Jan 13, 2008

Carter Norman Brunk

Franklin, NC - Carter Norman Brunk, age 81, of Franklin, NC, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2008 in an Asheville hospital. He was born in Cook County, Illinois, the son of the late Carter and Thelma Dickinson Brunk. He was a US Air Force Major, and a World War II Veteran, serving in strategic Air Command...

Jan 12, 2008

Ethel Mae Tippett

Franklin - Ethel Mae Tippett 89 of Franklin, NC died Sat. January 12, 2008 in a Jackson County Nursing Home. She was a native of Henderson, NC, the Daughter of the late David and, Georgia Allison McFalls. She was married to the late Carl Virgil Tippett. She had worked for the Town Motel and was a...

Jan 11, 2008

Robert "Bob" D. Graves

Otto, NC - Robert "Bob" D. Graves, age 74, of Otto, NC passed away Friday, January 11, 2008 in an Asheville Hospital. He was born in Dean County, WI, the son of the late Emerson Frank and Emily Jean Carterson Graves. He was an aircraft mechanic for the US Air Force with 20 years of...

Jan 5, 2008

Lila Belle Seay Stoudemire

Franklin, NC - Lila Belle Seay Stoudemire, age 95, of Gibson Cove Road, Franklin, NC passed away Monday, January 5, 2008 at Mt. View Manor Care Center in Bryson City, NC. She was born in Lexington Co., South Carolina, the daughter of the late Charlie and Barbara Corley Seay. She was married to Harry C....

Jan 4, 2008

Daniel Lee Hart

Franklin, NC - Daniel Lee Hart, died peacefully at his home on Friday, January 4, 2008, at the age of 74. He is survived by his beloved wife of almost 50 years, Jane (nee Fox) Hart; daughters, Linda Lee (Mark) Piegore and Mary Jane (Neal) Weintraub; grandchildren Mark Jr., and Ashley Piegore, and Sylvia and Daniel...

Dec 28, 2007

Sarah Mallonee Fowler, Franklin - Sarah Mallonee Fowler, age 67, of Ivy Hills Terrace, Franklin, NC passed away Friday, December 28, 2007 at her residence. She was a native of Macon County, NC, the daughter of the late George Mallonee and Edith Anderson Mallonee Froscher. She was a loving mother, devoted wife, a homemaker and a member of Bethel United...

Oct 18, 2007

George J. Sorge

Highlands, NC - George J. Sorge, a long term resident of Cashiers and Highlands, died at the age of 96, in his residence at Chestnut Hill. A native of New York City, he was reared in the suburb of New Rochelle. Shortly after Pearl Harbor he enlisted in the Army as a private and was assigned...

Sep 29, 2007

Rosella Lucille McGraw Sergi

Highlands, NC - Rosella Lucille McGraw Sergi, age 80, of Highlands, NC passed away Saturday, September 29, 2007 at a Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. Mrs. Sergi was born in Lewis County, Kentucky the daughter of the late Willard and Rosa Valley Reynolds McGraw. Married to James Patrick Sergi who passed away August 9, 1974. Mrs. Sergi was...

Jun 6, 2006

Jedediah Daniel Miller

Scaly Mountain, NC - Jedediah Daniel Miller, infant son, of Everette and Angela Schiffhauer Miller of Scaly Mountain, NC passed away Friday, June 6, 2006 at a Franklin Hospital.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Rea Miller of the home and a brother Corey Schiffhauer of the...

Nov 30, 1999

Mary Ellen DeVane

Highlands, NC - Mary Ellen DeVane, 1930-2008, born in Detroit, Michigan on Apri 15, 1930, moved to West Palm Beach, FL in 1953, worked for FP&L for over 30 years, married Charles W. DeVane in 1967, retired from FP&L in 1985, moved full time to Highlands, NC in 1994. Still has a home in Palm Bach...

Nov 30, 1999

William Richard Nilsen

Franklin, NC - William Richard Nilsen, age 69, of Franklin, NC, and Melbourne, FL, passed away Monday, June29, 2009 in a local hospital. He was a native of Bronx, NY, the son of the late Hans and Christina Rich Nilsen. He was a retired Deputy Sherrif in Brevard County, FL, and a US Airforce Veteran. He...

Apr 26, 1987

Elizabeth Preston Coram

Scaly Mountain - Elizabeth Coram, 22, (April 26, 1987 - July 9, 2009) elder daughter of J. B. and Susan Coram, died unexpectedly on July 9, 2009. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 26, 1987, where she lived until 1994 when the family moved to North Carolina.

Having been homeschooled and having...

Mar 8, 1964

Melissa Alexandria Freeman

Franklin / Asheville - Melissa Alexandria Freeman was born March 8, 1964 to Charles and Mary Harshaw Freeman in Franklin, North Carolina. "Lisa" attended Macon County Schools graduating from Franklin High School in 1982. She enrolled in Western Carolina University graduating in 1988 with a degree in Social Work.

"Lisa" was employed at Eliada...

Jul 24, 1951

Ronald Steven Sherman, Sr.

Otto, NC - Ronald Steven Sherman, Sr., born July 24, 1951 November 26, 2013 in Wilmington, NC to parents, Carl Linwood Sherman and Wenona Sylvian Sherman. Preceded in death by two brothers, Richard and Carl Sherman; son, Ronald Steven Sherman, Jr., and grandson, Nathan Skeet Moore. He is survived by his wife of 13 years,...

Dec 30, 1949

Connie Mae Evans

Franklin, NC - Connie Mae Evans, born December 30, 1949, went to be with Jesus on Wednesday, February 17, 2010. She died at Angel Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late George W. Evans and Lucy Campbell Evans. She is survived by her mother and one sister Emma Lovett and husband Walt, and one...

Mar 24, 1945

Teddy Leon Collins

Franklin, NC - Teddy Leon Collins, March 24, 1945 March 20, 2014, born in Blairsville, GA, was the son of Thurston and Juanita Collins. Ted was a member of Higdonville Baptist Church. Ted was active in Macon County Senior Games, an avid gardener, and wood worker. Ted loved his walks in the woods.

Ted...

Dec 23, 1941

Jean Ward

Cashiers, NC - Jean Ward was born December 23, 1941 in Louisville, KY. She grew up in Atlanta, GA and spent her teenage summers in Cashiers teaching horseback riding.

In 1975, she returned and enrolled in an EMT class at the Glenville Rescue Squad where she met Charles Ward. They were married in Oct. 1976....

Oct 14, 1941

George Clisby Clarke

Atlanta GA - George Clisby Clarke was born on October 14, 1941, the son of Joseph Ransom Clarke and Katherine Dean Lowe Clarke in Marshallville, GA. He graduated from Fort Valley High School in 1959 and graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor's Degree in Business, and went on to graduate studies at the...

Sep 20, 1938

Lucille Miller Punch

Denver NC - Lucille Miller Punch (September 20, 1938 - February 22, 2015) , age 76, of 482 Beth Haven Church Road in Denver, died on Sunday, February 22, 2015. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 28, 2015, in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Johnny Houser officiating. Inurnment will...

Aug 9, 1938

Joseph William Halliday

New York - Joseph William Halliday was born in New York City on August 9, 1938, and passed away on January 7, 2015. He was 76 years old.

Joe loved his family and is survived by his wife Vivian and daughters Kathy Langan and Mary Shaw. He graduated first in his class from Fordham...