Obituary of Raleigh RyRy Franco

Raleigh Ashlyn Franco, 4, of Niles, Michigan, passed away peacefully, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Indiana, with her Family by her side on Friday, March 9, 2012. Raleigh "Ry Ry" was born to Xavier and NaShawn Franco on May 25, 2007 in Niles, Michigan. She was a preschool student of Tri-County Head Start where she loved to color and paint pictures of her family and friends. She was well known for her beautiful smile and warm personality, but many close to "Ry Ry" knew her best by her love for music, singing and dancing. She truly loved hanging out at her "Gama" Linda's hair salon where she was often pampered with manicures and pedicures. Above all…she was daddy's little girl. Preceding Raleigh were her Great-Great Grandparents James and Tillie Anderson, and Great Grandparents, Willie Travier, Pauline Coleman Travier, Betty J. Kirkendoll, Maurice Ulysses Miller, and her Grandmother, Deborah Denise Travier - Franco. She is survived by her Great-Great Grandmother; Audell Miller of Chicago, Illinois; Great Grandparents, Fannie Davis Miller of Niles, Michigan, Perry Gene Kirkendoll of Elkhart, Indiana; her Grandparents, Eucebio "Jimmy" & Linda Evelyn Franco, Rodney & Linda Kirkendoll of Niles, Michigan; and her parents, Xavier & NaShawn Franco of Niles, Michigan. She is also survived by a sister Kennedi Kimyia Franco of Niles, Michigan, close Uncle Rodney Rene Kirkendoll Jr. and close Aunt Kyla Renese Kirkendoll, of Niles Michigan and a host uncles, aunts, cousins and family friends. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 17th, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, in Niles, Michigan with Pastor James Hightower, of Benton Harbor, Michigan officiating. A time for visitation will begin one hour prior. An interment will follow the service at Silverbrook Cemetery, in Niles Michigan. Donations can be made to the, Raleigh A. Franco Memorial Fund, at Fifth Third Bank.