We are sad to announce that on December 21, 2021, at the age of 96, Retha Mae Franks of Bethel Springs, Tennessee passed away. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Retha Mae Franks to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by : her husband Roy Franks, Sr.; her parents, Richard F. Wright and Ella Sue Newman Wright; her children, Shirley Diane Bivens, Judy Lynn Butler, Roy Franks, Jr. and Barry Franks; and her siblings, Dora Lovett, Richard, Gene, Robert and Paul Everett Wright.

She is survived by : her children, Peggy Ann Knight of Bethel Springs, Betty Jane Guy of Ida, LA, Bobby Wayne Franks (Judy Ann) of Bartlett and Ronald Gene Franks of Bethel Springs; and her brother John Edward Wright of Bethel Springs. She is also survived by nineteen grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home, Inc.