Sharla Blevins Franklin, 49, dies Feb. 16, 2026; funeral at Shackelford

Sharla Blevins Franklin, 49, died Feb. 16, 2026 and will be remembered at services at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Savannah on Saturday, Feb. 21; visitation is set from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Central Time with a funeral service beginning at 11:00 a.m. at 450 Church Street, Savannah, TN 38372. The funeral-home posting and memorial pages were published online Feb. 17–18, 2026.

Sources differ on the place of her passing. Legacy’s memorial page states that “Sharla Blevins Franklin departed this life on February 16, 2026 in Adamsville, Tennessee, at the age of 49 years, 8 months, and 4 days.” Echovita and some syndicated notices list her as having “Passed away on February 16, 2026 in Savannah, Tennessee.” Shackelford Funeral Directors of Savannah posted the obituary and service schedule but the excerpts provided do not explicitly state the place of death.

Born June 12, 1976 in Corinth, Mississippi, she was identified in Legacy’s obituary as “the daughter of Rhonda Vandiver Blevins and the late Donald Blevins.” She married Randall Franklin on Feb. 14, 2003; he preceded her in death on Nov. 29, 2023. Legacy and the funeral-home listings provide these family and marriage details.

She is survived by her mother, Rhonda Vandiver Blevins of Adamsville, Tenn.; her children, Brooke McCammon of Parsons, Tenn., and William McCammon of Adamsville, Tenn.; her sister, Melanie Blevins of Milan, Tenn.; and her brother, Roger Blevins of Savannah, Tenn. Grandchildren listed by name are Kali Hatch, Wyatt Peterson, Asher McCammon, Kinsley McCammon and Molly McCammon.

Her career and community ties are detailed in the memorial pages. “Sharla worked for Southwest Human Resource Agency for 22 years and was currently the Family & Community Resource Manager,” Legacy notes. The obituary also states she “was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Savannah, Tennessee,” anchoring her long-term presence in the Savannah community.

Personal details in the Legacy text reflect family recollections and preferences: “She loved sea turtles, the beach, and all of her grandkids. Her favorite color was purple. She was loved by all her family and coworkers.” Those lines appear on the memorial pages alongside the service information.

Shackelford’s online listing shows the visitation and funeral schedule, includes an “Add to Calendar” option and map data attribution, and records 2,529 visits to the guestbook at the time of posting. Echovita notes there is no photo or video on its page and invites the first submission of a memory. Memorial pages also offer standard tributes such as options to send flowers, light a candle or plant a tree.

The family’s public arrangements are concentrated at Shackelford Funeral Directors, 450 Church St., Savannah, with the public visitation and funeral scheduled for Feb. 21 at the times listed above.