A house fire resulted in the death of a woman Tuesday morning at 110 Crawley Road in Soddy-Daisy.Map
110 Crawley Road
110 Crawley Road
Brenda Franklin buried her 88-year-old stepfather Monday afternoon in Soddy-Daisy’s Varner Cemetery. Less than 14 hours later she was killed when an early morning house fire swept through the house they shared.
Now Franklin’s son, Gerald “Tony” Dykes, is left to pick up the pieces.
“She was a fine lady and a wonderful mom,” he said, his voice tight with emotion.
Neighbor Melissa Green discovered the fire at 4:57 a.m. Tuesday when she saw her bedroom window glowing bright red, right through the shades.
“I opened my blinds and I was like, oh my God,” she said. “The flame was up in the air, it was huge. I just thought, please don’t let them be home. It was scary, I’ve never seen a fire like that.”