Belle Wade Bowen Frame's Obituary
Frame, Belle Wade Bowen (called Wade), 96, of Pinellas Park, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020. She was born January 2, 1924 in Greenville, MS, where she graduated high school as Valedictorian and Homecoming Queen. She attended Sophie Newcomb College, University of Mississippi and graduated from Delta State University. She was married to Jesse Stewart Frame and had three children, Jesse Stewart Frame Jr., Belle Wade Fitzpatrick and Allen Frame. She is survived by her children Belle Wade and Allen; three grandchildren Katherine Stephenson, Kelly Frame and Braxton Frame and one great-grandchild Carter Stephenson. She started a kindergarten in her own home in Indianola, MS, then founded a kindergarten for St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Indianola and later for St. James Episcopal Church in Greenville, MS. She became a teacher and taught primary grades in Greenville, then junior high English in Clinton, MS. She moved to Florida in 2007 and lived with her daughter until she moved to Gulf Shore Nursing and Rehab Center in 2019.
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