Ruth Alma Franklin^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1920 - 2004  (~ 84 years)

• Name	Ruth Alma Franklin
  Born	Abt 1920
  Gender	Female
  Died	17 Dec 2004  [3]
  Buried	21 Dec 2004	Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I109929	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2006

  
  

  Father	Ben Lawson Franklin,   b. 2 Mar 1892, Tennessee ,   d. 21 May 1985  (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Stella Mae Robertson,   b. Abt 1903, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 17 Dec 2004  (Age ~ 101 years)
  Family ID	F48580	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Elmer McCarter, Sr.,   b. 10 Nov 1911, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Aug 1998  (Age 86 years)
  Children	1. Elmer McCarter, Jr.   2. Virginia McCarter,   d. Bef 9 Feb 2011
  Family ID	F59288	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Orville Sturm,   b. Abt 1927,   d. 4 Apr 1986  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Family ID	F48584	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 21 Dec 2004 - Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 21 May 1985. Ben Lawson Franklin obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 4 Apr 1986. Orville Sturm obituary [S106] The Mountain Press, 19 Dec 2004. Ruth A. Sturm, 84, of Sevierville, died Dec. 17, 2004. She was of the Church of God faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ben and Stella Mae Robertson Franklin; sister, Helen Faye Whatley; and great-granddaughter, Rebeccca Goyette. Survivors include her son, Elmer McCarter Jr. and wife JoAnn of Sevierville; daughter, Virginia Johnson of Fernandina, Fla.; seven grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Wilma J. Franklin of Sevierville. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today at Rawlings Funeral Home with the Rev. Fred Elmore and the Rev. Eddie Blazer officiating. Interment will follow the service in Middle Creek Cemetery. The family received friends Saturday at Rawlings Funeral Home. * www.rawlingsfuneralhome.com