Franklin Deal

Franklin Deal, age 71 of Turtletown, TN, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2007 at Fannin Regional Hospital. Franklin was born Tuesday, March 3, 1936 in Polk County Tenn. to the late James Arthur Deal and the late Minnie Greene Deal. He was a member of Tumbling Creek Baptist Church and Ducktown Masonic Lodge. He enjoyed working. Franklin was preceded in death by wife, Reva Elaine Johnson Deal, daughter, Jacquline Deal, brothers, Burlin Deal, Garland Deal, Earl Deal, Jim Deal, Don Deal and Ronnie Deal, sister, Bonnie Deal Panter..

Survivors include: daughter & son-in-law, Elizabeth & Randall Payne of Turtletown, daughter & son-in-law, Becky & Donnie Callihan of Blue Ridge, son & daughter-in-law, Toris & Ressie Deal of Athens, TN, son & daughter-in-law, Franklin & Dee Deal, Jr. of Morganton, son, Alan Deal of Texas, son & daughter-in-law, Bryan & Carolyn Deal of Chastworth, son, Cory Deal of Stansbury, fourteen grandchildren,, several great grandchildren, sister, Willa O'Neal of Blue Ridge, sister, Ada Parm of Ohio, and a host of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 2:00PM from the Tumbling Creek Baptist Church with the Reverend Lamar O'Neal, Reverend Mitchell Allen and Reverend Lloyd Deal officiating. Music will be provided by Deal Family. Interment will follow in Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are: Don Callihan, Billy Wayne Deal, LeRoy Deal,Randy Deal, Wayne Deal, Eddie Gilmore, Dustin Callihan. Honorary pallbearers include: members of Mt. Zion (Turmbling Creek) Baptist Church.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-9, Monday, June 11.

Arrangements entrusted to the Finch-Cochran Funeral Home of McCaysville. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.