Kate Franklin

Mrs. Kate Franklin was born in February in Bessemer, Alabama to Mr. Leroy and Mrs. Amy Moss Harrington. Mrs. Franklin attended Wendell Phillips High School in Chicago and graduated in 1943. After graduating from high school, she attended Alabama State and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1947. In 1953, she received a Commercial Designing Certificate from Art Instruction Incorporated. Mrs. Franklin is survived by her husband of 61 years, James D Franklin, their five children: Edwin L (Kimberly,) Lydia Brooks, Amy Andrews, Reginald (Angel) Franklin, and Regina (Terry) Hill, five grandchildren: Terry Hill II, Eddie Sharpe, Jr, James Sharpe, Danielle Hill, and Angelicia Franklin, and two great-grandchildren: Dominique Brooks and Layla Hill, as well as a whole host of other family members: the Dunns, the Bookers, the James, the Wallaces, and the Littles. Mrs. Franklin was employed with the Lanett City School System as an elementary teacher and retired in 1982. Earlier in her career, she was appointed to work as the Child Care director at Essie Lee Floyd Day Care Center. As a result, she became a faithful member of the Qui Vive Club. Teaching was never a difficult...[more]

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sk for her since she had a unique love for children. A number of people remember her fondly as their second grade teacher. In 1961, she joined the Ebenezer Baptist Church under the pastoral leadership of the Rev. C.R. Sheridan. As a loyal member, she served as a missionary teacher, a member of the choir, and a bulletin board designer from 1991 to 2005. She also served as chairperson for the Deacons wives Circle and a VBS teacher. She attended both Sunday School and regular church services where she often gave thought-provoking meditations. Her church family knew her as a soft spoken Christian lady. She would reach out to those in need and always greeted others with a smile and kind words. Interment -- Hillcrest Cemetery Repass at Ebenezer Baptist Church