Mother Marveline Franklin

FRANKLIN, Mother Marveline - Age 83, passed away Sunday March 27, 2016 at Sinai Grace Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.Family hour 10:00AM Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Johnson Memorial Church of God In Christ, 252 Wesson Street, with funeral service commencing at 11AM. Pastor Courtney Drew, officiating. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery, 216 University Dr. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10AM Saturday. Mother Franklin will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home 268 N. Perry St., and may be viewed from 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM Friday. Mother Marveline (Howard) Franklin was born on March 19, 1933 in Albion, Michigan to the late Minister Henry and Josephine Howard. The family moved to Pontiac, Michigan later that year. Mother Franklin was educated, in her early years, in the Pontiac school system. She graduated from Pontiac Central High School in 1950. After receiving certification she became a licensed practical nurse and served as supervisor of the Central Supply Room at the Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital for over 30 years. In 1955 Mother Franklin and the late William George Franklin Jr were united in holy matrimony, and to their union three children were born. Mother Franklin gave her life to the Lord in her early teens and became very active in the church. She attended Johnson Temple under the late Bishop C. J. Johnson, presently known as Johnson Memorial Church of God In Christ. Having a passion to please the Lord, she served as the following: soloist choir director, president of music department, and church mother until her passing. Mother Franklin made her transition on Sunday March 27, 2016. She leaves to cherish her memory a son, Danny Franklin; (9) grandchildren, Toma Bell, Tamara Franklin, Jeff Berry, Chaora Berry, Danielle Franklin, Danny Franklin, Jr., Darlene Franklin and Darius Franklin; (7) great grandchildren, Jeff Berry, Jr., Savonn Coleman, Israel Fields, Celeste Franklin, Gabriel Franklin, and Zoe Franklin; daughters in law, Ruperta Franklin and Priscilla Franklin ; god daughters, Octavia Hardy and Joclynn Griffin; and other relatives and friends including special sisters, Jossie Griffin and Lee Helen Rayford. Mother Franklin was preceded in death by her husband, William George Franklin, Jr.; children, Annette M. Berry and William Aaron Franklin; parents, Josephine and Henry Howard; and siblings, Nancy Howard, Willie Mae Carter and Esther Prude-Roberson.

Mother Marveline Franklin

March 19, 1933 - March 27, 2016