Betty Franklin Obituary
With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Betty Franklin in Signal Mountain, Tennessee, born in West Grove, Pennsylvania, whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Betty left this world on November 30, 2024 at the age of 102, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Betty Franklin to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Ena Longacre Hornsby and Bert Wilson Wills, Sr.; her daughter Patricia Franklin Smith; her siblings, Peggy Wills Marshall, Patricia Wills Puett and Dr. Bert Wills, Jr.; her husband Weller Wilcox Franklin; her grandson David Franklin Wilson; and her son-in-law Kenneth Wayne Smith.
She is survived by: her daughter Sara Franklin Wilson (James); her adoptive daughter Johanne Dixon Albright; her grandchildren, Dr. James Wilson, Jr. (Erica), Laura Wilson Pappas (Michael), Dr. Russell Wilson (Louise), Kenneth Smith, Jr. (Cary) and Patrick Smith; her great grandchildren, Emma, Jack and Grace Wilson; her grandchildren, Wilson (Hayley), Christopher, Nicholas, Patrick Pappas, Lila, Xaden Wilson, Weller, Paxton Smith and Jamie Williams; her great great grandchild River James Pappas; her nieces and nephews, Ann Wills Marshall (Michael Hanke), Harrison Marshall, Beth Rambo, Bart Puett (Lynn), Becca Ott (Richard), Bert Wills III (Nancy), David Wills (Amanda), Meg Evans (Neal) and John Franklin (Kim); and her cousins, Ana Maria, Walter Keating, Beth and Bob Lowe.
Memorials may be made in Betty's name to Humane Educational Society, 4155 Randolph Circle, Chattanooga, TN 37406.
