Peacefully at Headwaters Health Care Centre, Orangeville, on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, Frances Rayner, in her 79th year, beloved wife of the late Gary Vernon. Loving mother of Rick Vernon (deceased) and Chris Vernon (Nicole). Special friend to Linda Morita.
A memorial service will be held in the chapel at the Egan Funeral Home Baxter & Giles Chapel, 273 Broadway, Orangeville L9W 1K8 (519-941-2630) on Wednesday, April 1 at 2 o’clock followed by a reception at the Royal Canadian Legion, 7 John Street, Orangeville. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Ontario SPCA – Orangeville and District Branch, 650 Riddell Road, Orangeville L9W 5G5. Condolences for the family may be offered at www.EganFuneralHome.com
Chris Horobin
So sorry for your loss Chris…. Parents, especially moms, are the toughest.
Jackie Arnone
Sorry for your loss Chris my thoughts to you and your family. I worked with your Mom for many years at the YMCA she was always laughing loved her job,her family and I always looked forward to her stories,an awesome lady.
Sandra and Amy Clumpus
Thinking of you at this sad time. Many will miss your mom.
John Slonetsky
My deepest condolences to you and you family Chris. Your mom was a wonderful, caring person.
Joan Blount
Please accept my deepest condolences on your lost. I worked with Fran at the Bolton, Daycare and she was such a lovely, warm and friendly lady and we shared many laughs together.
Bev Axworthy
I have had the privilege of knowing Fran for over twenty years. To me she was a proud wife and mother. An animal lover and rescuer. An excellent cook for company. A dedicated co-worker, always happy, upbeat and funny. A casino enthusiast. Someone who I could pick up a conversation with, not missing a beat if we’d not talked in a while. Fran was a dear, dear friend who will be greatly missed.
Chris, please accept my deepest sympathy on the loss of such a wonderful woman.
Joyce mackinnon
Dear Chris,
I am so sorry to read of the passing of your mom. She always had such a beautiful smile on her face as she greeted you…made you feel like you were the most important person in the world…and she never ever forgot to ask about Chris and Cathy , and once she had arrived, Alicia. I’m certain that she will be missed.
With hugs, Joyce.
Mary E. Moore
Dear Chris,
I am thinking about you and offer my deepest condolences.
I’ve known your mother since you were in Grade One. I really started to know your mother well when she worked in the after school programme at Palgrave and it was always a joy to talk with her there. Even though she cared for the children at the end of their school day and they were getting tired, she treated them as her own and set a routine that ensured that they felt comfortable, calm, and secure. I can still see your mother with her smile, listening to every child in her care. She made each person, young or older, feel so good. One always left a conversation with Fran feeling better about everything.
Both of us being from the north, we had fun travelling to Owen Sound and Wiarton and showing each other our roots. She was wonderful to people of all ages and even wanted my mother to come with us on outings exploring the area, and was especially kind after my mother became ill, always letting her know she was thinking about her in unique ways. Fran was just so genuine and kind. I feel privileged to have had your mother in my life and will have a warm spot for your mother in my heart always.
Love,
Mrs. Moore
Stephanie Axworthy
In the days since Fran passed away I have thought a lot about what has been lost. In sitting down to write this, I started to look at her passing from a different perspective; that of what I had gained by knowing Fran for over two decades. I had found a friend and confidant with whom many happy memories would be made…birthday celebrations at The Wishbone, post-holiday meals, laughter-filled chit chats which would last for hours, quite a few trips to the slots (unsuccessful for me, Fran was always lucky) and an opportunity to improve my covert operation skills while leaving many surprises in a certain rural mailbox.
When Fran retired from the Y, I vividly remember writing in her farewell card the notion that I believe we become a composite of all the people we let in our lives. I can write with absolute certainty my life was blessed because Fran was part of it. Chris, your Mom meant so much, to so many. She was a true treasure and will always be remembered. Please accept my deepest condolences.
“I am convinced that the greatest legacy we can leave our children are happy memories: those precious moments so much like pebbles on the beach that are plucked from the white sand and placed in tiny boxes that lay undisturbed on tall shelves until one day they spill out and time repeats itself, with joy and sweet sadness, in the child now an adult. Memories, love’s best preservative.”
– Og Mandino
Garry, Sharon, Troy and Lindsay Hoxey
Fran was a true blessing that came into our family’s lives while Fran was at the afterschool program in Palgrave Public School. Words are simply not enough to express the gratitude we have for her wonderful care and compassion as well as discipline for the kids she had in her care. She was truly another grandmother for our kids. All the children loved Fran (and Anna and Pam). Fran always greeted the parents with a smile, a joke and you knew that your kids were in great hands. Though I don’t know Fran’s family, please accept our deepest condolences, and I’m sending all of you a “Fran Hug” She will always be fondly remembered by the Hoxey family. God bless you all.
Carol Good & Doug Prince
Dear Chris
We want to offer our condolences for your loss of your Mom. Fran was like another Mom to our sons who knew & loved her while they attended the Palgrave after school programme. Her smile was so welcoming and her laughter so frequent, that picking up kids at the end of a long day was a pleasure. We shared her love of cats – and in fact where the recipients of one of her rescues – Buster.
We hope that you get lots of comfort and support during this sad time.