Local obituaries for
Franklin & Highlands North Carolina.
Ella Mae (Keener) Zoellner
Jun 23, 2022
Ella Mae Keener Zoellner
Ella Mae Zoellner, 101, passed away Thursday June 23, 2022. She was born February 6, 1921 to the late Will L. Keener and Nettie Ray Keener of the Goldmine community. She was married to Richard Carl Zoellner who preceded her in 1994. She was also preceded by her son, Richard Carl Zoellner, Jr.,...
Felecia Renaee (Mccall) Hinshaw
Jun 19, 2022
Felecia Renaee McCall Hinshaw of Cashiers, NC passed away suddenly due to gastrointestinal hemorrhage June 19, 2022. Felecia was born March 18, 1971, in Jackson County, NC to Stella Moss McCall and the late Ottis McCall. Felecia lived in Knoxville, TN prior to moving back to Cashiers. She had worked for Progressive Insurance for 19 years as litigation specialist....
Cheryl (Walker) Smoot
Jun 18, 2022
Cheryl Walker Smoot, 79, passed away Saturday June 18, 2022. She was born March 9, 1943 in Chicago, IL. to the late Walter Walker and Hattie Larbecki Walker. Cheryl has spent the past 20 years in Franklin, NC and previously was employed by Walmart in Franklin. She loved going to thrift shops and thought of the Goodwill employees as...
Michelle Denise Lane
Jun 15, 2022
Michelle Denise Lane, 56 of Franklin passed away Wednesday June 15, 2022. She was born August 2, 1965, in Flint, Michigan to the late Clyde Burnett and Mildred Cook Burnett.
Michelle had a heart full of love and fire. She was one of a kind and bounced to the beat of her own drum. She loved and...
Dorothy Imogene (Ledbetter) Justice
Jun 13, 2022
Mrs. Imogene Ledbetter Justice, 88, passed away Monday, June 13, 2022. Mrs. Justice was born January 2, 1934 in Macon, Co. to the late Robert Ledbetter and Ethel Rhodes Ledbetter. She was married to the late Howell Justice who preceded her in 2007. Imogene loved to do many projects by painting pictures, crocheting, quilting, and cooking good country dishes....
George Thomas Kaye
Jun 7, 2022
George Thomas Kaye, 79, a beloved husband, passed away on June 7, 2022 in the Prisma Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina.
George was born in Cohoes, New York, to the late Adam and Helen Weglarz Kasupski of Troy, New York on April 7, 1943. After graduating from LaSalle Institute, Troy, New York, he was offered...
Julian Herbert Stutz
Jun 7, 2022
Julian Herbert Stutz, 81 of Franklin passed away June 7, 2022. He was born in New York, New York on December 14, 1940 to the late Sam and Lillian Stutz. Mr. Stutz proudly served his country in the US Army for 4 years before continuing working in other segments of government service specializing in communications before retirement. An avid...
Clare (Addicoat) Crume
Jun 4, 2022
Mrs. Clare Addicoat Crume, 89, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022 in Highlands, NC. Mrs. Crume was born May 28, 1938 in Seattle, Washington to the late James Horace Addicoat and Clara Johnson Addicoat. She was married 62 years to the late Robert D. "Bob" Crume who preceded her December 4, 2016.
Clare worked and retired after...
Randy Logan "Beanie" Tallent
May 31, 2022
Randy “Beanie” Logan Tallent, 66, of Asheville, passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at the Care Partners Solace Center in Asheville after a decline in health due to ALS.
Born in Franklin, NC on August 15, 1955, he was preceded in death by his mother Annie Maud Burnette Tallent, his father Jack Logan Tallent, and his...
William Louis Trapani
May 28, 2022
William Louis Trapani, 91, passed away Saturday May 28, 2022. He was born October 13, 1930 in Huntington Long Island, NY to the late Louis Trapani and Estelle Crewisk Trapani. William was a Union Business Agent in the construction field. He loved his country and was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving in the Korean War as a hospital corpsman....
Gerstle (Owens) Dendy
May 27, 2022
Gerstle Owens Dendy, 96 of Highlands went to be with her Lord on May 27, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. Gerstle was born July 5, 1925, in Macon County to the late Fred Owens and Alifair Chastain Owens. Gerstle was a homemaker and a key member of the Dendy Apples operations team. Gerstle’s two main interests in life...
Lori (Mays) Doozan
May 26, 2022
Lori Mays Doozan, 57, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022 at her residence. Born in Flint, MI. to Paul Alan Mays and Darlene Julia Mays. Lori was an elementary school teacher in Apollo Beach, FL for many years. She was also heavily involved in her community, active in her church, both with women's ministry and bible study at the...
Bessie Ruth (Henson) Langston - Estes
May 26, 2022
Bessie Ruth Henson Langston Estes, 96 of Franklin passed away May 26, 2022.
Born in Calhoun GA. the oldest of eight children she moved to Franklin, NC in 1954. She was a seamstress and a caregiver working in home health. She enjoyed playing solitaire, canning, gardening, and going to the singing on the square. She loved spending...
Barbara Ann (Parks) Nicks
May 23, 2022
Barbara Ann Parks Nicks, 83 of Franklin passed away May 23, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband James Allen Nicks Jr. She is survived by son Chris Brannigan (Jewell) of Titusville Florida. Born in Pennsylvania, she proudly served as a Sheriff’s Deputy and Dispatcher and served her community for many years. She was a loving mother...
Sherry Ann (Chapman) Kenney
May 20, 2022
Sherry Ann Kenney, 73, of Franklin, NC, passed away May 20, 2022. She was born October 19, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Cy and Rita Chapman. Mrs. Kenney retired as an executive secretary for Scott's Paper Company. She loved friends and family and was always making friends. Sherry loved to read, butterflies, and animals. She also liked...
Tina “Teeter” (Walkingstick) Frizsell
May 16, 2022
Tina “Teeter” Walkingstick Frizsell, age 42, of Mountain City, Georgia, and formerly of Cherokee, North Carolina, was senselessly taken from her family and friends on the morning of Monday, May 16, 2022, one day prior to her 43rd birthday. Born in Cherokee, North Carolina on May 17, 1979, she was the daughter of Norman J. Walkingstick of Cherokee and...
Geralene (Stiwinter) Henry
May 14, 2022
Geralene Stiwinter Henry, 83, a native of Franklin passed away on May 14, 2022 after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Roy and Bessie Stiwinter and the wife of the late Howell Henry. Geralene retired from Macon County School System as a Teacher. She loved traveling and reading books. She is at home now with...
James Allen Nicks
May 11, 2022
James Allen Nicks, 86 of Franklin passed away May 11, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Nicks Sr. and Ocie Ruth Nicks and his Daughter Cissie Nicks. His wife Barbara Ann Nicks Passed away May 23, 2022. He is survived by his Daughter Karen Nicks of Franklin and Stepson Chris Brannigan (Jewell) of Titusville Florida. ...
James Ramsdell
May 11, 2022
James (Jim) Ramsdell 83, of Highlands, NC passed away peacefully with his family and dear friend by his side on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. He was a beloved husband, father, brother, grandpa, and friend. Jim was born November 16, 1938 in Dayton, Maine and lived in Ogunquit, Maine. After high school, Jim went on a cross country motorcycle trip...
Joanna Rainey
May 10, 2022
Joanna Rainey, a long-time resident of Highlands, died May 10 at Mission Hospital of pneumonia.
She was born in Elberton, Ga., Nov14, 1925.
Having earned a master’s degree in music from the University of Michigan, Joanna taught for a brief time in Washington, Ga., before becoming a Music Educator for the Fulton County Board of...
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