Jerry Franklin was born May 14, 1958, in Newton, Texas, to the late Rosa Lee Adams and Louis Franklin. He grew up in Newton, Texas, and recently moved to Spring, Texas. He attended school in Newton, Texas.

Preceding him in death are his mother, Rosa Lee Sears, father, Louis Franklin, and three brothers, Milton Sears, Jr., Jerry Franklin, and Calvin
Napoleon.

Jerry leaves to cherish his memories: sisters, Roslyn Wyatt (Augusta) and Joyce Limbrick (Lynell), brother, Thaddeus Franklin, aunt, Catherine Hilton, and uncle, Johnell Sublett.