Paolucci, Francis Howard, 96, departed this life on April 11, 2017 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. She was born August 22, 1920 to Amos David and Ethamae (Victor) Howard in Williams, Oklahoma. She graduated from Southeastern State in Durant, Oklahoma. There she met the love of her life, Annibale Albert Paolucci. They married on August 24, 1941 and started school teaching careers. Settling in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Frances stopped teaching for awhile to start their family in 1953. After moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1956, she resumed teaching in 1960 at Penn Elementary, tranferring to Jackson several years later; then to Columbus where she taught until retiring in 1985.

Frances will always be remembered as a loving, caring, devoted mother, grandmother, friend and neighbor to her family and all who knew her. She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers and sisters, and her loving husband "Al." She is survived by her son David and his wife Patty of Broken Arrow, Granddaughter Gina of Tulsa, her nieces and nephews and many dear friends.

The family would like to thank the staff at Senior Suites for their care and loving attention to Frances the last few years.

A graveside service will be held at Calvary Cemetery in Tulsa at 11am on Friday, April 14, 2017, under the direction of Moore's Southlawn.
Viewing will be 10am to 8pm Thursday, 4/13/2017 at Moore Funeral Home - Southlawn Chapel, 9350 E. 51st St. Tulsa, Oklahoma.