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Joyce Swanson Franklin

2/8/2017

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Joyce Swanson Franklin, age 62, 130 Mary Bethune Street, Buena Vista, Georgia passed Friday, February 3, 2017 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, Americus, Georgia. 

The funeral service will be conducted at 3:00 P.M, Friday, February 10, 2017 at Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church, Pineville Road, Buena Vista, Georgia. Interment will follow in the Pineville Cemetery.

  
Mrs. Joyce Swanson Franklin was born October 26, 1954 in Buena Vista, Marion County, Georgia to the late Lee Gibson and the late Mary Swanson Terry. She was preceded in death by three siblings, Mitchell Terry, Alfred Terry and Mildred Terry.  She was educated in the public school systems of Taylor County and Schley County. Accepting Christ at an early age, she joined Evergreen Baptist Church of Mauk, Georgia. After many years of dedicated services, she retired from the Marion County Board of Education, Tyson Foods, and Manhattan Shirt Company. 
 
She was united in holy matrimony to her beloved, Jesse Franklin, and to this union, they were blessed with four children, fifteen grandchildren, and fifteen great grandchildren.
 
On Friday, February 3, 2017 she was called from labor to reward while a patient in the Phoebe Sumter Memorial Hospital, Americus, Georgia in the surrounding of her beloved family.  Sleep on beloved and take thy rest, the act of God we do not question, for he alone knows best. Left to remember her with love and affection are her husband, Jesse Franklin, Buena Vista, Georgia; four children, Ann Swanson-Grant, Phenix City, Alabama, Mary Swanson, Buena Vista, Georgia, Cynthia McKenzie, Dallas, Texas and Keisha Swanson, Buena Vista, Georgia; fifteen grandchildren; fifteen great grandchildren; five siblings, Ernestine Gibson-Pitts (Terrence) Atlanta, Georgia, Teddy Swanson (Sherril), Buena Vista, Georgia, Mattie Terry Roberson (Brian), Enterprise, Alabama, Patricia Terry, Buena Vista, Georgia and Robert Terry (Liz), Columbus, Georgia; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Edward Green (Mae Pearl), Arthur C. Franklin (Louvenia), Ulysses Franklin and Essie Franklin, all of Buena Vista, Georgia; a host of beloved aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

14 Comments
Cyndi McKenzie
2/8/2017 12:36:52 pm

Mama you were the greatest mother. I will love and cherish you always. You will be truly missed. You are and will always be my number 1.

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Canyon Frederick
2/8/2017 11:52:11 pm

To Cynthia and the Swanson-Franklin Family,
God will see you through this difficult time. "Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted, Matthew 5:4
Praying for your family! Canyon Frederick

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Keisha Swanson
2/9/2017 02:39:10 am

RIP MaMa!!! We love you!!!

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Ramona
2/9/2017 05:11:05 am

To The Franklin Family, May you have peace and comfort during this most grievous time. The Bible speaks of death as an enemy. 1 Corinthians 15:26 refers to death as the, "last enemy." Almighty God is going to eliminate this enemy in the future. That same scripture says, it is going to be destroyed forever .What a wonderful future blessing when death is going forever. May you continue have peace and comfort during this most difficult time

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Louise
2/9/2017 07:30:09 am

My condolences to the family, and know that the almighty God knows that this is a difficult time for you that's why he offers to help you get through this time by telling you to take hold of his hand at Isaiah 41:13 that he will help you because he cares for you.

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Lorena Josey
2/9/2017 08:12:03 am

May God bless this family.

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Veola H. Thomas link
2/9/2017 03:02:59 pm

To the Franklin family, you have my prayers and condolences. So sorry to hear about your loss. God will be there for you all. Look up to the hill from where your help come from. Jesse have been a friend for many years. My deepest sympathies go out to you and the family.

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Linda Harvey
2/9/2017 05:02:37 pm

I'm am so sorry for your loss, R.I.P. Joyce.

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CMN
2/10/2017 08:13:47 am

Many prayers are sent for the Franklin Family to help endure the pain you feel in the loss of your loved one.

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Linda Mathis-Smith
2/10/2017 09:43:01 am

Deepest sympathy, may God continue to bless each of you

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Barbara A. Williams
2/10/2017 12:43:33 pm

Sending up prayers for my Classmates "Jesse & Essie Franklin" and family the loss of their love one!

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Shirley Sanford
2/13/2017 10:07:31 am

I'm so sorry to hear about the lost of your mother. I just found out about it on yesterday. She was a long time friend and I am going to miss her. You have my deepest sympathy.

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Rose Murray
2/16/2017 12:28:02 pm

I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Sending love and prayers to the family.

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Silkk
1/24/2018 08:54:03 pm

Almost a year baby girl but I think about you on a daily basis, but I know you are resting and going to a place as beautiful as can be, rest on until we meet again!!

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