Linda Hall Franklin

FRANKLIN, Linda Hall Smith, 61, of Haynesville, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2009. She was a member of Totuskey Baptist Church and a hairdresser. Survivors are her husband, Larry Franklin; her sons, Dwayne Sanders (Tonya) of Haynesville, Shane Sanders of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Lance Franklin of Haynesville, and Heath Franklin (Cindy) of Haynesville; her mother, Nell Smith of Sharps; her sisters, Carolyn Neal (Skip) of Richmond and Sarah "Scottie" Carter (Bobby) of Tappahannock; and her grandchildren, Bailey Franklin, Jared Sanders, Logan Franklin, and Brennan Franklin; and several nephews and a niece. She was preceded in death by her father, Francis S. Smith. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, December 21, 2009 at Totuskey Baptist Church, with interment in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Welch Funeral Home, Marks Chapel from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Memorial contributions may be made to Totuskey Baptist Church c/o Danny Maupin, Hospice of Virginia, or The American Cancer Society.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.