February 24, 1995 | MYRNA OLIVER | TIMES STAFF WRITER. Melvin Franklin, the original bass singer of the perennially popular Temptations who anchored such hits as The Way You Do the Things You Do and My Girl, died Thursday. He was 52. Franklin died of heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a week after he was admitted following a series of seizures.
LIBERTY, TX (LIBERTY COUNTY) LIBERTY, TEXAS (Liberty County). Liberty, the county seat of Liberty County, is on State Highway 146 and U.S. Highway 90 in the south central part of the county. The site is in a major oil and gas production area served by the Southern Pacific Railroad. Liberty once stood at the head of navigation on the Trinity River.
More From Local News. 1  Shelters open in Liberty County. 2  Trinity River expected to break 1942 record near Romayor. 3  Riverside Seafood serves up hot, free food to first responders. 4  Libertyâs levee looks good. 5  Projections lowered for river at Liberty. 6  Liberty orders 10 p.m. curfew. 7  Voluntary evacuation for parts of City of Liberty.