1931
Rev.
2016
Rev. Dr. Barbara Franklin
November 29, 1931 — April 18, 2016
Reverend Dr. Barbara Greenlee Franklin, born in Clemson, South Carolina, was a daughter of the late George and Edna Dupree Williams. Dr. Franklin was ordained as a minister in the AME Church and served as an Associate Pastor at Allen Temple AME Church in Greenville, South Carolina.
She earned a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Theo-Centric Counseling from LaSalle University in Mandeville, Louisiana, a Master of Science Degree in Human Relations and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology, both from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. She also earned a Licensed Practical Nurse Degree form Perry School of Nursing in Anderson, South Carolina.
Dr. Franklin was an Investigator for the Office of Civil Rights for the states of Oregon, Washington and Alaska. While working in Denver, Colorado she developed a counseling curriculum reflecting the Military Code of Conduct for commissioned and non-commissioned officers at Lowry Air Force Base, where she worked for twenty-two years.
She was the founder of the Seminary of Hope at the West End Community Development Center in Greenville, South Carolina, where she developed an accredited curriculum under the auspices of Bob Jones University.
Most recently, Dr. Franklin was employed as an adjunct professor of Psychology at Tri-County Technical College in Clemson, South Carolina and as a Clinical Psychologist for the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice.
Dr. Franklin served as a Family Therapist at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Simpsonville, South Carolina. She was a member of and an upstate representative for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Melinda Williams Ferguson and her brother, Cessie Williams.
Left to cherish many fond memories, are husband, Alphonzia L. Franklin of the home; daughter, A. Jeanine Greene of Greenville; son, Adolphus (Yvette) Greenlee II, of Mauldin; sister, Virginia (James) of Miami FL; grandchildren, George W. (Stacie) Greene, Tiffany J. (James) Whitney, A. Nicole Greenlee, Adolphus Greenlee, III and Alexandria Greenlee and a host of other relatives and friends.
She earned a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Theo-Centric Counseling from LaSalle University in Mandeville, Louisiana, a Master of Science Degree in Human Relations and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology, both from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. She also earned a Licensed Practical Nurse Degree form Perry School of Nursing in Anderson, South Carolina.
Dr. Franklin was an Investigator for the Office of Civil Rights for the states of Oregon, Washington and Alaska. While working in Denver, Colorado she developed a counseling curriculum reflecting the Military Code of Conduct for commissioned and non-commissioned officers at Lowry Air Force Base, where she worked for twenty-two years.
She was the founder of the Seminary of Hope at the West End Community Development Center in Greenville, South Carolina, where she developed an accredited curriculum under the auspices of Bob Jones University.
Most recently, Dr. Franklin was employed as an adjunct professor of Psychology at Tri-County Technical College in Clemson, South Carolina and as a Clinical Psychologist for the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice.
Dr. Franklin served as a Family Therapist at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Simpsonville, South Carolina. She was a member of and an upstate representative for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Melinda Williams Ferguson and her brother, Cessie Williams.
Left to cherish many fond memories, are husband, Alphonzia L. Franklin of the home; daughter, A. Jeanine Greene of Greenville; son, Adolphus (Yvette) Greenlee II, of Mauldin; sister, Virginia (James) of Miami FL; grandchildren, George W. (Stacie) Greene, Tiffany J. (James) Whitney, A. Nicole Greenlee, Adolphus Greenlee, III and Alexandria Greenlee and a host of other relatives and friends.
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