FRANCIS L. BYFORD, 46, a former resident of Council Bluffs died at his home in Denver, Colorado, early Sunday morning.

He is survived by: his widow, Mrs. Agnes Byford of Denver, Patricia May Kotinek of Denver; one sister, Mrs. May Jennings of Denver; and one brother Charles Byford of Carney, Nebraska.

The body will arrive at the Beem-Belford Funeral Home Tuesday morning where it will lie in state until the hour of the service, Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St. Francis Church. Requiem Mass will be celebrated by the Rev. James P. Danahey.