A resident of Baton Rouge, she passed away peacefully Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, at her home after a short but courageous battle with cancer. She was 70 and a native of Atoka, Okla. Sherry retired after many years of faithful service with Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in the Food Services Department. She was also a very active supporter of Baton Rouge CAAWS. Visitation at Greenoaks Funeral Home chapel, 9595 Florida Blvd., on Monday, Oct. 17, from noon until religious service at 2 p.m. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Park. Sherry is survived by her brother, Chuck Franklin; nephews, Jim and wife Julie Cutrer, Chad and wife Linda Franklin, and Jeremiah Yrle; nieces, Christy and fiancé‚ Richard Summers, and Anna and husband Tim Waddell; many great-nieces, great-nephews and her very special friend, Betty, and husband Jimmy Thibodeaux. Sherry was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Franklin; and two sisters-in-law, Shirley Franklin and Ginger Yrle.
