Audrey Clark Franklin - a 94 year old native of Covington County, AL, longtime resident of Chickasaw, AL and a current resident of Spanish Fort, AL passed away March 2, 2022. Mrs. Franklin graduated as valedictorian from Rawls High School in 1946. She was also a graduate of Draughon Business College in Birmingham, AL. Mrs. Franklin worked for the Chickasaw Housing Authority for 35 years and retired in 1998 as the Executive Director. Among Mrs. Franklin's professional affiliations, she served on the advisory council for the Department of Housing and Urban Development,served as vice president and president of the Alabama Association of Housing and Redevelopment Authorities, and is listed in the “Who’s Who Registry of Business Leaders.”
While a resident of Chickasaw, she was very active in the community where she was a member of the Chickasaw Women’s Club, the Chickasaw Garden Club, the Shearer Chapter #517 Order of Eastern Star, and various other civic organizations. She was also a member of Chickasaw First Baptist Church for over 63 years where she taught Sunday School and was a member of the choir. She was currently a member of East Pointe Baptist Church in Spanish Fort, which she attended for over 8 years.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Trammel J. Franklin (d. 2013). Mrs. Franklin is survived by her two loving daughters, Martha Jo (Franklin) Andrews (Andy d. 2013) of Orange Beach, AL and Marilyn J. Franklin of Houston, TX.; her sister, Jane Clark Walters (George) of Clearwater, FL; four grandchildren, Traci Andrews of Mobile, AL, Greg Andrews of Bay Minette, AL, Wayne Thomas (Kathleen) of Houston, TX, and Savannah Thomas of Houston, TX; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held at Radney Funeral Home, 3155 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL on Thursday, March 17, 2022 from 12 p.m. until the 2 p.m. chapel funeral service. Interment will follow in Mobile Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Wayne Thomas and Greg Andrews; granddaughters, Traci Andrews and Savannah Thomas; nephews, Sam Bejaoui, George Walters, Jr. and Albert "Rev" Reville, Jr.; special friend Maurice E. "Buddy" Perkins. Honorary pallbearers are brother-in-law, George Walters; nephews, Jerry Chance and Frank Lord; and friends, Richard Cox, Bob Nelson, and David M. Huggins.
Flowers are welcome, as are donations in lieu of flowers to the East Pointe Baptist Church, 34742 State Highway 225, Spanish Fort, AL 36527. Condolences may be offered at www.radneyfuneralhome-mobile.com.
