Kenneth H. Francis, age 48, of New Egypt died Saturday, September 29 at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton. Born in Lawton, OK, he had been a New Egypt resident since 1986, coming from Hornerstown. Kenny was a graduate of the Admiral Farragut Academy in Pine Beach, NJ and attended Eastern University in St. Davids, PA. He had been employed as an Admissions Representative for the Chubb Institute in New Brunswick and was the former owner of the New Egypt Recreation Oasis. Kenny was well liked and very active in New Egypt and Plumsted Township affairs, serving on the Plumsted Township Committee for 16 years and was the current Deputy Mayor. He had also served on the Plumsted Twp. Planning Board, the Plumsted Twp. MUA and was the Township Liaison for the Fire Co. and First Aid Squad and was proud to be able to start the first paid coverage for the First Aid Squad in New Egypt. Kenny was also an Assistant Scout Master for the Cub Scouts and was a member of the Bordentown Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife Maureen (nee Wooldridge) Francis; his parents, Kenneth J. and Mildred A. (nee Johnson) Francis; a son, Jake Francis; a daughter, Katie Francis all of New Egypt; a brother and sister-in-law, J. Rodney and Lydia Francis of Bordentown; a sister and brother-in-law, Tracey and Jack Byrne of Hornerstown; his nieces and nephews, Christie and Ryan Byrne and Heather, Amanda, Victoria and Jonathan Francis and by his good friends, Dave and Linda Leutwyler of New Egypt. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 3 at 11:00 AM at the Tilghman Funeral Home, 52 Main Street in New Egypt (www.tilghmanfh.com), with Rev. Jay Rambo, officiating. Interment will be in Emley?s Hill Cemetery in Cream Ridge. Calling hours will be on Tuesday, October 2 from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the funeral home. Memorial contributions in Kenny?s memory may be made to The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins (For Pancreatic Cancer Research), One Charles Center, 100 North Charles Street, Suite 234, Baltimore, MD 21201 or to the New Egypt First Aid Squad, P. O. Box 368, New Egypt, NJ 08533.