OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for

Franklin & Highlands North Carolina.

Grady Joyce Greene

Grady Joyce Greene

Dec 20, 2010

Grady Joyce Greene

Franklin, NC - Grady Joyce Greene, age 79, of Pat Rogers Rd., Franklin, NC, went to be with his Lord, Monday, December 20, 2010. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Homer Calfax and Esther Reece Greene. He was married to Carolyn Jean Houston Greene for 53 years. He was a...

Georgianna Ralston

Georgianna Ralston

Dec 19, 2010

Georgianna Ralston

Highlands - Georgianna Ralston passed away suddenly sometime in the early morning hours of December 19th. The evening before, she and her husband Jack hosted a joyful family Christmas gathering for which, although well known to be somewhat challenged in her cooking skills, she prepared an excellent salad.

Georgianna lived in her beloved...

Sandra Kay (Sandy) Wilson

Sandra Kay (Sandy) Wilson

Dec 15, 2010

Sandra Kay (Sandy) Wilson

Jackson, GA - Mrs. Sandra Kay (Sandy) Wilson, 49, of Jackson, passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at the Atlanta Medical Center.

Mrs. Wilson was born in Atlanta, GA on June 6, 1961 to Geneva Garrett Reece and the late Bobby Jack Reece. Sandra was employed with Vertis Communication and...

Donald Peter Willman

Donald Peter Willman

Dec 14, 2010

Donald Peter Willman

Franklin, NC - Donald Peter Willman, age 71, of Old Murphy Rd., Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at a local nursing home. Born in Cobleskill, NY, he was the son of the late Merwin and Minnie Willman. He was a veteran of the US Army. He was of the Methodist Faith, a life...

Philip W. Bennett

Philip W. Bennett

Dec 12, 2010

Philip W. Bennett

Franklin, NC - Rev. Philip Wesley Bennett, age 59, of Eutaw, Alabama, formerly of Franklin, NC, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2010. He was born in Macon County, the son of Rev. William C. Bennett and Laverne Gregory Bennett of Franklin, NC. He was an Episcopal Priest. He loved the Lord and his work all his...

James H. Mcrae

James H. Mcrae

Dec 7, 2010

James H. McRae

Franklin, NC - James H. McRae died December 7, 2010, in Asheville, NC, after a short illness.

Jim was born in Marietta, Ga., on March 24, 1924, the son of Ruth Campbell and Fred McRae. He grew up in Atlanta, Ga.

After serving in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Northwest and...

Joan Wickenden Teague

Joan Wickenden Teague

Dec 5, 2010

Joan Wickenden Teague

Franklin, NC - Joan Wickenden Teague, age 88, of Spartanburg, SC formerly of Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, December 5, 2010. Born in Chichester, West Sussex, England she was the daughter of the late Arthur John and Louisa Thickpenny Wickenden and became a naturalized U. S. Citizen on May 26, 1948 after marrying Rafe Banks Teague...

George Lester Bradley

George Lester Bradley

Dec 3, 2010

George Lester Bradley

Franklin, NC - George Lester Bradley, age 72, of CR Cabe Road, Franklin, NC passed away Friday, December 3, 2010 at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Macon County, the son of the late John H. and Selma McClure Bradley. He was a US Navy Veteran during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was retired...

Rev. James Junior Jenkins

Rev. James Junior Jenkins

Dec 2, 2010

Rev. James Junior Jenkins

Highlands, NC - Rev. James Junior Jenkins, age 76, of Highlands, NC passed away Thursday, December 2, 2010. He was a native of Macon County, the son of the late Jim and Ethel Wilborn Jenkins. He was married to the late Constance ( Connie) Elizabeth Baty Jenkins who died in 2007. He was a carpenter...

Melanie Elaine Payne

Melanie Elaine Payne

Dec 1, 2010

Melanie Elaine Payne

Greensboro & Franklin, NC - Melanie Elaine Payne, age 48, of Greensboro, NC formerly of Otto, NC passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at Wesley Long Hospital in Greensboro. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of Kyle H. and Marilyn H. Payne. She was a nurse practioner at WomenÂ’s Hospital in Greensboro; was...

