Frances Irene Huffman

February 14, 1940 - June 2, 2014

Frances I. Huffman, age 74 of Laclede, died Monday June 2, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm Tuesday June 10, 2014 at Freedom Baptist Church with Reverend Ron Adrian officiating. Burial will be in Parklawn Memorial Gardens, Brookfield. Visitation will begin at 11:00 am Tuesday at the church with family receiving friends from 1:00 pm until time of service. Memorials have been suggested to Linn County Humane Society and may be left at the church or sent to Rhodes Funeral Home, 216 Linn Street, Brookfield, Mo. 64628. On-line registry at www.rhodesfh.com Frances Irene, daughter of Troy and Lorainne Newman Gilbert was born on February 14, 1940 at Dawn, Mo. She was united in marriage to William Jack Huffman for 36 years. Frances was a homemaker, a loving wife, wonderful mother, joyful grandmother and a grateful great-grandmother. She was a member of Freedom Baptist Church. She will be missed by many and forgotten by few. She is survived by her husband, Jack of the home; one son, Rick McPheter of Laclede; two step-daughters, Cindy Nichols of Laclede and Kyla Ruggles of Winfield, KS; one step-son, Marlin Huffman; her mother, Lorainne Gilbert of Brookfield; two sisters, Mary Gilbert of Brookfield and Lilly Lewis of Denver, CO; one brother, Howard Gilbert of Kansas City, KS; fifteen grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father; daughters, Vicky McPheter, Donna Mackawee and Linda Stevens.