Jeanette F. Williams Franklin Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Jeanette F. Williams Franklin (Petersburg, Virginia), who passed away on September 6, 2022 at the age of 86. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Jeanette F. Williams Franklin to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her husband Hiawatha Franklin, Sr.; her grandmother Gertrude Fisher Williams Morris; her parents, Virginia Williams Lee and Chris Alexander; and her siblings, Ella Mae Roberts and Sharman Birdsall.
She is survived by: her children, Yvonne Best (Keith) of Petersburg, VA, Sylvia Hall (Ocie) of Rochester, NY, Priscilla Jane Spencer of Rochester, NY, Hiawatha Franklin, Jr. of Rochester, NY, Loretta Franklin of Rochester, NY and Keith Franklin of Rochester, NY; her siblings, Marjorie Walton, Mildred Woods, Michelle Lee Barksdale, Beverly Myrick and John "Bubba" Lee; and her cousin Rayaltor Powell. She is also survived by ten grandchildren; twenty-eight great grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.
