Susan "Elaine" (Stanfield) Short

Oct 26, 2022

Susan Elaine Stanfield Short of Franklin passed away Wednesday October 26, 2022. She was born in Rabun County, Ga September 15, 1954 to Edwina Bryson Stanfield and the late Harley Stanfield, Jr. Elaine graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida and became a teacher at Franklin High School for 34 years. She was of the Catholic...

Nina Ladell Henley

Oct 25, 2022

Nina Ladell Henley, 87, of Otto N. C. went home to her Lord and Savior Tuesday October 25, 2022.

No services are planned at this time.

Dorothy M. (Smith) Cash

Oct 24, 2022

FRANKLIN, NC – Dorothy M. (Smith) Cash, 94, formerly of Lunenburg, MA. left us peacefully on Monday, October 24, 2022 surrounded by the love and support of her family.

Dorothy was born in Cambridge, Mass. and grew up mainly in Massachusetts, but spent many winters in the state of Florida.

She leaves one son John...

Neil Bristol Little

Oct 23, 2022

Neil Bristol Little – born January 3, 1950, passed peacefully at his home in Franklin on October 23, 2022. Neil is survived by his loving and dedicated wife, Kathleen; his mother, Beverly & Uncle Jack; his son, Ryan and daughter, Casey; his brother Edmond & wife, Shelley. Nephews & Nieces – Brandon, Netalia, Maya, Josh, Mykael & Joseph; Grandchildren…...

Donald Jean Hardy

Oct 22, 2022

Donald Jean Hardy, 89, of Franklin, North Carolina and a Michigan Native, passed peacefully at his home on October, 22, 2022 with his loving wife, Evelyn, of 62 years, by his side.

Born on February 7, 1933, in Malden, Missouri, he was the son of the late Henry Paul Hardy and Sarah (Preston) Hardy. He was the...

Jean Kriska Chodl

Oct 20, 2022

Jean Kriska Chodl, 90, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on October 20, 2022. She was born May 3, 1932, in Oak Park, Ill to the late Jacob Kriska and Caroline McKensnoble. Jean worked in Real Estate Investment and Development. She was a devoted Christian.

Jean was preceded in death by her husband Richard...

David "Larry" Rogers

Oct 20, 2022

David Larry Rogers, 85, went home to be with the Lord at his residence in Highlands on October 20, 2022. He was born in Jackson County, NC on April 15, 1937 to the late Claude Rogers and Edith Calhoun Rogers of Highlands.

Larry is survived by his wife of 63 years, Genevieve Rogers; four children, Michael Rogers...

Winston Broaddus Spurgeon

Oct 18, 2022

Winston Broaddus Spurgeon, 74, passed away on October 18, 2022 in Highlands, North Carolina. Winston is survived by his daughter Sarah Spurgeon Whitehead and her husband Scott Whitehead, son Robert Winston Spurgeon II and his wife Sybil Spurgeon, granddaughters Lila Joan Spurgeon and Audrey Lanier Spurgeon, brother Robert Tucker Spurgeon, and other dear family members and friends, including his...

Carl Richard Isaacson Jr.

Oct 18, 2022

Carl Richard Isaacson, Jr., 80, of Franklin, NC, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2022.  He was born September 1, 1942 in Connecticut.  He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, he loved all his family especially his grandchildren.  He was funny and liked jokes, and he was well liked and respected.  Mr. Isaacson had worked as a machine...

Barbara (Talley) Barnes

Oct 18, 2022

Barbara Talley Barnes, 83 of Highlands passed away Tuesday October 18, 2022. She was born October 23, 1938, in Macon County, NC to the late Lester Talley and Amanda Miller Talley. Barbara gave meaning to the word “love”; she served her community by helping start the Highlands Emergency Council and cooking Senior dinners in Highlands. She was well known...

Mark Davis Matheson

Oct 16, 2022

Mark Davis Matheson “MnM”, MSgt, United States Air Force Pararescueman retired, age 59, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 16, 2022, in his residence, Franklin, North Carolina. Mark was born in Tampa, Florida, January 22, 1963, to Betty Davis Wood and the late Donald Lee Matheson.

