Obit of Nelda Elaine Craddock Franklin - Grady County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sandi Carter 1 Oct 2001 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ====================================================================== The Chickasha Express-Star 12 July 2001 Nelda Elaine Craddock Franklin Funeral service for Nelda Elaine Craddock Franklin, 55, of Ninnekah, Oklahoma, will be held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, July 12, 2001, at the First Baptist Church of Ninnekah. Nelda Elaine Craddock Franklin was born July 1, 1946, in Lindsay, Oklahoma, the daughter of Elton Carby and Nelda June (Terry) Craddock, and died Monday, July 9, 2001, in Ninnekah. Elaine was raised in Alex. She graduated from Alex High School in 1964 and attended Oklahoma College for Women. She lived in Garland, Texas, for almost 35 years and had lived in Ninnekah for the last 12 months due to illness. She and Myles J. Franklin were married November 23, 1966, in Alex, Oklahoma, at the Methodist Church. Elaine worked for 35 years at Texas Utilities. She began in the personnel department, later worked in the insurance department, and the forestry department as supervisor. She then worked as construction coordinator and was currently working as a construction analyst. She was preceded in death by: grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. Clint Terry, Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Craddock; father: Elton Craddock Sr.; brother: Randall Kent Craddock. Survivors include: husband: Myles J. Franklin of Garland, Texas; 1 son: Mark Kevin Franklin and wife, Marsha, of Ninnekah, Oklahoma; 1 daughter: Mysti Lynn Hale and husband, Bryan, of Frisco, Texas; mother: Nelda June Craddock, of Ninnekah, Oklahoma; 1 brother: Elton "Bud" Craddock Jr., of Ninnekah, Oklahoma; 1 sister: Denise Ann Craddock Spencer of Ft. Worth, Texas; 2 grandchildren: Austin and Lindy Hale. Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.