PALM BAY, Fla. -- Elizabeth L. French, 82, died June 14, 2009, in Wake Forest, N.C. She was born May 22, 1927, in Geneva, N.Y., to Thomas McGrath and Gladys Lane. On Oct. 11, 1950, she was married to Merrill French.

Survivors include her sister, Joyce Ryan, of Alexandria, Va.; children, David French, of Salina, Kan., Daniel French, of Jacksonville, Victoria French, of Palm Bay, and Rebecca Wilson, of Wakeforest, N.C.; and six grandchildren, Cory French, Lance French, Gary French, Melanie French, Chad Wilson and Caitlin Wilson. She was preceded in death by one son, Dwight French.

The service was June 20 at Fountain Head Memorial Funeral Home, Palm Bay.