Franklin, Opal V.

of Catoosa Okla, formerly of Miami, died Jan 21, 2003, at Rolling Hills Care Center of Catoosa. She was 96.

born Jan 5, 1907, in Afton Indian Territory to Isaiah Henry Long and Margaret Ketron Long. She attended schools in Afton. Lived in Miami before moving to Catoosa. She was a member of the Cherokee Indian Tribe. She married Roy Willoughby Franklin in 1927 in Afton. He preceded her in death on May 28, 1964. Burial will be in Mt. Hope cemetery in Afton.