OBITUARY
Otis Franklin, age 80, of Tuscaloosa, died August 7, 2009, at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, August 10, 2009, at Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Larry Wallace and Bro. Albert Lyles officiating. Burial will follow in Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
He was preceded in death by his son, Roddy Otis Franklin; his parents, Lawrence and Thelma Franklin; and a special friend, Fay Clements.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years; his daughter; his sons; his grandchildren, great-grandchildren; aunts; and sisters-in-law.
"Big O" started his career in road construction with Marion Construction Company of Ocala, Florida in 1952. Upon returning to Tuscaloosa, he worked for Peabody Coal Company and in 1976 he accepted a position in supervision for Drummond Coal Company, where he worked until his retirement in 1992. He came out of retirement in 1995 to work as a coal consultant for Drummond Coal Company, helping open the mine located in La Loma, Columbia, and South America.
His passions were his family, working on his farm and in his yard, and traveling with Big Mom and his friends in his motorhome to Alabama football games. He was very much loved and respected and will be missed by all.
Pallbearers will be Ray Collins, Bob Collins, Mike Collins, David Franklin, Charles Ray Franklin, Bobby Franklin, Dennis Noland, and Leon Sellers.
Honorary pallbearers are Wilton Gay family, Jean Cherry family, Stancel Collins family, Jim Collins family, Judy McClure, Rayburn Collins family, Sam Rushing family, James Collins family, Autress Smith family, Lecile Franklin family, John Troha family, Dean Hicks family, Mavis Anderson family, Ellis Franklin family, Alton Franklin family, Lee Franklin family, Lee Franklin family, Coy Roland family, Gladys Moore family, Shane and Jennifer Edgeworth, Minnie Lee Parker family, Lucille Bigham family, Houston Sexton family, Jimmy and Lucky McCollum, Barney and Glenda Matthews, Jack Franklin family, Kathy McGee, Gene and Donna Johnston, Iwee Kornegay, Lisa Price, Forrest Murphy, Owen and Nedra White, Joe and Joyce Tierce, Jack and Kathy Robertson, Kenneth and Sharon Robertson, the Claudia Sorrell family, the Mattie Lou Colburn family, the Vera Pearl Sexton family, Estelle Robertson, Shannon Gant, Wayne Clements, friends and neighbors of Piney Grove and Yellow Creek communities, Frank and Beverly Harris, Marlon and Sarah Prince, Bobbie Turner, Gene Pendley, Doug and Linda Edmonds, nurses and staff of Hospice of West Alabama, nurses and staff of 6th floor at DCH, nurses and staff of ICU-DCH, Dr. Ronald McCormack, Dr. Randall Ayers, Dr. Melanie Graham, Dr. Christopher Jordan, staff of DCH Cancer Center, Edna McGee, Ilene Sellers, Mary Grammer, Jan and Susan Kizziah, Sara Hulsey, Bobby Sexton, employees of OBGYN of West Alabama, Mike and Wanda Cline, Dennis and Peggy Wolf, Shelia Templeton, Larry and Diane Hall, George Norris, Ray Jones, Ken and Frances McCaffery, Steve Jones, Jeff Jones, George Grammer, Ollie and Sybill Grammer, Willie and Leavelle Lemley, Dale and Brenda Rowland, Gary and Nola Self, Mike Canty, Murray and Peggy Sanders, Bobby Miller, Lee and Sara Agee, Elmer Sellers, George and Charlotte Spence, Florence Caddis, James A. (Andy) Pugh, Debbie Sexton, Harold and Connie Dearman, Mackie Deason, Larry and Carolyn House, Jay Anderson, former employees of Peabody Coal/Warrior mine, former employees of Drummond Coal/Kellerman mines, employees of Twin Pines Coal, members of Tuscaloosa Elks 393, members of Tuscaloosa Moose Lodge, Dr. and Mrs. Dick Owens, and David and Debra Spell.
Donations may be made to the Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 12123 Sellers Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406, which he established in 1975.
Contributed by Larry Boyd 1/26/2010.
