Keith Ray Francis

Keith Ray Francis, 87 passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 14, 2021 at Ossian Health Care, Ossian, IN. Keith was born July 24, 1934 in Malone, New York to the late Raymond Francis and Gladys (Paro) Fraughton. He would go on to become a proud veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Navy, aboard the USS Yorktown. Keith graduated with an engineering degree from the Indiana Institution of Technology and would go on to work as a manager of North American Van Lines for 25 years prior to retiring in 1996.

He is survived by his daughter, Teresa "Suzi" (Mike) Sanders of Bowman, GA; brothers Leland (Patty) Francis of Hannawa Falls, NY, and James Fraughton of Houston, TX; Grandchildren, Josh Maxwell Cuyahoga Falls. Ohio and Jodi (Shane) Tombyll Elberton, GA; great grandchildren, Austin and Taylor Tombyll, and a special nephew Lee (Julie) Braselton, Ossian, IN. Keith is proceeded in death by his loving wife Emma C. Francis in 1999, brothers, Bruce Francis and Patrick Francis.

Memorials may be made to The National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Donations can be made online: www.kidney.org/donation; By Phone: (855) 653-2273; or By Check: National Kidney Foundation Attn: Finance Department 30 East 33rd St. New York, NY 10016. Arrangements by D.O. McComb and Sons Foster Park Funeral Home 6301 Fairfield Ave Fort Wayne, IN. To sign the online guestbook go to www.mccombandsons.com