SCOTT CITY -- Viola Mae Franklin, 96, of Scott City died Friday, May 28, 1999, at her home.

She was born June 17, 1902, at Sikeston, daughter of William and Sara Broadhacker Porchie. She and Timothy Clarence Franklin were married June 9, 1937, in Cairo, Ill. He died Oct. 19, 1979.

Survivors include a son, Ray Franklin of Enterprise, Ala.; a daughter, Cora Gramm of Scott City; a sister, Violet Simmons of Olive Branch, Ill.; 16 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 19 great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by three sons, three daughters, four brothers, and four sisters.

Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City from 5-8 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the chapel, with the Rev. Sonny Keesee officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery at Thebes, Ill.