Franklin Family Birthdays for the first half of May 2014

Celebrating 11 birthdays in the Franklin Family

for the first half of May! 

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My cousin Dianne Dorman Pettit celebrated her 68th birthday on May 1st. She is pictured surrounded by three of her four young'uns - Jamie, Miranda, and Ray Jr.  

 

Hope you had a blessed day! 

 

 

Dianne is the daughter of my dad's sister - Annie Mae Franklin Dorman (and Albert "Uncle Knott" Dorman) 

Our "oldest" granddaughter Natalie turned 10 years old

on May 2nd.   Natalie is pictured at left

with her siblings  - Sophie, Meredith and Ethan.

 

Hope you had a wonderful day! 

 

Natalie is the daughter of my son Stephen (and Leah) Franklin, and great-grand-daughter of Gene and Martha Franklin. 

My cousin Gloria Dorman Walker celebrated her 65th birthday on May 4th.  Gloria is pictured with her four grandkids at left -  Kaitlin, Luke, Derek and Dylan. 

 

Hope you had a blessed day!

 

Gloria is the daughter of my dad's sister Annie Mae Franklin Dorman (and Uncle Albert)

Annette Gardner celebrated her 32nd birthday on May 5th.  Annette is pictured with her family this past Christmas Eve - Ronnie, Jamie, Payton and her mother, Barabara.

 

Hope you had a blessed day!  

 

Annette is the daughter of my cousin Barabara Dorman Wilkie and granddaughter of dad's sister Annie Mae Franklin Dorman. 

Emily Stubbs celebrated her 22nd birthday on May 5th. Emily is the daughter of Preston and Christy Pettit and granddaughter of my cousin Dianne Dorman Pettit.

 

Hope you had a wonderful day celebrating!

Charlie Wilkie and Don Wilkie will both be

celebrating their birthdays today, May 8th. 

Charlie will be 25 and his son Don will be 2 years old.  

Charlie is the son of my cousin Barabara Dorman Wilkie and grandson of my dad's sister Annie Mae Franklin Dorman (and Uncle Albert).

 

Hope you have a great day today!  

Leah Franklin, our middle son Stephen's wife, will be celebrated her 33rd birthday on May 10th.  Leah is pictured with her three lovely daughters at left - Meredith, Sophie and Natalie.  

 

Hope you have a wonderful day celebrating!

My cousin Tony Mitchell with be celebrating his - can it be true - his....50th on May 12th.  Well now I feel really old LOL!     Tony is pictured with his lovely wife, Debra  at left.   Hope you have a great day celebrating the big 5 - 0 (and we're not in Hawaii y'all!)  - it's all down hill  from here!   

 

Tony is the son of my cousin Judy Mitchell, and grandson of dad's sister Pearl Earline Franklin Guinn.  

My sister Loretta's granddaughter, Laney Arthur,

turns 2 on May 10.

Laney is the daughter of Kenny Arthur and great-granddaughter of Gene and Martha Franklin.  

Hope you have a fun day and enjoy lots of cake and ice cream!