Norfolk - Frances Maria Bingley, 85, widow of James T. Bingley, died June 25, 2010 at Albermarle Hospital, Elizabeth City, NC. A former resident of Norfolk and Franklin, she was born in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Edward and Eva Spindler Howard, and was a retired hairdresser and Revlon sales representative. Mrs. Bingley was the founder of the Virginia Shaggers Hall of Fame, founder and president of the Tidewater Shag Club and aided in the formation of shag clubs all over Virginia. She was the retired chairperson of the National Living Legends of Dance.
Survivors include her daughter, Sandy Edwards (Bob) of Franklin; two sons, John E. Anderson and Walter T. " Boo Boo " Anderson, both of Elizabeth City, NC; five grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Wright Funeral Home, Franklin. Interment will follow in Southampton Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.