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Although the May Day program was discontinued, Mrs. Thornton still worked with the schools, that involvement with the county’s youngsters being her favorite part of her job. She helped with physicals at the high school and with the chest Xrays for teachers, critical some years ago when tuberculosis was prevalent in parts of Rappahannock. “There was a time when the children had a lot of head lice, and as soon as we suspected it, we’d holler for Frances, and she’d take care of the outbreak," Mrs. Quaintance remembered.
Her duties as public health nurse took her into the homes of the sick and the elderly. “She was always sympathetic and empathetic with older people,” said Dr. R. S. LeGarde, who worked with Mrs. Thornton as area health director. “She’s the kind of person who motivates folks to-do things that are best for themselves.”
“She has high standards and real integrity,” added Dr. John Einarson, the last of the nine health directors Mrs. Thornton served under. “She always drove herself hard.”
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