Mary Josephine (Roper) Cabe

Mary Josephine Cabe, age 79, of Franklin, NC, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, March 14, 2016.  She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late William Wiley Roper and Nobia Potts Roper.  She was married for 53 years, to Charles Lee Cabe, who died  October 24, 2015.  She attended Gardner Webb College and Western Carolina University.  She was a teacher in Macon County School system for 30 years, and a very active member of Cowee Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School and was a Mission Friends Leader.  She loved her family, friends, and serving the Lord.

She is survived by a son, Joseph Kenyon Cabe (Carolina) of Boiling Springs, SC, grandchild, Taylor Nicole Cabe who is a Junior at Harvard; a sister, Barbara Jean Roper of Franklin, NC, and a special nephew, John Wayne Roper (Jean Dills Roper).  In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, John William Roper.

Funeral services will be held Friday, March 18, 2016 at 3:00 pm at Cowee Baptist Church, with Rev. David Powell, Rev. Ronnie Branson and Rev. Jason Smith officiating.  Burial will be in the Church cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Bill Fouts, Bennie Reynolds, Bruce Harwood, Mike Cochran, Bill McGaha, Steve Green, Eddie Lee Sr., Ralph Sanders, David Morgan, and Furman Shook. Honorary pallbearers will be Harrison Avenue Group Home and Younce House.

The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 3:00 pm Friday at the Church.

Memorials may be made to Children's Wing of Cowee Baptist Church, 6301 Bryson City Road, Franklin, NC  28734.

Bryant‑Grant Funeral Home is serving the Cabe family.  Online condolences may be made at www.bryantgrantfuneralhome.com.