Frances K. Zea, 99, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2004. Frances was born June 23, 1904 in Missouri Valley, IA to William and Lulu Hirst. She attended college in Denison, IA where she met and married her husband George A. Zea. They moved to Independence in 1923. She was a member of the Community of Christ Stone Church, and the Laurel Club. Frances was preceded in death by her husband George, and is survived by her son, George W. Zea of Independence, MO; grandson, William Dale Zea of Parkville, MO.