Terry Gene Franklin

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    Terry Gene Franklin
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Terry Gene Franklin, 77, of Gotebo, passed away Oct. 11, 2019. He was born on March 31, 1942, to Tillman and Loretta (Dodgion) Franklin in Carnegie.

He graduated from Cordell High School in 1960. Terry served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged on April 25, 1966. Terry married Donna Kay Prough on May 31, 1966, in Gotebo. He worked for the Rocky Co-Op for 20 years, but farming was his main occupation.

Terry is survived by his wife Donna Franklin of the home; son Torey Franklin and wife Aimee of Gotebo; daughter Courtney Goergen and husband Travis of Carnegie; grandchildren Dillon Franklin and Meghan VanKleeck of Rogers, Ark., A.J. Harmon and husband Tyler of Mountain View, and Devry Goergen of Carnegie; greatgrandchildren Ainsley Harmon, Taelynn Harmon, Copelyn Harmon, Orion Belt, and Arya Franklin; and one sister, Emily Cates and husband Harold of Ocean Springs, Miss.

Terry is preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Buddy Franklin and Jerry Franklin.

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at the Gotebo Cemetery.

Services are under the direction of Ray & Martha’s Funeral Home, Hobart.