Funeral services for Michael Kevin Franklin, 43, of Waskom will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 2, 2013 at New Boggy Baptist Church at Bethany, LA. Rev. Lonnie Hamilton, Jr. will be officiating. Interment will follow in New Boggy Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, November 1, 2013 at Downs Funeral Home. Michael was born February 20, 1970 in Houston, TX to John Leon Franklin and Phyllis Marie Lilly Franklin. Michael graduated from Elysian Fields High School in the Class of '89. He served his country in the U.S. Army.