Obituaries: James Riley Franklin, 1953, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: January 20, 1953 Winnfield News-American James R. Franklin, 77, Of Atlanta Is Buried Sunday Last rites for James Riley Franklin, 77, of Route 2, Atlanta, were held Sunday at 11 a.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church in DeRidder. He died at his residence Friday, January 16. Burial was in Cannon Cemetery, Rev. E. L. Reed officiated, with burial under direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Franklin was a native of Jasper County, Texas. He had lived in Atlanta seven years. Survivors include four sons, P. D. of Bruni, Texas, Luther of DeQuincy, H. A. of Austin, Texas, and W. T. of Newton, Texas; two daughters, Mrs. W. R. Cryer of DeRidder and Mrs. A. E. Shows of Atlanta; three brothers, Joe, Virgil, and Albert, all of Clevelant; one sister, Mrs. Millie Cryer, of DeRidder.