Mrs. Kathryn Franklin Waters: Obituary

Mrs. Kathryn Franklin Waters, formerly of Blue Ridge, passed away on November 27, 2016 at her daughter’s home in Fayetteville, GA. Kathryn was born on June 9, 1930 in Fannin County and was the surviving infant at birth of triplets. She was married to Charlie Waters for sixty-six years. She was a homemaker who loved making a wonderful home for her family. She loved cooking. She enjoyed making a garden each year and loved growing her flowers. She was a lifelong member of Lebanon Baptist Church in Epworth, GA where she taught Sunday School for a number of years and loved helping with Vacation Bible School.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Jim and Ethel Stewart Franklin; infant triplet brothers, Keith and Kenneth Franklin; brothers, Floyd, Robert, Jimmy, and Billy Franklin; and sister, Louvenia Van Ness.

She is survived by daughters, Robin Lang of Fayetteville and Laveta and husband Stephen Wehunt of Fayetteville; granddaughter, Elizabeth Lang of Atlanta; and sister, Shelby Dotson.

Graveside services will be held on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. from the Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. David McLendon will officiate. Bob Mathis, Robert Sosebee, Bill Patterson, Mike Galloway, Larry Payne, and W.T. Pittman will serve as pallbearers. The family will visit with friends on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.akinsfuneralhome.com. Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge is in charge of the arrangements.