Otis Franklin, age 80, of Tuscaloosa, died August 7, 2009, at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, August 10, 2009, at Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Larry Wallace and Bro. Albert Lyles officiating. Burial will follow in Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
He was preceded in death by his son, Roddy Otis Franklin; his parents, Lawrence and Thelma Franklin; and a special friend, Fay Clements.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years; his daughter; his sons; his grandchildren, great-grandchildren; aunts; and sisters-in-law.
"Big O" started his career in road construction with Marion Construction Company of Ocala, Florida in 1952. Upon returning to Tuscaloosa, he worked for Peabody Coal Company and in 1976 he accepted a position in supervision for Drummond Coal Company, where he worked until his retirement in 1992. He came out of retirement in 1995 to work as a coal consultant for Drummond Coal Company, helping open the mine located in La Loma, Columbia, and South America.
His passions were his family, working on his farm and in his yard, and traveling with Big Mom and his friends in his motorhome to Alabama football games. He was very much loved and respected and will be missed by all.
Pallbearers will be Ray Collins, Bob Collins, Mike Collins, David Franklin, Charles Ray Franklin, Bobby Franklin, Dennis Noland, and Leon Sellers.
Honorary pallbearers are Wilton Gay family, Jean Cherry family, Stancel Collins family, Jim Collins family, Judy McClure, Rayburn Collins family, Sam Rushing family, James Collins family, Autress Smith family, Lecile Franklin family, John Troha family, Dean Hicks family, Mavis Anderson family, Ellis Franklin family, Alton Franklin family, Lee Franklin family, Lee Franklin family, Coy Roland family, Gladys Moore family, Shane and Jennifer Edgeworth, Minnie Lee Parker family, Lucille Bigham family, Houston Sexton family, Jimmy and Lucky McCollum, Barney and Glenda Matthews, Jack Franklin family, Kathy McGee, Gene and Donna Johnston, Iwee Kornegay, Lisa Price, Forrest Murphy, Owen and Nedra White, Joe and Joyce Tierce, Jack and Kathy Robertson, Kenneth and Sharon Robertson, the Claudia Sorrell family, the Mattie Lou Colburn family, the Vera Pearl Sexton family, Estelle Robertson, Shannon Gant, Wayne Clements, friends and neighbors of Piney Grove and Yellow Creek communities, Frank and Beverly Harris, Marlon and Sarah Prince, Bobbie Turner, Gene Pendley, Doug and Linda Edmonds, nurses and staff of Hospice of West Alabama, nurses and staff of 6th floor at DCH, nurses and staff of ICU-DCH, Dr. Ronald McCormack, Dr. Randall Ayers, Dr. Melanie Graham, Dr. Christopher Jordan, staff of DCH Cancer Center, Edna McGee, Ilene Sellers, Mary Grammer, Jan and Susan Kizziah, Sara Hulsey, Bobby Sexton, employees of OBGYN of West Alabama, Mike and Wanda Cline, Dennis and Peggy Wolf, Shelia Templeton, Larry and Diane Hall, George Norris, Ray Jones, Ken and Frances McCaffery, Steve Jones, Jeff Jones, George Grammer, Ollie and Sybill Grammer, Willie and Leavelle Lemley, Dale and Brenda Rowland, Gary and Nola Self, Mike Canty, Murray and Peggy Sanders, Bobby Miller, Lee and Sara Agee, Elmer Sellers, George and Charlotte Spence, Florence Caddis, James A. (Andy) Pugh, Debbie Sexton, Harold and Connie Dearman, Mackie Deason, Larry and Carolyn House, Jay Anderson, former employees of Peabody Coal/Warrior mine, former employees of Drummond Coal/Kellerman mines, employees of Twin Pines Coal, members of Tuscaloosa Elks 393, members of Tuscaloosa Moose Lodge, Dr. and Mrs. Dick Owens, and David and Debra Spell.
Donations may be made to the Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 12123 Sellers Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406, which he established in 1975.
Contributed by Larry Boyd 1/26/2010.
