Dec 6, 2013

James Edward Keener

Franklin - James Edward Keener, 83 of Franklin passed away Friday, December 6, 2013 in an Asheville Hospital. He was born in Macon County January 22, 1930, the son of the late William A. and Nancy J. Fox Keener. Mr. Keener was a US Army Veteran during the Korean War.

He was a loving...

Dec 3, 2013

Wiley Rogers Cabe

Ackworth GA - Wiley Rogers Cabe, age 84, resident of Acworth GA, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Wiley was born February 4, 1929 and raised on a farm near Franklin NC. He joined the US Air Force in 1948, served time in Germany during the Korean War & Berlin Airlift, and was discharge in...

Dec 2, 2013

Bill Mason

Franklin, NC - Bill Mason 79, of Franklin entered the Kingdom of Heaven on December 2, 2013. A native of Franklin, he was the son of the late William C. Mason and Perry Panell Mason. He was preceded in death by his 3 brothers, WJ Mason of Oakridge Tenn, Robert(Bob) Mason of Franklin and Carl Mason of...

Dec 2, 2013

Early Floyd Hester

Otto, NC - Early Floyd Hester, 86, of Otto, NC passed away, Monday, December 2, 2013. Born in Morgan County, GA, he was the son of the late Early and Willie Armistead Hester. He was machinist for Arrow Shirt Company and was Baptist by faith. Mr. Hester is survived by one son, Wesley Hester of Flowery...

Nov 29, 2013

Aletha Blow

Franklin, NC - Aletha Blow, age 88, of Franklin, NC, passed away Friday, November 29, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Duvall County, Florida, the daughter of the late Simuel Eston and Thannie Altman Wester. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Lorense Hamilton Blow, Sr....

Nov 26, 2013

Elizabeth "Beth" Wright Buck

Highlands, NC - Elizabeth "Beth" Wright Buck, age 58, of Highlands, NC, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013. She was born in Dade County, Florida, the daughter of the late George Walker Wright, Jr. and Eugenia Elizabeth Gaillard Wright. She was married to David John Buck, who died in 2010. She was a member of...

Nov 21, 2013

Sylvia D. Edwards

Franklin, NC - Sylvia D. Edwards, age 71, of Franklin, NC, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Foister Baird Davis and Eleanor Benning Davis, and was the widow of the late Jesse James Edwards, II. She had worked as a customer service representative for Olin Mills Photography and was...

Nov 20, 2013

Dorothy Ray Salerno

Charlotte & Franklin - Dorothy Ray Salerno, 94, of Charlotte, died November 20, 2013 at Carolinas Medical Center. Born August 27, 1919 in Birmingham, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late John Ben and Pattie Gilmore Ray. She graduated from the Duke University School of Nursing in 1940. She served as a nurse in the...

Nov 17, 2013

Dorothy Nichols Cloer

Franklin, NC -Dorothy Nichols Cloer, 85, of Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, November 17, 2013 in a local hospital. Born in Towns Co., GA, she was the daughter of the late David and Ethel Justice Nichols. She was a CNA for Angel Hospital for 30 years. She was of the Baptist faith. She was the best...

Nov 11, 2013

Michael Eugene Harris

Franklin, NC - Michael Eugene Harris, 65, of Franklin, NC passed away Monday, November 11, 2013 in an Asheville hospital.

He was born in Baltimore, MD, the son of Samuel Harris. He owned his own painting business and liked camping. He is survived by his step sister, Patricia Brendle of Franklin and step brother,...

Nov 7, 2013

Joyce Tallent Holland

Franklin, NC - Joyce Tallent Holland, 78, of Franklin, NC passed away Thursday, November 7, 2013. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late Gordon and Pallie Tallent. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mitchell Holland who died in 2002.

Mrs. Holland was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and...

Nov 4, 2013

Curtis Wright McDowell

Franklin, NC - Curtis Wright McDowell, age 81, of Franklin, NC, passed away Monday, November 4, 2013. He was born in Cook County, Illinois, the son of the late Charles and Elizabeth Strong McDowell. He was a veteran of the US Air Force serving during the Korean conflict, for which he was awarded the Purple Heart,...

Nov 3, 2013

James Richard McCollum, Jr.

Franklin - James Richard McCollum, Jr. (J.J.), age 7, of Franklin passed away Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Memorial Mission. He was born in Jackson County, the son of James Richard and Lynn McCall McCollum. He attended Monte Vista Baptist Church in Mtn. Rest, SC.

In addition to his parents he is survived...

Oct 31, 2013

Cynthia "Cindy" Jane Freeman

Franklin, NC - Cynthia "Cindy" Jane Freeman, 51, of Franklin, NC passed away Thursday, October 31, 2013, after a short illness, at Mission Hospital . Born in Winter Haven, Florida, she was the youngest daughter of Gene and Peggy Dugger. Cindy was a graduate of Winter Haven High School and went on to get an...

Oct 30, 2013

Lewis Carpenter Doggett

Highlands, NC - Lewis Carpenter Doggett, 85, of Highlands, NC passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2013. Born in Atlanta, GA, he was the son of the late Lewis Carpenter and Mary Adeline Elliott Doggett. He was a US Army veteran serving during the Korean conflict. He was an executive in the textile industry. He was Phi...

Oct 30, 2013

David Daniel Chastain

Highlands, NC - David Daniel Chastain, age 55, of Highlands, NC passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at his residence. He was born November 17, 1957, in Macon County, the son of Vivian McCall Chastain of Highlands and the late Hillard Chastain. He was a carpenter and was a member of Highlands First Baptist Church. He...

Oct 26, 2013

Paul "Nig" Claude Tallent

Franklin, NC - Paul "Nig" Claude Tallent, age 79, of Franklin, NC passed away Saturday, October 26, 2013 at an Asheville Hospital. He was a lifelong native of Macon County, the son of the late Joe and Ruth Guyer Tallent. He was a US Army Veteran and a member of Cullasaja Assembly of God Church....

Oct 26, 2013

James M. Scholten

Franklin, NC - James M. Scholten, 62, of Franklin, NC formerly of Augusta, ME died Saturday, October 26, 2013. He was born in Waukegan, IL, raised in Augusta, ME and graduated from Cony High School in 1969. Mr. Scholten served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War as a Radioman 2nd class (RM2) aboard the...

Oct 24, 2013

Della Ann Holland Sorrells

Franklin, NC - Della Ann Holland Sorrells, age 64, of Franklin, NC passed away Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Highpoint, NC. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late Carl and Juanita Buckner Holland. She was married 41 years to Randall Sorrells who passed away June 5, 2009. She was a homemaker...

Oct 24, 2013

Leonard E. Nylund

Highlands, NC - Leonard E. Nylund, age 83, of Highlands, NC, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2013. He was born in Dedham, Massachusetts, the son of the late Leonard Oscar Nylund and Edna Mooreshed Nylund. He was a licensed building contractor, and was a veteran of the US Air Force having served during the Korean War,...