Frannie Red Elk of Lawton, Oklahoma peacefully departed this life on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at her home.

Family will greet friends and loved ones from 5pm to 7pm Tuesday April 16, 2024 at Becker-Rabon Funeral Home to celebrate Frannie's life.

Frannie was born in Jellico, Tennessee on August 3, 1949 to David Widener and Evelyn Ivey Widener. Her family moved to Lawton, Oklahoma in 1959 after her father was stationed at Fort Sill. She graduated from Lawton High School in 1967.

She married George Red Elk on January 2, 1970. They raised three children together and helped raise numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews. They built a life together in Lawton over the next 53 years.
Frannie was an active Church of God member for the majority of her life and taught children's Sunday school and children's church classes for many years. She inspired many people and lived her life always sharing God's love and mercy.

Frannie is survived by her sons Gerald Red Elk of Maysville, Oklahoma, and Christopher Red Elk of Medicine Park, Oklahoma; her daughter Jennifer Nunez and her husband Julio of Lawton, Oklahoma; her grandsons Blaine Red Elk of Cyril, Oklahoma and Landon Nunez of Lawton, Oklahoma; her granddaughters Rylee Shackleford and her husband Kyle of Maysville, Oklahoma, Ryan Martin and her husband David of Lawton, Oklahoma, Reese Red Elk of Norman, Oklahoma, and Sophia Nunez of Lawton, Oklahoma; her
great grandchildren Langston and Blakelee. She is also survived by her four sisters, many nieces and nephews, and numerous other family members and friends.

She is preceded in death by her husband George Red Elk, her mother Evelyn Ivey Widener and her father David Widener.