Memories of my mother and father

Seems my parents are always on my mind, missing them is  a reality of life on earth.  My niece April Wyatt sent this photo she took many years ago now.  My dad (Gene ) and mom (Martha)  are enjoying Heaven together and I would not want it any other way.   Dad passed away  on  July 12, 2018 (8 years ago) and Mom passed away Dec 17, 2023 (almost 3 years ago)   

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 Rev Gene Franklin    and 

 Martha Rice Franklin   
 

Remembering two mother's in Heaven

 Since it was Mother's Day this month, I am remembering these two sisters who were such good mothers. This is a photo I took and I think  this was the last time they got to see each other in person. Mom's sister, Aunt Louise and my mother, Martha - taken outside Aunt Louise's home in  Jefferson City, TN.  I will always remember how long they hugged and cried to be together again! 

Now they are in Heaven together.  O Happy Day!  

Louise Rice McDaniel & Martha Rice Franklin 

remembering those already in Heaven

C 

 Cindy and I took my mother to visit the grave of her son and my brother, Stephen Anthony. He lived only a few hours after birth on October 26,  1956.   He is buried beside our Grandpa and Grandma Franklin at Thompson Chapel Cemetery.   Sadly , he would have been 67 this October.  

Walking on streets of gold !

 Today Preacher Henry  Coley, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Cowpens, went home to be with the Lord and Savior , Jesus Christ! 

He is walking on the streets of gold, no more night, no more pain ... 

I can  just imagine .... him and my dad Preacher Gene Franklin hugging each other!  

This picture was from the 50th anniversary of the church in  2015. My dad, "Preacher Franklin" started the church in 1965 and  "Preacher Coley" took over in  1985 and pastored the  church for almost 37 years.  He will be missed by all (we are still missing my dad too)  

Winnifred Marie Richardson Baggett (May 8, 1935 - September 4, 2021)

 Winnifred Marie (Richardson) Baggett of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, was born May 8, 1935, in Mahaska, Kansas, and was reared in Dorchester, Nebraska, and met her Savior on September 4, 2021, in Houston, Texas.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Elden and Daisy May (Simpson) Richardson; her husband, Joel L. Baggett; son, John D. Baggett; and numerous brothers and sisters.

She leaves behind to mourn one daughter, Cindy (Tim) Franklin; two sons, Sam Baggett, and Carl (Sharon) Baggett; grandchildren, Joshua (Janelle) Franklin, Stephen (Leah) Franklin, Brandon(Rachel)Franklin, Talitha Cabrera, Kim (Doug) Alexander, Jesse Baggett, Airel (Haley) Baggett, Josie Baggett, Brandy McDonald, Jeremiah (Catie) Baggett, Joel (Betty) Baggett; 31 great grandchildren, 5 great-great grandchildren; brother, William D. “Shorty” Richardson; sisters-in-law, Robbie (Joel) Blackstock and Roxy Baggett; brothers-in-law, David (Jo Ann) Baggett, and Leslie (Pam) Baggett; many nieces and nephews, and a whole host of friends.

While predominately a homemaker, she was employed at Young’s Cleaners in Pine Bluff, and The Pasadena Citizen in Pasadena, Texas, where she formed lasting friendships with her work family. Her hobbies included traveling to visit family and friends, and collecting owls. She loved large get-togethers with family and friends, where she was always serving on the clean-up committee.

She was a faithful member of Victory Baptist Church.

Visitation will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, September 11, 2021, at Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors, 807 Cherry Street Pine Bluff, AR 71601, followed by a celebration of her life at 11:00 A.M., with Rev. Joshua Franklin and Rev. Bryan Torres officiating. Burial will follow at Good Faith Cemetery.

Memorials can be made to Open Door Baptist Church in Greensburg, PA, or Victory Baptist Church in Pine Bluff.

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