Laura Francis Warthen was the daughter of Charles Monroe Francis and Annie Lee Johnson Francis.

She was born on June 16, 1912 in Iola Kansas. She passed from this life on April 1, 1995 in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Laura had four sisters, Mrs. Daisy Belle Francis Waller {died February 15,1989 in Union City, Oklahoma} , Mrs. Molly Angeline Francis Barbee {died September 17, 1985 in Pixley, California} , Mrs. Myrtle Mae Francis Teague {died January 14,1995 in Contra Costa, California}, Mrs. Edna Annie Francis Barbee {died November 1, 1984 in Tulsa, Oklahoma} and three brothers, Glenn Francis {died September 11, 1964 and buried in Carnegie Cemetery} , William Carter "Bill" Francis {died November 1, 1986 in Guthrie, Oklahoma}, and John Francis {deceased April 2, 1962 buried in Ames Cemetery, Oklahoma}.

She married George Allen Warthen on January 13,1935 in Ft. Cobb, Oklahoma.