Local obituaries for
Franklin & Highlands North Carolina.
Harold Dean "Bud" Carver
Dec 4, 2012
Harold Dean "Bud" Carver
Franklin, NC - Harold Dean "Bud" Carver, age 67, of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2012. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Willard and Bertha Phillips Carver. He retired from B & B Concrete with 40 years service; loved trading guns and working on lawn mower engines.
...James Oliver Sweeny
Dec 3, 2012
James Oliver Sweeny
Highlands, NC - James Oliver Sweeny died December 3, 2012 at home in Highlands, NC. Born in White Plains, NY on March 15, 1917 the son of Raymond and Fannie Sweeny, he grew up in Anderson, SC where he attended Boys' High School before entering Clemson University in 1935. At Clemson he was President of Tau...
Lillian Evia Holder
Dec 3, 2012
Lillian Evia Holder
Robbinsville - Lillian Evia Holder, 97, of Robbinsville and Burnsville, NC, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 at Swain Hospital, Bryson, City, NC.
She was a daughter of the late Tolvin and Clara Aldridge. She was the loving and faithful wife of Wayne G. Holder, who died in 1973. She is survived by all...
Mildred Mae Houston Buchanan
Dec 3, 2012
Mildred Mae Houston Buchanan
Sylva, NC - Mildred Mae Houston Buchanan, 95, of Sylva, NC passed away Monday, December 3, 2012. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late William Ingram Houston and Letha Arlesie Owens. She was married to Lyndon Gordon Buchanan, who passed away in 1970. She was a devoted member of New Savannah...
Charles Thomas Mcdowell
Dec 2, 2012
Charles Thomas McDowell
Otto, NC - Charles Thomas McDowell, age 49, of Otto, NC passed away, Sunday, December 2, 2012. Born in Macon County, he was the son of Lucy "Merle" Bradley Adameit and the late Thomas M. McDowell, Jr. He was a trainer for the Hanes Textile Company for 21 years and loved golfing and reading. He was...
Margaret Janis Rawle
Dec 2, 2012
Margaret Janis Rawle
Franklin, NC - Margaret Janis Rawle, age 75, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012. Born in Philadelphia County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Claire Bede. Mrs. Rawle was a homemaker and loved antiques and making pottery and ceramics.
She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Edmund D. Rawle; a...
Nickey Lewis (Nick) Crawford
Nov 30, 2012
Nickey Lewis (Nick) Crawford
Franklin, NC - Nickey Lewis (Nick) Crawford, age 63, of Franklin, NC passed away Friday, November 30, 2012 at the Charles George VA Center in Asheville, NC. He was born in Macon County, NC, the son of the late Herbert L. and Marie Shope Crawford. Nick was a U S Marine Veteran serving in Viet...
Gene Dowdle
Nov 29, 2012
Gene Dowdle
Franklin - Gene Dowdle, 72, of Franklin passed away Thursday, November 29, 2012 He was the son of the late Woodrow and Helen Dowdle.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Juanita Cassada Dowdle; two daughters, Tammy (Rick) Dills of Lawrenceville, GA and Cindi Dowdle of Suwanee, GA; one grandson, Christopher Dills of...
James Thomas Mann, Sr
Nov 28, 2012
James Thomas Mann, Sr.
Franklin, NC - James Thomas Mann, Sr., age 70, of Franklin, NC passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at a local nursing home. He was born in Macon County, NC the son of the late Sanford and Ruby Corbin Mann. He was married to Joyce Anderson Mann who passed away in 2007. He was owner...
Debra Ledford Holland
Nov 28, 2012
Debra Ledford Holland
Franklin, NC - Debra Ledford Holland, 77, of Naples, FL, and Franklin, NC, passed away peacefully on November 28, 2012 at her home in Naples. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late Nelson Lewis Ledford and Edna Ledford. She had been a resident of Naples since 1962. Mrs. Holland had owned her...
