Mrs. Frances Burgess Abram was born in Sumter, SC on May 10, 1932 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Abraham and Sarah White Burgess. She was reared in a home full of love and laughter with her three adorable sisters and one big brother.   She was united in holy matrimony to the late Mr. Silas Abrams, Sr., and to this union eight children were born—three beautiful daughters and five handsome sons.  She entered into eternal rest peacefully on Monday, November 26, 2018, at the Sumter East Health and Rehabilitation Center, in Sumter, SC.

Mother Frances was educated in the public schools of Sumter County.  She was taught at an early age the value and importance of hard work, especially when it came to providing for her family. She worked for four years at the former Glenn Manufacturing Plant in Sumter, SC as a seamstress, and as chambermaid for  several hotels—Carolina Inn and Myrtle Beach Inn, in Myrtle Beach, SC.  Her greatest joy was taking care of her family and she especially enjoyed cooking and baking for them.

She was a life-long member of Beulah AME Church and accepted God as her personal Savior at an early age.  She was a member of the Women's Missionary Society and the Lay Organization.

Her precious memories will forever be cherished by her loving children:  daughters, Elizabeth Abrams of the home and Betty Robinson of Dalzell, SC; five sons:  Silas (Connie) Abrams, Jr, Thomas (Lisa) Abrams, Roney Abrams, and Joseph Abrams all of Sumter, SC and Michael (Betty) Abrams of Wilmington, NC; one devoted sister, Nellie Louise Burgess of Sumter, SC; one sister-in-law, Ora Lee Abrams and one brother-in-law, David Whaley; nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, other  relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Silas, Sr.; a daughter, Barbara Whaley; two sisters:  Emma Jean Harry and Margaret Lagrant; one brother, Ulysses Burgess; one son-in law, Melvin Robinson; one brother-in-law, O.T. Abrams and one sister-in-law, Rebecca Abrams.

Public Viewing will be held on Friday, November 30, 2018 from 2-6pm at Job's Mortuary.

Funeral Services will be held at a11am on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Beulah AME Church 3175 Florence Highway Sumter, SC 29153, with Rev. Dr. Dwayne Bruce, Pastor, Officiating.

Interment will follow in Beulah AME Church Cemetery.

Family will receive friends at the home of her daughter, 915 Miller Road Apt 13A Sumter, SC 29150.