Frances Cappadocia

Frances "Fran" Cappadocia 71, joined God & all angels on April 2, 2016. Fran was a celebrated veteran of the Army (1967-69) & Air Force (1973-95). She was a registered nurse and served at the 71st Evacuation Army Hospital in Pleiku, Vietnam from 1967-1968. Patriotism was in her blood. Fran obtained her bachelors of science at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama in 1971. She served as a nurse practitioner in the Air Force & retired as Lt. Colonel, then worked an additional 6 years as a NP for the Arizona Department of Corrections Inmate Health Services in Florence, Arizona. Fran battled PTSD long after her military service ended. She loved camping, traveling & driving her RV, bicycling, studying the Civil War battles, building replicas of Civil War ships, completing intricate jigsaw puzzles, all sports, animals, dancing, Bee Gees, Celine Dion, Tina Turner, Disco, Kendal Jackson Chardonnay, Star Trek, horror movies, mystery novels, saving money, & helping people (washing cars, fixing flats, doing repairs). She is survived of her partner of 46 years, Sue Pennington. Together, they lived in Birmingham, San Antonio, Phoenix, Gulfport/Biloxi and Tucson. Memorial services will be held April 30th, 10AM in the Chapel, Building 1 at the Arizona State Veteran Home, 555 E Ajo Way, Tucson, Arizona 85713, 520-638-2150 Saturday April 30, 2016 , 10 AM at Building 1 Chapel, Arizona State Veteran Home Click for Map and Directions