Ralph L. Picklesimer

Ralph L. Picklesimer

Nov 30, 2010

Ralph L. Picklesimer

Franklin, NC - Ralph L. Picklesimer, 83, of Sebastain, FL formerly of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at his home in Sebastain, FL. He was born January 10, 1927 in Franklin, NC and was a resident of Seastian for 20 years coming from his place of birth. Mr. Picklesimer was a Veteran who...

Bobby Downs

Bobby Downs

Nov 28, 2010

Bobby Downs

Franklin, NC - Bobby Ray Downs, age 71, of Shady Brook Lane, Franklin, NC died Sunday, November 28, 2010 at his residence. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Ray and Oma Wooten Downs. He was married to Nancy Hunnicutt Downs for fifty-three years. He was a carpenter and musical instrument maker....

Dan Robert Reynolds

Dan Robert Reynolds

Nov 27, 2010

Dan Robert Reynolds

Franklin N.C. - Dan Robert Reynolds, “Danny”, age 63, of Franklin, NC passed away Saturday, November 27, 2010 at a local hospital. He was born in Macon County, NC. and was the son of the late Dan R Reynolds and Emma Rebecca Conley Reynolds. He was a Vietnam Veteran and a member of the Vietnam Veterans...

Lillian Wilson Long

Lillian Wilson Long

Nov 26, 2010

Lillian Wilson Long

Topton, NC - Lillian Wilson Long, age 86, of Junaluska Road, Topton, NC passed away Friday, November 26, 2010 at a Murphy Hospital. She was born in Cherokee County, NC the daughter of the late Lee R. Mann and Nellie Morgan Mann. She was first married to Wayne Wilson who passed away in 1954 and second...

Annivee Edith Peek

Annivee Edith Peek

Nov 24, 2010

Annivee Edith Peek

Franklin, NC - Annivee Edith Peek, age 83, of Little Ellijay Road, Franklin, NC passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at a local nursing home. She was a lifelong resident of Macon County, the daughter of the late Richard Ammons and Ruth Henry Ammons. She was married to William H. Peek who passed away in 2001....

Jerry Tilson

Jerry Tilson

Nov 24, 2010

Jerry Tilson

Highlands, NC - Jerry BeulinTilson, age 55, of Cinnamon Lane, Highlands, NC went to be with his Lord, Wednesday, November 24 at a Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late John Beulin and Eva Arlecia Rogers Tilson. He was married to Laura Elaine Burrell Tilson for thirty-seven years....

Margaret Edythe Macdonald

Margaret Edythe Macdonald

Nov 21, 2010

Margaret Edythe MacDonald

Franklin/Sylva, NC - Margaret Edythe MacDonald, age 93, of Garland Buchanan Rd., Sylva, NC passed away Sunday, November 21, 2010 in a Franklin care center. Born in Oswego Co., NY, she was the daughter of the late Hayward and Mildred Brandow Pettingill. She was married for fifty-five years to the late Wallace John MacDonald who died...

Priscilla Ann Roulston

Priscilla Ann Roulston

Nov 19, 2010

Priscilla Ann Roulston

Dillard, Ga - Priscilla Ann Roulston, nine day old daughter of Joseph Roulston and Palmer Lowery died Friday November 19, 2010 in Highlands-Cashiers Hospital.

She is survived in addition to her mother and father by one sister Arabella Swofford and two brothers Campbell Swofford and Hayden Swofford all of the home; maternal grandparentsr Shay...

Raymond Wesley Talley

Raymond Wesley Talley

Nov 12, 2010

Raymond Wesley Talley

Franklin, NC - Raymond Wesley Talley, age 74, of Kinsland Park Road, Franklin, NC, passed away Friday, November 12, 2010 at his residence. He was a native of Macon County, the son of the late Walter Monroe Talley and Mae Owens Talley. He was self-employed as a Nursery owner in Orlando, FL, He loved to weld,...

Jay Dee William Shepherd

Jay Dee William Shepherd

Nov 11, 2010

Jay Dee William Shepherd

Franklin, NC - Jay Dee William Shepherd, age 79, of Shepherd Drive, Franklin, NC passed away Thursday, November 11, 2010 at an Asheville Hospital. He was a native of Macon County, the son of the late Will and Icey Thomas Shepherd. He was married to Helen Jane Diehl Shepherd who passed away June 27, 1994....

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