Sam Franklin

February 18, 1942 - June 11, 2017

Funeral services for Mr. Sam Franklin, age 75, of Lindale, Texas, are scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Thursday, June 15, 2017, in the Mt. Sylvan Baptist Church with Rev. Bruce Rudd officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Sylvan Cemetery with services under the direction of Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home in Lindale, Texas. Sam died Sunday, June 11, 2017, at his residence in Lindale. He was born in Tyler, Texas, on February 18, 1942, to the late Henry Richard and Maudie L. (Baker) Franklin. Sam was retired from the United States Postal Service having worked for many years as a rural letter carrier and was a member of the Mt. Sylvan Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon. Sam is survived by his wife of almost 56 years, Barbara Franklin of Lindale, Texas, and his son, Michael Franklin of Lindale, Texas; brother-in-law & sister-in-law, W. B. “Bernard” & Shirley Lukenbill of Austin, Texas; nephew, James Lukenbill and wife, Julie of Cedar Park, Texas; great nephew and niece, Aaron & Mia Lukenbill of Cedar Park, Texas; many cousins and a host of dear friends. Serving as pallbearers will be Johnny Stamphill, Chad Norris, Cody McCoy, Robert Chambers, Lee Smith, Cliff Wallace, and James Guy. Honorary pallbearers are Jim Gipson, Terry Mabry, Harold Bailey and Joe Edwin Coulter. The family will receive friends from 10:00 A.M. to services time Thursday at the Mt. Sylvan Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, make donations to the Mt. Sylvan Baptist Church building fund.