<P> At times, Fran had felt that her privacy had been invaded because of Vint and his family moving in, namely because Sonja had read her manuscript . Another particular cross was that she had to share a bathroom with the kids . At least Buzz kept his things in an orderly fashion and for this won favor from Fran, while Sonja was a typical teenager, messy and therefore more frustrating to Fran . </P> <P> Fran always looked like that she was one step away from a nervous breakdown, and she often stood up to her opinionated sister . At times though, she would unbend, and let her hair down and have some fun . She showed this side of herself when she indulged in some wine at the wedding preparations for Vint and Naomi Oates . Also, when she chaperoned Sonja's slumber party when Thelma was out of town . </P> <P> However, after two years, (and because Rue McClanahan and Betty White, who played Ellen, had been asked to join the cast of The Golden Girls), Fran had died as a result of swallowing a toothpick in the ladies room at the local bar and grill, The Bigger Jigger . Her room eventually went to her great nephew, Bubba Higgins, which caused Vint and Naomi great consternation, since they had been angling for that room . McClanahan was actually unhappy with the role and was happy to leave . </P> <P> After Fran's funeral in "Farewell Frannie", it was later revealed in "Where There's a Will" that she left a last will and testament and Thelma contacted the executor of Fran's last will and testament, Larwin P. Finstadler . According to Finstadler, Aunt Fran was worth an estimated $35,000 dollars through six bank accounts, stock and land holdings . </P>

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