Obituary: Cecil Laroy Franklin

October 8, 1945 – November 12, 2019

Cecil Laroy (Rock) Franklin 74 of Greenwood passed away at his residence at 3:18 AM on Tuesday. November 12, 2019.

He was born on October 8, 1945, in Louisville, Kentucky to Claude Cecil Franklin and Bertha (Bobo) Mary Elizabeth (Korfhage) Franklin. He married Judith (Sons) Franklin on March 16, 1979, and she survives, Cecil worked in business management.

Survivors include his wife, Judith (Sons) franklin of Greenwood, three sons, Gregory (Jackie) Franklin of Sanford, Florida, Scott (Dawn) Velasquez of Melbourne, Florida and Troy (Wendy) Franklin of Carmel, two daughters, Trisha (Velasquez) Wininger and husband Steve of Bedford and Roxi (Franklin) Baum and husband Mike of Arlington, Virginia, 10 grandchildren and one great-grandson, two brothers, Darrell Franklin and Danny Franklin, two sisters, Susan Byrd, and Myrna Kellerman.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 15, 2019, at 3 p.m. at Cresthaven Funeral Home, with Rev. Steve Terry, officiating, burial will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens Visitation will be on Thursday, November 14, 2019, from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Cresthaven Funeral Home.

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