Sep 8, 2013

Helen Wallace

Franklin, NC - Helen Wallace, 89, of Franklin, NC passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2013. Born in Columbia, SC, she was the daughter of the late Belvin Norton and Willie Conley Henry. She was preceded in death by her husband, W. J. "Billy" Wallace.

Mrs. Wallace owned and operated Wallace Grocery. She was a...

Sep 7, 2013

Grover Franklin Kennedy

Highlands, NC - Grover Franklin Kennedy, 72, of Highlands, NC passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2013. Born in Chatham County, he was the son of the late Arthur and Athelene Moody Kennedy. He was a shrimper in Florida, and a landscaper in Highlands. He was a member of Highlands United Methodist Church.

Mr....

Sep 5, 2013

Robert "Bob" O'Neal

Franklin, NC - Robert "Bob" O'Neal, 70, of Otto, NC went to be with his Heavenly Father on Thursday, September 5, 2013. Born in Bristol, TN, he was the son of the late Roy and Mary Lee Millsap O'Neal. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was employed by Sprint Telephone in the...

Sep 5, 2013

Ronald Edward McCarrick

Franklin, NC - Ronald Edward McCarrick, 67, of Franklin passed away Thursday, September 5, 2013. He is survived by his life partner, Kathleen Kettyle; daughter, Morgan McCarrick of Orlando, FL; son, Cory McCarrick of Orlando, FL and sister, Patricia McCarrick of Pennsylvania.

No services are planned at this time.

Bryant...

Sep 4, 2013

Doris Crowe Picklesimer

Highlands, NC - Doris Crowe Picklesimer age 76, of Highlands, NC, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2013. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late Alvin C. and Pearl Reed Crowe. She was a retired teacher for Highlands Head Start. She was a loving wife, mother, grand and great grandmother, she loved her...

Aug 30, 2013

Alva Jewell Bentley Woodring

Glenville - Alva Jewell Bentley Woodring, 81, went to be with the Lord on Friday August 30, 2013. A native and lifelong resident of Glenville, NC.

She loved living in the mountains and enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening. She was a member of Hamburg Baptist Church and lived her mountain values. She had...

Aug 29, 2013

Herbert John Ashe

Highlands, NC - Herbert John Ashe, age 91, of Highlands, NC, passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Fidelia Eckerd Living Center in Highlands, NC. He was born on April 30, 1922 in Harlem, NY, to parents Michael and Martha Carroll Ashe. He was the oldest of three siblings, Carroll Ashe McIver, deceased and Donald...

Aug 27, 2013

Phillip Chapman

Franklin, NC - Phillip Chapman, age 63, passed away on August 27, 2013, at his home. Phillip was born in Nichols County, WV, the son of the late Henry Russell Chapman and Leah Opal Radar. Phillip worked for Austin Powder for a number of years. He was a loving father, grandfather and great grandfather. Phillip was a...

Aug 27, 2013

Jane H. LeBus

Highlands, NC - Jane H. LeBus, 88, of Highlands, NC passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2013. Born in Maysville, KY, she was the daughter of the late Frank Leslie and Maude Berry Hendrickson. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Reynolds LeBus who died in 2001.

Mrs. LeBus is survived by two...

Aug 25, 2013

Dorothy Ann Dodd

Franklin, NC - Dorothy Ann Dodd, 92, of Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, August 25, 2013. Born in DeKalb County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. and Ada McDougal Dean. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert C. Dodd, Sr.

Mrs. Dodd was a bookkeeper for a gasoline...

Aug 21, 2013

Janice Amelia Miller Henderson

Franklin, NC - Janice Amelia Miller Henderson, age 76, of Franklin, NC passed away peacefully in her sleep, Thursday, August 21, 2013 at a local nursing center. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late Dover Howard and Frankie Virginia Tallent Miller. She was a supervisor for Burlington Industries. She was a...

Aug 21, 2013

Betty Dann

Franklin, NC - Betty Dann, 82, of Franklin, NC passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2013. Born in Waycross, GA, she was the daughter of the late William Herrin and Rena Bennett Jones. She was married to Wayne O'Neal Dann who preceded her in death. She was a homemaker and member of Ocoee Christian Church in Ocoee, Florida....

Aug 20, 2013

Eugenia Spurlock

Highlands, NC - Eugenia Spurlock, age 79, of Highlands, NC passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at a Highlands Cashiers Hospital. Born in Aiken, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clinton and Rosa Green Hall. She was married to the late Willie Benjamin Spurlock, Sr. who passed away in 1998. She was a dietician at...

Aug 20, 2013

George Jackson Hedden

Franklin, NC - George Jackson Hedden, 74, of Franklin, NC passed away, Tuesday August 20, 2013. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Howard and Ruby Stewart Hedden. He was Service Manager for Detroit Diesel; was a volunteer at Care Net, and worked the Franklin Flea Market for many years. He was...

Aug 18, 2013

Joanna Pittman Fox

Cashiers NC - Joanna Pittman Fox died at home on August 18, 2013, of a malignant brain tumor. Joanna was born December 4, 1937, in Atlanta, Georgia. Her parents were Frank Smith Pittman Jr. and Virginia Boyd Pittman, both of Griffin, GA. She moved to Prattville, AL, in 1946. She was graduated from Sullins...

Aug 18, 2013

Carrie Nell Gibson Cabe

Franklin, NC - Carrie Nell Gibson Cabe, 79, of Franklin passed away Sunday, August 18, 2013. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Minnie Angel Gibson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Cabe who died August 27, 2012.

Mrs. Cabe was a loving mother,...

Aug 14, 2013

Herby Dillard "Shorty" Nicholson, Jr.

Franklin, NC - Herby Dillard "Shorty" Nicholson, Jr., age 85, of Byhalia, Mississippi, formerly of Macon County, NC passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2013 after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Monetta, SC, the son of the late Herby Dillard Nicholson, SR and Gazette Pauline Rogers Nicholson. He was a dairy...

Aug 13, 2013

Virginia Ayers

Whittier, NC - Virginia Ayers, age 99, of Whittier, NC, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2013. She was born in Highland Park, MI, the daughter of the late Harold and Eva Hornsby Fredericks. She was married for 62 years to Robert F. Ayers, who died in 2000. She had worked as a head teller in a bank....

Aug 13, 2013

Gladys Marie McConnell

Franklin - Gladys Marie McConnell, 87, of Franklin passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Born in Rabun County, GA she was the daughter of the late Marion S. and Leona N. McClure Thomas. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Lyman McConnell, who died July 21, 1989.

Gladys was a very loving...

Aug 10, 2013

Warren William Chambless

Highlands, NC -Warren William Chambless, 69, of Highlands, NC passed away Saturday, August 10, 2013.

Born in Bay County, Florida, Bill was the son of the late Horace Russell Chambless and Frances Beall Chambless. He was married to Penny Kente Chambless for 47 years. Bill was a graduate of Fitzgerald High School, and the...