Frances Arlene (Kentner) Baldwin
Graveside services for Frances Arlene Baldwin (Kentner), 77, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery.
Frances was born December 3, 1947 to Jeff and Wanda Kentner. She departed this life on November 5, 2025, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s. She will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Jeff and Wanda, one sister, Velma, one brother-in-law, Eddie, and her granddaughter Kelsy.
Frances is survived by her brother, Roger; two sisters, Carmen and Melody (Martin); five daughters, Valeria, Shauna (Gerald), Elaine (Mark), Jill (Gene), Jennifer (Terry); twelve grandchildren, Kyla (Corey), Joshua (Cheryl), Weston, Courtney (Robert III), Dylan, Samuel (KC), Ethan, Hannah (Scotty), Sarah, Brittany (Tyler), Cassidy, and Zachary; twenty-six great-grandchildren, Nicholas (Mariah), Jacob (Mckenzie), Kayleigh, Anthony, Gabriel, Briar, Zane, Dusty, Shelton, Jaxen, Dylon, Charlie, Jack, Ryan, Alvena, Jason, Sapphire, Robert IV, Ziggy, Russell, Alia, Leon, Addison, Luke, Levi, and Layton; great great-grandchildren, Mötley and Vincent; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Frances was a devout Christian, attending Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church until she was no longer physically able to. She was a conscientious and diligent worker, always doing her best. She had an inner strength that defies description and a quiet grace and dignity that she didn’t know she possessed. The defining characteristic of her life was her undying love for her family. Her passing leaves a great void that we will fill with all the memories she left us. Birthday parties with her fancy blue table clothe and colored paper chains. Her Halloween bats hanging in the dining room, her placemats for every season and holiday, the ever present ironing board, and her perfectly creased pants, Sunday lunches, oven stew and jello cakes. Her life was filled with love and laughter and she is at peace now, having coffee with Granny and Velma.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of choice, and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 W. Main St., West Plains, Missouri. Online condolences may be left at www.robertsondrago.com