Frances L. Bidwell, 77, Lecanto passed away March 25, 2018 at Diamond Ridge Health & Rehab Center. Fran was born in Cherokee County, Georgia on April 19, 1940 to the late Edward and Ethel (Finney) Priest. She moved to Florida in 1971 from Tennessee. Fran, with her husband, Bill, was the former owner and operator of Fran’s Upholstery Shop in Hernando for 35 years.
Left to cherish her memory are three children, Timothy Bidwell of Lake City, Fl; Theresa Cutting and husband Bill of Spring Hill, FL; Joyce Atherton and husband Jim of Homosassa; 2 brothers, Harold and Roy Priest, both of Tennessee; sister, Margaret Sneed of Beverly Hills; 9 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, William “Bill” Bidwell January 13, 2018. They were married for 61 years. Additionally, she lost her son, William “Keith” Bidwell, her daughter, Debra Bidwell, and her sister, Mary Priest.
Private burial will be in Florida National Cemetery at a later date. Cremation care with Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home With Crematory.
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