Elsie K. Peterson Franklin, 98, of Columbia passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at University Hospital & Clinics.
Services are being planned after the COVID restrictions.
Elsie was born on September 26, 1922 in Ft. Pierce, Florida, the daughter of John Victor and Hilma J. Lingstedt Peterson. On July 18, 1947, she married Shirl C. Franlklin in Ft. Pierce, Florida and he preceded her in death. She loved being with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She enjoyed sewing and doing crafts.
Elsie is survived by her daughter, Karen (Daniel) Hartsfield of Columbia; grandchildren, Keith D. (Celeste) Hartsfield and Elisa K. (David) Pinkley; great grandchildren, Haylee L. Hartsfield and Joey L. Pinkley and nephews, Carl and Richard Peterson.
Elsie was also preceded in death by her parents and four brothers, Svante Peterson, John Edward Peterson, Albert Carl Peterson and Lennard Walter Peterson.
Memorials are suggested to The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri, c/o Bach-Yager Funeral Chapel, 1610 N. Garth Ave., Columbia, MO 65202.
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