Melvin V. Gray Franklin – Melvin Vernon Gray, 82, passed away March 30, 2018 in Tifton, GA. Mr. Gray was a native of Newsoms and was a son of the late James Clyde Gray and Cozy Drake Gray. He was also ...

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 ...