perry) Metcalf of Bloomfield, Cathy (Lavon) O'Neal of Prairieville, Louisiana, Dennis (Sherry) King of Fisk, Missouri, Connie (Gary) Hattaway of Alexandria, Louisiana, Regina (Stan) Mick, Robyn Berry and Becky (Mike) Maddox, all of Dexter, Missouri, Rhonda King of Columbia, Missouri, and Randy King of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; grandchildren, Dalton Buchanan and Dallas Buchanan; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; ex-husband; maternal and paternal grandparents; sister, Tanya King Robinson; and nephew, Chris Berry.

Visitation will be from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. today at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.

Funeral will follow at 2:30 p.m. today at the funeral home, with the Rev. Tim Russell officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery in rural Bloomfield.