Kenneth Burr Graham Ii

Sep 13, 2022

Kenneth Burr Graham II of Franklin passed away 9/13/2022.

No services are planned at this time.

Jessie Lea (Downs) Cabe

Sep 11, 2022

Jessie Lea Downs Cabe, 95, passed away on September 11, 2022. Born June 28, 1927, in the Rose Creek Community in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Rosa Houston Downs.

She graduated from Franklin High School in 1945 and attended Berea College, where she graduated in 1949 with a degree in Home...

Geraldine (Henderson) Berry

Sep 9, 2022

Mrs. Geraldine 'Nana" Henderson Berry, 84 of Franklin passed away Friday, September 9, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Macon County, NC on August 10, 1938 to the late Burney and Violet Mae Stiwinter Henderson. Geraldine was a nurse for more than 30 years. She loved gospel singing, talking on the phone, and cooking for...

Euna (Raye) Carpenter

Sep 8, 2022

Euna Raye Carpenter, 79, of Cullowhee, went home to be with the Lord Thursday September 8, 2022

A native of Macon County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Carl Farmer and Louise (Porter) Thomas.

Euna was a Member of Tilley Creek Baptist Church and was a loving spouse, mother and grandmother. She loved...

Geneva Gail (Bowling) Gross

Sep 4, 2022

Geneva Gail Bowling Gross, 80, of New Port Richey, FL, formerly of Franklin, NC, passed away September 4, 2022.  She was born January 25, 1942 in Leslie County, KY, to the late Woodrow and Floria Napier Bowling.  Geneva had worked as a supervisor for a sign company.  She formerly attended Newman Chapel Baptist Church and Coweeta Baptist Church and...

Ronnie Alan Crowe

Sep 1, 2022

Ronnie Alan Crowe, 64, passed away September 1, 2022.  Ronnie was born January 15, 1958, in Rabun County GA to the late Alvin C. Crowe, Jr. and Eleanor Keener Blankenship.  He was a member of the Highlands United Methodist Church. He loved his children and grandchildren.  Ronnie enjoyed being outdoors camping, hunting, and fishing.  He also enjoyed gardening, canning,...

Thomas "Tommy" Harvey Cabe

Sep 1, 2022

Thomas (Tommy) Harvey Cabe, 79, entered the gates of heaven Thursday, September 1st after heart surgery in Asheville, NC.  A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 4:00 PM at the FHS Fine Arts Center. A visitation will be from 3-4 pm prior to the service.

Tommy was born December 13, 1942...

Kathryn Louise (Kiser) Angel

Sep 1, 2022

Kathryn Louise Kiser Angel 97 passed away Thursday September 1, 2022.  Kathryn was born September 24, 1924, in Macon Country to the late J. B. and Nina Gillespie Kiser.   She was a lifetime member of Mt. Hope Baptist Church.  She loved her family and friends. It was her joy to sit on the porch and visit.

Survivors...

Darlene (Buckler) Heinemann

Aug 31, 2022

Darlene Buckler Heinemann, 80, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2022.  Ms. Heinemann was born January 26, 1942, in Roscommon Michigan to the late Granville and Jennie Jackson Buckler.  She was a homemaker and entrepreneur. She worked in real estate, a florist, and a Bed & Breakfast.  She was a member of Community Bible Church. Darlene was a very big-hearted...

Katherine "Katie" (Kennedy) Vann

Aug 30, 2022

Katherine “Katie” M Kennedy Vann, 41, of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at the Augusta Burn Center.  She was born January 6, 1981 in Fort Riley, Kansas.

Katie was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church.  She was a very loving and caring person.  She brought joy and great love to everyone and she...

Margie Jean Pruitt

Aug 30, 2022

Margie Jean Pruitt, 78, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022 in Highlands. Ms. Pruitt was born February 28, 1944 in Macon County to the late Fred and Edlay Berry Pruitt. She was a homemaker and a member of Sugar Fork Baptist Church. Margie loved sewing, cooking, feeding, and enjoying time with family and friends.

Survivors include her...

Dr. James "Jimmy" Hardin Sherard, Jr.

Aug 26, 2022

JAMES HARDIN SHERARD, JR

October 17, 1921 – August 26, 2022

It’s not easy condensing a man’s life of almost 101 years into a few paragraphs, especially one as sweet and kind as Jimmy Sherard.  Known for his compassionate heart and gentle spirit, Jim peacefully passed through God’s heavenly gates at precisely 4:00 on the...

Virginia Sue (Downs) Dills

Aug 25, 2022

Virginia Sue Downs Dills, 79, of Franklin, NC, passed away August 25, 2022.  She was born in Macon County, October 5, 1942 to the late Jesse Downs and Margaret Childers Downs.

Sue was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church, where she was a former Sunday School Teacher.  She did mission work for ten years, in Oklahoma, Kentucky...

Stephen Dodgins

Aug 22, 2022

Curtis Stephen Dodgins, 51, of Otto, NC, passed away August 22, 2022.  He was born April 22, 1971 to Opal Houston Dodgins and the late Curtis Lloyd Dodgins.  Stephen was a truck driver for Desota Trail Trucking Company.  He was a member of Newman Chapel Baptist Church, where he grew up and attended all his life.  His boys were...

Carol Anne (Lamb) Ball

Aug 15, 2022

Carol Anne Lamb Ball ended a stoic bout with leukemia and other health issues on Monday, August 15, 2022.

She was proudly a “mountain girl” and a graduate of Highlands High School and Western Carolina University.  For twenty years she was a stellar, beloved math teacher at Andrews High School in Cherokee County.

A very...

Michael Lee Stanfield

Aug 13, 2022

Michael Lee Stanfield, 51, of Franklin, NC, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2022.  He was born in Pontiac, Michigan, July 21, 1971 to Johnny Stanfield and Carolyn Ward Gosnell.  He was a construction worker and of the Baptist faith.  Michael was a loving son, husband and father.  He loved hunting, fishing and the outdoors.  He was very outgoing and...

Eloise (Chastain) Rogers

Aug 11, 2022

Eloise Chastain Rogers, 93, of Satolah, Georgia passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina.

Eloise was known for a smile that lit up every room, a personality that welcomed and fed everyone as her own, and a chocolate cake that was the highlight of many celebrations throughout the family and...

Charles Adolph Conley

Aug 9, 2022

Tuesday, August 9, 2022, Heaven gained another angel. Not only did we lose a father, grandfather, and great grandfather, we lost the most selfless, strongest man we have ever known. Although our hearts hurt here on earth, what a joyful reunion that took place in Heaven as our Mamaw met him after seven years apart at the gates. Please...

Annie Evelyn "Georgia" Zachary

Aug 8, 2022

Annie Evelyn “Georgia” Zachary, 91, of West Columbia, WV formerly of Manassas, VA, passed away Monday, August 8, 2022 at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, WV.

She was born on November 22, 1930 in Franklin, NC and was the daughter of the late Fred and Parilee Carpenter Nichols.

In addition to her...

Lawrence Anthony Miller

Aug 4, 2022

Lawrence Anthony Miller, 81 of Franklin, NC passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022. He was born December 17, 1940 in Kings Count, NY in the city of Brooklyn to the late William Miller and Blanche Fenn Miller. Lawrence was a Union Carpenter and Craftsman for 41 years. He was a loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather....