The Rev. Frances E. McQuarie West, 75, died March 15, 2007, of complications from pneumonia. Frances was led to her ministry through lay leadership at the UU Congregation Atlanta with the encouragement of Rev. Eugene Pickett. She served as Chaplain in the Emory University Hospital, and congregations in Winder, GA; Raleigh, NC; Gwinnet, Decatur, Atlanta and Marietta, GA; where she was named Emeritus in 1995. She was an advocate for hospice care. She was survived by her husband Bill West; their children Jean Alhadeff, Aran, Nina and Todd West. A memorial service was held May 19, 2007 at the UU Congregation of Marietta, GA, led by her son Todd West, president of the UU Congregation of the Shoals in Florence, AL.