Sister Francis served in the United States Army Nurse Corps as a surgery nurse. After leaving the military with the rank of First Lieutenant she entered into religious life with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. As an SCN she served as a nurse in Chattanooga, Tenn., Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and in Louisville, Ky.
Survivors include a sister, Joan M. Rogers, and brother Judge Michael O. McDonald, nieces and nephews, cousins, and her religious community.
