Frank Bartholomew Salisbury

November 8, 1932 ~ March 8, 2024

Frank Bartholomew Salisbury, age 91, of Allendale passed away peacefully on Friday, March 8, 2024. He was preceded in death by his parents, Seldon and Gladys (Bartholomew) Salisbury; first wife, Elaine; second wife, Linda; daughter, Debra Salisbury; brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Nancy Salisbury; sisters and brother-in-laws, Dona and Roy Jeffrey, Delores and Wayne Mackey, Joy and Paul Popke, and Bethyl and Albert Holmes. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 7 years, Mary Jane Salisbury; sons, Jeffery and Kim Salisbury, Frank Jr. and Jayne Salisbury; daughter, Sally and Kevin Carroll; step-sons, Curtis and Stephanie Benaway, and Robert Benaway; 7 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Frank proudly served in the US Army during the Korean War. Frank was a faithful and active member and deacon at Grand Valley Baptist Church and Allendale Baptist Church. He was a self-supported missionary with Send International in the Philippines and he was active in missions around the world with His Hands. Funeral services will be held on March 14, 2024, at 11:00 am at Allendale Baptist Church, 6262 Lake Michigan Drive, Allendale, with Pastors Mark Green and Larry Salisbury officiating. The burial will be held at Rosedale Memorial Park Cemetery. Relatives and friends may meet the family on Wednesday, March 13, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at Matthysse Kuiper DeGraaf, 6651 Scott St., Allendale, and from 10:00-10:45 a.m. at the church on Thursday. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make memorial contributions to Faith Hospice or Allendale Baptist Church.

Visitation
Wednesday, March 13
2:00pm - 4:00pm

MKD - Allendale
6651 Scott St.
Allendale, MI 49401

Phone: (616) 895-4400

Visitation
Wednesday, March 13
6:00pm - 8:00pm

MKD - Allendale
6651 Scott St.
Allendale, MI 49401

Phone: (616) 895-4400

Visitation
Thursday, March 14
10:00am - 11:00am

Allendale Baptist Church
6262 Lake Michigan Drive
Allendale, MI 49401

Funeral Service
Thursday, March 14
11:00am

Allendale Baptist Church
6262 Lake Michigan Drive
Allendale, MI 49401

Leave Your Tribute Message

March 12, 2024 1:14pm
A wonderful man I appreciated and enjoyed sharing with. The kind of men we, and the legacy they leave, need today. Celebrating a life well lived! Prayer for all the family.

- Don Miller

March 12, 2024 12:49pm
Mary, Sorry to hear of Frank’s passing. We have known Frank for many years. We will miss him at the coffee table. We will not be at his service as we are vacationing in Florida.

- Fred & Dorothy Langeland

March 11, 2024 1:39pm
I was really close to uncle frank and something about him is that he would squeeze your hand just to be funny

- Mathias

March 10, 2024 4:54pm
Frank married my first cousin, Linda, what a wonderful man and family! Our sympathy to the family.

- Mr & Mrs Larry Rhoades

March 10, 2024 11:36am
Frank was a wonderful man, and i'm so blessed to call him a friend! We always enjoyed catching up when I saw him for breakfast's on Saturdays with his friends! I'm praying for his family and for my classmate (Kristin) his granddaughter during this time, may Jesus be with the family during this time of sorrow.

- Kevin Carlson




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