Evelyn Suttle West
Nov 27, 2012
Evelyn Suttle West
Franklin, NC - Evelyn Suttle West, age 89, of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Born in Gaston County, she was the daughter of the late Peter Raymond and Mattie Mae Surber Suttle. She was an active member of First United Methodist Church, the Adult Sunday School Class and UMW. She was a member...
Dr. David Marvin Wheeler
Nov 26, 2012
Dr. David Marvin Wheeler
Highlands, NC - Dr. David Marvin Wheeler, age 53, passed away Monday, November 26, 2012 as a result of an auto accident. He was born in Ashland, KY, the son of Harry M. and Shirley Hay Wheeler of Greenville, SC. He practiced medicine in the Highlands Cashiers area for 24 years. He was a graduate...
Calvin Floyd Webb
Nov 26, 2012
Calvin Floyd Webb
Clayton, GA - Calvin Floyd Webb, age 71, of Walhalla, SC passed away Monday, November 26, 2012. Born in Oconee County, SC, he was the son of the late James Floyd and Annie Lee Owens Webb. He was a machine operator in the textile industry and was a member of Double Springs Baptist Church.
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Roberta Mitchell Ollis
Nov 25, 2012
Roberta Mitchell Ollis
Franklin, NC - Roberta Mitchell Ollis, age 92, of Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, November 25, 2012. Born in Orange County, FL, she was the daughter of the late E. H. and Lila Esther Shreve Mitchell. She was married to Wilson Hood Ollis, Sr. who preceded her in death. She was a secretary for a paint...
Baby Blankenship-Cousins
Nov 23, 2012
Baby Blankenship-Cousins
Franklin, NC - Baby Blankenship-Cousins, infant child of Sarha Louise Blankenship and Trey Henry Cousins, died Friday, November 23, 2012.
In addition to the parents, the baby is survived by a brother, Lyric Blankenship of Franklin, maternal grandparents. Lane Blankenship of Nevada, Joy Blankenship, Fred Greeninger, and Howard Fry all of Oregon; a number of...
Tim Lakey Rice
Nov 22, 2012
Tim Lakey Rice
Franklin, NC - Tim Lakey Rice, age 96, of Pickens, SC, formerly of Franklin, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late William Joseph Lakey and Maggie Green Lakey. She was a homemaker, and a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. She loved to cook pound cakes and...
Connor Slade Calabucci
Nov 21, 2012
Connor Slade Calabucci
Topton, NC - Connor Slade Calabucci, age 12, of Topton, NC passed away, Wednesday, November 21, 2012. Born in Cherokee County, he was the son of Craig Callabucci of Daytona Beach, FL and Bobbie Prince of Andrews, NC. He was a 7th grade student at Nantahala High School; an honorary member of Nantahala Bear Hunters Club...
Elinor Ann Tyson
Nov 20, 2012
Elinor Ann Tyson
Franklin - Elinor Ann Tyson, age 77, of Franklin, NC, formerly of St. Cloud, FL, passed away, Tuesday, November 20, 2012.
Born, December 30, 1934, in St. Cloud, FL, she was the daughter of the late Enoch and Avanelle Nourse Tyson and was a member of one of the pioneer families in the state...
Margaret Elaine Kimsey Hernandez
Nov 19, 2012
Margaret Elaine Kimsey Hernandez
Franklin, NC - Margaret Elaine Kimsey Hernandez, age 62, of Franklin, NC, passed away Monday, November 19, 2012. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late Claude L. and Bertha Lee Kimsey. She had worked as a clerk in a pharmacy, and was a member of Prentiss Baptist Church. She was a...
Cy Levi Fouts
Nov 13, 2012
Cy Levi Fouts
Franklin, NC - Cy Levi Fouts, age 30, of Franklin, NC, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2012. He was born in Macon County, the son of Rickey L. Fouts and Celia Diane Carpenter both of Franklin, NC. He had worked for an Electric Company and was of the Baptist faith. He liked to hunt, fish and...
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