Local obituaries for
Franklin & Highlands North Carolina.
Randall Harold Williamson
Aug 9, 2011
Randall Harold Williamson
Franklin, NC - Randall Harold Williamson, age 58, of Hendersonville, NC, formerly of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2011 in an Asheville hospital. He was a native of Macon County, the son of Louise Roper Williamson of Franklin, NC and the late Harold Williamson. He was a kitchen manager for Jackson County Senior Center, and...
Helen Elizabeth Nelson
Aug 8, 2011
Helen Elizabeth Nelson
Franklin, NC - Helen Elizabeth Nelson, age 89, of Walnut Cove Road, Franklin, NC passed away Monday, August 8, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Myrka, Finland, the daughter of the late Erland Tuisku and Lydia Maenrinne Tuisku. She was a homemaker and past president of VFW Post 4287 Auxiliary in Orlando, FL.
...Mary Bingham Dryman
Aug 7, 2011
Mary Bingham Dryman
Franklin, NC - Mary Bingham Dryman, age 77, of Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, August 7, 2011 at a local Nursing Home. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Richard Bingham and Elsie Dowdle Bingham. She was married first to Jim Setser who passed away in 1974, and second to Foy...
Curtis Preston Hester
Aug 7, 2011
Curtis Preston Hester
Highlands - Curtis P Hester, 82, went to be with his Lord on August 7, 2011.Curtis was born on November 19, 1928 in McRae, GA to parents Thelma and Claude Hester. The family later moved to Miami Florida and he graduated from Edison High School in Miami. He joined the US Navy from 1952 to1953, then...
Dorothy Evelyn Crawford
Aug 6, 2011
Dorothy Evelyn Crawford
Franklin - Dorothy Evelyn Crawford, age 74, of Franklin, NC passed away Saturday, August 6, 2011 at Angel Medical Center. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Mark Bryant and Lucinda Poindexter Bryant. She was married to the late Paul B. Crawford who passed away in 1981. She was a loving...
Robert Douglas Stanley
Aug 6, 2011
Robert Douglas Stanley
Franklin & Daytona Beach - Robert Douglas Stanley, 71, entered eternal life to be with his Lord on August 6, 2011. He will forever be known as a compassionate, loving husband, father, grandfather, teacher and coach.
Doug graduated from Mainland Senior High School, served in the U.S. Air Force & earned degrees at the...
Donald Wayne Tallent
Aug 5, 2011
Donald Wayne Tallent
Franklin, NC - Donald Wayne Tallent, age 67, of Franklin, NC passed away Friday, August 5, 2011 at his residence. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late John Harve and Anna Bates Tallent. He was married to Barbara Sutton Tallent and together they owned and operated Tallents Produce for 28 years....
Elmer James Searle, Jr
Aug 4, 2011
Elmer James Searle, Jr
Franklin, NC - Elmer James "Jay" Searle, Jr., age 82, of Franklin, NC, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2011 at his residence. He was a native of Wayne County, Michigan, the son of the late Elmer J. Searle, Sr. and Effie Fraser Searle. He was a US Navy Veteran and took part in Atomic Bomb...
Dorothy Ruth Demaintenon
Aug 3, 2011
Dorothy Ruth deMaintenon
Franklin, NC - Dorothy Ruth deMaintenon, age 85 of Franklin, NC passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2011 in a local nursing center. Born in Onondaga Co., NY she was the daughter of the late Theodore A. and Dorothy Eppler Mayer. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Philip deMaintenon. Dorothy was a homemaker; a...
Grace Ellison Drake Hawes
Jul 31, 2011
Grace Ellison Drake Hawes
Franklin, NC - Grace Ellison Drake Hawes, age 87, of Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, July 31, 2011 in a local nursing center. Born in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late Albert K and Caroline S. Corwin Drake. She was a homemaker; loved playing bridge and was a member of St. Agnes...
Betty Louise Higdon
Jul 26, 2011
Betty Louise Higdon
Franklin, NC - Betty Louise Higdon, age 90, of Paris, TN, formerly of Franklin, NC, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2011. She was born in West Union, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Glennwood and Mary Agnes McInTosh Phillips. She was married to the late James Dean Higdon, who passed away July 4, 1997.
...Helen Jeanette Hipple Welch
Jul 26, 2011
Helen Jeanette Hipple Welch
Franklin, NC - Helen Jeanette Hipple Welch, age 96, of Franklin, NC passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2011 at her residence. Helen was born in Canton, IL; she was a supervisor in Lee County Electric Co-op; was a member of Amvets in Ft. Myers, FL and was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church in...
Howard Russell Votry
Jul 21, 2011
Howard Russell Votry
Franklin, NC - Howard Russell Votry, age 84, of Franklin, NC, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2011 at his residence. He was a native of Oakfield, NY, the son of the late Ezra and Martha Beecher Votry. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn Allen Votry, who passed away in 2009. He was a...
Mary Stansbury Williams
Jul 21, 2011
Mary Stansbury Williams
Franklin, NC - Mary Stansbury Williams, age 91, of Franklin, NC passed away Thursday, July 21, 2011 in a local hospital. Born in Tampico, Mexico, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Dathene Roach Stansbury. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Williams who died in 1994. She was a secretary and...
Milan (Milam) Wilkie
Jul 20, 2011
Milan (Milam) Wilkie
Franklin, NC - Milian "Milam" Bateman Wilkie, age 95 of Grant, AL formerly of Franklin, NC passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at Highland Medical Center in Alabama. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late Alec and Malley Waters Bateman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Henry "Tor" Wilkie...
Alberta Eleanor Plaag
Jul 19, 2011
Alberta Eleanor Plaag
Highlands, NC - Alberta Eleanor Plaag, age 96, of the Goldmine Community and Safety Harbor, FL passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at her residence. Born in Mercer County, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Josephine Helbing Schoeller. She was married to the late Albert F. Plaag and a member of Goldmine...
Mickey Eugene Mace
Jul 16, 2011
Mickey Eugene Mace
Franklin, NC - Mickey Eugene Mace, 31, of Franklin, NC died Saturday July 16, 2011 in a Franklin Hospital. He was a native of Jackson County. He was the son of Larry and Claudine Fox Mace, Sr. He worked for Wal-Mart; he held an orange belt in Shotokan. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church...
Charles Ray Williams
Jul 14, 2011
Charles Ray Williams
Otto, NC - Charles Ray Williams went to be with his Lord, Thursday, July 14, 2011. He was born August 3, 1921 in West Virginia, moved to Denver, CO in 1928 and later on to Arizona. He spent his last years in Otto, NC. He first visited Franklin in 1980 after seeing a television advertisement for...
Clyde Edgar Jenkins
Jul 11, 2011
Clyde Edgar Jenkins
Franklin, NC - Clyde Edgar Jenkins, age 89, of Hazel Park, MI, formerly of Macon County, passed away Monday, July 11, 2011 in Southfield, MI. Clyde was born on November 4, 1921. He was the son of the late Roy and Lula Barker Jenkins.
Clyde retired after 27 years of service as a custodian...
Richard Elliot (Homey) Gilfillan
Jul 11, 2011
Richard Elliot (Homey) Gilfillan
Cashiers, NC - Richard Elliot (Homey) Gilfillan, age 75, of Cashiers, NC passed away Monday, July 11, 2011 at his residence. Born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, he was the son of the late Paul and Beth Cooley Gilfillan. Richard was a real estate and tax attorney, graduating from the University of Arizona and the University...
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