Franklin, Joseph Paul (b. 5 Sep 1911 - d. 22 Apr 1997): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1911 - 1997 (85 years)

Name	Franklin, Joseph Paul
Birth	5 Sep 1911	Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois
Gender	Male
Reference Number	FRAN.J005
_FGRAVE	83937856
Death	22 Apr 1997	OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois
Burial	Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois
Person ID	I27214	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	4 Jun 2024

Father	Franklin, Bary, b. 1 Jun 1885, Clay County, Illinois d. 18 Aug 1950, Union County, Illinois (Age 65 years)
Mother	Rodgers, Laura B., b. 5 Nov 1891, Illinois d. Oct 1961 (Age 69 years)
Marriage	Y [1, 2]
Family ID	F9730	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Tarter, E.
Family ID	F19779	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 5 Sep 1911 - Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois
	Death - 22 Apr 1997 - OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois
	Burial - - Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois

Notes

FARMER CITY - Paul Franklin, 85, of Farmer City died at 8:35 a.m. Tuesday (April 22, 1997) at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Farmer City, the Rev. Lee Reed officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, rural Champaign. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, with a Knights of Pythias service at 8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
He is survived by his wife, Elsie; two daughters, Ranella Wills, Bloomington; and Elaine Duffner, Jonesboro, Arkansas; two sons, Lynn Franklin, Farmer City; and Leslie Franklin, Urbana; one brother, Woodrow Franklin, Marshfield, Moissouri; one sister, Genevieve Occhi, Cuba, Moissouri; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister.
Mr. Franklin was born Sept. 5, 1911, in Sailor Springs, a son of Bary and Laura Rodgers Franklin. He married Elsie Tarter on Dec. 19, 1931, in DeLand.
He was a retired farmer and a member of Weedman United Methodist Church, rural Farmer City. He also was a member of the Kenilworth Lodge 60 Knights of Pythias, Farmer City, and the DeWitt County Farm Bureau.

[S6019] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Franklin, James, 75, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18645487), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S7744] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Franklin, Bary and Laura B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18645505/bary-franklin), none. (Reliability: 2).