Francine O. McDaniel, 1965-2021

Francine O. Williams-McDaniel was born Dec. 25, 1965, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to LaMar McLeod and Carolyn Williams. She was a 1984 graduate of Springfield Queens High School in Queens, N.Y.

Francine enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1985. It was early during her enlistment as a communications specialist that she met Karell McDaniel, also a Marine, in 1986.

Francine joined Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church in 1998 under the leadership of Bishop Norman L. Wagner. Francine returned to Choffin Career Center for licensed practical nursing and graduated in 2000, then graduated from South University as a registered nurse in 2015. She went on to graduate from Ursuline College with honors in 2018, with her master’s degree. In 2020, she was certified as a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner.

Francine leaves to mourn her passing, her ex-husband, Karell T. McDaniel; their children, Karell T. McDaniel Jr., Kassidy R. and Harrison G. Little, Kelsey G. McDaniel and Khloe O. McDaniel; two grandchildren, Karter Mila McDaniel and Grant Jude Little; brothers, Bruce Williams and Leon Williams; sisters, Carla Ann McLeod and Shirley McLeod; and a host of family and friends.

Besides her mother, Carolyn Williams; and father and stepmother, Lamar and Lillian McLeod; she was preceded in death by her brother, Ramone Williams.

Visitation will be 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, at Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church. Funeral services will follow at 10 a.m. Due to the pandemic, all guests are asked to wear masks and observe social distancing.

A Service of Love and Dignity entrusted to the L. E. Black, Phillips & Holden Funeral Home.

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