Local obituaries for
Franklin & Highlands North Carolina.
Kristi Lynne Herring
Jun 26, 2011
Kristi Lynne Herring
Franklin, NC - Kristi Lynne Herring, age 23, of Gravel Rd., Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, June 26, 2011. Born in Charlottesville, VA, she was the daughter of Pete Frank Herring and Paula Mazzell Bradberry. She was a waitress at Motor Company Grill. Kristi was a loving mother with a wonderful sense of humor. She was...
William Burlin Frady
Jun 25, 2011
William Burlin Frady
Franklin, NC - William Burlin Frady, age 68 of Franklin, NC passed away, Saturday, June 25, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Transylvania Co., NC the son of the late William Webster Frady and Shirley Mae Warren Frady. He was a construction worker and was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed helping others.
...Imer Shepherd Hedden
Jun 25, 2011
Imer Shepherd Hedden
Franklin, NC - Imer Shepherd Hedden, age 85, of Over Drive, Franklin, NC passed away Saturday, June 25 at a local hospital. She was a native of Macon County, the daughter of the late Frank Morgan and Mamie Shepherd. She was married to the late Lensy Hedden who died in 1989. She retired from...
Bartley Jackson Sellers
Jun 25, 2011
Bartley Jackson Sellers
Clayton, GA - Bartley Jackson Sellers, age 64, of Clayton, GA died Saturday, June 25, 2011 at his residence. Born in Lake Worth, FL, he was the son of the late Oscar B. Sellers. He was a retired carpenter.
He is survived by one daughter, Cathy Thompson of Waynesville, NC; two sons, Tim and...
Breeah Kathryn Toneges
Jun 24, 2011
Breeah Kathryn Toneges
Franklin, NC - Breeah Kathryn Toneges, infant daughter of Amanda Toneges, passed away Friday, June 24, 2011 at Memorial Mission Hospital. In addition to her mother, she is survived by two sisters, Mariah Martineau and Karleigh Harvey; two brothers, Kurt Harvey and Kanaan Harvey; maternal grandparents, Joseph T. Toneges of Jasper, AL and Kathryn Gay of...
Mollie Rose Martin
Jun 20, 2011
Mollie Rose Martin
Franklin, NC - Mollie Rose Martin, age 71, of Franklin, NC, passed away Monday, June 20, 2011 in a Highlands Nursing Home. She was a native of Hamilton County, TN, the daughter of the late Elige S. Brooks and Bessie Mae Michaels Brooks. She had worked as a cook in a restaurant and at Clayburn Manufacturing...
Roland Ernest Galam
Jun 16, 2011
Roland Ernest Galam
Highlands, NC - Roland Ernest Galam, age 92, of Buckberry Rd., Highlands, NC passed away Thursday, June 16, 2011 at his residence. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Josef and Bertha Kohler Galam. He was a veteran of the USN, joining the "Seabees" during WWII and serving from 1943-1945 after which...
Dr. Edward Grant Jones
Jun 6, 2011
Dr. Edward Grant Jones
Highlands, NC - Dr. Edward Grant Jones, age 69, of Twin Lakes Drive, Highlands, NC passed away Monday, June 6, 2011 at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. He was born in Toronto, Canada the son of the late Edward William Jones and June Lee Grant Jones. He was a research chemist for Innovative Scientific Solutions Corporation in Dayton,...
Norman Thomas Sharpe
Jun 4, 2011
Norman Thomas Sharpe
Highlands, NC - Norman Thomas Sharpe, DDS, age 82, of Picklesimer Rd., Highlands, NC passed away Saturday, June 4, 2011 in a Highlands-Cashiers hospital. Born in Palm Beach Co., FL he was the son of the late Roscoe Lawrence and Irma Proctor Sharpe. He was a dentist in West Palm Beach, FL and a United States...
Carl Dexter Mcmahan
Jun 4, 2011
Carl Dexter McMahan
Franklin - Carl Dexter McMahan, age 87, of Franklin, NC passed away Saturday, June 4, 2011 in a Webster Nursing Home. He was a native of Jackson County, the son of the late Kelse Jason and Lorena Matilda Green McMahan. Carl was a member of Watauga Baptist Church where he served as deacon and sunday school...
