Glenita (Evans) Franklin
Jul 31,1958 - Apr 16, 2019
Posted by Martha Reddout

©Marietta Monitor
26 Apr 2019,  Page 4

Interment followed in Lakeview Cemetery, Marietta.

Born July 31, 1958 in Lubbock, Texas, the daughter of Glenn and Oneita Trimble Evans, she died Tuesday, April 16, 2019 in a Dallas hospital. Glenita grew up in Marietta and graduated from Marietta High School with the class of 1976. She received a bachelor of science degree in dental hygiene from Texas Woman’s University in 1982. She began her dental hygiene career with Dr. Jim Yong and Dr. Smalley and retired from her 36 years of hygiene with Dr. Castillo. On April 28, 1984 she married her high school sweetheart and love of her life, Tim Franklin. On March 20, 1990, their daughter Sara Franklin, the joy of her life was born, and made their family complete. Glenita had many passions, growing beautiful flowers, baking delicious meals and treats, teaching preschoolers at church, reading Christian devotionals, medical mission trips with LEAP, the serenity of the ocean at the beach and being a faithful member of First Baptist Church, Marietta. Glenita’s greatest passion was her love for her family. She loved Tim and Sara with every fiber of her being and always lavished her love on them. Glenita easily shared her loving heart with all those she met. Whether you were a patient, one of her adored nieces and nephews, a lifelong friend, or one of the doctors who treated her, she lavished you with her sweetness and love. After her diagnosis in 2015, her determination and strength to enjoy life with family and friends were an inspiration to all who knew her. Glenita’s love for her Lord and Savior is what made her heart sing! She was truly a faithful servant and followed the Lord closely and was a witness for the saving grace and light of Jesus who shown through her. One of her favored Bible verses was Isaiah 40:31.

She was preceded in death by her parents; in-laws, Joe and Martha Franklin; great-nephew, Justin Moser; great-niece, Ariana Mosher; and lifelong friend, Betty Robertson.

Survivors include her husband, Tim; daughter, Sara Flanagan and Cody Rose and his daughters, Jhet and Kamille; sister, Lisa Moser; brother, Curtis Grizanti and Marc Grizanti; brother-in-law, Danny Franklin and wife Debra; nieces, Macey Franklin and Alissa Mosher; nephews, Richard Mosher and wife Jennifer, and Devin Grizanti; great-niece, Angel Follis; and great-nephews, Ethan and Asher Follis. Serving as pallbearers were Richard Barker, Darrell Brundige, Keith Gray, Danny Groomer, Josh Hall, Paul Riley, and Mark Segler.

Honorary bearers were Sam Barrick, Danny Franklin, Dr. Craig Hobar, Willy Morris, Richard Mosher, and Bill Taylor.

We thank all of our friends who have supported us and with a special thanks to Vicki Groomer, Darla Stephens, her cousin Alana Taylor, Darla Swiggart, and Teresa Brundige, just to name a few of the countless many.

The family requests donations in Glenita’s honor to LEAP Global Missions, 7777 Forest Lane, Suite B326, Dallas, TX 75230 or leapmissions.org/donate.

Online guest book: wattsfuneralhome.com Flanagan-Watts

This obituary included a photo of Mrs. Franklin.