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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 28, 2020

Knoxville lawyer Claude Leon Franks died Monday at 71. A 1984 graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law, Franks spent two years in private practice and then joined the Knox County District Attorney’s Office. He served there until retiring in 2015. Franks also had 30 years of military service, including  during Vietnam and Desert Storm. A graveside service with full military honors will be held at 9:30 a.m. EDT Monday at the East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, 2200 John Sevier Highway, Knoxville 37920. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Lung Association or Heifer International.