Jun 26, 2009

Henry John Bucki

Franklin, NC - Henry John Bucki, age 88, of Clarks Chapel Road, Franklin, NC passed away Friday June 26, 2009 at his residence. He was born in Lackawanna, NY the son of the late John and Bertha Sawicki Bucki. He was US Coast Guard Veteran during WWII and worked in a steel mill for 36 years....

Jun 21, 2009

Harold R. Pickens

Franklin - Harold R. Pickens, age 71, of Piney Grove Road , Franklin, NC, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2009, in an Asheville Hospital. He was a native of Macon County, the son of the late Marvin and Edith Hurst Pickens. Mr. Pickens was a retired businessman, He was co-owner of Franklin Discount Furniture,...

Jun 20, 2009

Patsy Henry Hedden

Franklin, NC - Patsy Henry Hedden, age 75, of Walnut Creek Road, Franklin passed away Saturday, June 20, 2009 at her residence. She was a native of Macon County, the daughter of the late Jim and Dena Ramey Henry. She was married to William Dewey Hedden who passed away in 2006. She was a homemaker and...

Jun 20, 2009

William Franklin (Bill) Carter, Sr

Highlands, NC -William Franklin (Bill) Carter, Sr., age 88, of Atlanta, Georgia, died Saturday, June 20, 2009, in Highlands, NC.

Bill Carter was born in Winsted, CT on October 21, 1920, the youngest son of Mills T. Carter and Katherine Darcey Carter. He earned a BBA degree from the University of Connecticut,...

Jun 18, 2009

Scott McRae

Ramah, N.M - Where to Begin? That's how Scott McRae titled his column of observations that ran in The Franklin Press during his editorship and for several years thereafter.

McRae, 59, died unexpectedly in Albuquerque on Thursday, June 18, following a short illness. He was born on July 11, 1949, in Atlanta. He...

Jun 17, 2009

Urban Ronald Joseph Schutz

Highlands, NC - Urban Ronald Joseph Schutz, age 92, of Big Pine Lane, Highlands, NC passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. He was born in Jasper, IN, the son of the late Frank X and Josephine Tretter Schutz. He was married to Joelene McRae Schutz who passed away in 1997. He...

Jun 15, 2009

Caroll Henry Rowland

Franklin, NC - Carol Henry Rowland, age 88, went to be with the Lord, Monday, June 15, 2009. He was a lifelong native of Macon County, the son of the late Clemmie Rowland Roper. He wa a school bus driver for the Macon County and Nantahala Headstart program and worked for the Macon Program for Progress....

Jun 10, 2009

Joan Gladys Sterrie

Franklin, NC - Joan Gladys Sterrie slipped out of her worn out body with her daughter Kris by her side, Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at a local nursing home. She was a native of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Grant Leo and Mona Guge Fuller. She was married to the late Peter M....

Jun 7, 2009

John Edmond Long

Franklin, NC - John Edmond Long passed away June 7, 2009 at his residence in Franklin, NC, after a long illness. A native of Jackson County, NC, he was the son of the late B. Napolean and Lizzie Bryson Long. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Roberta, two...

Jun 5, 2009

Randall Sorrells

Franklin, NC - Randall Sorrells, age 61, of Mashburn Branch Community, Franklin, NC went to be with his lord Friday, June 5, 2009 at an Asheville V.A. Hospital. He was born in Macon Co., N.C., the son of the late Grover W. and Hattie Wooten Sorrells. He was a carpenter and electrician. He was a life long...

May 30, 2009

Charles Gilmer (Gil) Ledford

Franklin, NC - Charles Gilmer (Gil) Ledford,74 of Franklin, NC, died Saturday May 30, 2009, in a local hospital. He was a native of Macon County the son of the late Rev. Claude M. and Effie Byrd Ledford. He was a construction worker, and enjoyed fishing, and loved animals. He was Baptist by faith.

May 25, 2009

Lula Kate Gibson

Franklin, NC - Lula Kate Gibson, age 94, of Granny Kate Lane, Franklin, NC passed away Monday, May 25, 2009 at a local care center. She was a lifelong resident of Macon County, the daughter of the late Samuel and Nannie Sellers Green. She was married to J.D. Gibson who passed away in 1961. She was...

May 24, 2009

Genevieve Goodwin Smith

Franklin, NC -Genevieve Goodwin Smith, age 88, of Wolf View Road, Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009 at a local hospital. She was born in Merrimack Co., N.H., the daughter of the late William E. and Susan Deborah Smith Goodwin. She graduated from Laconia Hospital Nursing School in New Hampshire. She was married to...

May 22, 2009

Dana Bowen Chandler

Franklin, NC - Dana Bowen Chandler, age 86, of Franklin, NC, passed away Friday, May 22, 2009 in a local nursing home. He was a native of Kanawaha County, West Virginia, the son of the late Joseph L. Chandler and Leelia Maude Perry Chandler. He was married to the late Una Hellen Hill Chandler. Mr. Chandler...

May 21, 2009

Mary Byrd

Franklin, NC - Mary Strain Byrd, age 97, of Franklin, NC, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2009, in a local nursing home. She was born in Baldwin, GA, the daughter of the late Floyd and Norma Stewart Strain. She was married to the late Clint Byrd. She was a graduate of Franklin High School and Western Carolina...

May 17, 2009

Randall Steven Buhrmaster

Hendersonville – Randall Steven Buhrmaster, 53, of Jubilation Drive, died Sunday, May 17, 2009.

A native of Miami, Florida, he was the son of Patricia Liles Buhrmaster Howe of Melbourne, FL and of the late Glen Charles Buhrmaster.

Randy was a former resident of Key West, FL, Franklin and Canton, before moving...

May 13, 2009

Isaac Newton Keener

Highlands, NC - Isaac Newton Keener, age 88, of Perquin Road, Highlands, NC passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at his residence. He was a native of Macon County, the son of the late Isaac N. and Martha Calloway Keener. He was married to Emma Louise Henry Keener who passed away in 1993. He was a...

May 8, 2009

Margaret Hester Franks

Franklin - Margaret Hester Franks, 85, of Riverbend Road, Franklin, NC passed away Friday, May 8, 2009 in a Sylva NursingCenter. She was born in Jackson Co., NC. She was the daughter of the late Lewis and Sarah Johnson Pressley. She was married to Jimmy Franks who passed away in 1997. She retired from Grandview Manor...

May 8, 2009

John William (Pluck) Baty

Highlands - John William (Pluck) Baty, 92, of Sassafras Gap Road, Highlands, NC passed away Friday, May 8, 2009 at a Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. He was a native of Macon County, the son of the late Henry J. and Mary Silla Crane Baty. He was married to Eva Hedden Baty who died June 15, 1999. Mr....

May 5, 2009

Michael Benjamin Ford

Franklin, NC - Michael Benjamin Ford, age 63, of Smokerise Road, Franklin, NC passed away May 5, 2009 at a local hospital. He was born in Hawthorn, Nevada, the son of the late Robert Lee Ford and Bobbie Thrasher Ford Smith. He was married to Patricia Ann Ford who passed away December 4, 2007. He was...