Francis Edgar Martin

I met Francis at The Solana, the assisted living home where my mom, LaBeth Kester, also lived. He sat by her in the dining room there, which is how I came to know him. As everyone has mentioned, he was so nice and so funny! My son, Russell’s birthday was also April 4th. He thought a lot of Francis and Francis always asked about Russell when I saw him. My mom passed away at 96 years of age at The Solana in 2019, but I went back there a couple of times just to say hello to Francis. I wish...

Francis was my brother-in-law, husband of my sister Peggy Rush Martin. Francis was loved by everyone in my family. We all loved forward to every visit of Peg and France, especially my parents, Frances and Raymond Rush. He was so joyful and friendly, full of fun at holiday meals or shooting off fireworks in the streets of Talpa at Christmas time. He taught me to play chess and water ski and how to tell a good story. He loved to play boogie woogie or Bob Wills tunes on our piano for my...

We are so sorry to hear of Fran´s passing. He was such a mellow and insightful man, an all around nice human being. We will always remember the good times we had when the kids were on swim team and in high school. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Tony and Janet Masiella

Thinking of you and wishing you moments of peace and comfort as you remember your dad who was so close to you.

Such a wonderful person that we were so blessed to know. He always made our day brighter. We will miss him and unfortunately for us we missed his last several years.

We will miss Francis so very, very much.
He always had a smile, was an encouragement to everyone he met, was a great listener, and such fun to be with!
Francis set an example for us all in the joy he brought to others.

May flights of angels carry you home dear friend