Frances Alice (Smith) Bahmueller, age 91, passed away on October 28, 2024. She was born on August 26, 1933 in Camden, NJ to the late William and Mary (Kinsey) Smith. After working at Campbell Soup, Fran attended nursing school and then worked as an LPN nurse in New Jersey. She moved to Port Orange, FL in the late 1980s and continued working as an LPN nurse at Halifax Medical Center until 1998.

Fran enjoined gardening, Disney, and traveling with her husband, William Bahmueller, in their RV. She loved talking with people and never met a stranger. She was a member of Coronado Community United Methodist Church, where she enjoyed sharing her husband's home baked cookies on Sundays.

She is preceded in death by her parents, William and Mary Smith; her son, Ronnie Madison; and her daughter, Gail Hall.

Survivors include her husband of 25 years, William Bahmueller of Port Orange, FL; son, Thomas Madison of Killeen, TX; stepdaughter Debbie Ellett; stepsons Mark Brown, Mark (Wendy) Bahmueller, Stephen (Gloria) Bahmueller, Andrew (Heidi) Bahmueller; grandchildren, Shawn (Christina) Madison, Shannon (Scott) Lunsford, Tara Madison, Fred (Kim) Hall III, Evan Madison; and 6 great-grandchildren.