Frankie Ann Andrews Hollister passed away surrounded by her loving family on March 14, 2025, at her home in Edison, GA. She was 74 years old. The cause of death was cancer of the bile duct.

Frankie, firstborn of the late Wallace Reid and Marilena Andrews, was raised in Edison and educated at Calhoun County schools. She graduated from Randolph Macon Women's College in Lynchburg, Virginia, spending her junior year in England at The University of Reading. After graduation, Frankie studied 19th century Russian literature at the University of Virginia, where she met her future husband and then medical student, Dickerman Hollister Jr. Frankie worked in finance in New York and Atlanta before marrying in 1981. The Hollister's settled in Greenwich, CT, where her husband practiced medical oncology. The couple adopted their two children, Catharine Reid (Reid) and Dickerman III (Dickon), blessings from God. A devoted mother above all else, Frankie never missed Reid's concerts with the Christ Church Greenwich choirs and was always courtside for Dickon's tennis matches.

Frankie served in many community organizations, including two terms on the Vestry of Christ Church Greenwich and as Directress of the Altar Guild.  She was a member and later president of The Green Fingers Garden Club, garnered many "best in class" ribbons at national flower shows, and was selected as a Garden Club of America Judge.   At The Belle Haven Club one summer, she skippered an Ideal 18 through a squall, earning her the moniker "Fearless Frankie." After Dick's retirement, the Hollister's and their dachshund, Edwin, moved to her family's farm in Edison. There, Frankie tended her vegetable and flower gardens, joined the Albany and Cuthbert, GA, garden clubs, and became a certified Master Gardener. She was happiest with her fingers in the dirt planting seeds and tending shoots. Frankie and Dick also traveled worldwide, visiting especially sites of ancient Greece and early Christianity. And there was more: She was an avid reader, a budding watercolorist, and a professional tennis aficionado (Andre, Rafa, & Carlos). Most importantly, Frankie was a devoted parishioner at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Albany, GA., and a dedicated volunteer in its soup kitchen, "Ladles of Love."

Frankie is survived by her husband, Dick, children Reid and Dickon, her sister Martha Corrigan and husband Chris, and their children Thomas and Mary Wallace. A memorial service will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Albany, GA on Friday, March 21 at 10:30 AM. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to "Ladles of Love," St. Paul's Episcopal Church (212 N. Jefferson St, Albany, GA, 31701), Christ Church Greenwich (254 E. Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830), or to a charity of your choice.

LUNSFORD FUNERAL HOME

CUTHBERT, GA 229/732-2148