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Official Obituary of

Phillip Lawrence Franklin

December 30, 1963 ~ January 10, 2016 (age 52) 52 Years Old

Phillip Franklin Obituary

FLORENCE Phillip Lawrence Franklin, 52, died Sunday, January 10, 2016, after an illness.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at Waters-Powell Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in Mount Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home.

Phillip was born in Florence, a son of Jewel Windham Franklin and the late Leonard Samuel Franklin. He was a tile setter and a member of Community Free Will Baptist Church.

Survivors, in addition to his mother of Florence, include two brothers, James (Bonnie) Franklin of Florence and Samuel Dean Franklin of Roanoke, VA; a sister, Cathy Franklin of Virginia; and a number of nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his father, a brother, Donald Franklin of Roanoke; and his grandparents, Norma and J. L. Windham of Florence and Myrtle and Wallace Franklin of Virginia.

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The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral service at the funeral home.

SERVICES Funeral Service

Wednesday, January 13, 2016
2:00 PM

Waters-Powell Funeral Home
400 S Dargan Street
Florence, South Carolina 29506

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral service at the funeral home.


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