Gloria Franks Sartin

Gloria Franks Sartin, age 71, of Knoxville, Tennessee, formerly of Dalton, Georgia, took her heavenly flight home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.

Born in Dalton, Georgia, on October 9, 1952, she was the daughter of the late J.D. Franks and the late Sarah Cole Franks.

Gloria was a high school graduate of North Whitfield High School, Class of 1970. She was a devoted wife and loving mother of their 4-legged fur babies. In her spare time, Gloria loved growing flowers, spending time with her husband and fur babies, and chatting with friends and family and the members of VFW Post 1733 in Knoxville, TN, where she was Past President of the VFW Auxiliary. She spent her career as a paralegal and worked in Knoxville, TN. And St. Augustine, FL. Gloria was loved very much by all of her family and friends! In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brother Ralph Ray Cole.

Survivors include her loving husband of 39 years, A. J. Sartin of Knoxville, Tennessee; sisters, Gennell Arnold of Chatsworth, Georgia; Darlene and James Bearden of Dalton, Georgia and numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to VFW Post 1733, 734 North 4th Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917

A private family memorial will be held at a later date at East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery (ETSVC), 2200 East Governor John Sevier Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920

This announcement is courtesy of Hillside Memorial Chapel & Gardens of Clarkesville, Georgia.