Jesse J. Franklin

    Jesse J. Franklin, 79, of Lufkin, Texas died Saturday, June 29, 2024 in a local hospital. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.
    Jesse was born December 29, 1944 in Lamesa, Texas to the late Billie (Hurst) and H.P. Franklin.
    Jesse resided in Granbury, Texas for 44 years before moving to Lufkin in 2019. He was an automotive mechanic his entire life, retiring from the United States Post Office Vehicle Maintenance Division. Jesse was a veteran of the United States Army, proudly serving in Vietnam.
    Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Gini Franklin and Celso Rodriguez; former wife, Alliene Franklin; and stepson and daughter-in-law, Kurt and Robin Jones.
    He was preceded in death by his parents; maternal grandparents,
    Jesse and Willie Hurst; paternal grandparents, James and Hallie Mae
Franklin; and wife, Bobbie Stanley Franklin.
    Memories and condolences may be added at
www.carrowayfuneralhome.com.
    Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.

– Press-Reporter obituary services