Carol Francis Stubbs, daughter of the late Leslie Francis and Mildred Owen Francis, was born on July 12, 1937 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and departed this life on April 24, 2016 at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 78.

Mrs. Stubbs had worked as a college instructor, and had taught Sunday School at the First United Methodist Church in Caruthersville, Missouri.

On November 27, 1982, she was united in marriage to Rickey Stubbs in Campbell.  Mr. Stubbs survives of their residence in Dexter.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by one son Craig McDaniel of Dallas, Texas; by one daughter, Dena Schmidt and her husband Andrew of Memphis, Tennessee; by one brother, Lloyd Francis of Ukiah, California; by one sister, Betty Scalf of Kingston, Tennessee; by two grandsons, Jason Gentry and Kevin Gentry; and by three great-grandsons, Thomas Gentry, Chase Gentry and Tanner Gentry.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers, Jack Francis, Dale Francis, Bob Francis, Bill Francis and Jerry Francis; and by one sister, Eileen Francis.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. 

In lieu of flowers the family requests all memorials be made to the Stoddard County ARC, P.O. Box 444, Dexter, Missouri 63841