Franklin – Franklin Theodore "Frank" Hackney, 73, passed away March 30, 2007 at the McGuire Veterans Medical Center in Richmond. Born in Danville, he was a son of the late Clarence Amos and Vivian Empress Shackleford Hackney. Frank was a retired meat manager for A & P, a former National Guardsman, and a Navy veteran of the Korean conflict. He was a member of VFW Post 4411, American Legion Post 73, Franklin Masonic Lodge 151, A. F. & A. M., and was a Baptist.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 53 years, Ola V. "Brenda" Wiseley Hackney; two daughters, Nanette H. Carter and husband, Tony, of Franklin and Sheryl Bass- Hulbert and husband, Ronnie, of Virginia Beach; one sister, Ruth H. Dubiel of Abington, MD.; four grandchildren, Tony Marlin Carter, Jr. and wife, Meike, Eric Franklin Carter, Brian David Carter, Catherine Marie Bass; one great-grandchild, Michelle Kimberly Carter; numerous nieces and nephews, five adopted grandchildren, Justin Dean Bailey, Morgan Leigh Bailey, Amanda Elizabeth Wright, Jack Wright, Taylor Leighann Bradshaw; and his beloved Sadie. Frank was predeceased by two sisters and one brother.
The funeral service will be conducted at 11 am Monday in the chapel of Wright Funeral Home with the Rev. Kenneth Williams officiating. Burial, with military honors, will follow in Riverside Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 pm Sunday at the funeral home where Masonic honors will be accorded at 4 pm. Memorials may be made to the Children's Center, 700 Campbell Ave., Franklin, Va. 23851, or a favorite charity. Condolences may be offered at www.wrightfuneralhome.org.