Frances Sturdavant Obituary

The passing of Frances Sturdavant (Wise, Virginia) leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on October 21, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Joseph Marion Straughan and May Harman Straughan (Bartlett); and her cousin Arthur James [Jay] Barlett (John Daniel Barlett). She is survived by: her husband Dennis Sturdavant; her siblings, Anne Cadden (Stephen) and Thomas [Tommy] Straughan (Pam); her children, Joesph Sturdavant (Stephanie) and Elizabeth M. Taylor (Gerald); her stepchildren, Doug Sturdavant (Heather) and Dawn Ard (Chris); her grandchildren, Mercedes Heacock, Piercen Sturdavant of Averee Sturdavant, C. J, Taylor III, Logan Sturdavant, Kaladan Taylor, Lilyana Sturdavant and Duncan Taylor; her cousins, Carol Ann Bartlett and Deane Bartlett; her niece Rachel Colgin; and her nephews, Straughan Cadden, Steven Straughan and Holden Straughan. She is also survived by other relatives and friends.