Wilbur Jackson Ray
Jun 3, 2011
Wilbur Jackson Ray
Franklin, NC -Wilbur Jackson Ray, 73, of Franklin, NC passed away Friday June 3, 2011 at his residence. A native of Macon Co. he was the son of the late Frank and Onie Vanhook Ray. He was a mechanic for Whitley Industries, and a member of Wells Grove Baptist Church.
He is survived by...
Mary Frances Shope
Jun 3, 2011
Mary Frances Shope
Otto, NC - Mary Frances Shope, age 90, of Georgia Rd., Otto, NC passed away Friday, June 3, 2011 in a Highlands care center. Born in Commerce, GA, she was the daughter of the late Walter C. "Dock" and Rena Adams Lord. She was married to the late Rev. George W. Shope who died in 1981....
John Lawrence Mulherin
Jun 1, 2011
John Lawrence Mulherin
Highlands - John Lawrence Mulherin, age 61, of Pompano Beach, FL passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2011 in a Highlands hospital. Born in Mobile, AL he was the son of Dr. Hugh Gallagher Mulherin and Helen Theresa Schambeau Mulherin. He was a Customs House Broker in the import/export business.
He is survived by two...
Lois "Jo" Childers Fender
May 29, 2011
Lois "Jo" Childers Fender
Charlotte - Ms.Lois "Jo" Childers Fender, 73, entered peacefully into eternal rest at her home in Charlotte early Sunday morning, May 29, 2011. Jo was born September 11, 1937 in High Point,NC to Judd R. Childers and Lois Cox Childers, formerly of Franklin, NC. Jo attended Cowee Elementary School in Macon County. She was a...
Virginia (Gin) Webb French
May 29, 2011
Virginia (Gin) Webb French
Highlands, NC - Virginia (Gin) Webb French, died Sunday, May 29, 2011 in her home in Highlands, NC where she had lived since 2005. She was born September 29, 1922 in Atlanta, GA. She was the third generation of her family to graduate from GirlÂ’s High in Atlanta, GA. She worked in a variety of...
Donald Russell Reid
May 27, 2011
Donald Russell Reid
Frankllin, NC - Donald Russell Reid, age 75, of Wendover Drive, Franklin, NC passed away Friday, May 27, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Miami, FL the son of the late Russell Alexander Reid and Mable Ellen Shields Reid. He retired as a Battalian Chief and Executive Assistant to the fire chief, a journeyman...
George Stanley Brendle
May 23, 2011
George Stanley Brendle
Franklin, NC - George Stanley Brendle, age 71, of Red Bud Lane, Franklin, NC passed away Monday, May 23, 2011 in a local hospital. Born in Manville, VA, he was the son of the late George Thomas and Nancy Belzie Franklin Brendle. He was owner and operator of Pizza Peddler Restaurant for 31 years; a member...
Coburn Lewis Rice
May 21, 2011
Coburn Lewis Rice
Franklin, NC - Coburn Lewis Rice, age 75, of John Tallent Road, Franklin, NC passed away Saturday, May 21, 2011 at his residence. Born May 21, 1936, he was a lifelong resident of Macon County. He was the son of the late Lem Garvison Rice and Bertha Mae Welch Rice. He attended the Followers of Christ...
Paul Fred Jackson Mathis
May 20, 2011
Paul Fred Jackson Mathis
Franklin - Paul Fred Jackson Mathis, 74, of Franklin, NC passed away Friday, May 20, 2011 in Asheville. He was a native of Macon County, the son of the late William A. and Maggie Frizzell Mathis. Paul was a retired construction worker and was of the Baptist Faith. He was a loving father, grandfather and...
Barry Melling
May 19, 2011
Barry Melling
Franklin, NC - Barry Melling, age 68, of Ruby Holland Rd., Franklin, NC passed away Thursday, May 19, 2011 at his residence. Born in Chester, PA he was the son of Alexander Dinzdale Melling, Jr. and Mary Virginia Simpson Melling of Ashton, PA. He worked for Ingles in the produce department and was the first director for...
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