Elsie Marie Franklin, age 81 of Crossville, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2026 at the Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 2:00 pm at the Jennings Funeral Homes-Clarkrange Chapel in Clarkrange. Burial will follow in the Clarkrange Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, May 9, 2026 from 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm at Jennings Funeral Homes-Clarkrange Chapel in Clarkrange.

Elsie is survived by her:

Children, Cara Leasure and husband Randy

John Franklin and wife Leslie

Brandy Franklin

Grandchildren, Maria Matthews and husband Timothy

Nate Leasure

Jon Leasure

Jordan Dominguez and husband Alex

James and Auggie Georges

Cade Franklin

Caitlin Green and husband Michael Acosta

Great-Grandchildren, A.J. Dominguez

Waylon Dominguez

Sister, Karen Herdman and husband Brian

A Host of other family and friends

She is preceded in death by her:

Husband, Louis Everett Franklin

Son, James “Jim” Louis Franklin

Father, Alfred J Sullivan Clark

Mother, Anna Josephine (Peyton) Clark

Brothers, Darold and Dallas Clark

Sister, Wilmarine Hill

Jennings Funeral Homes-Clarkrange Chapel is in charge of services for Elsie Marie Franklin of Crossville.