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Franklin Odell Love
 Franklin Odell Love, 77, of 1028 Possum Trot Road, passed away Saturday, July 30th, 2011, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
 
Born in Cherokee County, Mr. Love was the husband of Shirley Ann Batchelor Love of the home and the son of the late Robert Jackson and Sallie Pearl Harmon Love.  He retired as and insurance agent with Liberty Life Insurance, was a former member of the Jaycees, and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church.  Mr. Love was also the self-proclaimed "Mayor of Possum Trot."
 
Mr. Love is survived by his wife, Shirley; a son, Marion Love, of the home; two brothers, Ted and Olin Love, both of Blacksburg; and four sisters, Estelle Beam of Kings Mountain, Sara Puser of Charlotte, Margaret Carpenter of York, and Elizabeth Redmond of Kings Mountain.
 
In addition to his parents, Mr. Love was preceded in death by a son, Keith Franklin Love; three brothers, Edward Hughey Love, Louis Jackson Love, and David Love; and three sisters, Gertrude Compton, Ethel Mobley, and Beck Helms.
 
The family will receive friends Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011, from 6:30pm - 8:00pm at Gordon Mortuary.  Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 3rd, at 3:00pm at Antioch Baptist Church, with Rev. Vernon Craig and Rev. William Harold Beam officiating.  Interment will follow in the church cemetery. 
 
The family will be at the residence.
 
The Book of Memories is available at www.gordonmortuary.com.

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