Mabry Jr., Franklin Tate (June)

mabry_jr_franklin_tateFranklin Tate (June) Mabry Jr., 84, of Pulaski, died Saturday, March 12, 2011, in the LewisGale Pulaski Hospital. He was born in Pulaski on April 7, 1926, and was the son of the late Franklin Tate Mabry Sr. and Nellie Mae Wheeling Mabry. He was also preceded in death by a son, Franklin Duane Mabry; and brothers and sisters. Surviving are children and spouses, Dennis Wayne and Vickie Mabry, Janet Mabry and Todd Williams; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sisters and brothers, Otey Owens, Faye Phillips, Violet Rakes, Lula Lawson, Arnold Mabry, Raymond Mabry; special friend, Crystal Nowlin; former spouse and mother of his children, Alice Elizabeth Davis. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 7 p.m. from Stevens Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Vicky Akers officiating. Visiting will be Tuesday evening at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, 4 p.m. from Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes memorials be made to the American Diabetes Association , ATT: ADA Web, P.O. Box 1833, Merrifield, VA 22116. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski.