ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: FRANCIS, ROBERT JAMES Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: Honaker Funeral Home, Slidell, La. Died Monday, December 13, 2010 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://theusgenweb.net/copyright.htm http://theusgenweb.net/la/lafiles.htm ======================================================================= NOTE: If a Photo is available for an obituary record, a reference note will be included with the record. =========================================================== FRANCIS, ROBERT JAMES (February 14, 1931 - December 13, 2010) ========== A photo is available for this file. Please go to http://usgwarchives.net/la/sttammany/obits/dateobits/2010/st1012.htm and click to view list of photos. ========== ROBERT JAMES FRANCIS,passed away in the home he called paradise, in Picayune, MS, on Monday, December 13, 2010, at the age of 79. He was the beloved husband of Mary S. Francis for 36 years, father of Donna Crappell (Keith), Brent Francis (Julie), Joy Creel (Jules), Kelley Francis, Margaret "Minnie" Nunez (Ryan), and Samuel T. Francis (Shannon). Grandfather of Jessica McNulty (Brian), Ashleigh Creel, Keith II and Kori Crappell, Jolie and Jordan Lewis, and Eleanor Francis. Brother of Ronald and Donald Francis and Joyce Proffitt. He was preceded in death by his first wife Mary Ann Cambre Francis; his father: George T. Francis Sr.; his mother: Mildred Francis Woodard; his brother: George Francis Jr.; and his sister: Ruth Francis Mahoney. He retired from Waste Management after 21 years of service. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at HONAKER FUNERAL HOME, 1751 GAUSE Blvd. WEST (IN FOREST LAWN CEMETERY), Slidell, LA on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. Interment will be in FOREST LAWN CEMETERY. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Thursday beginning at 9:00am. Donations to: Crosby Arboreteum of Picayune, MS or St. Joseph Hospice of Picayune, MS preferred, in lieu of flowers. ===================