Thirteen forever: Remembering Franklin D. Garner

Choctaw County Genealogical Society The sun was dipping below the horizon on Sunday, Aug. 27, 1950, ending a 94-degree day in Sawyer, Okla. Along US 70, a moment arrived that would change lives forever. Robert O. Young, 42, drove westbound in his truck. Heading eastbound, on the side of the road facing oncoming traffic, were three young cyclists: 13-year-old Franklin D. Garner, Donald Norton, and …