Local obituaries for
Franklin & Highlands North Carolina.
Bessie Ruth (Henson) Langston - Estes
May 26, 2022
Bessie Ruth Henson Langston Estes, 96 of Franklin passed away May 26, 2022.
Born in Calhoun GA. the oldest of eight children she moved to Franklin, NC in 1954. She was a seamstress and a caregiver working in home health. She enjoyed playing solitaire, canning, gardening, and going to the singing on the square. She loved spending...
Barbara Ann (Parks) Nicks
May 23, 2022
Barbara Ann Parks Nicks, 83 of Franklin passed away May 23, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband James Allen Nicks Jr. She is survived by son Chris Brannigan (Jewell) of Titusville Florida. Born in Pennsylvania, she proudly served as a Sheriff’s Deputy and Dispatcher and served her community for many years. She was a loving mother...
Sherry Ann (Chapman) Kenney
May 20, 2022
Sherry Ann Kenney, 73, of Franklin, NC, passed away May 20, 2022. She was born October 19, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Cy and Rita Chapman. Mrs. Kenney retired as an executive secretary for Scott's Paper Company. She loved friends and family and was always making friends. Sherry loved to read, butterflies, and animals. She also liked...
Tina “Teeter” (Walkingstick) Frizsell
May 16, 2022
Tina “Teeter” Walkingstick Frizsell, age 42, of Mountain City, Georgia, and formerly of Cherokee, North Carolina, was senselessly taken from her family and friends on the morning of Monday, May 16, 2022, one day prior to her 43rd birthday. Born in Cherokee, North Carolina on May 17, 1979, she was the daughter of Norman J. Walkingstick of Cherokee and...
Geralene (Stiwinter) Henry
May 14, 2022
Geralene Stiwinter Henry, 83, a native of Franklin passed away on May 14, 2022 after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Roy and Bessie Stiwinter and the wife of the late Howell Henry. Geralene retired from Macon County School System as a Teacher. She loved traveling and reading books. She is at home now with...
James Allen Nicks
May 11, 2022
James Allen Nicks, 86 of Franklin passed away May 11, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Nicks Sr. and Ocie Ruth Nicks and his Daughter Cissie Nicks. His wife Barbara Ann Nicks Passed away May 23, 2022. He is survived by his Daughter Karen Nicks of Franklin and Stepson Chris Brannigan (Jewell) of Titusville Florida. ...
James Ramsdell
May 11, 2022
James (Jim) Ramsdell 83, of Highlands, NC passed away peacefully with his family and dear friend by his side on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. He was a beloved husband, father, brother, grandpa, and friend. Jim was born November 16, 1938 in Dayton, Maine and lived in Ogunquit, Maine. After high school, Jim went on a cross country motorcycle trip...
Joanna Rainey
May 10, 2022
Joanna Rainey, a long-time resident of Highlands, died May 10 at Mission Hospital of pneumonia.
She was born in Elberton, Ga., Nov14, 1925.
Having earned a master’s degree in music from the University of Michigan, Joanna taught for a brief time in Washington, Ga., before becoming a Music Educator for the Fulton County Board of...
Stuart (Estaugh) Rawlinson
May 10, 2022
Stuart Estaugh Rawlinson “Mickey”, age 80, transitioned into eternal life in Heaven with our Father on May 10, 2022. God blessed his family in being with Mickey in his passing. Mickey was born in Memphis TN, the third in line of 5 children, born to Dorothy and Jack Rawlinson. Mickey often spoke of several instrumental figures in his life...
Harold Neville Neely
May 9, 2022
Harold Neville Neely, 73 of Highlands, NC passed away Monday, May 9, 2022. He was born November 19, 1948 in Rabun County, Georgia to the late Harry Preston Neely and Carrie Dendy Neely. Harold always had a smile when you saw him that followed with a good story or joke and was always willing to help others out. He...
James Patrick View
May 6, 2022
James Patrick View, 36, passed away unexpectedly on May 6, 2022. He was born on October 3, 1985. He grew up in Highlands, NC and was a graduate from Highlands High School in 2004. James had a calling to serve his country and joined the Marines immediately after graduation. He served 2 tours in Iraq and 1 tour in...
Merle Adameit
May 4, 2022
Lucy "Merle" Bradley Adameit, 89 of Otto passed away Wednesday May 4, 2022. She was born May 3, 1933 in Macon County, NC to the late Erwin Bradley and Sybil Moss Bradley. Merle was the oldest of 8 children. She worked in food service and worked at the Dillard House with Carrie Dillard who was the original owner, all...
George Andrews
May 4, 2022
George Andrews, 72, of Franklin, NC, passed away Wednesday May 4, 2022. He was born November 4, 1949 in Baltimore County, Maryland to the late Joe and Mary Martin Yalich. Mr. Andrews was a program manager, and had worked for Oak Ridge National Lab and for General Motors. He was a Catholic by faith and he loved painting and...
John Kenneth Layne
May 3, 2022
John Kenneth Layne, known as Ken by his family and friends, was born in Greensboro, NC, on March 21, 1946, to Huldah Way Layne and John Beaufort Layne. Ken was a Vietnam veteran and a member of Kappa Alpha Order. He had served as an elder at the First Presbyterian Church and later was a member of First Methodist...
Jack Thomas
May 2, 2022
John "Jack" William Thomas, 80, of Franklin, NC, passed away Monday, May 2, 2022. He was born July 20, 1941 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, the son of the late John William and Gladys Louise Fowler Thomas. Mr. Thomas had a wonderful sense of humor and was very thorough about all decisions. He owned and operated Cooper Appliance from 1979 to...
Geneva (Allen) Johnson
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...
James Marselle Shuler
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, ...
Joan Silke Trapani
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...
Teresa Jane Corpening
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...
Edith Ann (Sheffield) Stoudemire
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....
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