Death info on Frances P Lewis

Frances Elizabeth Paxman Lewis was Birda's sister-in-law.  

She married Birda's brother, Frank.

"Frances Lewis swimming at Saltair"
Cropped from a larger image
From the personal albums of Dallas Workman

According to these documents, the following dates apply:

BIRTH: 23 July 1886- Manti, Sanpete, Utah

DEATH: 14 Dec 1964- Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

She was 78 years old when she died.

Obituary:

SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1964, Dec 15, p.28

Obituary transcribed:
Frances E. P. Lewis
VERNAL- Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Paxman Lewis, 78, 284 S. 1st West, Vernal, died of natural causes Monday at 12:45 a.m. in a Salt Lake hospital.  Born July 23, 1886, Manti, to George F. and Martha Evans Paxman.  Married to Franklin Lewis Sept. 18, 1924, Salt Lake LDS Temple.  Active member LDS Church.  Survivors: husband; son, daughter, Robert, Rangely, Colo.; Mrs. Geneve Workman, Centerville; six grandchildren; sister, Mrs. LeRoy (Georgetta) Pay, Salt Lake City.  Funeral Thursday 11 a.m. Vernal LDS and Ward Chapel, 145 S. 1st West.  Friends call 260 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, Tuesday 6-8 p.m. Vernal Mortuary Wednesday 7-9 p.m., Thursday prior to services.
Burial Vernal City Cemetery.
*Punctuation corrected wherein I was aware.

Local obituary:

SOURCE: Vernal Express 1964, Dec 17, p. 21

Local obituary transcribed:
Funeral Set Thursday for Frances Lewis
Funeral services will be held Thursday (today) for Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Paxman Lewis, 78, in the Vernal Second Ward LDS Chapel at 11 a.m.
Mrs. Lewis fell on the ice and broke her arm about two weeks ago and had been recuperating in Salt Lake City at the home of a sister.  She became suddenly ill and was taken to the hospital where she died.
She was born July 23, 1886 in Manti to George F. and Martha Evans Paxman.  She married Franklin Lewis Sept. 18, 1924 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple and was an active member of the LDS Church.
Survivors include her husband of Vernal, a son, Robert Lewis, Rangely, Colo., a daughter, Mrs. Geneve Workman, Centerville; six grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. LeRoy (Georgetta) Pay, Salt Lake City.
Friends may call at the Vernal Mortuary Thursday prior to services.  Burial will be in the Vernal City Cemetery.

Funeral notice:

SOURCE: Vernal Express 1964, Dec 24, p.4

Funeral notice transcribed:
Rites Held for Frances Lewis December 17
Funeral services were held for Frances E. Paxman Lewis, 78, in the Vernal Second Ward Chapel on Thursday of last week.  Mrs. Lewis died in a Salt Lake hospital.
Richard Henrikson gave the prayer at the mortuary.
Services were under the direction of Bishop Ben W. Lindsay.  Clarence Palmer gave the invocation.  Remarks were given by Bishop Lindsay.  "Softly and Tenderly" was sung by Mrs. Glade Sowards, Mrs. Max Stewart and Mrs. Richard Ufford.  They were accompanied by Mrs. Ben Lindsay.
Phillip Watkins and Douglas Pay were the speakers.  An organ solo was played by Mrs. Harold R. Sargent.
V. Fred Washburn gave the benediction.  Harold Call dedicated the grave.  Burial was in the Vernal Memorial Park Cemetery.
The flowers were taken care of by members of the Second Ward Relief Society.
Pall bearers were Max Stewart, Douglas Pay, Ray Workman, Brigham McConkie, Douglas Jones and E. Joseph Winder.
Out-of-town visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis and son, Rangely, Colo.; Dallas, Geneve, Susan, Kathleen, Ray, Michael, and Michelle Workman of Centerville; LeRoy, Georgetta, and Douglas Pay of Salt Lake City; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Call, Heber City and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Henrikson, Salt Lake City.

Final resting place for Frances
Photo from the personal albums of Bryce Merkley

Because Frances died in the last 50 years her death certificate will not become publicly available until sometime around the year 2014.  When it is available I will post it here.

Photo from the personal albums of Bryce Merkley