OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for

Franklin & Highlands North Carolina.

Joy Lowe Dooley

Joy Lowe Dooley

Feb 6, 2010

Joy Lowe Dooley

Highlands, NC - Joy Lowe Dooley, age 64, of Highlands, NC went to be with her Lord, Saturday, February 6, 2010. She was born in Rabun County, GA, the daughter of the late James N. and Bernice Rice Lowe. She was married to Rev. Edward L. Dooley who passed away in 1997. She was an assistant...

George Stanley Picklesimer

George Stanley Picklesimer

Feb 5, 2010

George Stanley Picklesimer

Highlands -

George Stanley Picklesimer 51, of Cumming, GA formerly of Highlands passed away Friday, February 5, 2010 in Cumming. He was a native of Macon County and a son of the late JohnL. and Bertha Owens Picklesimer.

Surviving is a sister Kathy Bale of Franklin, one brother John Picklesimer of Cumming...

Annette " Annie" Marcella Griffiths

Annette " Annie" Marcella Griffiths

Feb 2, 2010

Annette " Annie" Marcella Griffiths

Franklin, NC - Annette " Annie" Marcella Griffiths, age 81, of Locust, NC formerly of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at her residence in Locust, NC where she resided with her grandson David and his family. She was born in New Haven, Connecticut the daughter of the late Pasquale and Jennie...

Virginia Carroll Justice Orndorff

Virginia Carroll Justice Orndorff

Feb 1, 2010

Virginia Carroll Justice Orndorff

Franklin, NC - On February 1,2010 , Virginia Carroll Justice Orndorff went home to be with her Maker and Savior. She was preceeded in death by her mother Virginia Braswell Justice her father Rass Justice and her husband of 26 years Vaughan Orndorff.

She was a loving mother of two daughters Carolynn Orndorff...

Robert Frenger Goorey, Sr

Robert Frenger Goorey, Sr

Jan 31, 2010

Robert Frenger Goorey, Sr.

Franklin - Robert Frenger Goorey, Sr., age 85, of Franklin, NC, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2010 in a local hospital. He was a native of Charleston, West Virginia, the son of the late Albert Samuel Goorey and Severine Virginia Frenger Goorey. He spent most of his life in Columbus, Ohio. He owned a watch...

Reverend Wayne Clyde Penland

Reverend Wayne Clyde Penland

Jan 31, 2010

Reverend Wayne Clyde Penland

Franklin, NC - Reverend Wayne Clyde Penland, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2010. He was born June 10, 1915 in Towns County, GA, the son of John Burton Penland and Mary Jane Johnson Penland. He is survived by a daughter, Mary Gladys Taylor and two step-daughters, Lou Jean Trulove Phillips and Janice Trulove Henson and...

Doshie M. Wilson

Doshie M. Wilson

Jan 29, 2010

Doshie M. Wilson

Highlands, NC - Doshie M. Wilson, age 102, of Wilson Gap Road, Highlands, NC, passed away Friday, January 29, 2010 in a Highlands Nursing Home. She was a native of Macon County, born April 5, 1907 to the late Rufus and Albie Picklesimer McCall. She was married to the late Hubert L. Wilson, who passed away...

Alvia Marie Ledford Carpenter

Alvia Marie Ledford Carpenter

Jan 26, 2010

Alvia Marie Ledford Carpenter

Franklin, NC - Alvia Marie Ledford Carpenter, age 94, of Hickory Knoll Road, Franklin, NC, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2010 in a Highlands Nursing Home.

She was a native of Macon County, the daughter of the late Millard David Ledford and Lula Ann Stanfield Ledford. She was married to the late Zeb...

Daphne Elizabeth Winstead Powers

Daphne Elizabeth Winstead Powers

Jan 23, 2010

Daphne Elizabeth Winstead Powers

Franklin - Daphne Elizabeth Winstead Powers, died on January 23, 2010, at her residence in Cowee Valley, at the age of 84, after a long and valiant battle with cancer. She was a native of Elm City, NC. She was the daughter of the late John Clayton and Pallie Rickman Winstead. She was preceded in...

Wayne Avery Pendergrass

Wayne Avery Pendergrass

Jan 19, 2010

Wayne Avery Pendergrass

Franklin, NC - Wayne Avery Pendergrass, age 85, of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at a local hospital. He was a native of Macon County, the son of the late James Napoleon and Cora Hopper Pendergrass. He was married to Katherine Conley Pendergrass who passed away March 16, 2007. He was retired from...

