Helen Deloris (Gregory) Franck
(May 26, 1931 - February 25, 2016)


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Helen Deloris (Gregory) Franck





Funeral services for Helen Franck will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 3, 2016, at the United Methodist Church in Carmen with Reverend John Bizzell officiating. Interment will be in the Carmen City Cemetery under the direction of Wentworth Mortuary, LLC. There will be a visitation with family 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 2.

Helen Deloris (Gregory) Franck, was born May 26, 1931, at Carmen, to Orlando and Daisy Gregory, and passed away peacefully after a long illness in Sumter, South Carolina, on February 25, 2016, at the age of 84 years. Her daughter was with her as she passed. She will be remembered as a happy, caring spirit, and an uplifting person.

Helen graduated high school at Carmen and continued her education graduating from Oklahoma State University, then Oklahoma A&M with a teaching degree in Home Economics in 1953. She married George “Sonny” Franck in 1953, and the pair moved to Rock Island, Illinois, where they taught in the Rock Island School District for over thirty years.

Helen enjoyed music and was renowned for cooking, entertaining, and home decorating. However, she will be lovingly remembered for her sewing. From precious granddaughter dresses, to many handmade quilts she designed and made, as her mother Daisy had done before her, each item was made with love, and will be cherished. She was an active member of Broadway Presbyterian Church, where she sang in the choir, and was involved in service to the community. She was also active in P.E.O. while in Rock Island and in Sumter.

Besides her parents, O. L. “Landy” and Daisy Gregory, she was preceded in death by her husband, George “Sonny” Franck, Sr.

Helen is survived by her children, George Franck, Jr. and wife, Meryl, of Brandon, Mississippi, and Landee Roth and husband, Phil, of Sumter, South Carolina; her two brothers, Jack Gregory and wife, Doris, of Enid, and Jay Gregory and wife, Tobi, of Muskogee. She has four grandchildren, Rhys Franck and wife, Deborah, of Manassas, Virginia, Gwyneth (Franck) Milbrath and husband, Marshall, of Loveland, Colorado, Ryan Roth and wife, Lisa, of Apex, North Carolina, and Eric Roth and wife, Danielle, of Fayetteville, North Carolina; and four great-grandchildren, Rowan Roth, Morgan Roth, Kara Roth and Mielo Sonny Franck, due in May.

Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be sent in memory of Helen Franck to P.E.O. Programs for Continuing Education at https://donations.peointernational.org or by calling 515-255-3153.