FRANKLIN, Mary J.

        Mary Jo Franklin, the only child of Laura Tucker Franklin and Moody D. Franklin, was born in Addington, Oklahoma, February 10, 1917. She died June 27, 2005 in Oklahoma City, OK.
        Mary Jo graduated from the Addington School, attended Oklahoma College for Women, Chickasha, OK. In 1938, a basic training Nursing diploma was received from the Chickasha Hospital and Training School.
        She joined the Army of U.S. Nurse Corp in 1944, having duty stations at Fort Sill Army Hospital in OK., Camp Swift, Texas, and at Clark Field in the Philippines, and discharged to the Army Nurse Reserve. A Bachelor of Science was earned in Nursing from the University of Colorado, Boulder, in 1949.
        Mary Jo was recalled to duty during the Korean conflict and was assigned to Fort Sill, followed by the 247th General Hospital in Munich, Germany. She was discharged with the rank of Captain. Her nursing career continued at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Oklahoma City, from 1953 to 1977. Many Tucker and Franklin cousins survive her as well as her extended family, the McMillans. Viewing will be at the funeral home on Thursday from 2-4 p.m. Family members will be present. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m., Friday, July 1, 2005 at Lakeside United Methodist Church with interment following in Resurrection Memorial Cemetery. Any memoriam should be directed to Lakeside United Methodist Church, 2925 N.W. 66th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73112.