ColumbiaMagazine.com
Printed from:

Welcome to Columbia Magazine  
 



































 
Jessie Rae Franklin, 93, Casey County, KY (1929-2023)

Jessie Rae Franklin (McFarland), age 93, of Liberty, KY., died on August 29, 2023. She was an award-winning quilter who won first place the first year she entered her Flower Basket quilt at the Casey County Apple Festival in 1983. That quilt also won the blue ribbon at the Kentucky State Fair.

She was a hairdresser for much of her professional life. She was interested in local government and twice ran for a seat on the city council. Her talents also included being a legendary cook, for those of us lucky enough to dine at her table, and she authored Jessie's Cookbook in 2001.


A gifted musician and devout Christian, she frequently played piano and organ wherever she attended church, most recently Solid Rock Baptist Church. Her voice and spirit will be missed. We shall not see her like again.

She is survived by her beloved daughter Marguerite Floyd and by numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents George Washington and Emma Edwards McFarland, two brothers (Clyde and Lee), and four sisters (Dolly Reed, Rosie Farris, Ada Atwood, and Flora Beal). She was also preceded in death by her first and third husband, Russell Edward Floyd; her second husband, Obie Clements; her fourth husband, Ruel Franklin; and by three infants (James Edward Floyd, James Anthony Clements, and Jessie Floyd).

Visitation will be held 11amET Saturday September 2, 2023 at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Services will be held at 1pm. Bro. Dwight Coffman officiating. Burial will be in the Peavey Cemetery.


This story was posted on 2023-08-31 16:21:04
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know.


Grissom-Martin Funeral Home
Located one block off the Square at 200 Campbellsville Street in Columbia, KY.
To reach David and Cathy Martin, phone (270)-384-2149, or e-mail: grissomfuneralhome@windstream.net.
Large enough to serve comfortably; Small enough to serve personally.

G & G Monuments
Todd and Mandi Green and Jared Conover
1670 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY. email: toddg12@windstream.net, 270-634-0359
First Quality Marble and Granite

Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home
Established 1922 | 210 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY 42728 | Jeff Jessie, Owner
270-384-2145, www.stottsphelpsmcquearyfh.com, email stottspm@duo-county.com


 

































 
 
Quick Links to Popular Features


Looking for a story or picture?
Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com.

 

Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728.
Phone: 270.403.0017


Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.