Memory Lane - memories of a "PK"

Calvary Baptist Church celebrated its 50th anniversary last Sunday, October 11th, in Cowpens, SC.   When God planted this church in 1965, he used my Dad, Gene Franklin,  to start it and we met in this little store-front building owned by Mr. Robert Murph.   I cannot remember how many were there on the charter Sunday, but I do remember my mom and dad, my two sisters and myself.  I was 10 years old so I am not sure if I was old enough to be a "charter member" on the list.  




Back in 2010, I took the photo above and posted my memories of this "preacher's kid," growing up in Cowpens SC.  There are three posts about those memories on my family blog "Our Journey of Life" and you can click the links below to read them...

When God uses a man part one...

When God uses a man part two...

When God uses a man part three...

Spend time with your family...

Back to school photo from 1960

Cindy Lee

 

"First day of school"

photo from 1960

 

in front of their "new" house at

 

4903 Main St in Pine Bluff

Strolling down memory lane...back to school photos from 1985

 My three sons...school photos 

from 30 years ago in 1985

These photos sure brings back memories...

Brandon in K4 ... Stephen in 1st grade ...

Joshua in 2nd grade...

Thinking about my home town today

Always thinking about my home town - Cowpens, SC !

This World is Not My Home - A Cappella

This world is not my home and we know that we have a lot of loved ones to see when we get to Heaven!

memories of first grade

Tim Franklin (1960-1961) First Grade
at Cowpens Elementary School

School starts early these days, 

and this time of year always brings

back memories of my own...

mom cooking breakfast each morning

walking to school 

remembering my first grade (see photo)

and my first grade teacher at Cowpens Elementary School,

Mrs. Bailey 

(who was the mother of Philip Bailey, 

who in later years was 

our high school chorus teacher)

Hope your kids have good memories too!

Franklin/Keeter Reunion Photo June 2015

Photo of 2nd generation (Gene, age 89) through 6th generations of Franklins 

(6th generation - Emily's daughter 

Kaylynn who is not ONE yet) 

  at this year's family reunion.

Franklin-Keeter Reunion June 13th

 

Mattie Belle circa 1958

Grandma Mattie Belle Keeter Franklin in a photo from 1958.

Looking forward to the family reunion this June 13th -  all Franklins and Keeters are welcome to come.   We will be meeting at Camp Croft State Park in Spartanburg SC.  Meal time will be around 3 PM! 

celebrating the legacy of Charles Clinton Franklin

Our family reunion is coming up 

next month on Saturday June 13th.  

We will meet at Camp Croft in Spartanburg, SC 

for a fun day of fellowship and food.   

We will be celebrating the legacy of this man, 

Charles Clinton Franklin, my grandfather.  

 He and his wife Mattie Belle (Keeter) 

reared their family in Clifton, SC. 

grandmother Mattie Belle and grandkids , circa 1950

Grandmother Mattie Belle Keeter Franklin with many of her grandchildren.  

Maybe this was a mother's day photo....probably taken in the early 1950's 

visiting the Baggetts in California , two photos

We traveled to California for my niece's wedding on Saturday (a Franklin family event) and we were able to go to church and lunch on Sunday with Uncle Kelsea and Aunt Roxy Baggett - (a Baggett family event) That's what you call "killing two birds with one stone(flight)"  :)   

***Tim, Cindy, Brandon, Asher, Rachel, Haley Grace, Brandon, Kelsea, Roxy, and Sheryl - and standing in the back - Sierra, Mikaya and Jessica***

(thanks to Zach and another friend for taking the pictures) 

a 2nd photo from last week, a better shot of some of us ! 

The Baggett Men (1959 photo)

The Baggett men - Joe Layton Sr with his sons,  J. L. Jr, Ralph, Kelsea, David and Leslie from a photo taken in 1959.   Mildred (Mam-Ma) in front of the porch.  

Celebrating 63 years!

My parents, Gene and Martha Franklin, celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on December 23, 2014. 

Congratulations! 

old family photos

from May 1960 - my maternal grandparents 

Rev John Sherman and Ethel Mae Allen Rice

Gone, but not forgotten!

In honor of Cindy's Uncle "Sonny" Ralph Morris Baggett, whose birthday was Friday, Sept 5th.

We found this campaign card recently and thought it was neat that he ran for office "Justice of the Peace" back in the day.  

Sonny would have been 80 this year!
Click to read hit obit in 2006

Tiny Keeter with her son Billy , early 1950s photo

Tiny and her son Billy Keeter 

I never got the know Tiny (Tina) Keeter 

as she died in 1953 before I was born.  

Tiny was the mother of my grandmother Mattie Belle Keeter Franklin.

This photo from the Franklin family archives was taken early 1950s -  

Those were the days...

Photo from 1956  

Cindy in the middle of the truck bed with 

her uncles David (L) and Leslie (R) 

A four generation photo from the past

Four generations (photo from Sept 1954) 

Cindy on her dad's lap - Joel Layton (J.L.) Baggett, Jr. 

Mildred (Mam-ma) Lorena Franks Baggett (left) 

Josie Viola Kindrick Franks (great-grandmother)

Reunion 2014 in photos

"Cousin" Joe Rogers and Uncle Joel Blackstock 

in conversation at the reunion.  

 Joel is married to Cindy's aunt Robbie Kay Baggett Blackstock.

Joe is the son Aunt Bea (Beatrice Baggett) Rogers 

who was the sister of Cindy's grandfather, 

Joel Layton Baggett, Sr.