CLINT FRANKLIN - Clinton L. "Clint" Franklin, Jr., of Columbus, MS, died May 11, 2010, at his residence in Phil Campbell, AL. Funeral services will be Friday, May 14, 2010, at 11:00 AM at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Columbus with Rev. Sandra DePriest officiating. A graveside committal will follow at 4:30 PM on Friday at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg, MS. Visitation will be Thursday, May 13, 2010, from 5:00-7:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Mr. Franklin was born September 9, 1928, in Kansas City, MO, to the late Clinton L. and Bess Dorton Franklin, Sr. He was a graduate of Carr Central High School in Vicksburg and then served several years in the United States Army. Mr. Franklin graduated from Mississippi State University with a B.S. degree in Business and then worked as an executive for Office Supply Company of Columbus until his retirement. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and along with his wife, owned and operated Dismals Canyon of Northwest Alabama, a national natural landmark. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Tucker Franklin. Survivors include his wife, Judge Beverley Mitchell Franklin of Columbus, MS, son and daughter-in-law, Clinton L. and Ute Franklin, III, of Houston, TX, son, John William Franklin of Bennettsville, SC, daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Tucker and Tom Hanemann of Memphis, TN, and Nila Franklin and George Schwab of Baton Rouge, LA, sister, Edabeth Franklin Burris Hovius of Vicksburg, MS, and grandchildren, Clinton L. Franklin, IV, Anja Franklin, James McKenzie, Tucker Hanemann, Ross Schwab, Emery Schwab, and Julianne Schwab. Pallbearers will be Bill Brooks, Leon Edmond, Marvin Johnson, Ed Kuykendall, Lloyd Cobb, and Spencer Waggoner. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 16 Northtown Dr., Jackson, MS 39211.
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