Annie Franklin

Annie Bell Franklin was born on July 12, 1915, in Elmore City, Oklahoma to her parents, Henderson Williams and Estella "Stella" StevensonWilliams. She was the tenth child of ten children born in the family. She was raised surrounded by her brothers, St. Paul, Clay, Dillard, Dorsey and her sisters, Izora"Redd", Eliza, Amanda, Edna and Jesse. When she was seven, she started learning how to cook alongside her mother. Those early lessons would prove helpful for the rest of her life. She received her early education by attending school in Elmore City, Oklahoma. Annie united in holy matrimony to the Bealie Franklin on March 10, 1935. The couple first met when they both lived in Oklahoma. To this union, two beautiful children, Deola and Maurice were born. Annie was a devoted wife and loving mother. Deola fondly reflects, "my parents were number one; if I had to choose all over again, I would choose them." The family shared many happy and precious moments together. Maurice preceded her in death in 1996. Annie and Bealie were married, 78 years when Bealie preceded her in death on April 24, 2013. Annie was a homemaker whose pride and joy was the care and nurture of her family. She was an excellent cook who was known for making the best hog head cheese, canned pickles and chaw chaw in town. Annie was the matriarch of the Franklin Family. She was blessed to see six generations during her lifetime. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great great grandmother and a great great great grandmother. She found great pride and joy in the sharing with her family during birthdays, births, weddings, family reunions and other special events and activities. She helped raise all them and was a caregiver to a special needs child. A woman of faith and belief in the Lord, Annie was a faithful and dedicated member of New Hope Baptist Church. She joined the church in 1949. She has served her church and the Lord as a member of the Missionary Society. She will be missed by all who were fortunate enough to have known this kind and wonderful lady who leaves a legacy of love, joy & happiness and after only 82 days; she has now rejoined her loving husband, Bealie Franklin. To know Annie was to love her. Annie is also preceded in death by parents; all her siblings; two grandchildren, LaWanda Rae Franklin and Michael A. Franklin. Annie Bell Franklin departed this life to the embrace of the Lord on August 16, 2013, in Denver, Colorado. Those left to cherish her memory and mourn her loss include her daughter, Deola F. Bowen of Denver; one grandson, Myron Bowen; three great grandchildren, Drake Franklin, Sr., Shontique Franklin and Shaniqua Franklin all of Denver; six great great grandchildren and one great great great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins other relatives and many friends.

Funeral Home: Pipkin Braswell Funerals and Cremations - 6601 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO
Visitation: 8/25/2013 at 12:00 PM - Pipkin Braswell Chapel of Peace - 6601 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO
Service: 8/26/2013 at 11:00 AM - New Hope Baptist Church - 3701 Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO
Cemetery: 8/26/2013 - Chapel Hill Cemetery - 6601 South Colorado Boulevard Littleton, CO