Class of 1953
1953 Maroon Spotlight
Dora Crockett
Class Assembly 49-50, Glee Club 49-51.
1953 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Dora Lee Crockett is the 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Crockett, 1101 Holly street. She is living with her sister, Mrs. Ladene Marshall, 327 First street, at present. She was born June 15, 1934, in Perry. Dora attended school at Buffalo and at Perry. While in school here she was a member of the band one year.
Dora Lee (Crockett) Franklin
June 15, 1934 – November 28, 1999
Dora Lee (Crockett) Franklin, 65, east of Perry, died Sunday, Nov. 28, 1999, at Stillwater Medical Center.
Born June 15, 1934, in Perry, OK, she was the daughter of Ernest C. and Mary Marguerite (Atherton) Crockett. She was a 1953 graduate of Perry High School. On Feb. 13, 1955, she and Murl Franklin were married at Christ Lutheran Church in Perry. A housewife, she had served on the voter registration board and was a member of the Christ Lutheran Church.
In addition to her husband, Murl, of the home; she is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law: Jimmie and Kathy Franklin, Glencoe, David M. and Paula Franklin, Stillwater, and Kelly D. and Tammy Franklin, Perry; two daughters and sons-in-law: Debra L and Vernon Bay, and Kimberly A. and Doug Connell, all of Perry; 17 grandchildren, and six great grandchildren; one sister, LaDean Webb, Morrison; and two brothers: Bill Crockett, Leadville, CO, and Rev. Dell Crockett, St. Louis, MO.
She was preceded in death by her parents and three sisters, Carol Ann Richardson, Mae Tubbs and Eula Karcher.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999, at Christ Lutheran Church in Perry. Rev. Myron C. Maltz, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Richburg Cemetery, southeast of Perry. Memorials may be made to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation designated for cancer research or the Murl Franklin account at Morrison State Bank.