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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

Aug 2, 2022

Robert "Bob" Martin Cabe, Sr. 85, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2022.  Bob was born in Macon, Co. on December 1, 1936, to the late Claude W. Cabe and Grace Ramey Cabe. He served in the Vietnam War and retired after 20 years of service from the U.S. Navy and retired from the US Post Office after 20 years...

Jul 31, 2022

Suzanne Brock passed away peacefully on July 31, 2022, surrounded by loved ones and with an angelic smile on her face. She is survived by her husband, her children and stepson, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Suzanne lived life to the fullest, bringing her intelligence, positive outlook, and joy to everything she did. She was born in...

Jul 29, 2022

Mr. Albert " Woody" Long, Jr. passed away July 29, 2022. Mr. Long was born in Lakeland, Fl February 5, 1944 to the late Albert Woodrow Long, Sr. and Marion S. Long. He was of the Baptist faith. Woody and Margaret moved to Franklin in 1987. They owned and Operated Long Power Equipment for many years. Woody was best...

Jul 29, 2022

Mr. William R. "Jamie" Ledford, 48, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, July 29, 2022. Jamie was born December 27, 1973 in Jackson, Co. to Jim and Pauline Ledford. Jamie liked to hunt, fish, and work on the family farm. He was a member of Prentiss Baptist Church. Jamie loved his family and helping...

Jul 24, 2022

Gladah T. Lawson, 93, of Franklin, NC, passed away July 24, 2022.  Gladah was born May 15, 1929, in Decatur County, Indiana to the late William Tatman and Martha Helen Myers Tatman. She was a homemaker and loved the simple things in life.  She loved reading and flowers. She loved to collect owls and angels.  She was a loving...