Leedda Fay

Franklin

Leedda Fay (Wendling) Franklin, 79, passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2021 in Oklahoma City.  The daughter of Theodore Jackson Wendling and Ruby Lee (Barbee) Wendling, Leedda was born on March 13, 1942.

Leedda attended school at the Naples schoolhouse in the Alex/Blanchard area.  She worked at the Maramont Auto Assembly Plant on the assembly line, owned and operated Granny's Country Kitchen for several years, but most importantly, she was a homemaker.  She was a great cook and enjoyed sewing.  She was a member of the Trinity Holiness Church in Blanchard.  She loved her husband, children, and grandchildren and will be greatly missed by them all.

Leedda is preceded in death by her parents; son, Jarold Raleigh Franklin; brother Edward D. Wendling; sister, Mary Frances Wendling; and sister-in-law, Judy Wendling.

She is survived by her husband, Jerry Raleigh Franklin ; 2 sons, Theodore "Teddy" Eugene Franklin and wife Rosa, and Jeffrey Lynn Franklin; daughter, Lesha Canary and husband, Jimmy; grandchildren, Amanda Bolder and spouse Matt, Kala Fowler and spouse Jas, Kari Brawner and spouse Ricky, Diana Roberson, Jessica Searcy and spouse Jo, Cody Canary and spouse Chloe, and Tasha Adams and spouse Josh; 13 great grandchildren with one on the way; brother, Wayne Wendling; and several nieces, nephews, and other loving family members.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, July 23, 2021, at the Eisenhour Funeral Home Chapel.  Burial will follow in the Dibble Cemetery.  Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard.  Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.