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How should Days of Our Lives handle the passing of it’s star, Frances Reid?  That’s a good question, especially for long time fans of the show.  There are two logical options: kill her off or let her live.

If we give Alice Horton the Sally Spectra (B&B) treatment, we send her to live with Jack & Jennifer in London, or Bill in Africa or what have you.  That’s fine and dandy, but we know the actress has passed.  I don’t think it would do any good for Days to just write her off with a happy ending.

On the other hand, what if Days were to kill off Gram?  Perhaps the stress of Mickey’s death was just a bit too much for her to handle?  Hey, Days does have a 45th Anniversary coming up this November!  What a good November sweeps story.  November is plenty of time to get the key people back: Jennifer (Melissa Reeves), Jack (Matthew Ashford), Marie (Maree Cheatham), Michael (Roark Critchlow).  There are many other Hortons who can return and other past characters can come back.  Everyone who every walked through the streets of Salem was touched by Mrs. H in some way. 

How would you like Days of Our Lives to handle the death of Frances Reid?  Let us know!!

Both Allison Sweeney and Deidre Hall have announced via twitter that Frances Reid, who has long played Alice Horton, has passed away.

Via Twitter:

DeidreHall Greg Meng called me this morning to tell me of the loss of our darling Frances Reid. She was loved, revered, and will be remembered. Deidre

Frances Reid will be sorely missed….She was 95 years old.