Melvin Franklin

1930 - 2018

Melvin L. Franklin was born June 3, 1930 in Union City, OK and died May 13, 2018 in Surprise, AZ. He graduated from Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State). He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a pilot for American Airlines for 33 years. Mel is survived by his wife of 49 years, Marilyn, his sister Norma, and his nieces and nephews. He was a member and a Willing Worker of Salem U.M.C and Barrington U.M.C, both in Barrington. In Arizona he was a member of Dove of the Desert U.M.C in Glendale. Mel lived a life of gratitude for his wife, family, friends, American Airlines, freedom in the U.S. and his Faith. Mel's ashes will be inurned at a later date in the Columbarium Wall at Barrington U.M.C. To send condolences to Mel's family please visit www.SunlandMemorial.com