Chesapeake – Melvin Richard “Pete” Franklin, Sr., 81, died May 4, 2016. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, he was predeceased by his parents, Jessie Bell Blake and John Otis Franklin, Sr.; two sisters; and ...

Melvin L. Franklin was born June 3, 1930 in Union City, OK and died May 13, 2018 in Surprise, AZ. He graduated from Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State). He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a pilot ...

HAMPTON – Melvin Donald Franklin (our beloved “Papa”), 73, of Hampton, Va., formerly of Roanoke, Va., departed this life on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. Melvin was an active member of Macedonia Baptist ...

HAMPTON – Melvin C. Franklin was born on June 21, 1943, in Rustburg, Va., to the late Clifton Franklin and Pearl Reid of Lynchburg, Va. Frank was a loving father and grandfather. He will truly be ...