Lester Franklin^[1]

1931 - 2004  (73 years)

• Name	Lester Franklin
  Born	2 Jun 1931
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Sep 2004	Select Specialty Hospital, Bristol, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	White Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I378954	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Roscoe Lester Franklin,   b. 10 Sep 1902, North Carolina ,   d. 25 Oct 1962  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Vestina Parton,   b. 1910, Kentucky ,   d. 22 Nov 1983, Greene County, Tennessee  (Age 73 years)
  Married	2 Jan 1926	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F149606	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Lura Belle Blazer
  Married	14 Jan 1950	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	1. Georgia Lee Franklin   2. Joe Franklin   3. Bobby Dale Franklin   4. Loretta Franklin   5. Theresa Franklin   6. Vestinia Franklin
  Family ID	F149617	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Alice
  Family ID	F149622	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 14 Jan 1950 - Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 113248767). [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 2 Sep 2004. Mr. Lester Franklin , age 73, of Parrottsville passed away Thursday, September 2, 2004 at Select Specialty Hospital in Bristol, TN . Mr. Franklin worked in the automotive industry for 28 years in Michigan. He played guitar and sang locally in a bluegrass/country band in and around Newport and Marshall, NC before moving to Michigan where he played in a band known as Les and The Bluegrass Pickers for 15 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roscoe Lester Franklin and Vestina Parton Franklin , and an infant sister. Survivors include his wife, Alice Franklin of the home, daughters and sons-in-law, Bill and Loretta Snap of Greeneville, Donnie and Theresa Livesay of Sneedville, Art and Vestinia Dudal of Detroit, MI; daughter, Georgia Lee Franklin of Detroit, MI; son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Adra Franklin of Newport; sons, Bobby Dale Franklin of Newport and David Parton; stepchildren, Ted Randall, Fred Randall, Dewayne Randall, Ellen Dicks, Patricia Clark and Sherry Lawson, all of Detroit, MI, Peggy Crawford of Parrottsville, and Barbara Lawson of TN ; 16 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren; special granddaughter, Marian Moore; brothers and sisters-in-law, Clyde and Virginia Franklin , Johnny and Cindy Franklin , both of Parrottsville, Oscar and Lucille Franklin , and Dewey and Shirley Franklin , all of Richmond, VA; sisters, Lucille Norton of Gray, Elizabeth Metcalf of Parrottsville, Betty Parks, Barbara Norton and Linda Norton, all of Newport; sister and brother-in-law, Robert and Virginia Melton of Greeneville; several nieces and nephews; and special friend, Robin Whitlock. Funeral services will be held Monday, September 6, 2004 at 2 p.m. at Costner-Maloy Funeral Chapel with Rev. Buster Shelton and Rev. Robert Lee Johnson officiating with interment to be at White's Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday, September 5, 2004 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Costner-Maloy Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be grandchildren and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to help with the funeral expenses. Arrangements by Costner-Maloy. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 113248526). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Vestina Parten Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 02 Jan 1926 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Roscoe Franklin Page: 374 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Lura Belle Blazer Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 14 Jan 1950 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Lester Franklin Page: 468