Earl Stafford , Col. FRANKLIN^[1]

1894 - 1975  (81 years)

• Name	Earl Stafford , Col. FRANKLIN
  Born	1894	Johnson Co., Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  _UID	2F5FF312B8468A46AFC0756C25DEBB79E8E0
  Died	May 1975	Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
  Buried	Richmond Cemetery Kentucky with Masonic Rites
  Person ID	I9406	Branch 078 Laban Stafford b. 1738 NC
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2006

  
  

  Father	Wiley Gardner FRANKLIN,   b. 15 Sep 1868, Nagoffin Co., Kentucky ,   d. 15 Nov 1944  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Beatrice Gillian STAFFORD,   b. 29 Sep 1875, Johnson Co., Kentucky ,   d. 22 Jun 1959  (Age 83 years)
  Married	3 Sep 1893	Johnson Co., Kentucky
  Family ID	F3484	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Orange Oakley ELLINGTON,   d. 30 May 1971, Richmond, Kentucky
  Married	Jun 1929
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F3560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He enlisted in the U.S. Army before WW I, and served three years in Germany. He liked Army life and decided to make it his career, and retired in 1954 with the rank of Colonel. He was decorated by the French Government with their second highest medal. He was decorated by the U.S. Government with many medals and honors, and received Commendations from two Presidents. He served in both World Wars and retired from the Bluegrass Army Depot in 1954. Col. Franklin was a member of the Richmond Masonic Lodge, the American Legion, and the Richmond Lions Club.

  
  

• Sources

  [S201] Stafford Data Branch 60.