Kenneth Franklin

Rev. Kenneth Arlin Franklin, age 81, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020.

Deuteronomy 5:16 Honor your Father and your Mother as the Lord your God has commanded you so that you may live long and it will go well with you in the land.

It is also said, “The legacy a man leaves behind is a testimony of the life he has lived.” As Kenneth Franklin transitioned from this life to that of his eternal home in Heaven, He leaves behind a household that professes Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. Deuteronomy 6: 5-9 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

Kenneth Franklin has done this to the best of his ability. Whether at home, at church, in the hospital, shopping talking to complete strangers, or while serving His Lord with his mouth and heart at the nursing home. This was his calling and mission field. Everyone he met always knew it was Christ whom he served. 

2 Peter 1: 5-8, 10-11 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith, goodness, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness and love. If you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Kenneth Franklin, also known as Daddy, Grand Daddy, Papa, Uncle, Brother, Friend and Pastor, has shown these qualities in increasing measure.

After being a Pastor to so many in the community with the label Pastor for over 13 years, his pastors’ heart of love and compassion never failed. Therefore, the scripture verse 11 says: He, Kenneth Franklin, has received a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

The family legacy left behind as follows:

Faithful and loving wife of almost 61 years: Marilyn Franklin; Children and spouses: Donna and Mark Porado, Sammy and Kelly Franklin, Dana and Kevin McClure; Grandchildren: Jeremy and Samantha Austin, Justin and Latisha Austin, Ashley and Zach Lewis, Caleb Franklin, Nathan Franklin, Logan McClure and Caroline McClure;  Great Grandchildren: Conner Austin, Finley Austin, Layton Lewis, and Benjamin Lewis; Brothers: Ernest Franklin, Johnny Franklin, Late Douglas Franklin; Sisters: Maxine Rice, Joyce Glore, Dorothy Sellers, and Late Evelyn Thomason; Late parents: Arlin and Cleo Franklin of Mt. Airy Ga.; also lots of extended family and friends.

The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-8 PM Thursday, June 11, 2020 at the funeral home. Social distancing must be maintained during the visitation. 

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 PM Friday, June 12, 2020 at Chattahoochee Baptist Church.  The immediate family will be allowed in the sanctuary.  Friend seating will be in the fellowship hall of the church and the connection center or you may tune to 89.9 FM in your car outside of the church. The Rev. Chris Anderson, Rev. Sammy Franklin, and Rev. Mark Porado will officiate.  Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Social distancing must be maintained at the graveside. 

To share a memory or a condolence with the family, visit barrettfh.com.

Barrett Funeral Home, Cleveland.