Cecil L. Franklin

1/11/1902 - 12/10/1973

Cecil Franklin, 71, retired GE employee, dies Monday morning

Cecil L. Franklin, 71, of route 3, Decatur, a retired General Electric Co. employee, was dead on arrival at the Adams county memorial hospital Monday at 10:50 a.m. Mr. Franklin suffered a heart attack.

He was born in Randolph county on January 11, 1902, the son of Jesse H. and Mary E. Miller-Franklin, and was married on April 16, 1927, to Lina M. Rayl, who survives. Other survivors include one son, David L. Franklin, at home; one sister, Mrs. Albert (Celesta) Cramer of Roanoke; and two brothers, Morris V. Franklin of Fort Wayne, and Lawrence H. Franklin of Decatur. One son Alan Lee, and two brothers preceded him in death.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Winteregg-Linn funeral home, with Rev. Howard Beer officiating. Burial will be in the Gravel Hill cemetery, Bryant. Friends may call at the Winteregg-Linn funeral home after 7 p.m. tonight.

Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana; Tuesday, Dec. 11, 1973
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery