Frances M. Jackson

January 19, 1936 - June 14, 2017

Frances Marie Jackson-Hoskins passed away on June 14 at her home in Benicia after a courageous battle with an on-going illness. Frances was the adoring mother of two sons, Norman Grimes and Richard Grimes, a proud grandmother to Richie, Veronica, Leilani, Elijah and Jeremiah Grimes, a dedicated wife to the late Eugene Jackson and her surviving spouse, Stephan Patrick Hoskins, the beloved aunt of Michele McBride, Staci Anderson and Lori Browning and a cherished friend to many. Frances was born in Maywood, Ca, where her mother was once Mayor and her father was a superb chef and restaurateur. Her only Sibling, the late Richard Anderson, served in the Marine Corps and then with honors on the Los Angeles Police Department. Frances was known to family and friends as a beautiful, talented, artistic, adventurous and compassionate woman with a special place in her heart for horses and animal welfare causes. She moved to the Benicia area in 1990, where she continued to pursue her never-ending ambitions. She performed as a flamenco dancer in and around San Francisco. She sang in the bi-lingual choir at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church. She graduated with Honors in 2000 from San Francisco State University, with a B.A. in Anthropology. She taught and worked with the City of Benicia’s Literacy Program and later became an award-winning poet and published author – all the while, doing everything she could to promote animal welfare and the betterment of life for wild horses. Frances’ family will hold a small gathering in celebration of her amazing and countless accomplishments and to mourn her passing. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in her name to one of the charities closest to her heart, “Return To Freedom: American Wild Horse Sanctuary” in Lompoc, Ca. More information about donations is available at www.returntofreedom.org.