Anne Rutland Franks, 58, of Tifton passed away Friday, April 19, 2002, at her residence. Her funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 22, 2024, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Terrell Roberts officiating. Ms. Franks was laid to rest at Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery in Tifton.
Born March 7, 1944, in Bib County, Ms. Franks was the daughter of the late Henry G. Rutland, Sr. and Lucile Gilmore Rutland. She was a secretary at Waldrop Contruction Company in Tifton; and she was a member of Tift Avenue Missionary Baptist Church.
Ms. Franks is survived by two sons, Dewayne Franks and Robert Fitzgerald, both of Tifton; one daughter, Andela Stokes of Brooksville, Florida; one brother, Henry G. Rutland, Jr. of Thomasville; and several grandchildren.