Edna L. Franklin^[1]

1920 - 2015  (94 years)

• Name	Edna L. Franklin
  Born	17 Dec 1920	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	13 Apr 2015  [3]
  Buried	17 Apr 2015	Chinquapin Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I131362	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	Ernest Sylvester Franklin,   b. 19 Sep 1893, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Sep 1981  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Cordia Belle Gibson,   b. 14 Nov 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Nov 1944  (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F48515	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Nelson Hubert "Nelse" Kirby,   b. 1 May 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 May 2002, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 90 years)
  Children	+ 1. Jimmy Ray Kirby,   b. 26 Feb 1938, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Feb 2010  (Age 71 years)   2. Jack Arthur Kirby,   b. 1 Sep 1939,   d. 1 Sep 1939  (Age 0 years)   3. Jean Kirby   4. Roy Blaine Kirby   5. Lloyd Kirby   6. Merilyn Kirby   7. Darrellynn Kirby   8. Robert Lee Kirby,   b. 9 Jun 1951, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Dec 1997  (Age 46 years) + 9. Debra F. Kirby + 10. Gary Dale "Dado" Kirby,   b. 13 Aug 1956, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Dec 2004  (Age 48 years)
  Headstones		Kirby Dad Nelse H. May 1, 1912 May 8, 2002 Mom Edna Franklin Dec. 17, 1920 Our father in heaven
  Family ID	F48520	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Dec 1920 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 17 Apr 2015 - Chinquapin Grove 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

  
  

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• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 30 Jun 1972. Rona Latham Franklin obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Edna L Franklin Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: District 05, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 9 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Birth Year (Estimated): 1921 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Ernest S Franklin Head M 37 Tennessee Carthe B Franklin Wife F 38 Tennessee Haskel H Franklin Son M 12 Tennessee Reva E Franklin Daughter F 11 Tennessee Edna L Franklin Daughter F 9 Tennessee Charles R Franklin Son M 7 Tennessee Mildred I Franklin Daughter F 5 Tennessee Elvin R Franklin Daughter F 3 Tennessee Hellen F Franklin Daughter F 1 Tennessee James L Franklin Son M 0 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 13 Apr 2015. December 17, 1920 - April 13, 2015 Resided in Sevierville, TN Edna Franklin Kirby, age 94 of Sevierville, went home to be with her family in Heaven on Monday, April 13, 2015. She was a member of New Era Baptist Church since 1931. She was an amazing woman who raised 9 children and never lost her smile. Her grandchildren adored her as she was the perfect example of wonderful and loving grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nelse Hubert Kirby; sons, Jimmy Kirby, Robert "Bob" Kirby, Gary "Dado" Kirby and infant son Jackie; parents, Ernest and Cordia Franklin; daughter-in-law, Helen H. Kirby; son-in-law, Donnie Clark; great-grandson, Jesse Owens; sisters, Reva Strange, Ruth Bowling; brothers, Haskel and Charles Franklin Survivors: Sons and daughter-in-law: Roy and Jonelle Kirby, Lloyd Kirby Daughters and sons-in-law: Jean and Ken Justus, Merilyn and Charles Christopher, Darrelyn and Larry White, Debbie Clark; 17 Grandchildren, 31 Great Grandchildren, 2 Great Great Grandchildren Siblings: Imogene Baker, Helen Huskey, James "Scrubby"and Majorie Franklin, Jesse and Dorothy Roberts Special Family: Vicki Franklin, Charlette Sizemore and Linda Wellborn In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Walden's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Janice Shults, 2819 N. Clear Fork Road, Sevierville, TN 37862. Funeral service 7 PM Thursday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Ronnie Reagan officiating. Interment 11 AM Friday in Chinquapin Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5 – 7 PM Thursday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com