Philip Franklin
April 30, 1943 ~ March 5, 2002
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Philip Franklin, 58, of 667 Sand Hill Road, Asheville, died Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at the VA
Medical Center.
Mr. Franklin was born in Buncombe County and was a son of the late Orville Gary and Anna Rochester Franklin. He served in the Air Force for four years, the Navy two years and Army fourteen years and was a member of VFW Post 891. He was employed as the construction project manager for Memorial Mission Hospital.
Surviving are his wife, Ima Jean Fox Franklin; one daughter, Deborah Flinn of Lathrop, Missouri;
four sons, Kevin C. Franklin, Christian A. Franklin, Philip “Chuck” Franklin, and William Franklin, all of Asheville; one sister, Jane Gibson of Cleveland, NC; three brothers, Gary Franklin of Greenville, TN and John W. Franklin
and Jesse R. Franklin of Asheville; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 am Friday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Revs. Barry Fisher and Cecil Fox
officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Buncombe County Veterans Council Memorial Team at the Western Carolina State Veterans
Cemetery.
His family will receive friends from 7 - 8:30 pm Thursday at the funeral home and request that
memorials be made to South Buncombe Baptist Church Building Fund, 370 Mills Gap Road, Asheville, NC 28803.
My deepest sympathy to Ima Jean and children. Phil was one of the nicest people I know. Will miss him greatly. God Bless All.
Philip is missed around the work place where alot of
people remember him .Our sympathy goes out to the
family and friends,GOD BLESS.
May it help to know that
thoughts and sincere sympathy
are with you at this time.
Ruth and Debra Mashburn
Mission Coworkers
Irma Jean and Family, our heart felt sympathies
and prayers go out to all of you during this time
and always. Phil will be missed here by his
Mission family. May God bless you and keep
you in his grace.
A good friend and comrade that will be missed by all that knew him. My sympathy to his family and God bless all.