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Portrait of Frances Eta (Langford) Brooks
In loving memory

Frances Eta (Langford) Brooks

November 10, 1938 – July 25, 2021
Lived 82 years
New Haven Cemetery
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Frances was born in Potosi, Missouri on November 10, 1938, the daughter of the late John Wallace & Dorothy Ethel (Koontz) Langford.

Frances was a member of Memorial Baptist Church, New Haven. She worked as an office assistant for Edison Brothers in Washington, Mo.

Frances is survived by a son, John Langford, of Jefferson City, Missouri; a son, Joseph Gillette, of New Haven, Missouri; a daughter, Rosalind Brooks, of Florissant, Missouri; a daughter, Bobbie Jean Brooks, of Owensville, Missouri; a son, Keith Brooks & wife Wendy, of Minnesota; by two sisters, Kathleen Coffman, of St. Mary, Missouri; and Alice Whiteside, of Kirkwood, Missouri; by nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

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1938
Born November 10
1939
Frances was 1 when World War II began in Europe
1945
Frances was 7 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1951
Frances was 13 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1967
Frances was 29 when the first Super Bowl was played
1977
Frances was 39 when Star Wars opened in theaters
1982
Frances was 44 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1994
Frances was 56 when "Friends" premiered
2001
Frances was 63 when Apple introduced the iPod
2015
Frances was 77 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2020
Frances was 82 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away July 25, age 82
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