Mr. Clark Jerome Franks, age 80 of Gainesville, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness.
Funeral services are scheduled for Sunday, June 14, 2015 at 3:00 pm in the Chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home with interment to follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Reverend Danny Newbern will officiate. The family will receive friends on Sunday, June 14, 2015 from 1 - 3 pm, prior to the service, at the funeral home.
Mr. Franks was born October 30, 1934 in Hazard, Kentucky to the late Hobart Lee Franks and Sally Combs Franks. He retired as a civilian for the U.S. Army at Fort McPherson and was a member of Lanier Hills Church.
Mr. Franks is survived by his wife of 55 years, Rebecca Manous Franks; son & daughter-in-law, Barry & Leslie Franks of Dawsonville, daughter & son-in-law, Jenny & Mike Childers of Gainesville, granddaughter & husband, Ashley & Brandon Tarrant of Louisville, Kentucky, granddaughter, Michaela Dunagan of Gainesville, step-grandson, Alex Childers of Winder and sisters, Joyce Strunk of Hazard, Kentucky, Nancy Rowell of Fayetteville, Georgia and Emily Stewart of Smyrna, Georgia.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Heart Association, 1101 Northchase Parkway, SE, Suite 1, Marietta, GA 30067 or Diabetes Foundation, 100 Edgewood Avenue, NE, Suite 1004, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Memorial Park Funeral Home, 2030 Memorial Park Road, Gainesville, GA 30504 is in charge of arrangements.
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