Franklin – Kristin Wiley Felts, 50, passed away March 5, 2025 in a tragic car accident.

Kristin was born in Norfolk on October 12, 1974, was a 1992 graduate of Kempsville High School and received her Bachelor's Degree from Longwood University in 1996.  She was a teacher at Smithfield Middle School, where she taught for 28 years.  Kristin was a member of the Franklin Bronco Booster Club, the Hand Bell Choir at Franklin Baptist Church, Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority, the Franklin Baptist Church Book Club, and a founding member of Longwood University Women's Soccer team.

Her co-teachers stated, "She was the sunshine and goofball of the school.  You knew you would laugh when she was around.  She had a name for everyone."

Left to cherish her memory is her husband of 25 years, Travis Winston Felts; daughters Kayla Jeanette Felts, Abby Leigh Felts, and Brooke Mitchell Felts; her parents, Albert "Ward" Wiley and Sandra "Sandy" Baker Wiley; her twin sister, Kimberly Wiley Ogle; her father and mother-in-law, Frederick "Freddy" Felts and Martha Barnes Felts; and nieces and nephews, Madison Felts, Cohen Ogle, and Kinston Felts.  Kristin was predeceased by a nephew, Garrett Williams, maternal grandparents, Ralph and Edith Cook Baker, and paternal grandparents, Albert and Frances Edwards Wiley.

A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, March 16 at 2:00 PM at Franklin Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Charles Qualls officiating.  A reception will follow the service at the Camp Community College Workforce Development Center.  The family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Franklin Baptist Church missions ministry.

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