L. Frances Ezra,98, passed away peacefully on the morning of February 3, 2025, at her daughter’s home in Ostrander, Ohio. Born on March 25, 1926, in Cass County, Indiana, Frances was the beloved daughter of Melvin Earl and Vada Estella (Michael) Snavely. A proud graduate of Royal Center High School in 1944, she married Virgil Ezra on her birthday in 1947 in Buffalo, Indiana. Frances was a devoted mother and wife, known for her nurturing spirit as a babysitter and caregiver for the elderly.

Frances was a former member of the Buffalo Christian Church and later attended Haven Community Church in Ostrander. She was also an active member of the Shaferette Home Economics Club. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, crocheting,embroidery and making rugs.  Frances became an international traveler at the young age of 85, traveling everywhere but Antarctica! 

She is survived by her six children: Bobbie Joe Fussichen of Ostrander, Ohio; Billie Kay Kyburz and her husband Doug of Idaville; Lin Ezra and his wife Chris of Buffalo; Larin Earl Ezra and his wife Patti of Oldsmar, Florida; Zona VanMeter of Buffalo; and Keith Ezra of North Judson. Her legacy continues through her 29 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren, and 38 great-great-grandchildren.

Frances was preceded in death by her husband Virgil, her parents, four of her children—Paul Ezra, Ron Ezra, Pauline McKeown, and Judy Bowers—five siblings, four grandchildren, and two nephews whom she lovingly raised.

Friends and family are invited to pay their respects at the Fred L. Miller Memorial Chapel of the Roscka Roth & Clapper Funeral Home in Monticello on Friday, February 7, 2025, from 5pm to 8pm, and again on Saturday, February 8, 2025, from 12pm until the time of the service at 1:00pm at funeral home.

 Interment will follow at McKinley Memory Gardens in Winamac.

Memorials may be made to the Shriner Club or the St. Jude Children's Hospital.