Marvin "Mab" Francis 1947 to September 21, 2022

Marvin (Mab) Tilmon Francis, age 75 of Jasper, Georgia passed away at his home Wednesday, September 21, 2022, after a strong fight against lung cancer. He was an Atlanta native born at Crawford Long Hospital on Peachtree Street.
Mab was a pioneer in Computer Banking starting at the First National Bank of Atlanta, Georgia in 1963 and then retiring from the First Bank of Stockbridge, Georgia in 2007. In the early seventies, he helped develop and implement the Award-winning "Tillie the All-Time Teller" advertising campaign and the first major ATMs in Atlanta.
He worked with the independent Bankers of Georgia and Georgia Tech on the first IBM Person Computers to help spread the use of PCs. Mab and a programmer worked together to develop one of the first Automated Loan Documentation programs for a PC that was used by numerous Auto and Financial companies throughout Georgia for decades.
He spearheaded the successful application that resulted in the First State Bank of Stockbridge being named the independent Bankers of Georgia "Community Bank of the Year in 2004.
From 1966 to 1968 he was a Drill Sergeant specializing in Physical Training at Fort Polk, LA "Tigerland" Advance Infantry Training. His Company broke the All Army Physical Average score on three occasions. He trained thousands of soldiers that went directly to Vietnam.
Golf was his passion and it was his lifetime goal to learn the mechanics of the golf swing which he finally accomplished after about 50 years. Mab won several awards including Bent Tree Senior Club Champion three times, back-to-back two-man team Match Play Champions, individual Match Play Champions, individual Match Play Champion and numerous other competitions.
He enjoyed community involvement and spent over a decade in the Tucker and Rockdale Jaycees. More recently he was a Georgia Mountains Hospice of Jasper volunteer for over a decade.
He most loved spending time with family.
He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Betty of Jasper; his daughter and son-in-law, Abbi and Bryant Odom of Canton; son and daughter-in-law, Clint and Kelly Owens of Tualatin, Oregon; son and his partner, Shane and Craig Francis of Guerneville, California; sister and brother-in-law, Sally and Bob Cantrell of Tolar, Texas; grandchildren, Charley Odom, Anneka Owens, Charlie Owens, Thea Owens, Skylar Cogswell, and Jaycee Cogswell.
A Veteran's memorial service will be held at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia on November 2, 2022, at 11:30 am with long-time friend and hospice chaplain, Roland Nelson performing the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Georgia Mountains Hospice or the Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Association. Georgia Mountains Hospice- 70 Caring Way, Jasper, GA 30143, 706-253-4100. Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Association- https://www.cvsaonline.org.