Diane Groves Francis

Mrs. Diane Groves Francis, age 74, of Clifty, Kentucky, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on March 19, 1951, Diane was a retired licensed cosmetologist and a longtime member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Clifty. She had a deep love for cooking and caring for others, embracing many as her own and earning a special place in their hearts as a nurturing, motherly presence.

Diane was preceded in death by her parents, Blannie and Dorothy Groves, her daughter Leslie Cunningham, and her sister Rebecca Jones. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Randell Francis of Clifty; her daughters Ginger McKinney and husband Jerry of Clifty, Dorothy Elgin and husband Alan of Clifty, and Randa Gibson of Clifty; her son-in-law Shane Cunningham; and her brother Lanny Groves and wife Darlene of Clifty. She also leaves behind her grandchildren Brittany McKinney, Kayla Strader, Madi McKinney, Kristen Yates, Mason Cunningham, Matthew Cunningham, Adaleigh Elgin, Blake Elgin, Colton Elgin, Bronson Gibson, and Braxton Gibson, as well as her great-grandchildren Charlotte Strader, Emberlynn Cunningham, Halen Cunningham, and Raylen Yates.