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Frances Arnold “Mimi” <I>Richardson</I> Franklin

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Frances Arnold “Mimi” Richardson Franklin

Birth
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Death
9 Jan 2018 (aged 91)
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
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FRANKLIN, Frances Richardson

Mrs. Franklin died peacefully on January 9, 2018, holding hands with her long time friend and companion, Larry Eugene Williams. Mrs. Franklin was born in Atlanta on January 7, 1927, to Hugh Inman Richardson and Frances Arnold Richardson, of Atlanta. Mrs. Franklin attended E. Rivers kindergarten and elementary school, Washington Seminary, the Shipley School, and Sweet Briar College. In 1947 Mrs. Franklin married Clark Howell, Jr., of Atlanta. Mrs. Franklin was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta. In her youth she was an avid tennis player. She served as President of the Atlanta Junior League. She was an early supporter of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. In 1980 Mrs. Franklin married her second husband, DeJongh Franklin, of Atlanta. Mrs. Franklin is survived by children Clark Howell, Frances A. Howell, Hugh R. Howell, Margaret H. Scott, Josephine H. Nelson, Andrew D. Franklin, Alice Franklin Hawk, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A small service for family members will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta. We know that Mimi is with Jesus.

Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Jan. 16, 2018
FRANKLIN, Frances Richardson

Mrs. Franklin died peacefully on January 9, 2018, holding hands with her long time friend and companion, Larry Eugene Williams. Mrs. Franklin was born in Atlanta on January 7, 1927, to Hugh Inman Richardson and Frances Arnold Richardson, of Atlanta. Mrs. Franklin attended E. Rivers kindergarten and elementary school, Washington Seminary, the Shipley School, and Sweet Briar College. In 1947 Mrs. Franklin married Clark Howell, Jr., of Atlanta. Mrs. Franklin was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta. In her youth she was an avid tennis player. She served as President of the Atlanta Junior League. She was an early supporter of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. In 1980 Mrs. Franklin married her second husband, DeJongh Franklin, of Atlanta. Mrs. Franklin is survived by children Clark Howell, Frances A. Howell, Hugh R. Howell, Margaret H. Scott, Josephine H. Nelson, Andrew D. Franklin, Alice Franklin Hawk, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A small service for family members will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta. We know that Mimi is with Jesus.

Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Jan. 16, 2018


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