Background
Franklin, Rita Sims was born on May 18, 1943 in Selma, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Emmett McClain and Mary Frances (O'Brien) Sims.
Franklin, Rita Sims was born on May 18, 1943 in Selma, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Emmett McClain and Mary Frances (O'Brien) Sims.
Student, Judson College, 1961-1962; student, Huntingdon College, Montgomery, Alabama, 1962-1965.
Retail salesperson, accountant, Sims Furniture & Interiors, Selma, Alabama, since 1965.
Councilwoman Selma City Council, 1980-1984, 88-. Member Old Depot Museum Society, Selma, since 1976. Chairman of the Board family medicine Medical Family Practice Board, Selma, since 1980, Easter Seal Rehabilitation Board, since 1980.
Executive Board Community Action Agency, Selma, since 1980. Member Selma Dallas County History Society, Friends of the Selma Library, Selma Beautification Council, Women in Municipal Government (national board directors), Class VII Leadership Alabama, Third Conference on Alabama State Court Justices.
Children: Susan Lenore Sims Franklin, Sarah Louise Sims Franklin.