Frances E. Gathers Obituary
We are sad to announce that on September 10, 2022, at the age of 88, Frances E. Gathers of Sligo, Pennsylvania, born in Knox, Pennsylvania passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, John Lee and Nora Mae Dill Swartzfager; her husband William "Melvin" Gathers Sr.; her daughter Mary Gathers; her granddaughter Sherry Kifer; and her siblings, Lenora Shafer, Patricia Ann Swartzfager and Thomas Swartzfager.
She is survived by: her children, Susan Risher of Sligo, William Gathers Jr. of Sligo, Pat Stewart (Jay) of Sligo and Robert Gathers (Cindy) of Shippenville; her grandchildren, Kelly, Allen, Andy, Matthew and John; her great grandchildren, Emerick, Henry and Gabrilla; her sisters, Helen Selker of Clarion, Mary Jane MacKinley of Clarion, Nina Hunt of Sligo and Irene Watson of Virginia; and her siblings-in-law, Deloris Wenner of Sligo, Thomas Shafer of Tennessee and Connell Gathers of Sligo. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made in Frances' honor to the Southern Clarion County Ambulance Service, 10515 Route 68, Rimersburg, PA 16248.
