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Frances Alcyone (Potts) Poche

June 16, 1935 — May 1, 2013

Frances Alcyone (Potts) Poche, age 77, died on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in her sleep at her home in King of Prussia, PA. Frances worked as an early childhood classroom teacher at Trinity Nursery and Kindergarten in Gulph Mills, PA for nearly thirty years. After retirement, she worked as an ESL volunteer at Upper Merion Middle School. She loved gardening and was an active member of the Upper Merion Garden Club. Frances studied at Newcomb College in New Orleans, earned her Bachelors Degree at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia and earned her Master's Degree at Cabrini College in Radnor, PA. Born in Melrose, MA on June 16, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Frederick Potts, Jr. and Sara Alcyone (Warrington) Potts. Frances is survived by her husband of 57 years, A. Judson Poche; three sons: Robert Judson Poche of Kennewick, Washington, Dr. Thomas Frederick Poche, Esq. of Bethesda, Maryland and Philip Andrew Poche of Radnor, PA; a daughter, Diane Frances Poche of Honolulu, Hawaii; and five grandchildren: Laila Poche, Emily Poche, Philip Poche, Nicholas Poche and Calvin Poche. Frances was predeceased by her parents and a sister, Dorothy Blanche (Potts) Peterson. Relatives and friends are invited to Frances' Funeral Service at The Bacchi Funeral Home and Crematory, Ltd., 805 DeKalb St. (Rt.202), Bridgeport, PA 19405 on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 10:30 am. Her viewing will be Tuesday morning from 9 to 10:20 am, at the funeral home. Interment will be in Washington Memorial Chapel Cemetery, Valley Forge National Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Frances' memory to the American Cancer Society, 480 Norristown Rd., Suite 150, Blue Bell, PA 19422 (800-227-2345) or the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 15210, Chicago, Illinois 60693 (800-242-8721). www.bacchifuneralhome.com

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