Robert Briggs Sr

September 5, 1915 - August 9, 2008

Robert L. Briggs Sr., 92, of Franklin died Aug. 9, 2008, at The Medical Center at Franklin. He was a retired custodian at Bell South and Franklin Electric Plant Board. He was a son of the late Alfred Briggs and Lizzie Beard-Briggs and the husband of the late Virginia Briggs. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary E. Burnam; a son, Alfred Briggs; and brothers, Ben and Emmitt Briggs. Funeral is at 1 p.m. Saturday at Alpha Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a deacon, with burial in Shady Rest Cemetery in Franklin. Visitation is from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the church. Burnam & Son Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include a daughter, Nancy C. Clay and her husband, David, of Indianapolis; three sons, Robert L. Briggs Jr. and James Briggs, both of Franklin, and Emmitt Briggs and his wife, Vickie, of Orange, Calif.; a sister, Mary E. Sister Johnson of Franklin; a brother, Fred Briggs of Franklin; 22 grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.