Frances Jean Heckathorn passed away on August 17, 2018 at the age of 78. She was born on December 2, 1939 in Tecumseh, Nebraska and was a resident of Hawthorne, California. She is survived by her sons: Jeff and David. Her sisters Jan, Eldonna and Charlet, and her brothers Jerome and Lawrence. Frances was a loving mother and a great friend. She liked to cook, she enjoyed bowling, loved fishing and going to Las Vegas, Reno and Laughlin. She enjoyed playing Keno and Bingo and was a big Nebraska Cornhuskers fan. She always loved going to the Reno Air Races. A visitation will be held 9:00AM to 1:00PM, Friday, August 31, 2018 at the Villetta Suite, Green Hills Mortuary. A funeral service will be held 2:00PM immediately following the visitation at the Green Hills Memorial Chapel, followed by interment at Green Hills Memorial Park.