Mrs. Franklin Washington

Pheba, Mississippi - Anne Franklin Washington, 77, passed away, on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at OCH Regional Medical Center, in Starkville, MS. Anne Franklin Washington was born August 12, 1935 in Cedar Bluff, Mississippi to the late Sarah Louise Anthony and John Luther Franklin. Mrs. Washington was a retired educator teaching 2nd grade at West Side and South Side Schools for 32 years. Anne Franklin Washington was a member of Pheba Baptist Church. Anne Franklin Washington married Robert Patrick Washington March 19, 1955, who preceded her in death on November 4, 2002. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 9, 2013, 11:00 a.m. at Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Terry Rhodes officiating. . Burial will follow in Cedar Bluff Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery Cedar Bluff. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include two daughters, Dr. Kay Washington (Bill Patterson) of Nashville, TN, Amy Garrard (Blake) of Pheba, MS; one son, Bob Washington (Brenda) of Pheba, MS; five grandchildren; Jennifer Stovall, Robert Washington, Joby Washington, Patrick Garrard, and Kathleen Garrard ; three great grandchildren; Kaley Stovall, Mason Richardson and Mary Ava Washington; one brother, Richard Franklin (Joyce) of Greenville, MS. She was preceded in death by her brother, Jimmy Franklin. Pallbearers will be Joby Washington, Robert Washington, Patrick Garrard, Mark Stovall, Sam Franklin, and Dale Bigham Honorary Pallbearers will be Eddie Strickland, Wilburn McCarter, all her former colleages in the West Point School, System. Memorials may be made to Palmer Home for Children, P. O. Box 746, Columbus, MS 39701. Visitation will be Friday, 5:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Calvert Funeral Home.