Frances Elizabeth Mummert

Frances Elizabeth (Basye) Mummert, age 102, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2025, at The Oakes, Bethany Village, Mechanicsburg, PA.

Francie was born March 25,1923 in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, the fifth daughter of Erasmus and Murrel Basye. She attended Lewisberry School through 11th grade and completed her 12th grade year at New Cumberland High School receiving her High School Diploma. She married Lewis, her high school sweetheart in 1943.

She was a machine operator during World War II, and a printer at the Camp Hill Art Press. She was the secretary in her husband’s Nationwide Insurance Agency until they retired in 1988.

Francie had many interests. She loved sacred music, had a green thumb, and was a great cook. She liked sports, especially tennis and the Phillies. She was even interested in politics. Francie enjoyed traveling with her husband throughout the U.S. and to Europe. But most of all, she loved being a mother and a grandmother.

She was a faithful member of Lewisberry United Methodist Church and the Annie Sterline Library.

Francie was greatly loved and will be missed by her three children Alethia Sprenkle (John) James Mummert (Sheila) and Cynthia Imhoff (Timothy), eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by Lewis Mummert, her husband of 69 years, and her four sisters Mildred Ness, Gladys Lefever, Lillian Hake, and Virginia Drake.

A memorial service with be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, June 9, 2025, at Lewisberry United Methodist Church, with the burial to follow at Emmanuel Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Lewisberry United Methodist Church, 309 Market St. Lewisberry, PA 17339.

The family would like to thank the nurses and staff at The Oakes, Bethany Village for their kind and loving care.