John "Keith" Danks, age 54 of Franklin, TN passed away January 9, 2017. He was a 1980 graduate of Brainard High School in Chattanooga, TN and a 1984 graduate of the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Keith was a former manager of the Ethicon division at Johnson & Johnson and the co-founder of Endoscopic Concepts (ECI). His greatest accomplishment was starting his current business, threelittlepearls.com with his three daughters to help give back to children in need. Keith was preceded in death by his parents, Dan & Eva Danks. He is survived by his loving wife of 22 years, Lisa Simon Danks; daughters, Alexandra "Alex" Danks, Georganne "Georgie" Danks and Danielle "Dani" Danks; brother, Barney (Alice Marie) Danks; sisters, Ruth (Steve) Haley and Janey (Joe) Chapman; father & mother in-love, Charlie & Jeanne Simon; brother & sister in-loves, Steve (Donna) Simon and Phillip (Molly) Simon; many loving nieces & nephews and his beloved dogs, Lucy & Daisy. A memorial gathering will be held 6-8PM Friday, January 13, 2017 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 510 W. Main St. Franklin, TN. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Food For The Poor at foodforthepoor.org. WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, 615-794-2289. www.williamsonmemorial.com
Visitation Details
Friday, January 13th, 2017 6:00pm - 8:00pm, St. Pauls Episcopal Church