Jess Franklin, 82, of 204 Allen St., Bluefield, died Tuesday in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness.
Born in Mount Airy, N.C., he was a retired miner. He also was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
Survivors include two nieces, Mrs. Susie Dodson of Bluefield, and Mrs. Emma Craig of Baltimore, Md.; and one nephew, Clarence Bunker of Washington, D.C. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1979.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Dr. Lawrence Beale officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens on Bluefield-Princeton Road. Men of the church will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call at Richardson Funeral Home in Bluefield today from 6 to 9 p.m. and at the church one hour prior to services.
Born in Mount Airy, N.C., he was a retired miner. He also was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
Survivors include two nieces, Mrs. Susie Dodson of Bluefield, and Mrs. Emma Craig of Baltimore, Md.; and one nephew, Clarence Bunker of Washington, D.C. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1979.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Dr. Lawrence Beale officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens on Bluefield-Princeton Road. Men of the church will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call at Richardson Funeral Home in Bluefield today from 6 to 9 p.m. and at the church one hour prior to services.
Jess Franklin, 82, of 204 Allen St., Bluefield, died Tuesday in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness.
Born in Mount Airy, N.C., he was a retired miner. He also was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
Survivors include two nieces, Mrs. Susie Dodson of Bluefield, and Mrs. Emma Craig of Baltimore, Md.; and one nephew, Clarence Bunker of Washington, D.C. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1979.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Dr. Lawrence Beale officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens on Bluefield-Princeton Road. Men of the church will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call at Richardson Funeral Home in Bluefield today from 6 to 9 p.m. and at the church one hour prior to services.
Born in Mount Airy, N.C., he was a retired miner. He also was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
Survivors include two nieces, Mrs. Susie Dodson of Bluefield, and Mrs. Emma Craig of Baltimore, Md.; and one nephew, Clarence Bunker of Washington, D.C. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1979.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Dr. Lawrence Beale officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens on Bluefield-Princeton Road. Men of the church will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call at Richardson Funeral Home in Bluefield today from 6 to 9 p.m. and at the church one hour prior to services.
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