Local obituaries for
Franklin & Highlands North Carolina.
John Gray Simpson
Apr 24, 2013
John Gray Simpson
Highlands, NC - John Gray Simpson, 44 of Highlands, NC and formerly of Tampa, passed away April 24, 2013. He was a six generation Floridian descended from four pioneer Florida families: Lesley, Cleaveland, Wootton and Bryan.
He was predeceased by his grandparents, Hazel W. and Thomas E. Gray and Geraldine L. and Arthur A....
Hugh Dennis Justus
Apr 23, 2013
Hugh Dennis Justus
Franklin, NC - Hugh Dennis Justus, 66, loving father, grandfather and husband, of Franklin passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Born in Rabun County, GA, he was the son of the late Webb D. and Mae Baker Justus. He was an accomplished carpenter and owned Justus Homebuilders. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy...
Robert Randolph Cowart
Apr 21, 2013
Robert Randolph Cowart
Otto, NC - Robert Randolph Cowart, 83, of Otto, NC passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Frank Robert and Mae Belle Williamson Cowart. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was a member of Franklin VFW Post #7339 and American Legion...
Phyllis Parker Doherty
Apr 18, 2013
Phyllis Parker Doherty
Cashiers, NC - Phyllis Parker Doherty, 71, passed away at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital on Thursday, April 18, 2013 after a year and a half battle with lung cancer. Phyllis was born in Mt.Vernon, Illinois on February 25, 1942. She moved to Cashiers, N.C. with her family in 1972. Phyllis is the daughter of the late Dale Parker...
Eddis Margine Holden Patterson
Apr 16, 2013
Eddis Margine Holden Patterson
Franklin, NC - Eddis Margine Holden Patterson, 91, of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2013 in a Sylva nursing home. Born in Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Norman E. and Martha Jane Dehart Holden. She was married to Calvin S. Patterson, who preceded her in death.
She...
Mary M. Dill
Apr 15, 2013
Mary M. Dill
Claypool IN - Mary M. Dill, 79 of Claypool, Indiana passed away at 12:14 pm on Monday, April 15, 2013 at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.
On January 5, 1934, she was born in Franklin, North Carolina to Neville and Bessie (Watts) Ramey. She was united in marriage to David S. Dills on November 19,...
Dollie Pressley
Apr 12, 2013
Dollie Pressley
Franklin, NC - Dollie Pressley, 94, of Franklin, NC passed away Friday, April 12, 2013. A lifelong resident of Macon County, she was preceded in death by her husband Walter Pressley in November 1977. Also her mother, Martha Shuler; three sisters, Ethel Scism, Bonnie Poteat, and Louise Scott; one brother, Frank D. Shuler.
Survivors include...
Rev. Edgar David Riley
Apr 12, 2013
Rev. Edgar David Riley
Hillsborough, NC - Rev. Edgar David Riley of 518 Terrell Road, Hillsborough, NC, passed away suddenly on Friday afternoon, April 12, 2013, at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC. A beloved son, brother, husband, father and friend; he will be greatly missed by many.
David was born on January 19, 1952, in Durham, NC...
Fred Junior Hooper
Apr 11, 2013
Fred Junior Hooper
Franklin, NC - Fred Junior Hooper, age 86, of Franklin, NC passed away Thursday, April 11, 2013 in a local nursing home. He was a native of Jackson County, born January 8, 1927; a son of the late Fred and Hester Gibson Hooper. Junior was a wonderful husband, loving father and grandfather and a friend to...
Lillian Freda Tippett
Apr 9, 2013
Lillian Freda Tippett
Franklin, NC - Lillian Freda Tippett, 73, of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Born in Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Hazel Elizabeth McClure Monteith. She was employed by Sky City and loved mowing and gardening. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother and was...
Erin Blaine Crawford
Apr 8, 2013
Erin Blaine Crawford
Franklin, NC - Erin Blaine Crawford, 37, of Franklin, NC passed away Monday, April 8, 2013. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Paul B. and Dorothy Bryant Crawford. He was a graduate of Franklin High School; was employed by Macon County and loved reading and video games. He attended Oakdale Baptist...
Leroy Joseph Astling
Apr 8, 2013
LeRoy Joseph Astling
Franklin, NC - LeRoy Joseph Astling, 66, formerly of Franklin began his second journey on April 8, 2013 when he was called home to be with our Lord. He began his first journey when he was born to the late John Raymond and Bernice Astling in Miami, FL. He lived, worked and raised his family there...
Richard Pretz
Apr 3, 2013
Richard Pretz
Highlands, NC and Atlanta, GA - Richard Pretz passed away peacefully April 3rd, 2013 after a long, well fought illness with Alzheimers. He was born in January 1931 in Oak Park, Illinois to the late Mr and Mrs. Richard Hersch Pretz of Atlanta, Georgia. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Jeanie Sutherland Pretz of...
Barbara Bryson Moss
Apr 3, 2013
Barbara Bryson Moss
Cashiers, NC - Barbara Bryson Moss, age 70, of Cashiers, NC, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013 in an Asheville hospital. She was born in Jackson County, the daughter of the late Walter L. and Sally Dillard Bryson. She was a homemaker, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, she liked flowers and cooking. She was a...
Kyle Haskell Payne
Apr 1, 2013
Kyle Haskell Payne
Otto, NC - Kyle Haskell Payne, 81, of Otto passed away Monday, April 1, 2013. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Clay and Belle Arvey Payne. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army, serving during the Korean War. He was employed by NC Department of Transportation for 30 years....
Susie Mashburn Shires
Apr 1, 2013
Susie Mashburn Shires
Franklin, NC - Susie Mashburn Shires, age 73, of Annandale, Virginia, formally of Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, April 2013. She was the daughter of the late Henry J. and Ruth Angel Mashburn. Susie was married to Alvin Shires who preceded her in death. she was employed for many years at the V.A. Hospital in Oteen,...
Louis Eugene "Bud" Potts
Apr 1, 2013
Louis Eugene "Bud" Potts
Highlands, NC - Louis Eugene "Bud" Potts, age 88, of Highlands, NC, passed away Monday, April 1, 2013. He was born in Macon County, the son of the late Samuel Eugene Potts and Alice Reese Potts. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Mary Summer Potts. He was a Postmaster for Highlands Postal...
Roy Bynum Keener
Mar 29, 2013
Roy Bynum Keener
Franklin, NC - Roy Bynum Keener, age 78, of Franklin, NC, passed away Friday, March 29, 2013. He was born in Macon County, the son of the late Charles Randolph Keener and Pearl Miller Hedden. He was married to Shirley Allen Keener of Largo, FL. He had worked in tunnel construction, and was a U. S....
Jessie Mae Webb
Mar 26, 2013
Jessie Mae Webb
Franklin, NC - Jessie Mae Webb, age 89, of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Sylva hospital. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late Bill and Nobie Barnard. She had careers in both the home and industry, rising to the level of executive secretary. She was a member...
Margaret Pauline Crisp Holland
Mar 26, 2013
Margaret Pauline Crisp Holland
Franklin, NC - Margaret Pauline Crisp Holland, 76, of Franklin passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late John Parker and Minnie Mae Henry Crisp.
Mrs. Holland was a seamstress and sewing instructor for 10 years at SCC, and a dedicated member of Sugarfork...
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