Local obituaries for
Franklin & Highlands North Carolina.
Hester Hedden Keener
May 27, 2012
Hester Hedden Keener
Highlands, NC - Hester Hedden Keener, age 74, of Destin, FL formerly of Highlands, NC went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 27, 2012. Born May 24, 1938 in Gneiss, NC, to the late Quince and Emma Stewart Hedden. She was preceded in death by a son, Terry Dean a daughter, ReneeÂ’ Gwen, and...
Mrs. Janice M. Chisholm
May 26, 2012
Mrs. Janice M. Chisholm
Cullowhee, NC - Mrs. Janice M. Chisholm, age 68, of Cashiers NC, beloved wife and mother, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012 surrounded by her family. She was born in Only TN, the daughter of the late Ray M. McClanahan and Mildred Harvill McClanahan. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother John...
Betty Jean Bryson Womack
May 26, 2012
Betty Jean Bryson Womack
Franklin, NC - Betty Jean Bryson Womack, age 82, of Franklin, NC, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012 surrounded by her family. She was a native of Macon County and was the daughter of the late James Carr Bryson and Sarah Frances Rickman Bryson. She was married to Raymond Harvey Womack who passed away in...
Vernon Hugh Phillips, Sr
May 23, 2012
Vernon Hugh Phillips, Sr.
Highlands, NC - Vernon Hugh Phillips, Sr., age 95, of Highlands, NC passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2012 in the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. He was born in Russell County, AL, the son of the late Kimbro and Alma Farmer Phillips. He is preceded in death by his parents, an older brother, Cyril Phillips, a daughter, Gloria...
Zane Alexander Wood
May 20, 2012
Zane Alexander Wood
Franklin, NC - Zane Alexander Wood, age 89, of Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012 at a local hospital. He was born in Jackson County, NC the son of the late Mont Wood and Dorothy Mae Extine Wood. He was a truck driver and a member of the Ellijay Missionary Baptist Church. He was...
Barbara Gribble Norton
May 17, 2012
Barbara Gribble Norton
Franklin - Barbara Gribble Norton, age 78, of Otto, NC passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012 at a local hospital. She was a native of Macon County, the daughter of the late Jack and Belle McConnell Gribble. She was a retired school teacher at Hampton City Schools in Hampton, VA and retired from the LBJ Job...
Mitchell Bates
May 15, 2012
Mitchell Bates
Franklin, NC - Mitchell Bates, age 52, of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Born in Macon County he was the son of Maybelle Guffey Bates of Franklin, NC and the late George "Bo" Bates. He was married to Debbie Bateman Bates for 28 years. He was a personal care assistant at Grandview Manor for...
Fredrick Glenn Henry
May 15, 2012
Fredrick Glenn Henry
Franklin, NC - Fredrick Glenn Henry, age 79, of Franklin, NC, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in an Asheville hospital. He was born in Pickford, Michigan, the son of the late Glenn and Edna Brown Henry. He was a US Army Veteran, and was a recipient of the Purple Heart during the Korean War. He...
Bettie Louise Davis Downs
May 13, 2012
Bettie Louise Davis Downs
Franklin, NC - Bettie Louise Davis Downs, age 84, of Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012. Born in Hendersonville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Walter E. and Bessie Mae Burnette Davis. She was married to the late Thomas Troy Downs who died June 7, 1997. She was a member of...
Barbara Hope Wallace
May 12, 2012
Barbara Hope Wallace
Franklin, NC - Barbara Hope Wallace, age 84, of Franklin, NC passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012. Born in Union Co., South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late John Quincey and Alberta Ella Hayes Wallace. She was a teacher in the public school system and was a member of First Presbyterian Church where she...
George Martin "Bud" Hogsed
May 11, 2012
George Martin "Bud" Hogsed
Franklin, NC- George Martin "Bud" Hogsed, age 63, of Franklin, NC passed away Friday, May 11, 2012. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Evan Washington Hogsed and Louise Hamby Hogsed. He worked for the local power company for 38 years. He was a lifelong member and supporter of United Steel...
Doyle Gordon Gibson
May 10, 2012
Doyle Gordon Gibson
Franklin, NC - Doyle Gordon Gibson, age 73, of Franklin, NC passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Luther and Minnie Angel Gibson. He was married first to Nancy Crawford Gibson who died in 2003; then to Joyce Dobias Gibson for seven years. He was a...
Barbara Britton Holland
May 6, 2012
Barbara Britton Holland
Franklin, NC and Decatur, GA - Barbara Britton Holland, age 73, of Decatur, GA, formerly of Franklin, NC passed away, Sunday, May 6, 2012. Born in Macon County she was the daughter of the late Raymond N. and Exie Estelle Duvall Britton. She was married to the late Watsel Lee Holland who died in 1978.
...Elaine Jauna Espinoza Velasco
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...
Freda Wooten Beaty
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...
Rhondel Gene Mcmillan
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,...
Walter Cameron Durie
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...
Robert "Bob" Raby
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...
Judy Ann Bradley Green
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...
Ransom "Bud" Dana Hill
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...
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