Jimmy Ray Ledford

Nov 12, 2022

Jimmy Ray Ledford, 53, of Franklin, NC, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2022.  He was born January 4, 1969 in Towns County, Georgia to Ray Oren Ledford and the late Gilda Wimpy Ledford.  Mr. Ledford worked at the Franklin Machine Shop for eighteen years as a welder. He attended Central Baptist Church. Jimmy loved racing his daughter, "Peanut".

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Josephine (Ray) Roper

Nov 11, 2022

Josephine Ray Roper, 96, of Franklin, NC, passed away, November 11, 2022.  She was born in Macon County October 29,1926 to the late Robert Ray and Beulah Dowdle Ray.  She was preceded in death by her husband George W. Roper.   Mrs. Roper worked as a nursing assistant at Angel Medical Center and also worked for Dr. Ernest Fisher for...

Jerry "Vernon" Henderson

Nov 9, 2022

Jerry Vernon Henderson, 86 of Franklin passed away Wednesday November 9, 2022. He was born July 17, 1936, in Macon County to the late Fritz J. Henderson and Charlotte Ledbetter Henderson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Wilkie Henderson, brothers, FJ Henderson and Louie W. Henderson, sisters, Helen Simmons and Catherine...

Virgie Leo Keener

Nov 9, 2022

Virgie Leo Keener, 93 of Highlands passed away Wednesday November 9, 2022. She was born August 7, 1929, in Macon County to the late Carl Keener and Helen Smith Keener. Virgie was a loving mother and grandmother, she loved going to church and all her church family, she liked working outside, reading, puzzle books, and cooking. She loved life...

Alice Jean (Cabe) Frazier

Nov 6, 2022

Alice Jean Frazier 92, of Franklin, NC, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022.  She was born February 13, 1930 in Macon County, to the late Anis Cabe and Minnie Grant Cabe.  Mrs. Frazier was a member of Cowee Baptist Church.  She worked and retired from the hotel business and being a waitress.  She loved word search puzzles, knitting, cross...

Lois (Kendall) Karvonen

Oct 31, 2022

Mrs. Lois Kendall Karvonen, 99, passed away Monday, October 31, 2022. Mrs. Karvonen was born in Darlington County, SC on August 25, 1923 to the late Charlie Baxter Kendall and Mary Lee Wade Kendall. She was married to the late Edwin Karvonen who preceded her in 2002.

Mrs. Karvonen was a retired school teacher and was a...

Ruth "Betsy" Elizabeth (Harris) Thornton

Oct 31, 2022

Ruth “Betsy” Elizabeth Harris Thornton, 76 of Franklin, NC, passed away peacefully Monday October 31, 2022.  She was Born June 11, 1946, in Dearborn, MI to the late Phillip Harris and Ruth Lamp Harris.  Mrs. Thornton worked and retired from healthcare as a Registered Nurse after earning her bachelor’s in nursing from Johns Hopkins University.  She loved her family,...

Thomas Eugene Estes

Oct 28, 2022

Thomas Eugene Estes, 85, of Franklin, N.C, passed away Friday October 28, 2022. He was born June 24,1937 in Macon County N.C to the late James Lee Estes and Velma Wooten Estes. Mr. Estes worked for Schmitt Construction in Highlands, N.C as a carpenter. He was of the Baptist faith. He also laved car racing, golfing, and fishing.

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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,...