Frances Marie Bittel Millay

Frances Marie Bittel Millay, 83, of Owensboro, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at her home very soon after being diagnosed with cancer. She was born in Rome, Kentucky to the late Paul and Bernice Marie Wagner Bittel and graduated from Catholic High in 1958. 

 Frances retired from Owensboro Mercy Health System after 27 years of service as a nurse’s aide, ward clerk and monitor tech. She has also spent 15 years as a nurse’s aide at a Knottsville rest home.

She was a longtime member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.

 Frances enjoyed working in her flower beds, baking birthday cakes, bargain hunting, sewing, crocheting, photography, collecting jewelry and daily chats with family and friends. She will be dearly missed by many.

 In addition to her parents, Mrs. Millay was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Joseph Ronald "Ronnie" Millay in 2021; infant daughter, Mary Rose Millay; a sister, Lois Moore; brothers, Carl and Delbert Bittel, and Melvin and Gilbert Pate.

 She is survived by children, Brad Millay, Lisa Mattingly (Tommy), Sherri Fulkerson (Larry); grandchildren, Eric Mattingly, Jessica Mattingly, Rachel Fulkerson and Jenna Fulkerson; great-grandchildren, Lily and Jayden; a sister-in-law, Barbara Bittel; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

 The funeral Mass will be at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, October 1 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 3:00 until 7:00 PM Monday, with prayers at 6:30, and Tuesday from 10:00 until 10:30 AM at Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory. Entombment will be at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery.

 Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky, 3419 Wathen’s Crossing, Owensboro, KY 42301.

 Messages and condolences for the family may be shared at www.glenncares.com.