Mrs. Betty Jean Franklin Mazzei, age 92 of Dearing, Georgia passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2023 surrounded by her family after a long battle with dementia.
A daughter of the late Walter B. Franklin and Gladys English Franklin, she was born July 10, 1931 in Clarkesville, Georgia having moved to Atlanta, Georgia after graduating from Clarkesville High School. Early in her career, she worked with Lockheed Martin and went on to work with J.O. King, Inc, where she retired with over 40 years of service. She loved dressing up in her jewelry and fancy clothes, loved music and loved to dance, was an avid reader and loved her cats. She was a Christian, having been associated with many faiths. Her later years took her to live with her daughter and son-in-law in Dearing, Georgia.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Louise (Alvin) Martin, Lucille
(Thomas) Morgan, Walter B. Franklin, Jr., Bobby (Joyce) Franklin, Tommy Franklin and Lewis Franklin.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Theresa Mazzei Austin and Thomas of Dearing, Georgia; four step-grandchildren and eight step-great-grandchildren; brother, Dorsey Franklin of Toccoa; twenty three nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews and great-great nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Saturday, December 30, 2023, 1 o’clock p.m. in the Hillcrest Chapel of Acree-Davis Funeral Home with Mr. Matthew London officiating. Family members will serve as pallbearers, Tommy Austin, Swayne London, Matthew London, Elijah London, Charlie Baskins and Myles Baskins.
The family will receive friends at the Acree-Davis Funeral Home on Saturday from 11 o’clock a.m. until 12:45 p.m. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.acree-davisfh.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memorial and Honor Program, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38105 or to www.aspca.org in memory of Mrs. Betty Jean Franklin Mazzei.
Interment will follow in the Zebulon Baptist Church Cemetery with the Acree-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Betty Jean Franklin Mazzei.
