Franklin, Richard Earl 'Dick'

1931 - 2024  (93 years)

• Name	Franklin, Richard Earl 'Dick'
  Birth	4 Feb 1931	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	FRAN.R003
  Death	6 Jul 2024	Odessa, Ector County, Texas   [1]
  Person ID	I633	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Luke - Harrington William David Luke and Barbara Harrington Descendants, Luke - Fuller Thomas Luke and Drusella Cossal Fuller Descendants
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Franklin, Albert Earl 'Duck',   b. 7 Jun 1909   d. 28 Dec 1963 (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Holmes, Mildred P.,   b. 5 Sep 1914, Clay County, Illinois d. 18 Oct 2013, Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	1929  [2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 19 years and 6 months - She was ~ 14 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F3319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Loveland, Elizabeth 'Betty' Ann,   b. 1932   d. 2004 (Age 72 years)
  Children	+ 1. Ferguson, Zane Lee,   b. 20 Aug 1969, Odessa, Ector County, Texas d. 26 Jun 2010, Princeton, Collin County, Texas (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F19076	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Hance, Norma Maxine,   b. 28 May 1930, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 12 Mar 2017, Odessa, Ector County, Texas (Age 86 years)
  Children	1. Franklin, C.   2. Franklin, R.B.
  Family ID	F654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Feb 1931 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 6 Jul 2024 - Odessa, Ector County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Richard Earl Franklin, 93, of Odessa, earned his angel wings on Saturday, July 6, 2024, with his daughter Carol and great grandson Jordan Hutson by his side. He was born February 4, 1931, in Clay City, Illinois, to Alfred Duff Franklin and Mildred Holmes. In 1948, he married Norma Hance, also in Clay City, Illinois. They moved to West Texas and Richard was an Oil Field Driller for Cactus Drilling for 20 years. Richard was also known as Papa. He enjoyed traveling with his wife in their camper, as well as riding motorcycles with his son Bobby in his early days. He also enjoyed helping his wife with her ceramic shop. He is proceeded in death by his parents; his wife, Norma Franklin; son, Robert Earl Franklin; and son-in-law, Rock Hutson. Richard is survived by daughter, Carol Hutson; daughter-in-law, Janet Franklin; grandchildren, Amber Hutson, Rocky Hutson, Kim Franklin, Roger Franklin, and wife Turlaina Franklin, Dickie and wife, Shelly, and Tammy Chorney, and husband, Kevin; as well as 12 great grandchildren. Pallbearers are Hunter White, Hutson Sims, and Jordan Hutson. Services will be Friday, July 12, 2024, 10:00 AM, in the Chapel at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home, 6801 E. Business 20, Odessa, TX 79762. Dr. Reverend Jimmy Braswell officiating.

  
  

• Sources

  [S16088] Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home, Obituary,Franklin, Richard Earl, 93, (https://www.sunsetodessa.com/obituaries/richard-franklin?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2VaMsKYu5m0aAu2sdHY4K6RXUTGOQ9LLOJo1) (Reliability: 2). [S2275] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hilderbrand, Mildred P., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119007587/mildred-p-white), none. (Reliability: 2). [S474] http://www.findagrave.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 25, page 12b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).