Mary Jane Elizabeth Tainter Spieth

Mary Jane Elizabeth Tainter Spieth

Jan 16, 2010

Mary Jane Elizabeth Tainter Spieth

Franklin - Mary Jane Elizabeth Tainter Spieth, age 85, of Sylva, NC  passed away January 16, 2010.  She was born in Lakewood, Ohio, March 23, 1924, and was the beloved daughter of the late Leland Brown Tainter and Maude Kendall Tainter and later, her step mother, Muriel Russell Tainter.  She was married...

Howard Pierce

Howard Pierce

Jan 15, 2010

Howard Pierce

Franklin - Howard Pierce, age 97, of Kingwood Circle, Franklin, NC, passed away Friday, January 15, 2010 at his residence.  He was a native of Portland, Oregon, the son of the late Charles Norton Pierce and Alberta Jameson Pierce.  He served in the Merchants Marine during World War II, and was a lifetime member of...

Daniel (Boone) Passmore

Daniel (Boone) Passmore

Jan 11, 2010

Daniel (Boone) Passmore

Franklin, NC - Daniel (Boone) Passmore, age 76, of Frazier Road, Franklin, NC, passed away Monday, January 11, 2010 at his residence. He was a native of Macon County, the son of the late Johnny Coleman Passmore and Elsie Palmer Passmore. He had worked for Cook Brothers Sawmill for thirty years, and was a member of...

Cedric (Whitey) Hefferan

Cedric (Whitey) Hefferan

Jan 11, 2010

Cedric (Whitey) Hefferan

Franklin, NC - Cedric (Whitey) Hefferan, age 84, of Franklin, NC passed away January 11, 2010 at Angel Hospice. He was born in Chicago on Feb. 16, 1925. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, June; three sons, Steven (Krystal)of Boulder, Co, Brian (Patty) of Inverness, IL, Kevin (Jeni) of Wonder Lake, IL; Stepson...

Launa Marie Arnold

Launa Marie Arnold

Jan 10, 2010

Launa Marie Arnold

Franklin, NC - Launa Marie Arnold, age 89, of Belle Dowdle Road, Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, January 10, 2010 at her residence. She was a native of Macon County, the daughter of the late Wilda Arnold. She was married to Porter Arnold who died in 1993. She was a homemaker and was a loving mother,...

Johnny Delano Henry

Johnny Delano Henry

Jan 9, 2010

Johnny Delano Henry

Highlands - Johnny Delano Henry, age 70, of Highlands, NC, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2010 at his residence. He was a native of Macon County, the son of the late Spear and Dessie Ramey Henry. Mr. Henry retired as Street Supervisor for the Town of Highlands with 35 years service. He was of the Baptist...

Mavis Ann Crews

Mavis Ann Crews

Jan 4, 2010

Mavis Ann Crews

Franklin,NC - Mavis Ann Crews, age 53, of Franklin, NC, passed away Monday, January 4, 2010 in a local hospital. She was a native of Cook County, Illinois, the daughter of Lola Mae Summerford Shaw of Franklin, NC and the late E. C. Oliver. She was a truck driver and a member of Cartoogechaye Church of...

Fred Ernest Stanley

Fred Ernest Stanley

Jan 2, 2010

Fred Ernest Stanley

Franklin, NC - Fred Ernest Stanley, age 67, of East Palmer St., Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, January 2, 2010 at his residence. A native of Macon County, NC he was the son of the late Monroe and Jessie Franks Stanley. He was a maintenance worker for the Town of Franklin and had worked for Conley...

Elizabeth (Betsy) Lamy Mather

Elizabeth (Betsy) Lamy Mather

Jan 1, 2010

Elizabeth (Betsy) Lamy Mather

Highlands - Elizabeth (Betsy) Lamy Mather, 87 passed away in Highlands, NC, on January 1, 2010. The daughter of Verena Hogan and George Prosper Lamy, she was born and educated in St. Louis, MO.

Betsy married Nelson Gatch in St. Louis after WWII and had two daughters (Ann & Jane). Nelson died shortly...

Johanna Wittig Lemaire

Johanna Wittig Lemaire

Jan 1, 2010

Johanna Wittig Lemaire

Franklin, NC - Johanna Wittig Lemaire, 99 of Franklin, NC, went home to be with her Lord on the 24th day of January 2010. She was born in Wattensheid, Germany on the 10th day of February 1910. She was the last of seven children born to Wilhelm and Emilie Wittig. In addition to her parents, she...

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