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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, March 11, 1993                   TAG: 9303110363
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT FRANKLIN, GRACIE FRANKLIN

FRANKLIN, Gracie Franklin, 79, of Salem, and formerly of Concord, died Wednesday, March 10, 1993, in Camelot Hall Nursing Home. She was the widow of John Henry Franklin. Born October 14, 1913, in Campbell County, she was a daughter of the late Tipton Davis and Molly Cheatham Franklin. She was a member of New Bethel United Methodist Church in Gladys. Surviving are one son, John Preston Franklin, Concord; a daughter, Mrs. Linda F. Carper, Salem; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at New Concord Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Pat Watkins and Dr. Keith R. Crim officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Diuguid Rivermont Chapel Friday from 7 until 8:30 p.m. and other times at the home of her daughter, 1008 W. Riverside Dr., Salem.

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