So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

Psalm 90:20

Faye B. Francois was born March 4, 1931, in Jennings, Louisiana to the late Paul Taylor and Louise Duncan

F ay e gave her life to Christ and w as baptiz e d a t Gr e ater Sa i nt Mar y Baptist Chur c h under the
leader s hip of Rev. R. B. Hou s e. She was v e ry a ctive in the usher mini s tries and Sunday school. She
remained faithful to the call of Christ. F ay e li v ed the fir s t part of h e r life in Lak e Charles, La w h e re
sh e and her hu s band W illard rai s ed their eight child re n . A fter the loss of he r hu s band Fa ye r e lo ca t e d
to Baton Rouge , La where sh e li v ed for thir t y- eigh t y ear s befor e returning to Lake Charl es t o live out her last days.

Fay e wa s th e ol d e s t of two si b lings. She wa s a high school gr a duat e of the L o uisian a school s y st e m. F ay e b e gan h e r profe ss ional car e er in the food s e rvi ce indu s try . She w as instrument a l in the grand opening of s e veral Piccadilly Re s taurants in the southea s t r e gion. A fte r r etiring from Piccadilly she w ent on to w o rk i n th e E ast Baton Roug e School sys tem for the n e xt 20 y e a rs before retiring on c e a g ain .

Preceding her in dea t h wa s h er hus ba nd Willard J. F ran c oi s, Sr . , her son Ralph Francoi s , her, d a ughte r Bonnie Fran c oi s And e r s on and h e r Sister Ann a Belle Guea ry .

Sh e l ea ve s to ch e ri s h h e r memorie s , one s on : W illard (Barb a ra) Fr ancois Jr . of L a Marque , T X .; fiv e
daughter s : Wan d a (Cha r l e s) Love of LaMarqu e , T X. , Willie Ma e Milton of D ay ton, TX ., San d ra
(Clarence) Green of Lake Charl e s, LA ., V eronica (Lar ry ) Colema n of E v an s , GA , and Jacqueline
(Ch a rles) Washin g ton of Baton Rouge , LA, o ne Son - in - L a w : C harl es Anderson S r . a nd one
D a ughter - in-La w: B r enda Francoi s ; and a host of g rand c hildren, great g rand c hildren , and great
great grandchildren. A lso her extended f a mily Libra A nn , Jo s hua , Jer e my , and Chaunc ey Wilkerson .