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Franklin & Highlands North Carolina.
Bessie Bea Ashe
Jun 20, 2013
Bessie Bea Ashe
Franklin, NC - Bessie Bea Ashe, age 88, of Franklin, NC passed away Thursday, June 20, 2013. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Elbert V. and Mellie Parker Shelton. She was married November 29, 1941 to Earlie Ashe, who preceded her in death.
She was a loving mother, grandmother,...
Luther Gillis Mackinnon, Iii
Jun 16, 2013
Luther Gillis MacKinnon, III
Glenville, NC - Luther Gillis MacKinnon, III, 76, Glenville, NC died Sunday, June 16, 2013. Born Greenville, AL, son of Luther Gillis and Eleanor Lee Norris MacKinnon, he was an architect AIA.
He is survived by his wife Brooke Hamilton MacKinnon; children: Mary Katherine MacKinnon, Chico, CA; Virginia Lee MacKinnon, Ft.Collins, CO; Luther...
John Raymond Higgins
Jun 15, 2013
John Raymond Higgins
Franklin - John Raymond Higgins passed away peacefully on June 15, 2013 at Angel Hospital in Franklin, NC; just three weeks shy of his 92nd birthday.
John Higgins was born on July 6, 1921 to John H. & Gertie Higgins in Ladysmith WI. They later moved to Superior, WI where he attended school and...
Clay Kevin Hughey
Jun 14, 2013
Clay Kevin Hughey
Cashiers NC - Clay Kevin Hughey, 57, of Cashiers went to be with the Lord, Friday, June 14, 2013 at his residence. Clay was born in Rabun County, GA, the son of the late Doyle Hughey and Irene Moffitt Hughey. He was a self employed stone and block mason. Clay was a loving father and grandfather...
Frances Siddaway O'Donnell
Jun 11, 2013
Frances Siddaway O'Donnell
Franklin, NC - Frances Siddaway O'Donnell, born in Cleveland, OH, February 28, 1915 passed away on June 11, 2013 at 2:30 a.m. She was 98 years old. She married Edwin O'Donnell in 1935. Her husband preceded her in death in 1988.
Frances is survived by one son, Lee O'Donnell and wife Barbara;...
William Hill Evans
Jun 10, 2013
William Hill Evans
Franklin, NC - William Hill Evans, 67, of Franklin, NC passed away Monday, June 10, 2013. Born in Calhoun, GA he was the son of Leon Franklin Evans and Nell Roberta Davis Evans. He was retired from a career in the preservation of Native American culture. He was of the Baptist faith and attended Rose Creek...
Catharine Baker
Jun 7, 2013
Catharine Baker
Franklin & Weaverville, NC - Catharine Baker, age 95, of Weaverville, NC formerly of Franklin, NC passed away Friday, June 7, 2013 at the Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation in Weaverville. She was born in Jackson Co., NC, the daughter of the late Henry Vinegum. She was married to the late Woodrow Baker. She worked at PeopleÂ’s...
Glenda Greer Adams
Jun 7, 2013
Glenda Greer Adams
Franklin - :Glenda Greer Adams, age 62, of Franklin passed away Friday, June 7, 2013. She was born April 18, 1951 in Rowan County, NC, the beloved youngest daughter of the late Bessie Helton Greer and Gus Greer. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, John Parker Adams, Jr. and a daughter, Tina Adams...
Robert Joseph Newman
Jun 2, 2013
Robert Joseph Newman
Highlands, NC - Robert Joseph Newman, age 79, of Highlands, NC, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2013. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Edith Newman. He was a financial manager for Eastern Airlines. He loved camping and playing tennis. He was past member of Rotary Clubs in Highlands, Charlotte and Florida....
Raymond Michael Johnson
Jun 1, 2013
Raymond Michael Johnson
Franklin & Fort Myers, FL - Raymond Michael Johnson, age 53, of Ft. Myers, FL passed away Saturday June 01, 2013 at a Hospice Facility in Cape Coral, FL. He was born in Fayetteville, NC the son of Raymond J. Johnson and Marlene P. Bolander Johnson of Franklin, NC. He was a construction worker and had...
