Obit: Brenton Franklin, 1948, Lincoln Parish, LA
Submitted by: Linda Green


**********************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm
**********************************************
 


************************************************ The submitter has given permission to the
USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. 

SOURCE: Ruston Daily Leader


Thursday, Dec. 2,1948. Brenton Franklin dies in New Orleans. Brenton
Franklin, 33 of Ruston died in New Orleans hospitla about 2:15 o'clock
Wed. morning following a prolonged illness. Funeral services will be
held tomorrow afternoon, Dec.3, at 2 o'clock at the Mineral Springs
Baptist Church with the Rev. J. C. McCarm, Choudrant pastor,
officiating. Burial under the direction of the Kilpatrick Funeral home
of Ruston, will be i the Mineral Springs Baptist Cem. Mr. Franklin was a
native of Ruston and had lived in Lincoln Parish all of his life time.
He was well known in the surrounding area. He was a native of WW II and
attended school in Mineral Springs and Ruston. He is survived by is
wife, the former Myrtis Duke of Vienna, his mother, Mrs. R. W. Franklin
of Vienna, three sisters Mrs. Ester Otwell of Ruston, Mrs. Thomas Duke
of Vienna and Mrs. Dallas McFearin, four brothes, William Franklin of
Vienna, Roy Franklin of Shreveport, Elmo Franklin of Ruston and Robert
Franklin of Ruston.