May 1, 2022

Geneva A. Johnson, 87, of Franklin, NC, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022.  She was born September 13, 1934 in Macon County to the late Dewitt T. Allen and Lula Buchanan Allen.  Mrs. Johnson retired from Belden after 32 years, and was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church.  She was an excellent cook, she loved to raise a garden...

Apr 24, 2022

James Marselle Shuler, 92, of Franklin, NC, passed away April 24, 2022.  He was born in Macon County, on the head of Cowee, January 10, 1930 to the late Don Lee Shuler and Virgie Long Shuler.

Mr. Shuler was a longtime employee of Nantahala Creamery/Biltmore Dairy and Bumgarner Electric. He loved gardening,  talking about the old days, ...

Apr 23, 2022

Joan Silke Trapani, 89, of Franklin, NC, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022.  She was born June 25, 1932 in Brooklyn, NY, to the late Edward S. Silke and Ruth Egidy Silke.  Mrs. Trapani had lived in Franklin for twenty years.  She had worked in doctors offices and was a Catholic by faith.  She loved to travel and loved...

Apr 16, 2022

Teresa Jane Corpening, 56, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022. Teresa was born in Macon, Co. April 26, 1965 to the late Frank D. Corpening and Mary Ruth Miller Corpening. She worked at Belden several years and then worked in food service. She had a degree in culinary and a bachelor of science degree in business administration. She was...

Apr 15, 2022

Mrs. Edith Ann Sheffield Stoudemire, 79, went home to be with the Lord April 15, 2022 surrounded by her family. Mrs. Stoudemire was born in Macon, County May 13, 1942 to the late William Coleman Sheffield and Nola Estella Sheffield-Blanton. She worked in food service for the Macon County School system and for Burcliff Industries as an assistant manager....

Apr 14, 2022

Rita Aline Milot Wattu passed away April 14, 2022. She was born in Canada June 29, 1924 to the late Mathias Milot and Rose Moras Milot. She was of the Christian faith.

Ms. Wattu is survived by her daughter, Rosylynn Byron of Florida; her sister, Clarice Carpenter of Florida; her brother Gerard Milot of Florida; four grandchildren...

Apr 13, 2022

Rev. Dr. Tommy Dean Lamb, 64, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022 in Huntsville, AL. Dr. Lamb was born on June 4, 1957 to the late William Dean Lamb and Agnes Hampton Lamb. He was a Southern Baptist Minister and he preached the gospel for over 30 years. He was a partner in Attentive Health & Wellness. Tommy loved...

Apr 12, 2022

Patricia Helen Trombly Rocha, 79 passed away Tuesday April 12, 2022. She was born October 17, 1942 in Albany, Georgia to the late Leo Trombly and Dorothy Rump Trombly. Ms. Rocha loved the North Carolina Mountains and making people laugh.  She enjoyed arts and crafts and considered her cats as part of the family. She had retired from a...

Apr 12, 2022

Rhonda Lynn Fair Arvey passed away Tuesday April 12, 2022. Mrs. Arvey was born January 6, 1959 in Liberty, NY to Alma Coffey Fair and the late Wilbur Fair. Rhonda was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, she loved spending time with her family. Christmas was her favorite time of the year.

Rhonda...

Apr 11, 2022

William Garland Litteral, 67, of Franklin, NC, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022.  He was born April 21, 1954 in Crawford, Indiana to the late Garland and Carol Calnan Litteral.  Mr. Litteral was a cook in a restaurant and a Veteran of the Army Reserves, 98th Division.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

Apr 9, 2022

Karen Joy Rogers, passed away April 9, 2022.  She was born April 10, 1940, in Akron, Ohio, to the late Lester R. Hodgson and Ruth Martin Hodgson.  Karen enjoyed homemaking on the ranch and loved her horses and dogs, she also enjoyed writing poems and short stories.  She was a Christian and attended Grace Bible Church.

In...

Apr 7, 2022

Carlton Eugene "Gene" McDonald, 86, of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.  Mr. McDonald was born November 15, 1935, to the late William and Charlotte Johnson McDonald.  He grew up in Franklin, NC, and graduated from Franklin High School.  After high school he attended Blanton Business College in Asheville.  Mr. McDonald was...

Apr 6, 2022

Violet Spencer Cox, 88 passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2022. She was born January 29, 1934 in Union County, SC to the late Robert Henry Spencer and Pearl Ochiltre Spencer. Violet was a homemaker and served as president and secretary for the VFW Auxiliary for over 20 years. She did all types of volunteer work from helping out at...

Apr 4, 2022

Barbara Ellen Curtis Bradley, 81, of Otto, NC, passed away Monday, April 4, 2022.  Barbara was born October 10, 1940 in Macon County to the late Charlie Sutton Curtis and Minnie McCall Curtis.  She was married to William Lewis Bradley who died in 1999.  She was a lifelong member of Asbury United Methodist Church, where she had served as...

Mar 28, 2022

John Daugherty McKey, Jr.,78, of Highlands, NC, passed away Monday, March 28,2022. Mr. McKey was born in Atlanta, GA September 10,1943 to the late Dr. John Daugherty McKey, Sr. and Joyce Roper McKey.

The family moved to Orlando, where John spent his childhood days. He developed a fondness for golf spending time with his father, a pediatrician,...

Mar 27, 2022

Mr. Columbus Jack Stiwinter, 81, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022 in Monroe, NC. Mr. Stiwinter was born in Jackson County on December 6, 1940 to the late L.C. Stiwinter and Ruby Fox Stiwinter. Jack was married for 50 years to the late Doris Ann Stiwinter who preceded him in 2012.

Jack was a lifelong resident of...

Mar 26, 2022

Mr. Doyle Wayne "D. W.” McCall, 64, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022.  D.W. was born March 4, 1958 in Macon County to the late Cletis McCall and Betty Norris McCall. He was a life long resident of Highlands and Macon County. He worked and retired from the Tree Service Business. He loved fishing, hunting, children, and his family....

Mar 25, 2022

Mr. Willard Eugene Browning, 83, passed away Friday, March 25, 2022. Mr. Browning was born November 22, 1938 in Jackson, Co. NC to the late Jim Browning and Annie Lou Stiles Browning. He worked and retired as a painter in the construction business. He was of the Baptist faith attending Wells Grove Baptist Church and Watauga Baptist Church. Mr....

Mar 24, 2022

Mrs. Jeanette Hopkins Parks, 66, of Franklin passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022.

Mrs. Parks was born in Lakeland, Fl on December 7, 1955 to the late Rev. Robert Hopkins and Sarah Hopkins. She worked and retired from hotel work and grew up in the Baptist faith. Jeanette loved the mountains, people, and celebrating life.

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Mar 22, 2022

Dorothy June Worrell Gee, born January 31, 1927 passed away on March 21, 2022.

June lived a beautiful family life with her husband of 63 years, Thomas Rudolph ‘Doc’ Gee, that she had know since the first grade.  Her husband adored her, and together they taught their only child, Karen, integrity, loyalty, compassion, and a deep and...