Aug 22, 2011

Gordon Madison Houston

Highlands, NC - Gordon Madison Houston, age 31, of Highlands, NC, passed away peacefully at home, Monday, August 22, 2011. He was a native of Macon County the son of Jane Talley Houston of Highlands, NC and the late John Willis Houston. He was a 1999 graduate of Highlands High School, and loved to hunt and...

Aug 22, 2011

Donald Roger Williams

Franklin, NC - Donald Roger Williams, age 50, of Franklin, NC, passed away Monday, August 22, 2011 in Asheville, NC. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Gertrude Wich Williams of Franklin, NC and the late Lonnie Williams. He was a roofer and was an avid fisherman and hunter.

In addition to...

Aug 20, 2011

Deeda Mashburn Elmore

Franklin, NC- Deeda Mashburn Elmore, age 99, of Franklin, NC passed away Saturday, August 20, 2011 at a local nursing home. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Jennie Angel Mashburn. She was married to Clint Elmore who passed away in 1969. Deeda was a member of Bethel United...

Aug 19, 2011

Gerald Edward Helzel

Franklin, NC - Gerald Edward Helzel, age 89, of Franklin, NC, formerly of Gainesville,FL, passed away Friday, August 19, 2011 in a local nursing home. He was born in Jeannette, PA, and was the son of the late Mr. & Mrs. Frank and Hazel Sager Helzel. He was married to the late Sylvia Hubner Helzel. He...

Aug 16, 2011

Jeremy Eugene Griffin

Franklin, NC - Jeremy Eugene Griffin, age 81, of Franklin, NC, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2011 in Morganton, NC. He was born in Toledo, Ohio, the son of the late George S. and Pearl Donauga Griffin.

He was married to the late Ruth Angel Griffin, who passed away April 4, 2011. He was...

Aug 16, 2011

David A. Rohrer

Highlands, NC - David A. Rohrer, age 82, of Highlands, NC passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2011. He was born in Geary County, Kansas, the son of the late Harold A. Rohrer and Helen Whitehair Rohrer. He was a retired Colonel in the U.S. Army, serving 27 years, including time during WWII and the Korean Conflict....

Aug 16, 2011

Betty Ann Van Why

Franklin, NC - Betty Ann Van Why, age 63, of Franklin, NC, formerly of East Stroudsburg, PA, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2011 while under the care of hospice at Angel Medical Center. Born in Northampton County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Hilda Bush Hill. A 1966 graduate of Bangor...

Aug 16, 2011

Elaine Phillips

Franklin, NC - Elaine Phillips, age 22, of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at a local hospital. Born in Jackson County, NC she was the daughter of Larry F. Phillips and Evelyn Williamson both of Franklin, NC. She was a waitress and cashier at B & D Restaurant; liked to camp, fish and hike...

Aug 15, 2011

Helen Henson Grant

Franklin, NC - Helen Henson Grant, 91, formerly of Franklin, died August 15 at Brooks-Howell Home in Asheville. Mrs. Grant was born Nov. 19, 1919, to the late Lonnie and Ora Henson of Otto. She was married for 53 years to Dr. Ben P. Grant, a Franklin dentist who died in 1994. She worked...

Aug 14, 2011

Larry Thomas Smith

Shreveport, LA - Larry Thomas Smith, age 65, of Shreveport, LA, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2011 at his residence. Larry was born January 16, 1946 in Macon County, NC and was a son of the late Glenn Thomas and Virginia Parrish Smith. He retired from General Motors Corporation in Shreveport and was a member of...

Aug 13, 2011

Glenn "Peter" Pridgen

Cashiers, NC - Glenn "Peter" Pridgen, age 86, of Cashiers, NC passed away Saturday, August 13, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Avon Park, FL, the son of the late Leo and Ruby Gideons Pridgen. He was a US Navy WWII Veteran and he attended the University of Nevada after his naval service. He...

Aug 11, 2011

Scotty Gibson

Franklin, NC - Scotty Gibson, age 47, of Franklin, NC passed away Thursday, August 11, 2011 at his residence. Born in Jackson County he was the son of the late Buford and Eddie Marie Bennett Gibson. He was a supervisor at Cemex Concrete Products and was a member of the Piney Mountain Baptist Church in Sylva. Scotty...

Aug 10, 2011

Karen Sue Keyser

Franklin, NC - Karen Sue Keyser, age 72, of Franklin, NC passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2011 in a Sylva hospital. Born in Wheeling, WV, she was the daughter of the late Thomas K. and Mary Elizabeth Sassig Keyser. She was a retail manager for The Avenue Ladies Store; was on the Board of Directors of...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Tallent’s Produce for 28 years....