Maxine G. Franklin, October 29, 1940 - March 24, 2021. Born in Jackson, Mississippi and a resident of Chicago since 1959. Maxine was a graduate of Lanier High School in Jackson, Mississippi and attended Cortez Peters Business School in Chicago. She worked at the VA Hospital in Chicago, Playboy Magazine, Conrail railroad and PTL trucking. Maxine retired from the Cook County Clerk’s Office in Bridgeview, Illinois.
Loving mother of Phyllis D. (James) Higgins and Johnnie Franklin; proud grandmother of Crystal D. Higgins and James “J.C.” Higgins; dear sister of Calvin (Andrea) Slay, Lillian Davis, Clifton (Jacqueline) Slay and the late Curtis Slay. Also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and faithful friends.
Maxine lived her life her way and truly enjoyed helping friends and family in any way she could.
A Celebration of Life will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or at www.stjude.org/donatetoday
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