Sister Pauline Ewing Franklin

July 14, 1920 - June 28, 2016

Pauline Ewing Franklin (Granny) was born July 14, 1920 to the late Minnie Bell Davis and Howard Ervin in Nashville, Tennessee. After a short illness, Pauline departed this life on June 28, 2016. Pauline was educated in the Nashville public school system at Pearl High School. It was in Nashville where she met Jimmy Lee Franklin and they were united in marriage on December 31, 1946. To this union, one daughter, Norma was born. Sister Pauline Franklin obeyed the gospel and was baptized at Horton Street Church of Christ on August 28, 1949 by the Late E.D. Phillips and remained a faithful member of Lawrence Avenue Church of Christ until her death. Sister Franklin was best known as (Granny). She was loving, kind, sweet and humble woman that was always ready to help others. Sister Franklin was a Christian example who let her light shine before others. Sister Franklin was loved by family, friends and her brothers and sisters in Christ. Pauline leaves in loving memory, a devoted daughter, Norma Campbell, Nashville Tennessee; son, Theron (Leveda) Franklin, Kingsfort Heights, Indiana; seven grandchildren, Norma (Kenneth), John III (Regina), Paula (Lorenzo), James (Rosetta), Theron Jr., Kresser (Kevin), and Bobbie; eleven great grandchildren, Alexandria, Kenneth Jr., Samuel, Amonda, Candace, Jamie, John Luke, Roshea, Tianna, Lee’yia and Kobe; one great-great granddaughter, Alani; nephew, James (Susie) Coure; devoted cousins, Ola Mae Jordan & family; adopted family Gladys & Cassandra Easley, other relatives, friends and devoted family at Lawrence Avenue Church of Christ 2 Peter 1:5-8 And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience Godliness; and to Godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren no unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.