OBITUARY
Otis Franklin, age 80, of Tuscaloosa, died August 7, 2009, at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, August 10, 2009, at Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Larry Wallace and Bro. Albert Lyles officiating. Burial will follow in Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
He was preceded in death by his son, Roddy Otis Franklin; his parents, Lawrence and Thelma Franklin; and a special friend, Fay Clements.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years; his daughter; his sons; his grandchildren, great-grandchildren; aunts; and sisters-in-law.
"Big O" started his career in road construction with Marion Construction Company of Ocala, Florida in 1952. Upon returning to Tuscaloosa, he worked for Peabody Coal Company and in 1976 he accepted a position in supervision for Drummond Coal Company, where he worked until his retirement in 1992. He came out of retirement in 1995 to work as a coal consultant for Drummond Coal Company, helping open the mine located in La Loma, Columbia, and South America.
His passions were his family, working on his farm and in his yard, and traveling with Big Mom and his friends in his motorhome to Alabama football games. He was very much loved and respected and will be missed by all.
Pallbearers will be Ray Collins, Bob Collins, Mike Collins, David Franklin, Charles Ray Franklin, Bobby Franklin, Dennis Noland, and Leon Sellers.
Honorary pallbearers are Wilton Gay family, Jean Cherry family, Stancel Collins family, Jim Collins family, Judy McClure, Rayburn Collins family, Sam Rushing family, James Collins family, Autress Smith family, Lecile Franklin family, John Troha family, Dean Hicks family, Mavis Anderson family, Ellis Franklin family, Alton Franklin family, Lee Franklin family, Lee Franklin family, Coy Roland family, Gladys Moore family, Shane and Jennifer Edgeworth, Minnie Lee Parker family, Lucille Bigham family, Houston Sexton family, Jimmy and Lucky McCollum, Barney and Glenda Matthews, Jack Franklin family, Kathy McGee, Gene and Donna Johnston, Iwee Kornegay, Lisa Price, Forrest Murphy, Owen and Nedra White, Joe and Joyce Tierce, Jack and Kathy Robertson, Kenneth and Sharon Robertson, the Claudia Sorrell family, the Mattie Lou Colburn family, the Vera Pearl Sexton family, Estelle Robertson, Shannon Gant, Wayne Clements, friends and neighbors of Piney Grove and Yellow Creek communities, Frank and Beverly Harris, Marlon and Sarah Prince, Bobbie Turner, Gene Pendley, Doug and Linda Edmonds, nurses and staff of Hospice of West Alabama, nurses and staff of 6th floor at DCH, nurses and staff of ICU-DCH, Dr. Ronald McCormack, Dr. Randall Ayers, Dr. Melanie Graham, Dr. Christopher Jordan, staff of DCH Cancer Center, Edna McGee, Ilene Sellers, Mary Grammer, Jan and Susan Kizziah, Sara Hulsey, Bobby Sexton, employees of OBGYN of West Alabama, Mike and Wanda Cline, Dennis and Peggy Wolf, Shelia Templeton, Larry and Diane Hall, George Norris, Ray Jones, Ken and Frances McCaffery, Steve Jones, Jeff Jones, George Grammer, Ollie and Sybill Grammer, Willie and Leavelle Lemley, Dale and Brenda Rowland, Gary and Nola Self, Mike Canty, Murray and Peggy Sanders, Bobby Miller, Lee and Sara Agee, Elmer Sellers, George and Charlotte Spence, Florence Caddis, James A. (Andy) Pugh, Debbie Sexton, Harold and Connie Dearman, Mackie Deason, Larry and Carolyn House, Jay Anderson, former employees of Peabody Coal/Warrior mine, former employees of Drummond Coal/Kellerman mines, employees of Twin Pines Coal, members of Tuscaloosa Elks 393, members of Tuscaloosa Moose Lodge, Dr. and Mrs. Dick Owens, and David and Debra Spell.
Donations may be made to the Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 12123 Sellers Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406, which he established in 1975.
Contributed by Larry Boyd 1/26/2010.
