Aretta Francis Starner died at Harborside Healthcare Center, Troy on Sunday, October 14, 2001. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Herbert Wayne Starner;sons, Donny Wayne Starner and Robert Starner; two daughters,Hazel Hatfield and husband, Roger; Judy Powell; brother, Austin Starner; eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alvin and Anne Floyd Redmon; two brothers and one sister.