Obituary of Frances Vivian Flanders , Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

Date: Posted on November 9, 2003





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SHREVEPORT, LA - Frances Vivian Flanders, formerly of Monroe, Louisiana,
died Friday afternoon, November 7, 2003, at Live Oak Retirement Community
in Shreveport, LA. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 10, 2003
at 2 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Mansfield, LA with Dr. William T.
Crosby officiating. Interment will follow at Highland Cemetery in
Mansfield, LA. Visitation will be Sunday November 9, 2003 from 6 p.m. until 
8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Miss Flanders was born on September 18, 1908, the daughter of Frank and
Vivian (Fair) Flanders of Mansfield, LA. She attended Mansfield Female
College and graduated from Northwestern State College in Natchitoches, LA
where she was a member of Phi Mu sorority. She received a graduate degree
in Library Science from LSU-Baton Rouge and soon thereafter became one of the
state's first certified librarians. She was the Ouachita Parish librarian
from 1946 until her retirement in 1973. Among her many professional
achievements was the honor of receiving the Essae M. Culver Award, the
highest award given by the Louisiana Library Association for distinguished
library service. As a former teacher she was also a member of Delta Kappa
Gamma, an honorary education organization. A well-known genealogist, she
was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of
Colonial Wars, National Society of the Daughters of Founders and Patriots, and
Colonial Dames, and held offices in these organizations on the local,
state, and national levels. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in
Monroe and was the first woman elected to the Board of Deacons. The
church's library is named on her honor.

Miss Flanders is survived by one brother and sister-in-law, Cecil and
Doris Flanders of Mansfield, LA; one sister, Minnie Merle Douglas of Columbia,
South Carolina; nephews: Alfred Flanders of Mansfield, LA, Samuel Douglas
of Columbia, South Carolina, and Frank Douglas of Houston, TX. In addition
she is survived by four great-nieces, three great nephews, three great-great
nieces, and two great-great nephews.

The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the
administration and staff of Live Oak's West Wing for their love and care
of Miss Flanders.

Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Library fund 1201
Stubbs Ave., Monroe, LA 71201 or the Live Oak Retirement Community 600 E.
Flournoy Lucas Rd. Shreveport, LA 71115. Rose-Neath Funeral Home

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