Lottie Mae Franklin

Mae Franklin
Mae Franklin, 90, of West Orange, Texas, passed away on January 6, 2016, in Sulphur, LA.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Saturday, January 9, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be from 5:00pm-8:00pm, Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Kelly, LA, on November 29, 1925, she was the daughter of Walter Preston Riser and Charlotte Ellen (Kinnison) Riser. Mae was a member of the Master Gardeners.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Reginald Trezevant Franklin; and her two sons, Reginald Davis Franklin and Cecil Dennis Franklin.

She is survived by her daughter, JoAnn Franklin, of Lake Charles, LA; and her nieces, Mary Leaf Leal and husband Alex of Vidor and Theresa Van Meter and husband Mike, of West Orange.

Serving as pallbearers will be Jimmy Franklin, Alex Leal, Jody Crump, Nathan Crump, and Raymond Costilla.