Paul B. Franklin

Visitation is 5:00-8:00pm Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Pearl. Funeral services are 10:00am Thursday, December 22, 2011 in the funeral home chapel with interment in Floral Hills Memory Gardens.

He was born September 20, 1935 in Rankin County, Mississippi, a son of the late Margel Franklin and Levie Thompson Franklin. He was a member of Grandview Baptist Church in Pearl and retired from Trustmark Bank.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Franklin was also preceded in death by his wife, Joan Franklin.

Survivors include his wife of 13 years, Sarah Franklin; daughter, Angela Franklin Dew (Tommy); stepdaughters, Kim Jones (Wyman), Janna Pace (Dennis) and Keri Crotwell (Kevin); sisters, Pauline Smith, Lil Parker and Margie Heard; step-grandchildren, Ty Jones, Brandon Jones, Blake Jones, Lyndsay Pace and Cooper Crotwell; and step-great-grandchildren, Molli and Tynleigh.

Memorials may be made to the Grandview Baptist Church Building Fund, 900 S Pearson Rd., Pearl, MS 39208.