Fran Crisp

Fran was born in Hendrickson County, Indiana, on Sunday, February 14, 1943, and was the daughter of Charles L. Gastineau Sr. and Hazel (Bonifacius) Gastineau. Fran grew up in Winchester, Indiana, and graduated from Winchester High School in 1961. She moved to Muncie in 1962 and settled down here. It was here that she was a single mother, raising her children. Fran met and married Ben Crisp in the early 1980s. She spent many years as a Salesperson for Kirby Risk Company in Muncie. She was an avid bowler, and was a member of the intramural women’s bowling league. She loved to garden, and loved to travel. Fran has visited Germany, Italy, France, Austria, Switzerland, New York, Florida, Mexico, Arizona, and New Mexico. She also spent numerous summers at the lake with family in Kentucky and Tennessee. She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Survivors include two sons, Rodney Sayers and Todd Sayers; two sisters, Almeda Lennington and Christine Holliday; one brother, Roger Gastineau; grandchildren, Kiera Castner, Hailey Burden, Brent Sayers, Amber Howell, and Kimberly Sayers; great-grandchildren, Trinity Howell, Jayven Howell, Leighton Sayers, Serenity Barbour, and Audrey Sayers.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ben E. Crisp; her parents, Charles and Hazel Gastineau; a daughter, Stacey Sayers; brothers, Charles Gastineau and Ray Gastineau; three sisters, Sue Graham, Louise Hammer, and Shirley Anne Gastineau.

Services will be held for Fran at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 19, 2020, at Elm Ridge Funeral Home, 4600 West Kilgore Avenue, Muncie, Indiana 47304.

Family and friends may call from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Elm Ridge Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Lung Association, 115 West Washington Street, Suite 1180 South, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

Online condolences to the family may be sent to www.elmridgefuneralhome.com.