Mark is survived by his wife Cherryl Anne Matheson, daughter Steinunn...

Jeffrey Gischel

Oct 16, 2022

Jeffrey Gischel, 47, of Franklin, NC, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2022.  He was born April 2, 1975 in Baltimore, Maryland to August Glenward Gischel and Ruth Elizabeth Harris Thornton.   Jeff moved to Franklin, NC, in 2016. He received his Bachelor's Degree at William Carey University and worked as an EMT, Teacher, and a musician in the entertainment industry,...

Minnie Alvera Mathis

Oct 14, 2022

Minnie Alvera Mathis, 54, of Franklin, NC, gained her eternal reward and joined Patty, Clay, and Boomer in everlasting peace and joy on October 14, 2022. She was born November 1, 1967, in Franklin, NC, to the late James Dudley Mathis and Helen Mae Bates. Minnie was a loving mother and grandmother. She loved her family and was a...

Elizabeth (Williams) Neal

Oct 12, 2022

Elizabeth Williams Neal, 57, of Franklin, NC, passed away October 12, 2022. She was born August 10, 1965, in Maryland to the late Lonnie Williams and Gertrude Wich Williams. Elizabeth was a loving mother and grandmother. She was always lending a helping hand to others, and she enjoyed reading, gardening, and working with her flowers.

Elizabeth is...

Ethel Louise (Passmore) Carver

Oct 11, 2022

Ethel Louise Passmore Carver, 94, of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022.  She was born September 15, 1928 in Macon County, North Carolina to the late Jeff and Lorena Hasket Passmore.  She was married to James Wesley Carver, who died in 2010. Mrs. Carver was a homemaker, she loved quilting, cooking, canning and planting a garden.  She...

Ellen Kaye (Mccall) Plemmons

Oct 10, 2022

Ellen Kaye McCall Hardy Plemmons, 66, of Franklin NC passed away peacefully on October 10, 2022.

Kaye was born December 2, 1955, in Franklin to Janice and Lenis McCall. She spent most of her life in the Cowee community. She was full of life, kindness and empathy, and there was no emotion that she didn’t feel to...

Janet Ann Anderson

Oct 8, 2022

Janet Ann Anderson, 64, of Franklin, NC, passed away October 8, 2022.  She was born October 13, 1957, in Franklin, NC to the late Turner Cleveland Anderson and Annie Lou Waldroop Anderson.  Janet was a CPA and worked for the Town of Franklin as town accountant and clerk for 35 years.  She attended the Cartoogechaye Church of God and...

Charlotte (Dyer) Miner

Oct 5, 2022

Charlotte Dyer Miner 95 of Franklin passed away Wednesday October 5, 2022. She was born in Massachusetts August 26, 1927, to the late Robert Theodore Dyer and Catherine Hanks Dyer. Charlotte enjoyed cooking, quilting, sewing, and knitting. She was of the Presbyterian faith.

Charlotte is survived by two sons; Lane Miner (Jennifer) of Franklin, NC and Matthew...

Mary Sue Southard

Oct 1, 2022

Our beloved Mary Sue Southard of Snellville, Georgia, passed away peacefully at home on the evening of Saturday, October 1st, 2022. She was 85 years old. Sue was preceded in death by her parents Claude and Lucy Duvall, her brother Cecil Duvall, and her sisters Helen Shepard, Myrtle Houston, Jean Stewart and Joyce Bates.

She is survived...

Richard Melvin

Oct 1, 2022

Richard Melvin passed from this world the morning of October 1, 2022.  His wife, Margie Edwards Melvin, and daughter, Elizabeth “Betsy” Melvin Batten, were by his side.  He was born in New York City in 1941, a second generation American, to naturalized immigrant parents fleeing Czechoslovakia during World War II.  He grew up in Palm Beach, FL, and Highlands,...