In the comic, Frances was apparently a fairly rich woman, having inherited a fortune from her late husband Earl, who apparently worked in real estate. She at one point claimed she was the sister of the preacher in this comic, but it's quite likely that she was lying, as at the time she was trying to be allowed into his hospital room. She was very controlling of the preacher, believing that her large financial donations to the church gave her the right to heavily influence his decisions, and threatening to cut off this financial support if he didn't do whatever she wanted. When she was first introduced, she gave a check to the church so that they could change the color of their carpet. When she was at the church, a youth pastor named Glen comes to her and asks her if she's saved. She's imme