Anna Franklin Roberts' Obituary
Life Legacy
KATHLEEN, GEORGIA-Anna Franklin Roberts, 71, passed away peacefully at her residence with her loving family by her side. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. View Freewill Baptist Church on Alexander Road in Alexander, NC. Interment will be in the church cemetery immediately following the service. The family will visit with friends on Friday, April 15, 2016, from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Groce Funeral Home in West Asheville.Mrs. Roberts was the daughter of the late Collis and Helen Norton Franklin, Sr. and had lived most of her life in Asheville, N.C. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Haynesville. A loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Mrs. Roberts treasured her family and was very proud of every one of them. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Carl Roberts; her brothers, Buddy Franklin and Wymon Franklin; a daughter, Faye Foulkrod; sons-in-law, Gary Aaaron and Gary Dean; and a great-grandson, Andrew Aaron. Left to cherish the memories of Mrs. Roberts are her children, Mary Louise Aaron of Kathleen, GA, Darlene Brooks (Mike) of Middleburg, KY, Donna Dean of Kathleen, GA, and Gunnery SGT Earl Roberts (Gail) of Fairfax, VA; her siblings, Cora Higgins of Alexander, NC, Jonice Lawson of Weaverville, NC, Omie Darnell of Chucky, TN, and Collis Franklin, Jr. of Weaverville, NC; 19 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.Groce Funeral Home in West Asheville has been entrusted with the arrangerments. Condolences for the family may be left in the online guestbook at www.watsonhunt.com.
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