Frances Sanders Webster, went to be with the Lord on November 20, 2024, at the age of 106.

She was born in Birmingham, Alabama on September 22, 1918, to Joseph Arthur and Frances Reid Sanders. She graduated from Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, Alabama in 1936.

Frances met Guy F. Webster, who she affectionally called “Mutt,” in Charleston, South Carolina while he was stationed at Fort Moultrie. They reunited after his deployment to Europe in WW2 and were married on February 19, 1946. The newlyweds moved back to Guy’s home state and opened a Gulf Filling Station in Jennings, Louisiana. Soon after, they started their family with the birth of their son Guy “Curtis”. In 1950 they moved to the Angleton, Texas area and begin their rice farming career as well as adding daughters, Carol and Jan to complete their family.

In 1968, the family relocated to Edna, Texas with aspirations to expand their rice farming operations. Sadly, only four years later, Guy passed away leaving Frances and Curtis to carry on the business. At the age of 53, Frances became a “rice farmer,” single mother, homemaker, caregiver of her own mother and an avid church worker of this Methodist Church. She was an active participant of many facets of the church, including teaching youth and adult Sunday school (even up until the age of 95,) member of the church council and many of its committees, a very active UMW member including chairman of World Day of Prayer and served as the Secretary of Compassion for many years. She, alongside her best friend Clara Hicks, volunteered as Bluebells for the Edna/Jackson County Hospital until the program ended. Frances was an involved grandmother, loyal friend, confident crossword puzzler (using pen to complete her morning puzzle,) an expert Thank You Note “author,” and persistent advice giver.

Frances was affectionately known as “Maw” to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and eventually became everyone’s “Maw” including friends and acquaintances.

She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Frances Sanders, husband Guy F. Webster, brothers Joseph Sanders and Edward Sanders, son in laws Frank Respondek and Robert Napier and daughter in law Brenda Webster.

Frances is survived by her children Guy Curtis Webster, Carol Napier McClintock (Patrick) and Janice Respondek. Grandchildren Jenny Jurica (Kevin,) Kate Respondek, Kelly Butterfras (Mike), Ross Respondek and Guy Napier (Karina). Great-Grandchildren Anna and Jack Jurica, Peyton, Cooper, Greyson, Bode and Mac McCarrell, Zak and Jacob Butterfras, Theodore, Elizabeth and Oliver Napier.

Services will be held at First United Methodist Church in Edna on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 11 a.m.

Pallbearers are Kevin and Jack Jurica, Guy Napier, Peyton, Cooper, Greyson and Bode McCarrell, Zak and Jacob Butterfras.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to one of Frances’s favorite charities, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. (www.stjude.org)