A funeral service for Mrs. Laura Evelyn Moore Francis, of Marshall, Texas will be held on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Downs Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Friday, July 2, 2021 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Downs Funeral Home. Interment will be held after at Colonial Gardens Cemetery in Marshall, Texas with Roger Robbins officiating.

Laura Evelyn Moore Francis was born on September 20, 1944 in Marshall, Texas to her parents, Earlton Moore and Beatrice Inez Heinz. Mrs. Francis passed away on June 29, 2021 at Marshall Manor Nursing Home in Marshall, Texas, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Francis was a caregiver for over 40 years. Mrs. Francis was a lifetime resident of Marshall, Texas and was member of Memorial Baptist Church. She loved mud bogging, pitching horseshoes and washers, playing cornhole and dirt track racing. She was very faithful to God, her family and her grandkids.

Mrs. Francis is survived by her children, Cindy Lou Francis and spouse Kendall, Wade Francis and spouse Robin, Kimberly Francis, Karrie Ann Bellote and spouse Weldon; sister, Mary Elizabeth Moore Rutledge; brother, Bobby Moore; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren; a number of nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.

Mrs. Francis is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Roland Francis; son Clayton Francis; siblings, Ervie Lee Schultz, Audrey Dean Fike, Betty Terrell; brothers, Billy Wayne Moore and Carroll Moore; and a half sister, Dot Anderson.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Huntington Disease research and education.