On June 20, 2021, Frances Paula Drinkard (nee' Latorre) passed surrounded by her loving family.  She was 90.

Born the daughter of Joseph and Rosa (nee' Gabriel) Latorre in Baltimore, she would come to be a resident of Glen Burnie in 1968 following a residence in Norfolk, Va.

Frances was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd and a dedicated Catholic.  She like to sew dresses and cloths and devoted her life to her dear husband  and family.

Surviving her are husband of many years,  Eugene "Gene" Paine Drinkard as well as her dear sons, Michael J. Gadow, Joseph R,, Frank G., Vincent M., Joseph G. "Gill,"  and stepsons Eugene P., and Robert E. Drinkard.  She will be missed by his loving step daughter Wanda L. Brown.  Frances will be fondly remembered by her beloved sisters , Lena Breidenbach, Marie Lattore and Santina Supik.  Her legacy will continue in numerous grand and great-grandchildren.  She joins her beloved son Sebastian X. Slade (Eugene P. Drinkard) in eternity.