Sister Evangeline Annie Carr, better known as Frances Ann Carr, passed into eternity Jan. 2, 2017, at her home (The Shaker Community), surrounded by her community and loved ones, following a very brief battle with cancer. Sister was born in Lewiston, March 13, 1927, the sixth of seven children born to Herbert and Margaret (Rourke) Carr. Following the loss of her father, her mother placed Frances and her younger sibling Ruth with the Shakers on Aug. 26, 1937; she was ten years old She attended Shaker School, where she graduated, and learned all the arts and crafts the Sisters taught,…