Katherine Marie "Sister" Poindexter
May 30, 2013
Katherine Marie "Sister" Poindexter
Franklin, NC - Katherine Marie "Sister" Poindexter, 69, of Franklin passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Ella Mae Johnson Prince. She was newspaper sales representative for CNI, Inc. and worked as a florist at Franklin Florist. She was of the Baptist faith....
Joy A. Mccollum
May 29, 2013
Joy A. McCollum
Franklin, NC - Joy A. McCollum, 75, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2013, after an extended illness. Born in Macon Co., she was the daughter of the late Phil and Mildred "Tootsie" Kinnebrew McCollum. Joy was a teacher in the Macon County school system and at Southwestern Community College, where she was also business...
Theodore Franklin Fowler
May 25, 2013
Theodore Franklin Fowler
Franklin - Theodore Franklin Fowler, age 79 of Franklin, NC, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013. He was born March 31, 1934 in Fulton County, Georgia, the son of the late Tyre Franklin Fowler and Thelma Corrine Perry Fowler. He was a construction building material consultant. He was a member of the first University of Florida...
Helen Williamson Mcclure
May 24, 2013
Helen Williamson McClure
Franklin, NC - Helen Williamson McClure, age 88 of Franklin, NC passed away Friday, May 24, 2013 at a local nursing home. She was a native of Macon County, the daughter of the late Willie Wymer Williamson and Mattie Dills Williamson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her Husband T.J. McClure....
Reverend Charles Alexander Ledford
May 23, 2013
Reverend Charles Alexander Ledford
Franklin, NC - Reverend Charles Alexander Ledford, age 85 of Franklin, NC, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013 at his residence after an extended illness. He was born July 21, 1927 in Dekalb County, Georgia, the son of the late Charles Tindell and Maybelle Alexander Ledford. He was a U S Army veteran of WWII...
Nathan Bryan Simpson, Jr
May 17, 2013
Nathan Bryan Simpson, Jr.
Highlands - Nathan Bryan Simpson, Jr. 46 of Highlands, NC and formerly of Tampa, FL, died May 17, 2013. He was a sixth generation Floridian decended from four pioneer Florida families: Lesley, Cleaveland, Wootton and Bryan.
He was predeceased by his brother John Gray Simpson of Highlands and formerly of Tampa, his grandparents...
Laura Etta Passmore Adams
May 17, 2013
Laura Etta Passmore Adams
Franklin - Mrs. Laura Etta Passmore Adams, 88, of Franklin NC, who passed away Friday May 17, 2013 in the loving care of her daughter and son-in-law Nell and Rick Jenkins. Mrs. Adams was born in Jackson County NC June 29, 1924. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson Passmore and Lilly Lorena...
William "Bill" Thomas Mann
May 13, 2013
William "Bill" Thomas Mann
Highlands - William "Bill" Thomas Mann died on May 13, 2013 in Highlands, NC. He was the son of Cannie and William Henry Mann, born May 11, 1930 in Augusta, Georgia. Mr. Mann is survived by his wife, Sara Stringer Mann, married for 60 years. He is survived by his sister Lucille Mann Byars, of...
Della Kingsley Malpasse Lucas Macdougall
May 12, 2013
Della Kingsley Malpasse Lucas MacDougall
Highlands, NC -Della Kingsley Malpasse Lucas MacDougall, age 89, passed away Mother's Day, Sunday, May 12, 2013. Della was born at the Mattie Harris farm, Davisboro, Georgia, Washington County, February 5, 1924 to William Harris Malpasse and Pauline Winifred Jernigan Malpasse.
Della is preceded in death by her parents, her first husband...
Mrs. Villa Mae Dills Maney
May 12, 2013
Mrs. Villa Mae Dills Maney
Franklin, NC - Mrs. Villa Mae Dills Maney, age 83, of Franklin, NC, went home to be with our Lord on Sunday, May 12, 2013. She was born May 4, 1930 in Cartoogechaye to the late Judson and Jane Pendergrass Dills. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband,...
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