Leslie Ann Franklin - Class of 1964

Leslie Ann Franklin, 51, of Muncie died Tuesday at Ball Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Formerly of Knightstown, she attended Holy Spirit School in Indianapolis and graduated in 1964 from Knightstown High School. She graduated from Ball State University and received her bachelor's and master's degrees in English. She was an ESL (English as a Second Language) volunteer in the Laubach Literacy program and was a member of Psi Iota Xi Sorority. A former employee of Blue Cross / Blue Shield in Indianapolis, she had been a civilian personnel specialist with the U.S. Army, an English instructor at Ball State University and a library assistant at Knightstown Public Library. She was born Aug. 24, 1946, a daughter of Robert Sr. and Mary E. "Jerri" Chew Ohlemiller. She is survived by a son, William of Indianapolis; a
daughter, Lysa Franklin of Muncie; a grandson; her mother of Knightstown; two sisters, Marcia Ohlemiller of Portland, Ore., and Teresa (husband: Jon) Brinn of Redding, Calif.; two brothers, Robert (wife: Linda)Ohlemiller Jr. of Muncie and Kevin (wife: Melinda) Ohlemiller of St. Louis, Mo.; a niece; and four nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father in January 1997.
Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Rose Church in Knightstown with the Rev. John Luerman officiating. Friends may call 5:30-8 p.m. today at Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service with the Rosary Service at 7 p.m. Private graveside services will be held at Harlan Cemetery near Wilkinson at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Muncie Civic Theater for the Leslie Franklin Memorial Fund.
Dec. 16, 1997