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Arkansas 1st grade teacher dies from COVID-19 complications

Angela Francis, a 1st-grade teacher with the Watson Chapel School District in Pine Bluff, died from complications due to coronavirus.
Credit: Watson Chapel School District

PINE BLUFF, Ark. — According to the Watson Chapel School District Facebook page, a teacher has died after complications of COVID-19.

Angela Francis, 1st grade teacher with the Watson Chapel School District, died on Friday, Oct. 16.

"The Watson Chapel School District offers their deepest condolences to the family of Angela Francis," the post said. "She lost her battle with Covid today! Our prayers and thoughts are with her family and her Edgewood family."

The Watson Chapel School District offers their deepest condolences to the family of Angela Francis. She lost her battle with Covid today! Our prayers and thoughts are with her family and her Edgewood family.

Posted by Watson Chapel School District on Friday, October 16, 2020

A GoFundMe set up for Angela and her family said Angela has a husband and two daughters, ages 14 and 16 years old.

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