Michael D. Francis

November 19, 1962 - December 26, 2021

Michael Dale Francis, age 59, a resident of Coon Creek Road in Salyersville, Kentucky; passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky after a lengthy illness. Michael was born November 19, 1962 at Paintsville Hospital in Paintsville, Kentucky the son of Lexie Gullett Francis and the late Charles Francis. His beloved pet, Patches, also preceded him in death. Michael was employed as a heavy equipment operator in the coal industry until his retirement. He was a member of the Liberty Baptist Church in Salyersville, Kentucky and the North Magoffin Fire Department. Those left to mourn includes wife, Bronna Ward Francis, whom he married March 27, 1993, son, Charles Michael Channing Francis of Berea, Kentucky, daughter, Jessica Francis Prater and husband Jack of Staffordsville, Kentucky, mother, Lexie Francis and special friend Langley Lykins of Salyersville, Kentucky, sister, Glenda Martin and husband Graham of Salyersville, Kentucky, father and mother in-law, Charles and Gay Ward of Salyersville, Kentucky, brother in-law, Perry Ward and wife Loretta of Salyersville, Kentucky, nieces, Olivia Ward Brown and husband Michael Paul of Salyersville, Kentucky, Erin Martin Stigall and husband Landon of South Carolina, nephew, Todd Martin and wife Sabrina of Salyersville, Kentucky, a host of family and friends who love and miss him. Funeral services for Michael Dale Francis will be conducted Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 2:00 PM from the chapel of the Salyersville Funeral Home. Clergy Charles Michael Channing Francis, Dan Ison, Larry Blair, and Denzel Jenkins will deliver comforting words on the day of service. Interment will follow from the Alton Francis Family Cemetery on Bloomington in Salyersville, Kentucky. The family will welcome friends Wednesday, December 29, after 6:00 PM and anytime prior to funeral services. Contributions can be made to the North Magoffin Fire Department in honor of Michael D. Francis. The Salyersville Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the funeral arrangements.