Franklin H. Alsobrook, Jr., 61, of Hope, formerly of Mansfield, La., died Friday, October 9, 2009, in a Hope hospital. He was born August 29, 1948, in Beaumont, Texas, to Franklin H. Sr., and Margie Reed Alsobrook.
He was a pulp mill supervisor for International Paper Co.; former Nakoosa Edwards employee in Ashdown; former president of the union at Potlatch in McGee; former president of Jaycees, and former umpire and member of the Baseball Association in both Ashdown and Mansfield. He was a member of a non-denominational church. He was preceded in death by his mother, Margie; his grandmother who raised him, Ollie Trailor, and one sister, Diane Kennedy.
Survivors include his wife, Genevieve Patton Alsobrook, of Hope; two sons, John Collins and Brandi, of Hope, and Franklin H. “Tony” Alsobrook, III and Amanda, of Mansfield; three daughters, Becky Adams and Billy, of Little Rock, Ginny Witcher and Duane, of Spring Hill, and Renne Brunson and Jim, of Foley, Ala.; his father, Franklin Alsobrook, Sr., of Safety Harbor, Fla.; three brothers, Homer Alsobrook, of Safety Harbor, Fla., Ricky Alsobrook, of the U. S. Coast Guard, and Gary Lee Alsobrook, of San Diego, Calif.; 16 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial services were held at 6 p.m. on Monday, October 12, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Mansfield, with Mr. Rich Varner officiating. Arrangements are by Brazzel/Oakcrest The Funeral Home, Hope. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shriner’s Hospital, 3100 Samford Ave., Shreveport, La., 71103, or the charity of choice. Online guestbook: www.brazzelfuneralhomes.com.
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