Morris Franklin buried at Ermine

MORRIS FRANKLIN

Funeral services for Morris Franklin, 82, of Whitesburg, were held July 29 at Letcher Funeral Home. Burial was in Green Acres Cemetery at Ermine.

A son of the late Leroy and Rhoda Franklin, he died July 26 at Letcher Manor Nursing Home. He was a brother of the late Gordon Franklin, Astor Franklin, and Violet Brown, and a half-brother of the late Glen Little.

Franklin was a member of Whitesburg First Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

Surviving are his wife, Ima Jean King Franklin; a son, Michael Franklin and wife Gayle; a daughter, Teresa Fields; three grandchildren, Christopher Bailey, April Franklin, and Ryan Franklin; and a great-grandson, Christian Adams.