Local obituaries for
Franklin & Highlands North Carolina.
Edith Louise (Dalton) Ray
Jan 24, 2021
Edith Louise Dalton Ray passed away peacefully on January 24, 2021, at Franklin House in Franklin, North Carolina. She was born in Sylva to Beecher and Lola Bell Dalton on September 23, 1930.
Her life was spent in devotion to her husband, Robert Paul Ray. Together they found personal joy in the children, grandchildren and great grandchildren...
Ruben Black Anderson
Jan 23, 2021
Ruben Black Anderson, 83, of Franklin passed away Saturday, January 23, 2021, in the care of Care Partners Hospice in Asheville, North Carolina.
Ruben was born in Franklin, North Carolina, on March 16th, 1937, to the late John Robert Anderson and Frankie Love Anderson.
Ruben was raised in Franklin and moved to Washington State in...
Ora Sue (Thomas) Scruggs
Jan 23, 2021
Ora Sue (Thomas) Scruggs, age 87, of Franklin, NC passed away Saturday, January 23, 2021 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Macon County, the daughter of Jesse W. and Margie B. Thomas. She retired from Belden Electric in 1990 and was of the Methodist Faith. She was married to the late Alfred Scruggs.
...Blanche Brooks
Jan 22, 2021
Blanche Seagle "Mamaw Elliott" Brooks, age 96 of State Road, North Carolina, passed away January 22, 2021. She was a native of Jackson County, the daughter of the late Lon and Artie Jones Seagle. She was a homemaker and a home childcare giver. She loved to plant flowers, cook for her family, and loved holiday "get togethers". She married...
Kenneth Wayne Pearce
Jan 20, 2021
Kenneth Wayne Pearce, 65, of Franklin died Wednesday, January 20, 2021 surrounded by his family in the care of Angel Medical Center staff.
He was born October 10, 1955 in Tampa, Florida to Gordon and Nancy (Patterson) Pearce. He married his soul mate and best friend, Kimberly Jane Anderson, on July 1, 1989.
Ken was...
Jessie "Tootsie" Ruth (Stewart) Williams
Jan 19, 2021
Jessie Ruth "Tootsie" Stewart Williams, 94, of Arden, NC, formerly of Waynesville, NC passed away January 19, 2021. Jessie was born December 20, 1926 in Macon County, to the late Harley and Pearl Moore Stewart. Jessie was a graduate of Western Carolina University and had her Master's Degree from Peabody College in Nashville, TN, now known as Vanderbilt University....
Ethel (Kirkland) Walker
Jan 19, 2021
Ethel Kirkland Walker, age 95, of Franklin, NC, passed away January 19, 2021. Ethel was born April 11, 1925 in Swain County, NC to the late Fred and Lucinda Jenkins Kirkland. Mrs. Walker was a homemaker and a Baptist by faith, she was a true country girl and lady. She loved her grandchildren and enjoyed fishing, sewing, embroidering, working...
Margie Marie (Hooper) Gibson
Jan 18, 2021
Margie Marie Hooper Gibson, 97, of Franklin, NC, went to be with the Lord Monday, January 18, 2021. She was born October 8, 1923 in Macon County to the late Fred Hooper, Sr. and Hester Gibson Hooper. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, George Robert Gibson, also two sisters,...
Patrick James Demorest, Sr.
Jan 18, 2021
Patrick James DeMorest, Sr., 80, of Franklin, NC, passed away January 18, 2021, after a long struggle and hard fight with dementia. Mr. DeMorest was born October 22, 1940 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Hugh DeMorest and Mary Wagner. He worked for 20+ years for Great Bear Spring Water delivering and driving a truck. In addition to his...
William Henry Bahruth
Jan 14, 2021
William Henry Bahruth, 89, of Franklin, NC, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021. He was born June 13, 1931 in Manhatten, NY to the late Gustav Bahruth and Anna Krokus Bahruth. Mr. Bahruth was a US Army Veteran serving during the Korean War. He retired from National Broadcasting Company where he broadcast for NBC in Washington, he was also...
