FRANCES KAY HORNUNG
Frances Kay Hornung, 63, of Connersville, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at her home. She was born on April 3, 1957, in Muncie, and is the daughter of the late Richard “Butchy” DeVaughn and Nancy Newkirk Noah.
Frances was a member of the graduating class of 1975, from Connersville High School. After high school, she enlisted with the United States Army and attained the rank of Sergeant in the Women’s Army Corps.
She was married in 1983, to Bobby Joe Napier and had three children: two sons and a daughter.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Frank and Frances Newkirk and her great aunt, Ms. Flossie Newkirk.
Frances is survived by her three children and her ex-husband, as well as five grandchildren. Her sons, Mr. Zachariah Harley Napier, of Connersville, and Mr. Isaiah Daniel (Nicole) Napier and son, Jacob Lee, of Alpine; her daughter, Miss Zipporah Katherine Elizabeth Napier and her sons, Aubrey, Dylan, Seth, and daughter, Ruby, of Connersville. She is also survived by her stepfather, Mr. Larry (Joyce) Noah and three brothers, Douglas Settser, of Connersville, Joseph Noah, of Connersville, and Robert Noah, also of Connersville, and a sister, Lisa Vanderpohl, of Adams, along with several siblings in the DeVaughn family.
Visitation for Frances will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m., at Urban Winkler Funeral Home, Connersville. Military honors presented by the Fayette County Honor Guard will be at 7 p.m., at the funeral home, with a memorial service directly following.