Rest in peace, Frances

Courtesy of Ellie at Daytime Royalty.

Melissa Reeves (Jennifer Horton Deveraux) posted this on her FB:

the news of frances reid passing breaks my heart.she was an incredible friend and mentor,not to mention an incredible "gram" with a wicked sense of humor! what an honor and blessing to have known her for so many years.i pray she is in great peace now.what a beautiful woman! i am so glad many of you got to know her through "days of our lives." i love you frances! xoxo,missy

Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Brady Johnson) to SOD.

http://www.soapoperadigest.com/news/breaking/

"She was a sassy gal and we ALL loved her," says Mary Beth Evans (ex-Kayla). "She was a riot and so sharp. She might not have seen you in a while — a year maybe — and she would remember details of your life and ask about them. She was funny, sassy and self deprecating; she made us all laugh. She was such a great example for all of us. Frances loved the DAYS OF OUR LIVES family and was always a professional. I know anyone that was lucky enough to know her, is sad today. She will live on in our memories for sure."

Also, since this news broke last night Frances Reid and Alice Horton have been the #4 and #5 trending topics on Twitter. That shows how important, popular and beloved Frances was to all Days and daytime fans. She will be sorely missed as she was beloved by all. Rest in peace.

Edited February 4, 201015 yr by dc cubs

This is very sad news, indeed. I hope she Rests In Peace. She will be sorely missed.

She brought such warmth to the role of Alice, and she disproved the "rule" that young people are only interested in seeing other young people on screen. Every viewer of every age loved Alice Horton. She reminded me so much of my own grandmother, who passed away five years ago. My grandma loved Days of our Lives, and she and I would huddle in the corner at family celebrations, hashing out the latest Salem developments. I miss her so much. And I've missed Alice these past few years as she's been on screen. RIP, Frances, you brought a lot of pleasure to a lot of people.

RIP Frances Reid..

R I P

So what were some of your favorite Alice scenes?

So what were some of your favorite Alice scenes?

Remember when she beat the [!@#$%^&*] out of Wayne and Earl, the swamp people?

So what were some of your favorite Alice scenes?

I loved when Alice joined in on her granddaughter's adventures. I think it was the New Orleans remote with Bo that Hope and Alice ended up driving the trolley car.

Then there was the time Alice went with Jennifer to Alamania when Jennifer ended up marrying Lawrence. I also liked Alice getting involved in the fight that broke out in Jack's dream sequence at the Jack and Jennifer wedding.

Alice at Christmas time with the hanging of the Horton ornaments were all wonderful memories.

Those are just a few memories but there are so many more.

RIP Frances. She lived a full life and I'm so glad we got to enjoy her presence on DAYS for as long as we did. I hope her family and friends find peace without her.

I liked when the Horton airplane crashed on the way to rescuing Hope and Stefano from Princess Gina's castle. If I remember correctly (and I haven't seen it since it first aired in 2000, so bear with me), Alice Horton essentially floated up to the tropical island on some crate from the plane... or she was found with all the luggage on the sand. Either way, there she was, sitting serenely like a cute little buddha with a big grin on her face. Everybody was going "OMG, grandma, are you ok?!" and she was all *chuckle* "yes, dears, I'm perfectly fine. Now, what are we going to do for food?"

Jason Cook has a lovely message on Soap Opera Digest Memorial Page talking about shooting his first scenes on the show

http://www.soapoperadigest.com/features/days-of-our-lives/features/frances_reid_memorial/

Several scans of interviews of Frances have now been posted. One is from 1993 and includes comments from Suzanne Rogers, Louise Sorel, Kristian Alfonso, Peggy McCay, Susan Seaforth Hayes and past castmembers on why they love Frances:

http://www.jason47.com/days/francesreidtribute2.html

Thanks for the great content and the quick uploading, Jason. It's a big comfort to read through all that and watch the clips you gathered while we process this.

Oh, and Jason Cook's reflection on FR is beautiful.

Doesn't DAYS celebrate it's 45th anniversary in November?

I wouldn't be upset if they took their time and had Alice's funeral in November, that way they can show lots of old flashbacks and bring back a ton of people for Alice's funeral, and pay tribute to the show's 45th anniversary at the same time.