Betty Jean Franklin^[1]

1943 - 2012  (69 years)

• Name	Betty Jean Franklin
  Born	11 Jan 1943
  Gender	Female
  Died	12 Apr 2012  [2]
  Buried	16 Apr 2012	Macon Memorial Park Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia   [3]
  Person ID	I199361	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Earl Edward Franklin,   b. 25 Jun 1913, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Apr 1996, Lake Wales, Florida  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Iva G. Ownby,   b. 27 Dec 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Aug 2006  (Age 90 years)
  Married	30 May 1932	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F31905	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Swann
  Children	+ 1. Melissah Jena Swann,   b. 11 Jun 1964  (Age 59 years) + 2. Jennifer Lucille Swann,   b. 1 Apr 1968  (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F149387	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	James Meron "Jimmy" Dopson, III
  Married	24 Jan 2003
  Family ID	F75810	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Sheffield
  Family ID	F176574	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 24 Aug 2006. Iva O. Franklin obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, The Macon Telegraph (GA), 14 Apr 2012. Betty Jean Franklin Dopson , 69, died Thursday, April 12, 2012. Services will be held on Monday, April 16, 2012 at 11A.M. at Liberty United Methodist Church with the Reverend Bob Shell officiating. Burial will follow the service in Macon Memorial Park. The family will greet friends on Sunday from 3:00P.M. until 5:00P.M. at Hart's Mortuary at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Liberty United Methodist Church, 6511 Houston Road, Macon, GA 31216 or to the donor's favorite charity. Mrs. Dopson was a member of Liberty United Methodist Church and Pairs and Spares Sunday School Class. She loved cooking, crafts, and flowers; but most of all, she loved her family. Mrs. Dopson , daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Earl Franklin, was predeceased by her sister, Helen Bray, and her brother, John Franklin. Mrs. Dopson is survived by her husband, Jimmy Dopson ; daughters, Melissah and Bob Weiner of Lakeland, Florida, Jennifer and Barry Smith of Lakeland, Florida, and Jennifer and Greg Hays of Lawrenceville, Georgia; son, Jay and Paige Dopson of Centerville (Atlanta area), Georgia; sister, Alice and Joe Brock of Florida; grandchildren, Ryan Clarke, Christina Weiner, Corey and Jamie Dopson , Kaylea Smith, Katie and Dalton Hays; Great-grandchildren, Landon and Hayden Dopson ; parents-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dopson , and many nieces, nephews, and very dear friends. Register online at www.hartsmort.com. Hart's Mortuary and Crematory, Cherry Street, has charge of arrangements. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 88479982). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Earl Franklin Event Type Marriage Event Date 30 May 1932 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Iva Ownby Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93F-THQW?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1N6%3A1589264711%2C1589374594 : 23 December 2016), Sevier > Marriage registers, 1927-1932, vol 21-22 > image 641 of 695; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.