Robert Franklin

ROBERT FRANKLIN, age 87, of Clarkesville, Georgia, died Sunday, July 26, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Franklin was born on March 9, 1922 in Lumpkin County, Georgia to the late Will and Ollie Wiggley Franklin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son: James William "Bill" Franklin, his brothers, Joe, Jack, Homer, and Ernest Franklin as well as a sister, Mary Abernathy. Mr. Franklin was a self-employed saw miller and was of the holiness faith. He had served in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Survivors include: his wife: Katie Mae Franklin, Clarkesville, GA; his daughters: Lear Mae Gudger, Mary Ann Frye, and Patricia Ann Swafford, all of Clarkesville, GA; Annette Watts and Greta Weaver, both of Hollywood, GA; his sons: Robert Lee Franklin, Clarkesville, GA; Harold Dewey Franklin, Cornelia, GA; Larry Wayne Franklin, Finger, TN; his sister: Mendy Masters, Liberty, SC; his brothers: Albert Franklin, Hall Co, GA; Hoyt Franklin, Liberty, SC; 37 grandchildren; 89 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 from the Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia with Rev. Jerry Marcus, Rev. Austin Kelley, and Rev. Kenneth Taylor officiating. Interment will follow in Yonah Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the South Chapel from 6 until 9 p.m. on Tuesday. ARRANGEMENTS ARE IN THE CARE OF WHITFIELD FUNERAL HOME, SOUTH CHAPEL, BALDWIN, GEORGIA.