Jefferson County MsArchives Obituaries.....Joe Willie Franklin January 9 2004
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Natchez Democrat January 16, 2004
Joe Willie Franklin

July 20, 1954 - Jan. 9, 2004

LORMAN - Services for Joe Willie Franklin, 48, of Lorman, who died Friday, Jan. 
9, 2004, at his residence, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Rose Hill Christian 
Church in Lorman with the Rev. Melvin White officiating.

Burial will be in East Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction 
of Spencer Funeral Home.

Visitation is from 2 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home and from noon until 
service time Saturday at the church.

Mr. Franklin was born July 20, 1954, the son of Annie Mae Wells-Franklin

He was third born of nine siblings. He brought up in the Jessamine Baptist 
Church but strayed away and later in life found his way and rejoined. Joe 
Willie worked several skilled labor jobs throughout Mississippi. He worked at 
Grand Gulf Nuclear Plant, G.B. Boots and Smith Corporation Highway 
Construction. He also worked as a community helper.

Mr. Franklin was preceded in death by his father, Joe Frankline and one 
daughter, LaShonda.

Survivors include his darling mother, Annie Mae Franklin; four sons, Tyrone 
Polk (Gloria) of Vicksburg, Dekota Barnes of Tomball, TX, Renard and Benard 
Thompson of Lorman; one daughter, Tammie Franklin (Tyrone) of Vicksburg; three 
grandchildren, Dakari Polk of Portland, OR, Tyriq Franklin of Vicksburg, 
Angelique' Jackson of Lorman; five sisters, Mary Alice Green (Louis Sr.), Lynda 
Franklin-Smith, Sandra Clark (James), Bertha Franklin and Samantha Jackson 
(Robert); three brothers, Robert Franklin (Peggy) of Kansas City, MO, Carl 
Franklin of Natchez and Larry Franklin (Carolyn) of Chicago, IL; four aunts, 
Nancy Bailey, Mary Bingham, Mable Hudson and Mary Gaines; five uncles, Alphonso 
Wells (Lavern), Curtis Wells (Cathy), James Wells (Deloris), Roger Franklin and 
Tyke Franklin; and a number of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends including 
special friend, Evelyn Thomas.

Pallbearers will be Carl Belle, Garrett Bell, Michael Brown, Tony Brown, Albert 
Coleman, Louis Green, Jr. and Tommy Wilson.

Honorary pallbearers will be James Clark, Carl Franklin, Larry Franklin, Robert 
Franklin, Louis Green, Sr., Robert Jackson and Tyrone Polk.


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