Dec 6, 2008

Henry Howard Childers

Franklin - Henry Howard Childers, 74 of Franklin passed away Saturday, December 6, 2008 in Flat Rock, NC. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of the late Paul and Sadie Simplot Childers. Mr. Childers was a US Navy Veteran of the Korean War and was retired from Champion Paper as a...

Dec 3, 2008

Florence Mason Holt

Franklin, NC - Florence Mason Holt, age 67, of North Skeenah Road, Franklin, NC, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2008. She was a native of Macon County, the daughter of the late Earl Wilson Mason and Sadie Stockton Mason. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Lee Holt, who passed away March 28, 1978,...

Dec 3, 2008

Maybur Henson Norton

Franklin, NC - Maybur Henson Norton, age 93, of Big Oak Drive, Franklin, NC, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2008 in a local nursing home. She was a native of Macon County, the daughter of the late Lonnie and Ora Norris Henson. She was married to Paschal Norton, who passed away in 1976. She was a...

Dec 3, 2008

Lona Grace Jones

Franklin, NC - Lona Grace Jones, age 93, of Ned Hill Road, Franklin, NC, went to be with her Lord,Wednesday, December 3, 2008 in a local nursing home. She was a native of Macon County, the daughter of the late Will and Maggie Shepherd Gibson. She was married to the late Arthur Jones, who passed away...

Dec 1, 2008

Eugenie Claire DeFraites "Genie" Roy

Franklin - Eugenie Claire DeFraites "Genie" Roy, age 86, parishioner of St. Francis of Assissi Catholic Church, passed away the 14th day of December, 2008, at her home in Franklin, North Carolina.

Mrs. Roy was preceded in death by her parents, Isabelle Johnson Defraites and Joseph Mabin Defraites and her husband of...

Nov 30, 2008

James Carlton “Pete” Setser

Murphy - James Carlton “Pete” Setser, 74, of Murphy died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008 at his residence. A native of Macon County, he had lived in Cherokee County for the past 54 years. He was the son of the late Andrew Bryan and Estelle Justice Setser. Pete had served in the United States Army. He...

Nov 30, 2008

Barbara Gail Tallent Cabe

Franklin, NC - Barbara Gail Tallent Cabe, age 69, of Knob Hill Road, Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, November 30, 2008 at her residence. She was a native of Macon County, the daughter of the late Alfred and Iva Lee Dills Tallent . She was a homemaker and was retired from Whitley Products. She was...

Nov 29, 2008

Nelle Hazel Massey Seabock

Franklin, NC -

Nelle Hazel Massey Seabock, 89, of Franklin died November 29, 2008 in a local nursing home. She was a native of Madison County, NC the daughter of the late Lattie Branson and Eugenia Mabel Sawyer Massey. She was married to the late Carl Seabock who died in 1976. She was...

Nov 28, 2008

Nicholas Moschouris

Highlands, NC - Nicholas Moschouris, age 57, of Highlands, NC, passed away Friday, November 28, 2008 at his residence. He was a native of Queens County, New York, the son of Juanita Porgeotes Moschouris of Highlands, NC and the late Bill Moschouris. He was a restaurant owner and active in the community and in civic affairs. He...

Nov 26, 2008

Johnnie Bell Shook

Franklin, NC - Johnnie Bell Shook, age 76, of Guy Knob Road, Franklin, NC, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2008 in a local hospital. She was a native of Puckett, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Dee and Lucille Walters McLaurin. She was married to the late John Melvin Shook. She was a US Air Force...

Nov 25, 2008

Paul Schlatter

Franklin, NC - Paul Schlatter, 71, of Pannell Lane, Franklin, passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at a Harris Regional Hospital, Sylva. He was born in Buffalo, NY, the son of the late Carl and Averil Kruse Schlatter.

He is survived by his wife, Susan, and mother-in-law, Ruth Struble, his "Village", Jean and Charlie Pinkston,...

Nov 23, 2008

Marietta Patricia Mitchell

Marietta Patricia Mitchell, age 76, of Jim Corbin Road, Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, November 23, 2008 at a local hospital. She was born in Birmingham, AL, the daughter of the late Munson Barker and Dorothy Huffman Hinman. She was a homemaker, an artist, avid birdwatcher and she enjoyed gardening.

She is survived by...

Nov 21, 2008

Eunice Allena Singleton Hunter

Franklin, NC - Eunice Allena Singleton Hunter, age 93, of Belle Dowdle Road, Franklin, NC passed away Friday, November 21, 2008 at a local hospital. She was born in Rabun County, GA, the daughter of the late Robert Russell and Elizabeth Williams Singleton. She was married to the late Thomas Hudson Hunter who passed away...

Nov 19, 2008

Mark L. Deitz

Franklin, NC - Mark L. Deitz, age 73, of Franklin, NC, passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at his residence. He was a native of Macon County, the son of the late Lawrence and Anna Cowan Deitz. He was a US Air Force Veteran during the Korean conflict. He was a field manager for American National...

Nov 18, 2008

Mary Alice Wilson

Franklin, NC - Mary Alice Wilson, age 84, of Franklin, NC, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2008 in a local hospital. She was a native of Macon County, the daughter of the late Sam and Mattie Marie Sorrells Hopkins. She was married to the late Cecil William Wilson, Sr. who passed away February, 1984. She was...

Nov 17, 2008

Joseph Stephen Shepherd

Franklin, NC - Joseph Stephen Shepherd, age 71, of Fred Dalton Road, Franklin, NC passed away Monday, November 17, 2008 at his residence. He was a native of Macon County, the son of the late Garland and Hazel Dalton Shepherd. He worked in construction and farming. He loved bluegrass music, dancing and going to Picking on...

Nov 17, 2008

Georgia Edna Pullen Crawford

Dateline: Franklin, NC - Georgia Edna Pullen Crawford, age 83, of Franklin, NC, passed away Monday, November 17, 2008 in an Asheville Hospital. She was born in Columbia, TN to the late James Ashley and Georgia Burk Pullen. She was married July 5, 1946 to Hudie C. Crawford, who preceded her in death, June 29,...

Nov 16, 2008

Jessie Ruth Angel

Franklin, NC - Jessie Ruth Angel, age 78, of Gastonia, NC died Sunday, November 16, 2008 at Terrace Ridge Assisted Living. She was born in Franklin, NC to the late Lucille McCollum Angel and the late Zebulon Grady Angel. In addition to her parentsshe was preceded in death by a sister Mary Evelyn Angel Dance, a...

Nov 15, 2008

Calvin "Squeak" Speed

Highlands, NC - Calvin "Squeak" Speed, 53, of the Buck Creek community died Sat. Nov. 15, 2008 in a Franklin hospital. He was a native of Macon County, the son of the late Chester and Kate Ledford Speed. He was a construction worker, and a member of Blue Valley Baptist Church.

He is survived...

Nov 15, 2008

Mary Ruth Corpening

Franklin- Mary Ruth Corpening, age 75, of Franklin, NC, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2008 in a local nursing home. She was a native and life long resident of Macon County. She was the daughter of Frank and Cora Miller. She retired from Belden Electric Cord as an Inspector and was a member of Trinity Assembly...