May 6, 2012

Elaine Jauna Espinoza Velasco

Franklin, NC - Elaine Jauna Espinoza Velasco, age 84, of Franklin, NC passed away, Sunday, May 6, 2012. Born in San Diego, CA, she was the daughter of the late Jesus Francisco Espinoza and Rita Araila Cano Espinoza. She was married for 62 years to the late Victor Paul Velasco who died in 2007. She...

May 5, 2012

Freda Wooten Beaty

Clayton GA - Freda Wooten Beaty, 54, of Clayton, died Saturday, May 5, 2012 in Oconee Hospice of the Foothills Seneca, SC.

Mrs. Beaty was born August 17, 1957 in Macon County, NC she was a daughter of Fred and Ila Scott Wooten. She worked in the textile industry for many years...

May 4, 2012

Rhondel Gene McMillan

Franklin, NC - Rhondel Gene McMillan of Walnut Creek Community, Franklin, North Carolina passed away on Friday, May 4, 2012. He was born July 20, 1931, in Clark County, Casey, IL, to Thomas N. McMillan and Hazel Johns McMillan, both deceased. He is survived by his wife Garnet Angle McMillan, whom he married on July 15,...

May 4, 2012

Walter Cameron Durie

Franklin, NC - Walter Cameron Durie, age 80, of Franklin, NC, passed away Friday, May 4, 2012. He was a native of Toronto, Canada, the son of the late William A. Durie and Mina Chamberlain Durie. He was a mechanical engineer and a member of Spiritual Light Center. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and...

May 3, 2012

Robert "Bob" Raby

Franklin, NC - Robert "Bob" Raby, age 69, of Franklin, NC passed away Thursday, May 3, 2012. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late George Lewis and Mamie Virginia Hooper Raby. He was married to Ruth Bernadine Williams Raby for thirty-seven years. He was retired from General Motors in Pontiac, MI; he...

May 1, 2012

Judy Ann Bradley Green

Franklin, NC - Judy Ann Bradley Green, age 73, of Franklin, NC passed away Monday, May 1, 2012. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Ervin and Sybil Moss Bradley. She was married to Arthur Green, Jr. for thirty-nine years. She was a secretary for the U. S. Forest Service for...

May 1, 2012

Ransom "Bud" Dana Hill

Franklin, NC - Ransom "Bud" Dana Hill, age 80, of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at a local nursing home. He was born in Morrisville, VT the son of the late Glenn and Hazel Perry Hill. He was married to the late Joan Hill. He was a retired plumber and was President...

Apr 30, 2012

Kenneth H. Downs

Franklin - Kenneth Harold "Digger Shag" Downs, age 58, of Franklin, NC passed away Monday, April 30, 2012. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late William Lyle and Kate Dowell Downs. He was married to Georgeanna Bell Downs for twelve years. Kenneth was a heavy equipment operator; was a loving husband, father...

Apr 29, 2012

Donnie Lavae Mashburn Holland

Franklin, NC - Donnie Lavae Mashburn Holland, age 94, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012. She was born in Macon County, NC, May 17, 1917, the daughter of the late Bert Mashburn and Florence Bryson Mashburn. She was married to the late Lester K. Holland who died February 12, 1982. She was also preceded in...

Apr 21, 2012

Alicia Rae Hyatt

Franklin, NC - Beloved mother Alicia Rae Hyatt, 34, passed away in Otto, North Carolina on April 21st 2012 due to complications of her health. In her short years she had successfully fought off several rounds of cancers, she has both won and lost against the battle of the body. She was a member of the...

Apr 18, 2012

Helen May Tunnell

Franklin -Helen May Tunnell, our beloved mother, 94 years old, went to be with Jesus on April 18, 2012. Formerly of Kansas City, Missouri, she moved to Franklin, NC in 1992. For the past two years, Helen resided at the Fidelia Eckerd Living Center in Highlands, NC. She was preceded in death by her husband, James...

Apr 17, 2012

Clyde Taylor Brown

Westminster, SC and Highlands, NC - Clyde Taylor Brown, age 50, of Westminster, SC, passed away, Tuesday, April 17, 2012. He was a native of Macon County, the son of Arlene Crunkleton Brown of Highlands, NC and the late Tomlee Brown. He was a machine operator for Johnson Controls Manufacturing. He was a loving husband, father...

Apr 10, 2012

Kiah Marie Raby

Franklin, NC - Kiah Marie Raby, age 46, of Franklin, NC passed away April 10, 2012. Born in Tampa, FL she was the daughter of William and Margurite Beathea Gornto Sammons of Ocala, FL. She was married to Ellis Raby for twelve years. She was a finisher at Liberty Woodworkers and was a loving wife, mother...

Apr 9, 2012

James Garfield Coggins

Lowell - James Garfield Coggins, 74, of Lowell, passed away April 9, 2012, at Stanley Total Living. He was born September 19, 1937 in Jackson County, son of the late Vaughn and Thelma Tippett Coggins. A funeral service will be held 12 noon on Thursday at North Gaston Church of God, Dallas, officiated by Rev. Ted...

Apr 9, 2012

William Osborne Nicoll

Highlands, NC - William Osborne Nicoll, age 93, of Highlands, NC passed away Monday, April 9, 2012. He was born in Schenectady, NY the son of the late William Macrae and Laura Osborne Nicoll. He was an executive for a chemical company and was a US Army Veteran.

He is survived by a son,...

Apr 8, 2012

Shirley Dowdle

Otto, NC - Shirley Dowdle, age 76, of Otto, NC, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2012. He was a native of Macon County, NC, the son of the late Plenny E. and Launa Norris Dowdle. He was self-employed and had worked as a textile worker. He was a member of Coweeta Baptist Church and was a US...

Apr 8, 2012

John R. Lupoli, Sr.

Highlands, NC - On the evening of April 8, 2012, John R. Lupoli, Sr. passed away peacefully at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital surrounded by his family at the age of 92.

John was born in Linwood, Penn., on February 4, 1920 to Frank and Anna May Lupoli. He attended Temple University where he...

Apr 7, 2012

Carlene Owenby Grant

Nantahala - Carlene Owenby Grant, age 92, of the Nantahala Community went home Saturday, April 7, 2012 in Clay County Care Center. She was the daughter of the late C. B. "Tump" and Emma Grant Owenby. She was married to Noel Grant who passed away in 1986. Carlene was a member of Bethel Hill Baptist Church...

Apr 3, 2012

Donna Astling Lundry

Franklin - Donna Astling Lundry,age 73, of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012.

Born in Mami, FL, she was the daughter of the late John Raymond Astling, Sr and the late Bernice Clara Hancock Astling. She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church.

Graveside services will be held Saturday,...

Mar 29, 2012

Valeria "Granny" Evelyn Clouse

Franklin, NC - Valeria "Granny" Evelyn Clouse, age 95, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2012. Born in Gaston County, NC, she was the daughter of the late William David and Bessie Lenora Arrowood Davis. She was married to Guy E. Clouse who died in 1963. She retired from Belden Electric Cord and was a member...