- Date Of Birth: September 6, 1950
- Date Of Death: April 20, 2021
- State: Indiana
John Preston Franklin, 70, passed away on April 20, 2021, in Cadiz, Ky.
John was born September 6, 1950, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to John R. Franklin and Nadine (Schneider) Franklin. He graduated from Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany as an M.P. and was honorably discharged. John had many talents. He worked in customer service at Dell Computer in Nashville, Tenn. He was a stained-glass craftsman. He worked as a carpenter and cabinet maker, and also was the owner and chef of a restaurant in Cadiz, Ky.
John is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Karen (Rusch) Franklin; daughter, Jill (Eugene) O’Neill, and grandchildren, Anya O’Neill, Connor O’Neill, and Finn O’Neill, all of Englewood, Colo.; and sisters, Michelle (Gary) Hammond, of Bettendorf, Iowa, and Lani (James) Ethridge of Evansville, Ind. John was preceded in death by his parents, John R. Franklin and Nadine Sproston, his step-father and friend, Everett (Art) Sproston, and child, Kirsten Franklin.
