Thelma Creel Franklin Obituary
We are sad to announce that on April 6, 2025, at the age of 87, Thelma Creel Franklin (Jonesville, Louisiana) passed away. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her husband Johnny Ray Franklin; her daughter Gloria Ann Franklin; her parents, Orville M. Creel and Edna L. Taylor; her siblings, David E. Harp, James E. Wilson of Barbin Wilson, P. D, Eugene Wilson, Viola Hamilton, Madi Estis and Cleda Williams; her sons-in-law, Curtis M. Wages, William P. Higginbotham and Ron Laird; and her brother Brady Wilson of Ferriday, LA.
She is survived by: her daughters, Estelle Blaney (Jimmy) of Harrisonburg, LA, Linda Higginbotham of South Boston, VA, Edna Wilson (Jim) of Jonesville, LA, Wanda Wages of Jonesville, LA, Cheryl Franklin of Jonesville, LA and Brandy Laird of Jonesville, LA; and her sisters, Sarah Mcpherson of Monroe, LA, Katherine D. Hardie of Biloxi, MS and Neda Johnson of Dyersburg, TN. She is also survived by 23 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great grandchildren.
