Brian Lee Franklin, 44, of Burkesville, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2024, at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
He was born in Burkesville, Kentucky.
He was a member of Center Point Church, and worked as a Lineman for A&C Communications.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Marvin and Emogene Franklin; maternal grandfathers, Virgil Pennington and Jackie Lee Kerr; and maternal grandmother Loraine Short Kerr.
He is survived by his parents, Elaine Pennington Kerr and Junior Franklin and James Kerr; his wife, Melissa Franklin of Burkesville, Kentucky; children, Shaylee Marie Franklin, Kaylen Lorine Franklin, Lillee Michele Thurman, and Lane Austin Franklin, all of Burkesville, Kentucky; siblings, Bradley Kerr and Natalie Kerr, both of Burkesville, Kentucky, Venessa Bishop of Frankfort, Indiana, and Jessica Mann of Whitestown, Indiana; a host of nieces and nephews, and other relatives and friends.
The funeral service was conducted on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. C.S.T. in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home in Burkesville, Kentucky, with Bro. Jeff Thompson, Bro. Terry Shelley and Bro. Dennis Sells officiating. Burial followed in the Shorts Chapel Cemetery in Cumberland County, Kentucky.
Norris-New Funeral Home in Burkesville was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences at www.norris-new.com