Mrs. Sara Jane Franks, age 88, of the Pea Ridge community near Brilliant, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at her residence. She was born on April 8, 1937, in Winfield, Alabama to William Edwin and Lama Hathaway Thomas. She was a 1956 graduate of Marion County High School and a devoted member of Freewater Freewill Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for 38 years. A loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Sara spent her life as a homemaker, caring for her family. She enjoyed gardening and tending her flowers, sewing, crafting, and baking.

Mrs. Franks is survived be her son, Randall Franks (Paula), her grandchildren, Christian Gillion (John), Catlin Roberts (Gage), and Allen Franks (Gracie), great grandchildren, Garrett and Harper Gillion, and Grayson and Addilyn Franks, her close nieces, Wanda White and Beckie Sims, and a host of other nieces, nephews and extended family members.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Franks was preceded in death by her husband, William Garrison Franks, her son Mike Franks, and siblings, Bud, Frank, Jeff, Irene, and Edwina.

Funeral services for Mrs. Franks will be held on Monday, October 6, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Green Springs Cemetery. The visitation will be held on Monday from 4:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. service time at the funeral home.

Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield, AL serving the Franks family.