Jul 14, 2022

Ella Mae Nix Wilson, 91 of Highlands passed away Thursday July 14, 2022. She was born June 16, 1931 in Rabun County, Ga to the late Frank Nix and Leona Reed Nix. Ella Mae was a home maker and enjoyed working in her flowers. She was a member of Clear Creek Baptist Church and previously served as a clerk,...

Jul 12, 2022

Highlands, NC

James Arthur McCall, Jr, 73 of Highlands passed away July 12, 2022. He was born September 25, 1948 in Walhalla, SC to the late James Arthur McCall and Myrtle Louise Gibson. James was a Private in the Army and served in the Vietnam War. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal with...

Jul 7, 2022

Dovie "Colene" Evitt Ledbetter, 85 went home to be with the Lord on Thursday July 7, 2022. She was born June 26, 1937 in Alamogordo, New Mexico to the late Mack B. Evitt and Delphia G. Evitt. Colene previously worked as a billing secretary for Highlands Cashiers Hospital. Colene was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother; she was faithful...

Jul 6, 2022

Mildred Thornton Johnson, 87, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, NC. Mrs. Johnson was born in Daytona Beach, Florida on November 5, 1934 to the late Burwell Thornton and Mildred Fentress Felton.

She worked many years in nursing and in later years did real estate. She was a graduate and...

Jun 30, 2022

His Lord said unto him, “Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord.” (Matthew 25:23)

James Harley “Jim” Ballew, age 69 of Scaly Mountain, North Carolina, passed away in the late evening of Thursday, June 30,...

Jun 29, 2022

Ms. Alyson Stacia Payne, 32, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2022. Alyson was born February 26, 1990 in Jackson, Co. to Kevin Payne and Sabrina Welch. Alyson was larger than life. She loved her family, friends, and people. She loved photography, art, music, and woodworking. She worked at Drake software as a graphic designer. Alyson was also a member...

Jun 29, 2022

Robert Morse Tietze, 84, passed away Wednesday June 29, 2022. He was born January 22, 1938, in New York, NY to the late Robert Andre' Tietze and Nancy Hooper Tietze. Robert was a salesman in the medical/pharmaceutical industry. He loved his country and was a U.S. Army Veteran. He has been visiting Highlands since 1971 and made Highlands his...

Jun 26, 2022

James (Jimmy) Michael Strahan III, 68, of Highlands, North Carolina passed away peacefully at home on June 26, 2022. He was born in Tampa and he attended local schools including Mabry, Coleman, and Plant High School. After graduation, he attended Florida State University, the University of Florida and he went on to graduate from Western Carolina University.

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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.,...

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....

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...