Retired U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Billy Wayne Franklin of Pell City, Alabama went to be with the Lord on October 10, 2024, surrounded by his loving wife and pets at his home in Eastaboga, Alabama.
He is survived by his longtime friend and loving wife Shirl Turner Franklin, his favorite cousin Marie Rogala of Pell City, Marilyn Graves of Worthville, Kentucky (who was like a mother to him), his close friend Barbara Dubose of Brownfield, Texas, his close friend and comrade Kenneth Walker of Atlanta, Texas, his close friend and comrade David Cotton of Georgia, and many other comrades all over the world (too many to name).
Mr. Franklin was preceded in death by both his parents Will Embry Franklin and Mary Constance Stathelson Franklin and his closest comrade and “blood brother” David Stafford of Worthville, Kentucky…