Nancy Franklin 1938-2017

FRANKLIN, SCOTT, KING, BALL, WILCOXSON, BLIEFERT, SWEAT, FISCHER, KELLY, MCCARTHY, CANADAY, FRANKLIN, MIZE

Posted By: Volunteer - Rich Lowe
Date: 2/24/2017 at 09:05:16

Nancy Franklin, 78, of Selma, died January 9, 2017, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral services will be held privately.

Nancy Lee Franklin was born September 27, 1938, in Iowa City, IA, the daughter of Harold and Welma Scott King. She attended Van Buren Community Schools and at age 14 was united in marriage to Richard Franklin. Shortly after becoming a mother at age 15, Nancy began her working career in local factories, restaurants and grocery stores but eventually became a supervisor of the county care facility. As the matriarch of her family she never underestimated the importance of all the heart-to-heart talks she had at her kitchen table with children and grandchildren. Nancy was the gatekeeper of her redneck filing system simply known as “the box.' Any and all important documents from banking statements to birthday cards were keep safe in the box. Mysteriously, once it was filed in the box, Nancy was the only person who could find it. She enjoyed playing bingo and was known to gamble from time to time, however scratchies were by far her favorite. Nancy clearly understood the importance of family. This is why she taught her family that no family is perfect, and reminded them to stand by each other even in rough times. She also believed strongly in kindness and taught her family to have enough courage to treat everyone with kindness.

Nancy was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Danny and Richard Franklin; a great-grandson, Derek Ball; a sister, Donna Wilcoxson; two brothers, Richard King and Robert Canaday, and a son-in-law, Randy Bliefert.

She is survived by two daughters, Christie (Slate) Sweat of Fremont, and Teresa Bliefert of Kahoka, MO; a son, Kenneth Franklin of Douds, three sisters, Sue (Ron) Fischer of Fairfield, Marcia Kelly of Keosauqua, Judy McCarthy of Colorado; two brothers, Willliam (Kathy) Canaday and Michael (Teresa) Canaday of Stockport; daughters-inlaw, Ramona Franklin of Keosauqua and Michelle Mize of Knoxville, TN. Nancy also leaves behind 18 grandchildren, 19 greatgrandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren with one on the way.

Source: Van Buren County Register, Keosauqua, IA, 19 Jan. 2017

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