Church Point, La. Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 P.M. Monday, November 29, 2010 at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Church Point for Gus Francis, Sr., 62. Mr. Francis, a native of Houma, La. and long-time resident of Church Point, died at 12:10 P.M. Saturday, November 27 at his residence. Entombment will be in the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Mausoleum on Highway 35 north of Church Point.

Survivors include two sons, Gus Adam Francis, Jr. and wife Traci of Basile, La. and Tromie Francis and his companion Tyla Meche of Church Point; five daughters: Tina Higginbotham and husband John and Brandi Francis and companion Shane Matte-all of Church Point-Tina Boyd and husband Clifford of Venice, La.; Tida Francis Albritton and Augusta Francis; six sisters: Augusta "Sister" Francis and Andrea Parfait of Houma, La., Theresa Verret of Dulac, La., Octavia Albrecht of Miss., Lucretia Sanchez of Donaldsonville, La. and Patricia Frentz of Patterson, La.; two brothers, Paul Francis of Houma and Andrew Francis of Atlanta, Ga. and fifteen grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Adam and Emily (Billiot) Francis; five brothers: Frank, Daniel, Gabriel, Hurbert and Henry Francis and four sisters: Emily and Virginia Francis, Hazel Henterson and Ann Trosclair.

The family requested that visiting hours begin at 10:00 A.M. Sunday, November 28 and continue uninterrupted until the time of the services on Monday. A recitation of the Rosary will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Sunday.

Mr. Francis was a captain in the tug boat industry along the Gulf Coast for a number of years. A U.S. Army Veteran of the Viet Nam War, he will be honored with a Flag Presentation Ceremony at the funeral home just before the services.