Obituary of Earl-Franklin Richardson

Mr. Earl Franklin Richardson, 77, Boaz, died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, at Marshall Medical Center South.Service will be at 2 p.m. today at St. Paul United Methodist Church with Bro. Mike Spivey and Bro. Bud Precise officiating. Burial will follow in Douglas Cemetery. McRae Funeral Home, Boaz, is in charge.Mr. Richardson was born in Alabama on April 25, 1933, to Fred and Beuna Gunels Richardson. He was retired from the steel plant in Gadsden.Mr. Richardson is survived by his daughter, Renae Mosley, Boaz; granddaughters and sons-in-law, Ashley and Bubba Walls and Anna and Matthew Bone; great-granddaughters, Savannah Walls and Harper Walls; special friend, Lucy Moor; nephews, John (Margaret) Hill and Jim (Glenda) Hill. Mr. Richardson was preceded in death by his wife, Faynell Tankersley Richardson; and son, Byron "Buddy" Richardson.Pallbearers are John Hill, Jim Hill, Keith Isdell, Tim Walker, Bubbs Walls and Matthew Bone. Honorary pallbearers are the Grumpy's Friends and the St. Paul Church family.