Franklin Owens McDuffie, 79, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at Navicent Health in Macon, Georgia.
Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Thursday, July 8, 2021, at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald, with the Rev. Reese Mincey officiating. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, in Fitzgerald, Georgia. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the services at the funeral home.
Mr. McDuffie was born November 21, 1941, in Wilcox County, Georgia, to the late George David & Bessie Mae Smith McDuffie. He honorably served in the United States Army and retired from Delphi. Mr. McDuffie enjoyed horse riding, bird hunting and rabbit hunting.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Mary Lee Fountain McDuffie of Fitzgerald; three daughters: Pam Moorman & Spence, Kim Richardson & Jeff and Cindy McDuffie & Dudley; grandchildren: Chase & Hailey Moorman, Nikki Moorman, Trace Miller & Rayna, Carlee Miller, Adam Richardson and Taylor Richardson; four great-grandchildren: Ensleigh Moorman, Erin Chaney, Eli Chaney and Emma Grace Chaney; a sister, Annie Ruth Giddens of Fitzgerald and a brother, George McDuffie of South Carolina. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters.