Oct 11, 2009

Marie Cleo Moss

Franklin, NC - Marie Cleo Moss, age 95, of Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, October 11, 2009 at Highlands-Cashiers Living Center. She was a lifelong resident of Macon County, the daughter of the late Melvin A. and Lillie Bell Ballew Houston. She was married to Porter Moses who died in 1945. She was a housekeeper for...

Oct 11, 2009

Michael Vincent Crescenzi

Franklin, NC - Michael Vincent Crescenzi, age 77, of Hyatt Road, Franklin, NC, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2009 in a local hospital. He was a native of Union County, New Jersey, the son of the late Michael and Angelina Mirabella Crescenzi. He was a machinist for Deca Manufacturing, a US Army Veteran of the Korean...

Oct 8, 2009

Mack Carl Stockton

Franklin, NC - Mack Carl Stockton, age 96, of Middle Skeenah Road, Franklin, NC, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2009, at a local hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Macon County, the son of the late Samuel and Rosetta Hastings Stockton. He was married 68 years to Mary Shope Stockton who passed away July 16,...

Oct 7, 2009

Weaver Nelson Fox

Otto, NC - Weaver Nelson Fox, age 92, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at his daughter’s residence surrounded by his family. He was a native of Macon County, the son of the late Elisha and Millie Blackburn Fox. He was a US Army Sergeant during World War II, and received a...

Oct 6, 2009

Ernest J. Moffitt

Franklin, NC - Ernest J. Moffitt, 90, of South Skeenah Road, Franklin, NC passed away on Tuesday, October 06, 2009. He was a native of Macon County, son of the late Lawrence and Bertha Ledford Moffitt. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, where he was active as long as health permitted.

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Oct 6, 2009

Lydia Perry Smith Bryson

Highlands, NC - Lydia Perry Smith Bryson, age 77, of Highlands, NC, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. She was a native of Jackson County, the daughter of the late Cecil and Edna Bumgarner Smith. She was married to the late Don D. Bryson. She was a homemaker and a member of...

Oct 6, 2009

Fannie Jane Watson Kirkland

Sylva, NC - Fannie Jane Watson Kirkland, age 77, went to be with the Lord and her family, Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at Mountain Trace Nursing Home in Sylva, NC. She was a native of Jackson County, NC the daughter of the late Grover and Leona Franklin Watson. She was married to the late Glenn...

Oct 1, 2009

Charles "Chick" Bryson

Franklin - Charles "Chick" Harris Bryson, 91 of 30 Pressley Road, died Saturday at the Charles George Veteran’s Community Living Center in Asheville, North Carolina.

A native of Macon County, he was the eleventh surviving child of Earvin Felix and Paralee Brooks Bryson. He was preceded in death by three sons, Samuel Ted Ledford,...

Sep 27, 2009

Edward Wiley Carpenter

Franklin, NC - Edward "Buck" Wiley Carpenter, age 63, of the Hickory Knoll Road, Franklin, NC went to be with his Lord, Sunday, September 27, 2009 at an Asheville Hospital. He was a native of Macon County, the son of Alvia Ledford Carpenter of Franklin, NC and the late Zeb Carpenter. He was retired from Nantahala...

Sep 14, 2009

Joan Dickinson Levinson

Highlands, NC - Joan Dickinson Levinson of Highlands, N.C. died Monday Sept. 14 at the Fidelia Eckerd Living Center in Highlands. She was born in Terre Haute, IN. Preceded in death by her husband, Frank K. Levinson, Jr. and by her daughter, Jeanne L. Sheaffer.

She is survived by her daughter and...

Aug 26, 2009

Troy William Davis, Sr

Franklin, NC -Troy William Davis, Sr., age 73, of Barnes Cove Road, Franklin, NC, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2009 in a local hospital. He was a native of Macon Co., the son of the late Virgil G. Davis and Josie Dowell Davis. He was a retired Mill Worker, he loved to hunt and was...

Aug 25, 2009

Tommy Dennis Seagle

Signal Mtn., TN and Franklin, NC - Tommy Dennis Seagle, age 60, of Signal Mtn., TN formerly of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, August 25 at Signal Mtn. He was a native of Macon County, NC the son of the late Samuel and Katherine Conley Seagle. He was a system analyst for Blue Cross...

Aug 24, 2009

Janie Suzan Hickox

Franklin, NC - Janie Suzan Hickox, age 45, of Classic Drive, Franklin, NC passed away Monday, August 24, 2009 at a local hospital. She was born in Deland, Florida, the daughter of the late Matthew and Bertha Jones Hickox. She was a homemaker, an avid reader and loved music.

She is survived by her...

Aug 22, 2009

Mrs. Winifred May Bellingham Hill

Georgetown, FL & Franklin, NC - Mrs. Winifred May Bellingham Hill, 103 years young, died Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009 . Born in London, England on January 10th, 1906, she came to America when she was one. She grew up in New York, went to secretary school in Herkimer, NY where she went to work....

Aug 16, 2009

Ruth Naomi Wyatt

Franklin, NC - Ruth Naomi Wyatt, age 80, of Franklin, NC, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2009 in a local nursing home. She was a native of Dixon County, Virginia, the daughter of Katherine Stilner Wyatt. She was a cook at Grandview Manor Rest Home for 25 years, and attended Prentiss Church of God. She was...

Aug 16, 2009

Warren Walter Hirt, Jr

Sylva, NC - Warren W. Hirt, Jr, age 78, of Sylva, NC passed away Sunday, August 16, 2009. A native of Detroit, Michigan the son of the late Warren Walter Hirt, Sr and Hilda Gobbetti Hirt, he was a US Marine Veteran during the Korean conflict. After his military service, he relocated his family to...

Aug 14, 2009

Calvin Eugene "Gene" Owenby

Franklin, NC - Calvin Eugene "Gene" Owenby, age 83, of Franklin passed away August 14, 2009 at his residence. Born November 22, 1925 at Nantahala, he was the son of the late General Wheeler and Delphia Cochran Owenby. He was preceded in death by a sister, Pauline Owenby Jones and a brother Newell Owenby. A...

Aug 13, 2009

R. William (“Bill”) Metzger Sr.

Cashiers - R. William (“Bill”) Metzger Sr., of Cashiers, North Carolina died on August 13, 2009. Born in Willoughby, Ohio on April 2, 1930, he had a successful business career that included executive positions with Air Products, Eutectic, Disston Tools and The Triangle Corporation. With Triangle, he was President of Utica Tool Company in...

Aug 13, 2009

Eldon Tallent

Franklin, NC - Eldon Tallent, age 55, of Franklin, NC, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 13, 2009, after a period of declining health. He was a native of Macon County, the son of the late Ralph and Gertrude Tallent. He had worked at Carolina Junction as store manager, and had...

Aug 11, 2009

Cecil Henry Day

Nantahala, NC - Cecil Henry Day, age 82, of Nantahala, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 in a Chattanooga Hospital. He was a native of Swain County, the son of the late Gwin Edward and Essie Keith Day. He was a WWII veteran, having served as a guard at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial. He retired from...