Diane Franklin Gould

Pearl

Gloria Diane Gould, 64, passed away November 2, 2011 at Select Specialty in Jackson.

Visitation will be from 5:00 – 8:00pm Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Pearl. Graveside services will be held Sunday, November 6th at 2:00pm at Floral Hills Memory Gardens.

Mrs. Gould was born December 31, 1946 to Emmit and Frances Harvey Franklin in Brandon, Ms. She worked for A T & T (formerly Bellsouth) for 30 years before she retired. Diane was a loving wife and mother. She loved reading which was her favorite hobby and would sometimes read three or more books a week. She was always full of fun and laughter and will be greatly missed by her family and many friends.

Mrs. Gould is preceded in death by her parents, and her brother, Emmit Franklin, Jr.

She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Gould; son, Christopher Shane Gould; stepson, Johnny Walker and his wife Wendy; granddaughter, Katlyn Marie Gould; step-grandson, Jonathan Walker and step-great granddaughter, Mackenzie Walker; and numerour aunts and uncles and two nephews.

The family would like to express special thanks to Phylis and Paul Alexander; Lawrence and Wanda Harvey; the staff at River Oaks Hospital in Flowood and Select Specialty Hospital in Jackson for their care of Diane.