Klair, Franklin A.: Hockessin, 5/24/2007

Franklin A. Klair, Age 75, of Leesburg, FL, formerly of Hockessin, DE, died Thursday, May 24, 2007 in Leesburg Medical Center.

Mr. Klair was a 1949 graduate of Henry C. Conrad High School. He retired in 1976 as a Lieutenant of the Delaware State Police. He also served in the Army Reserves. He was a member of the Retired Troopers Association and was a member of the Armstrong Masonic Lodge #26 in Newport. He was lifelong member of Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church.

He is survived by his wife, Alice Mary Klair; sons, Duane F. Klair of Wilmington, DE, Donald D. Klair and his wife, Judith R. of St. Charles, IL; his daughter, Patti L. Ferrell and her husband, Timothy A. of Townsend, DE; his sister, Charlotte Dudkewitz of Elkton, MD; and 5 grandchildren.

Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 am, at Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church, 500 McKennans Church Road, Wilmington, DE, 19808. Burial will be in the adjoining church cemetery. Friends may call at the church on Thursday, from 10-11 am.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to the Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church Building Fund, at the above address. Arrangements by CHANDLER FUNERAL HOMES