Robert J. “Bud” Franklin age 88, of Woodridge. U.S. Army Air Corps Veteran and member of the Flying Tigers in China during WW II. Beloved husband of Sandra L. (nee Bledsoe) and the late Betty J. (nee Burns); devoted father of Mary Beth (the late Jack ) Ibarra, Barb (Tom) O’Brien, Patty (the late Michael) Mahony, Jeannie (Bob) Henning, Laura (Pat) Allen and Robert (Angela) Franklin; cherished grandfather of Allison, Elizabeth, Katie, Erin (Matt), Michael (Kim), MacKenzie, Josh, Ashley, Patrick, Kyle, Bobby, Brian, Maggie, Tommy and Matt; also survived his “loving pups” Dixie and Rascal; dear brother of Helene (the late Jack) Earhart, Ann Marie (the late Warren) Myers, Mary (the late Tom) Karnick and the late Roberta Poulter, the late Hilda McGann, the late Lorraine Quinlan, the late Elizabeth Gross and the late Noel Franklin; loved uncle of many. A Memorial Visitation is Friday from 3 to 9 pm at Hallowell & James Funeral Home 1025 W. 55th St., Countryside. Family & friends are to gather on Saturday, August 16, for a 10am Memorial Mass at St. Francis Xavier Church, (corner of Ogden and Spring Aves..) in LaGrange. Interment Private. In lieu of flowers, memorials to The Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 or PAWS Chicago 1997 N. Clybourn Ave. Chicago, Il. 60614 would be appreciated.  Funeral Info (708) 352-6500