Anna Frances Drone

Anna Frances "B" Drone, 90, of Carbondale formerly of Shawneetown, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2011, 10:30 p.m., at the Rehab and Care Center of Jackson County in Murphysboro, Ill. She was born on June 9, 1920 in Junction, Ill., the daughter of John O. and Zitta Barbara (Zirkelbach) Bastnagel. Anna Frances married William Drone on September 13, 1938 and he preceded her in death on June 25, 2005. She worked at the Herrmanns Drug Store and also at the Shawnee Cabinet Factory. Anna Frances was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Shawneetown. She is survived by one daughter, Elizabeth J. and William L. Springer of Carbondale; three grandchildren, Venetia "Tia" and Kenneth Mink of Shiloh, Monica "Nikki" and Brian Coover of Surprise, Ariz., E. Ericka and Jeff Grubbs of Carbondale; one brother, Robert E. and Sharon Bastnagel of Newburgh, Ind.; eight great grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren. Anna Frances was preceded in death by her parents; husband; four sisters, Catherine Adell Scherrer, Virginia Wright, Mary Valentine Bastnagel, Patricia Lester; two brothers, John Bastnagel and George A. "Barney" Riley. Visitation for Anna Frances will be held on Friday, April 1, 2011 from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the Vickery Funeral Chapel in Shawneetown. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church at Shawneetown at 11 a.m. with Father Steven Beatty conducting. Burial will be at the Immaculate Conception Cemetery near Shawneetown. Internet condolences may be at the website, www.vickeryfuneralchapel.com.