LEWISTON — Frances Elaine Fenderson, 73, passed away at Central Maine Medical Center on June 29.
Frances was born at home in Old Town on Aug. 23, 1943, to Raymond and Dorothy Durette. She moved to Lewiston/Auburn in 1958. Frances was educated in local schools.
She was predeceased by a daughter, Katherine Ann Fenderson.
Survivors include her daughter, Laura Lee White and husband; sisters, Ethel Rae Davis and husband, Mary Rita Wine and husband, Celeste Soucy and husband; brother, Franklin Durette and wife; and many nieces and nephews.

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