Obituary: Donald L. Franklin

Donald L. Franklin, 85, of Frontenac, Kansas, died at 4:30 a.m., Thursday, September 22, 2016 at his residence in Frotenac.
Donald was born January 29, 1931 in Walnut, Kansas, a son of Lloyd and Elvina (Goff) Franklin.
Donald worked in the chicken plant in Iola in 1961, met and married Lois Marlene Schiefelbine on May 28, 1964 in Iola, Kansas.  They had three children together Marlene Franklin (Henderson) and Elvina Rachel Franklin (Allen) and Roger Franklin.  They then moved to Girard, Kansas in 1983 and he worked at the Heritage Nursing Home in Girard from 1984 until 2000 as a janitor and retired in 2000.  He was a loving and wonderful husband, grandfather, Papa, brother, uncle, and friend.  He lived life to the fullest and loved his family deeply.  He was preceded in death by his son, Roger Lee Franklin, his parents, his sisters Pauline Zimmerman, Dorothy Miller, Jessie Zimmerman, Leona Zimmerman, a baby sister at birth, his brothers, Gilbert Franklin and Vernon Franklin.
Survivors include his wife of the home, daughters Marlene Franklin (Henderson), and her husband, Larry; Elvina Franklin (Allen), and her husband, Robert; grandchildren Elizabeth Henderson, Rachel Luke, and her husband, J.W., Michelle Sanchez, and her husband, Tommy, Roger Allen, Samantha Simpson, and her husband, Greg, Rebecca Henderson; thirteen great-grandchildren, Jaden Luke, Cloey Sanchez, Vannessa Luke, Johnthan Sanchez, Rhyan Luke, Connor Sanchez, Nevaeh Luke, Ayden Henderson, Hannah Allen, Cameron Sanchez, Mackenzie Allen, Zoey Allen, John Henderson; a brother, Everett Franklin; numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m., Monday at the Walnut Cemetery with Pastor Craig Campbell officiating.  Burial will follow the services.
The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 8:00 p.m., Sunday at the Smith-Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Girard where friends may call after 2:00 p.m., Sunday.
Condolences may be sent to www.wallfuneralservices.com