Frances Hensley Wilson Yow

Mrs. Faye “Frances” Hensley Wilson Yow, 86, of Kannapolis, NC, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at Best of Care in Kannapolis.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Wilkinson Funeral Home Chapel, officiated by Rev. Brian Rabon and Rev. Rick Wilson, with burial to follow at West Concord Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 10:00-11:00 prior to the service. Frances will lie in state at Wilkinson Funeral Home on Monday, February 7, 2022 from 2-5 PM.

Frances was born on September 9, 1935 in Concord to the late Mary Goodman Hogan and the late Wayne Hensley. She is also preceded in death by her first husband, Lewis E. Wilson; second husband, Marvin H. Yow; sisters, Louise Hogan Smith, Shirley Cantrell; brothers, Richard Canupp, John Hensley.

Frances was a very loving person who loved spending time with her family, especially her grandbabies. She enjoyed playing the piano, singing, sewing, and reading.

She is survived by her daughter, Renee Phillips and husband, Jim; son, Lewis Eric “Rick” Wilson; stepdaughter, Linda Darnell McBride; stepson, Eugene Yow; brothers, Pete Hogan, Dwayne Hensley; grandchildren, Kristine Harrington, Lewis “Eric” Wilson, Jr., Tiffany Wilson Steele, Joshua Elex Wilson, Kayla Noel Conforth, Pete Altman III, Chad Phillips; 19 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great grandson; a number of nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Memorials may be made to Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081.