ETHEL LEE FRANKLIN Ethel Lee Franklin was born in Chireno, Texas on February 2, 1919 to Ernest and Ela Palmer Perritte. Ethel passed away in Ennis on November 15, 2008. She was raised in Diabol, Texas. Ethel moved to the Lively Community in 1968 where she and her husband owned and operated the Lively Store for three years. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church. Ehtel married Thomas Edward Franklin on April 27, 1935 in Nacogdoches, Texas. Her husband Thomas preceded her in death in October 1999. A daughter Tommie Bishop also preceded Ehtel in death in October 2000. Ethel is survived by her daughters: Helen Eldridge of Bonham and Wilma Reeder of Lively, sister: Bertie Stone of Dangerfield, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren and other relatives.