William Charles Long
Jan 11, 2021
Mr. William Charles “Charlie” Long, 81, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021. Mr. Long was born in Macon County August 15, 1939 to the late William Doyle Long and Faye Howard Long. He was a truck driver in the trucking industry. Mr. Long was a Mason and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, where he was former Chairman of...
Lucille (Pickens) Mccall
Jan 10, 2021
Mrs. Lucille Pickens McCall, 85, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021 surround by her family at home. Mrs. McCall was born February 12, 1935 in Macon County, NC to the late James Marvin Pickens and Edith Hurst Pickens. She was married to the late Kenneth R. McCall who preceded her in 2009. Mrs. Lucille worked as a legal assistant...
Walter Lewis Duhl
Jan 8, 2021
Mr. Walter “Walt” Lewis Duhl, age 87, departed this life on January 8, 2021, at Grandview Manor Care Center in Franklin North Carolina. Walt is reunited with his beloved wife Arlene Duhl, his two sons David and Robert, and his cherished furry companion Boomer. His youthful spirit is carried on by his daughter Marianne Olson, four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren,...
Wayne Jackson Coleman
Jan 8, 2021
Wayne Jackson Coleman passed away on January 8, 2021.
Wayne was born in Eastman, Georgia on April 13, 1937 to Braudus (BJ) and Verma Coleman, but spent most of his formative years in Reidsville, Georgia.
In eighth grade, Wayne was recruited for the high-school one-act play at Reidsville High. It was there he met a...
Patricia (Anderson) Pittari
Jan 7, 2021
Patricia Anderson Pittari (1932–2021)
Patricia Anderson Pittari died on January 7, 2021 in her home on Amelia Island, Florida. She was 88 years old and had been ill for several years. Patricia is survived by her beloved husband of 64 years, John Joseph Pittari, M.D., and her five living children: Carolyn Ann (Kurt Marasco) of Amelia Island;...
Mary (Fariello) Muscato
Jan 7, 2021
Mrs. Mary Fariello Muscato, 92, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2021 in Gastonia, NC. Mrs. Mary was born May 11, 1928 in Amsterdam, New York to Anthony and Lena Williams Fariello. Mrs, Muscato was married to the late Phillip J. Muscato who preceded her in 2018. She was a homemaker, wife, mother, and grandmother that cared and loved her...
John Huscusson
Jan 5, 2021
John Huscusson, 89 of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2021. John was born February 28, 1931 in Macon County, NC to the late John Calvin Huscusson and Bertha Roper Huscusson. Mr. Huscusson was married to the late Elizabeth Cook "Lib" Huscusson who preceded him in 2018. He was a Navy Veteran and worked as a repair technician...
Maurice "Biff" George Keener
Jan 5, 2021
Maurice George "Biff" Keener
A good man, a good father, a good brother left us for a better place on January 5, 2021.
Biff was born to Grover Lee and Vesta Pauline Peek Keener on November 10, 1940. He was predeceased by both parents, a brother, Jackson Lee Keener, and a sister, Vesta Susan Walker....
Cheryl Jean Spring
Jan 5, 2021
On January 5, 2021, surrounded with love at home, The Heavens gained an angel named Cheryl “Cher” Jean Spring, age 75.
Born in Michigan, Cher, and her husband Ted, resided in Missouri, Florida and settling in the majestic Smokey Mountains of North Carolina.
She worked for the Brown Shoe Co. in Missouri, the Florida Turnpike...
Hristos Fotopoulos
Jan 5, 2021
Mr. Hristos Fotopoulos, 63, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2021 surrounded by his family at home.
Mr. Fotopoulos was born in Tripolis, Greece on March 31, 1957 to the late Haralambos and Irene T. Fotopoulos. He owned and operated Mountain Man Pizza and Grill in Dillard, Ga. and he was of the Christian faith.
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