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This obituary is part of “We Will Remember,” a series about those we’ve lost to the coronavirus.
They had much in common. They were both joyful, humorous, generous individuals who loved to talk to people and made sure to keep in touch with family and friends, favoring phone calls and in-person conversations over texting.
Marian Ann Williams-Franklin and her son, Troy Franklin, both from Detroit, died eight days apart of COVID-19 complications.
Marian, 78, was born and raised in Tennessee. She attended Tennessee State University, where she met and later married her husband, Harry Gump Franklin. They would have celebrated 56 years of marriage last month.
Lubbock area faith calendar
NOTE: Not all Lubbock area churches have fully reopened for services. Please call ahead to check if the church of your choosing is open or still worshiping virtually and, if it is open, what COVID-19 safety guidelines may be in place. Please send updates to: newmedia@lubbockonline.com
SATURDAY
• Christ the King Cathedral Divine Mercy Chaplet: 3 p.m. First Saturday, 4011 54th St. Note: CTK events are only meeting face-to-face for Mass. Mass can also be watched online at https://ctk-cathedral.org/
• St. John the Baptist Adoration and Reconciliation: 4-4:45 p.m., 98th Street and Indiana Avenue.
5Q: All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
“5Q” is an online-only column featuring five questions about stage productions in the Metro Area with a special focus on the GLBTQ community’s relationship to the production. Periodically, “5Q” will take the form of an interview with actors, directors, writers, etc. to shed some light on the production process.
One hundred years ago this month, the battle trenches of the Western Front witnessed a great upwelling of common humanity. In a series of spontaneous cease-fires that became known collectively as the “Christmas truce,” Allied and German soldiers came up over the top of their trenches and marked the holiday together sharing gifts, singing carols and even organizing an impromptu soccer match.