Quintella Priscella Franklin

Bee Be was born on April 7, 1928, in Indianola, Oklahoma, the daughter of James Jackson and Pearl (Palmer) Asher. She graduated from Eufaula Senior High School on May 16, 1947. On October 10, 1948, Bee Be married Gerald Dean Franklin at the Eufaula First Baptist Church. Shortly after their marriage, she and Gerald moved to Tulsa where they lived until retiring back to Eufaula in 1972. Bee Be was a member of the First Baptist Church where she was active in both Sunday school and the ladies group. She was also a member of the Eufaula Senior Citizens. Survivors include: her son, Tracy Dean Franklin and wife Kim of Eufaula; her daughter, Priscella Orme and husband Dan of Ft. Smith, Arkansas; her brother, Gary Asher and wife Martha of Eufaula and her sister Eloise Wortham also of Eufaula; her grandchildren, Jeffrey McCoy and wife Laura, Kimberly Weiler and husband Blake, Keith Franklin, Nicole Lively and husband Staff Sergeant Roger Lewis Lively, Jr., and Mandi Franklin; her great grandchildren, Remington, Hannah, Charlotte, Brytnie, Sophie Grace, Roger and David. Bee Be is preceded in death by her parents J.J. and Pearl Asher, her husband, Gerald, and a brother, Rex Asher.