Frances Wildman

Born in Berlin, NY, Frances was the daughter of Frank Chester Teal and Harriet Moses Teal. She is the widow of LeRoy C. Wildman and is the mother of the late LeRoy C. Wildman, Jr.

Surviving her are son, Robert F. Wildman of Portland, ME; daughter, Beverly J. Wildman Zaia and son-in-law Antonino Zaia of Shreveport, LA. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Rebecca Zaia VanDeWalker, Laura Zaia, Jeffrey Zaia and Joseph Zaia. She also has eleven great-grandchildren.

Frances was a graduate of Troy High School and the College of Saint Rose Nursing School. She and her late husband, LeRoy, owned the Wildman Insurance Agency in Haynersville until retiring in 1978.

Frances was a member of the Center Brunswick Grange and prior to her move to Louisiana had been a very active member of Gilead Lutheran Church in Center Brunswick. She served on the church council and several committees. She also was a member of the Gilead Belles.

Her ashes will be buried at a later date in Elmwood Hill Cemetery in Troy, NY in the family plot, at the convenience of the family.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers or gifts, donations in her memory may be sent to Gilead Lutheran Church’s Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 26, Cropseyville, NY 12052.

Arrangements are under the direction of Hill Crest Memorial Funeral Home, Haughton, LA.