Kathy Franklin

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Kathy Irene Franklin, 64, of Olive Branch passed away Monday, July 8, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center.

She was born Feb. 15, 1960, in Cairo, Illinois, to Earl Daniel and Claudia Irene Henderson Franklin.

Kathy loved the Lord and was a longtime member of Trinity Assembly of God Church. She was a sweet soul and always had a kind word or a compliment for anyone she met.

Survivors include her sisters, Linda Franck, Brenda Pearl and Deborah Upshaw; brothers, Don Earl Franklin (Mary) and Lynn Franklin; many nieces and nephews; and her special friends at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau, where she had lived for the past year.

Kathy was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Edward Eugene Pearl; and sister-in-law, Debbie Franklin.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 11, at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois, and also from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, July 12, at Trinity Assembly of God Church.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday, July 12, at the church, with the Rev. Stephen Clardy officiating. Burial will follow at Olive Branch Cemetery.