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Mr. Thaddeus Wadsworth "Thad" Franklin, Sr.

October 6, 1938 — March 8, 2025

Greenville

Mr. Thaddeus Wadsworth "Thad" Franklin, Sr., 86, of Greenville, South Carolina, husband of Barbara Blassingame Franklin for forty years, transitioned on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at Prisma Health-Easley. Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late Theodore and Blanche Morris Franklin.

Surviving, in addition to his wife: three daughters, Jacqueline F. McCants of Las Vegas, NV, Jacquelyn B. (Rodney) Wakefield of Pickens, SC, and Melissa B. Jefferies (Bruce Brown) of Greenville, SC; six sons, Thaddeus W. (Angela) Franklin, Jr., of West Des Moines, IA, Michael A Franklin of Dallas, TX, Curtis R. Franklin of Albuquerque, NM, William P. (Jacqueline) Franklin of Fayetteville, NC, Virgil L (Wanda) Franklin of Fort Mitchell, AL, and Robert Bowens of Easley, SC; three sisters, Aurelia Smith of Greenville, SC, Essie Oates of West Nyack , NY, and Vivian Hunter of Greenville, SC; one brother, Ellis Franklin, of Altadena, CA; thirty-four grandchildren; fifty great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral Services: Saturday, March 15, 2025, 12:00pm, at Rocky Mount Missionary Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery.

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Saturday, March 15, 2025

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Rocky Mount Missionary Baptist Church

7531 White Horse Road, Greenville, SC 29611

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Saturday, March 15, 2025

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