Otis Franklin, age 80, of Tuscaloosa, died August 7, 2009, at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, August 10, 2009, at Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Larry Wallace and Bro. Albert Lyles officiating. Burial will follow in Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
He was preceded in death by his son, Roddy Otis Franklin; his parents, Lawrence and Thelma Franklin; and a special friend, Fay Clements.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years; his daughter; his sons; his grandchildren, great-grandchildren; aunts; and sisters-in-law.
"Big O" started his career in road construction with Marion Construction Company of Ocala, Florida in 1952. Upon returning to Tuscaloosa, he worked for Peabody Coal Company and in 1976 he accepted a position in supervision for Drummond Coal Company, where he worked until his retirement in 1992. He came out of retirement in 1995 to work as a coal consultant for Drummond Coal Company, helping open the mine located in La Loma, Columbia, and South America.
His passions were his family, working on his farm and in his yard, and traveling with Big Mom and his friends in his motorhome to Alabama football games. He was very much loved and respected and will be missed by all.
Pallbearers will be Ray Collins, Bob Collins, Mike Collins, David Franklin, Charles Ray Franklin, Bobby Franklin, Dennis Noland, and Leon Sellers.
Honorary pallbearers are Wilton Gay family, Jean Cherry family, Stancel Collins family, Jim Collins family, Judy McClure, Rayburn Collins family, Sam Rushing family, James Collins family, Autress Smith family, Lecile Franklin family, John Troha family, Dean Hicks family, Mavis Anderson family, Ellis Franklin family, Alton Franklin family, Lee Franklin family, Lee Franklin family, Coy Roland family, Gladys Moore family, Shane and Jennifer Edgeworth, Minnie Lee Parker family, Lucille Bigham family, Houston Sexton family, Jimmy and Lucky McCollum, Barney and Glenda Matthews, Jack Franklin family, Kathy McGee, Gene and Donna Johnston, Iwee Kornegay, Lisa Price, Forrest Murphy, Owen and Nedra White, Joe and Joyce Tierce, Jack and Kathy Robertson, Kenneth and Sharon Robertson, the Claudia Sorrell family, the Mattie Lou Colburn family, the Vera Pearl Sexton family, Estelle Robertson, Shannon Gant, Wayne Clements, friends and neighbors of Piney Grove and Yellow Creek communities, Frank and Beverly Harris, Marlon and Sarah Prince, Bobbie Turner, Gene Pendley, Doug and Linda Edmonds, nurses and staff of Hospice of West Alabama, nurses and staff of 6th floor at DCH, nurses and staff of ICU-DCH, Dr. Ronald McCormack, Dr. Randall Ayers, Dr. Melanie Graham, Dr. Christopher Jordan, staff of DCH Cancer Center, Edna McGee, Ilene Sellers, Mary Grammer, Jan and Susan Kizziah, Sara Hulsey, Bobby Sexton, employees of OBGYN of West Alabama, Mike and Wanda Cline, Dennis and Peggy Wolf, Shelia Templeton, Larry and Diane Hall, George Norris, Ray Jones, Ken and Frances McCaffery, Steve Jones, Jeff Jones, George Grammer, Ollie and Sybill Grammer, Willie and Leavelle Lemley, Dale and Brenda Rowland, Gary and Nola Self, Mike Canty, Murray and Peggy Sanders, Bobby Miller, Lee and Sara Agee, Elmer Sellers, George and Charlotte Spence, Florence Caddis, James A. (Andy) Pugh, Debbie Sexton, Harold and Connie Dearman, Mackie Deason, Larry and Carolyn House, Jay Anderson, former employees of Peabody Coal/Warrior mine, former employees of Drummond Coal/Kellerman mines, employees of Twin Pines Coal, members of Tuscaloosa Elks 393, members of Tuscaloosa Moose Lodge, Dr. and Mrs. Dick Owens, and David and Debra Spell.
Donations may be made to the Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 12123 Sellers Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406, which he established in 1975.
Contributed by Larry Boyd 1/26/2010.
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