Franklin G. Day

Franklin G Day December 30, 1949 – July 15, 2019 Frank has gone home to meet his Lord and Savior having succumbed to complications from lung cancer. He was 69 years old and is survived by his wife of 46 years, Terry. He was the devoted father of Michael (Kristen) Day of Centennial, CO; Kelly (John) Kelly of Grove City, PA; and David (Molly) Day of Sudbury, MA. Frank is also survived by his sisters, Clara Jean (Andrew) Sedlock of Mechanicsville, MD; Cathy (Mike) Ellis of Spotsylvania, VA; and brother Richard Day of Charleston, WV. He was preceded in death by his mother, Sophia Hopke and step-father Frank T Hopke. Frank loved being called Pap by his Grandsons Marcus and Lucas Kelly and Granddaughters Natalie Kelly and Erin and Audrey Day. Frank truly loved all of his extended family including sisters and brothers-in-law, nieces, and nephews. Frank was a proud USMC veteran having served in Vietnam from 1968-1971. He was an avid motorcycle rider, and collegiate and professional sports fan. He treasured the friendships that were borne out of his riding clubs and football tailgates. He loved his Lord and Savior and would talk to anyone at length about his favorite book, the Bible. Once retired, he loved traveling the country in his beloved motorhome, named “Happy Days”. Frank never met a stranger he couldn’t turn into a friend. His home was always open to anyone stopping by and was just so proud to show off his dream home “Day’s Landing....Almost Heaven”, on Douglas Lake in the mountains of eastern Tennessee. The Family will receive visitors on Monday, July 22 from 6-8pm EDT at Farrar Funeral Home located at 1806 Main Street, White Pine, TN 37890. An additional viewing will be held from 9-11am EDT on Tuesday, July 23 at French Broad Baptist Church located at 2117 Oak Grove Road, Dandridge, TN 37725. Memorial services will immediately follow the viewing. Military Graveside Interment will be held on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, 10:00am in Mountain Home National Cemetery In lieu of flowers or gifts, the Family requests that you make a donation to one of the following organizations in Frank’s memory. These were all organizations he supported in life: • Vietnam Veterans of America: https://vva.org/donate/ • Disabled Veterans of America: https://secure.dav.org/site/ • Patriot Guard Riders: https://www.patriotguard.org/ • American Cancer Society: https://donate3.cancer.org/ If the sites allow, please fill out the notification to one of the family members so that we know who things came from.