Kenneth Benton Franklin, 83

| June 28, 2011 10:00 PM

Passed away in Coeur d’Alene, June 27, 2011. Kenneth was born in Washington, D.C., to Lester and Mabel Franklin on May 6, 1928.

He entered the U.S. Air Force in 1946 and retired in 1966. He later served as a civil servant at Fairchild AFB for 23 years. He was a tournament-winning golfer, enjoyed bowling and gardening, often sharing the fruits of his labor.

He is survived by his daughters, Sherri Stevens and Linda (Daniel) Erickson, both of Spokane; grandchildren, Shawn Goodfellow of Ohio, Amon Mende of Seattle, Lacy Barber and Timothy Barber, both of Spokane; great-grandchild Aidan Goodfellow of Ohio.

Military honors service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, July 29, 2011, at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery, 21702 W. Espanola Road, Medical Lake, Wash.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of North Idaho, 9493 N. Government Way, Hayden, ID 83835.

Community Cremation Service, Spokane Valley, (www.CommunityCremationService.com) is in charge of the arrangements.