OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for

Franklin & Highlands North Carolina.

Donald Beauchamp Fisher

Donald Beauchamp Fisher

May 9, 2020

If Heaven has farms and forests, Don will be happily at home.  If not, he will enjoy tending the flower gardens while listening to the angelic music.  By his own admission he would not be a part of the choir!

Donald Beauchamp Fisher of Highlands, North Carolina, born on September 22, 1941, entered the Church Triumphant on...

Vivian Lillian (Thomas)  Napier

Vivian Lillian (Thomas) Napier

May 6, 2020

Vivian Lillian Napier, 97, of Franklin, NC, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020.  She was born March 5, 1923 in Beckley, West Virginia to the late Jessie and Georgia Thomas.  Mrs. Napier was a homemaker and a Jehovah Witness by faith.  She was a strong woman, she loved to travel and loved people and her family.  In addition to...

Ronald Martin Schott

Ronald Martin Schott

May 4, 2020

Ronald Martin Schott, 79, of Hiawassee, GA passed away on Monday, May 4, 2020.  Beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Ron was born August 14, 1940 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late Martin Henry and Vera Louise Schott. Ron proudly served in the U.S. Navy, and graduated from the University of Cincinnati.  He spent most of his career with...

Shannon Paige Sticka

Shannon Paige Sticka

May 4, 2020

Shannon Paige Sticka, 50, of Highlands, NC, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020. She was born July 29, 1969 in Denver, Colorado to Dale A. Sticka and the late, Jane Lea Norman Sticka. Shannon was an avid lover of animals, especially her dog “Chiquita”, she loved being outdoors, skiing, hiking and enjoyed coloring and painting. She attended the First...

Donald Calvin Huscusson

Donald Calvin Huscusson

May 4, 2020

Mr. Donald “Don” Calvin Huscusson, 85, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020 in Sylva, NC. Don was born in Macon County on November 10, 1934 to the late Calvin Huscusson and Bertha Roper Huscusson. He worked for General Motors in Pontiac Michigan from 1953 to 1960. He came back to Franklin and bought the Esso Service Station and operated...

Gloria Elizabeth Jackson

Gloria Elizabeth Jackson

Apr 27, 2020

Mrs. Gloria Elizabeth Jackson, 99, of Franklin, NC, passed away April 27, 2020.  She was born February 10, 1921 in Vicksburg, Mississippi to the late Andrew Jackson Green and Henrietta Myer Green.

Mrs Jackson lived in Crystal River, FL and moved to Franklin in 2016.  She was an auditor in bookkeeping and ran a hotel in the...

Grover Ray Mccall, Sr.

Grover Ray Mccall, Sr.

Apr 27, 2020

Mr. Grover Ray McCall, Sr. 95, passed away Monday, April 27, 2020. Mr. McCall was born June 9, 1924 in Swain County, NC to the late Samuel Richmond McCall and Dovie Smith McCall. He was married to his first wife, Della Keener McCall who preceded him in 1992. Ray worked in logging, he also worked at Burlington Industries for...

Betty Faye (Hall)  Sherrill

Betty Faye (Hall) Sherrill

Apr 25, 2020

Mrs. Betty Faye Hall Sherrill, 77, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020 at her home. Mrs. Sherrill was born in Macon County December 23, 1942 to the late David Ansel Hall and Nina Bradley Hall. She was married to the late Mr. Charles Daniel “Danny” Sherrill who preceded her after 59 years of marriage on May 24, 2019. Mrs....

Virginia  "Ginny" May Howard

Virginia "Ginny" May Howard

Apr 15, 2020

Howard – Virginia “Ginny” May Howard, age 72, of Hilliard, Florida went home to be with the Lord on April 15, 2020. She was born on September 22, 1947 in Peoria, Illinois to Charles R. Hall and Virginia M. Hall. Ginny loved her family dearly, Nascar, bingo, her church and the Florida State Seminoles.  She is preceded in death...

Barbara Carlene Majszack

Barbara Carlene Majszack

Apr 15, 2020

Barbara Carlene Majszak, 84, of Franklin, NC took her heavenly flight home Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Carlene was born to the late Henry McCall and Nobia Southards McCall on June 17, 1935 in Macon County, NC. Being a homemaker, Barbara liked to sew and spend time with her family. She loved her church and was a member of Rose...

Frank Xavier Bubacz

Frank Xavier Bubacz

Apr 14, 2020

Mr. Frank Xavier Bubacz, 81, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Mr. Bubacz was born April 1, 1939 in Chemung County, NY to the late Andrew and Catherine Witucki Bubacz. He was married to the late Joyce Bubacz for 53 years until her passing in 2013. He was a retired carpenter by trade. He loved music and bowling. He...

Carolyn Suzanne Wayman

Carolyn Suzanne Wayman

Apr 13, 2020

Carolyn Suzanne Wayman, 60, of Franklin, NC passed away Monday, April 13, 2020. She was born June 5, 1959 in Woodbury County, Iowa to the late Kenneth Wayman and Mary Sidner Wayman. Majoring in Costume Design in College, Carolyn loved acting, singing and was always involved in Musical Theatre. Being a travel agent, she loved cruising all over the...

Paul Hines Trulock, Iii

Paul Hines Trulock, Iii

Apr 10, 2020

Paul Hines Trulock, III, 76, of Climax, GA, passed away Friday, April 10, 2020 at Archbold Memorial Hospital.

Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private graveside service will be held at Highlands Memorial Park in Highlands, NC.  A celebration of Paul's life will be scheduled on a later date.  Online visitors may sign...

Clyde P. Beasley

Clyde P. Beasley

Apr 9, 2020

Clyde Percyville Beasley, 77, of Otto, NC passed away Thursday, April 09, 2020. Clyde was born in Macon County, NC on June 23, 1942 to the late Joseph Asbury Beasley and Britty Webb Beasley. He formerly worked for the Rabun County Maintenance Dept. and enjoyed being outdoors. Clyde was of the Baptist faith.

Clyde is survived by...

Frederick James Sherer

Frederick James Sherer

Apr 8, 2020

Frederick James Sherer, 77, of Lehigh, FL. and Franklin, NC passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Born April 17, 1942 in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, Frederick was the son of the late Kenneth Sherer, Sr. and Doris Sweet Sherer. He retired from Lee County, Fl. Department of Transportation as a paint operator. Frederick enjoyed fishing, playing cards, gem mining, woodworking...

Dorothy (Mccutcheon)  Lill

Dorothy (Mccutcheon) Lill

Apr 5, 2020

Dorothy McCutcheon Lill

February 20, 1928 -April 5, 2020

On April 5, 2020, Dorothy McCutcheon Lill passed away in New Orleans, following a brief illness.  A New Orleans native, she was 92.   Mrs. Lill graduated from Newman High School and then from Wellesley College.  She went on to earn a Masters Degree in English from...

Edmond P. Whitby

Edmond P. Whitby

Apr 5, 2020

Ed Whitby loved to recite “The Cremation of Sam McGee” by Robert W. Service. He did it at cocktail parties, for strangers on trips in foreign lands, and at nearly every opportunity that presented itself. And then his memory left him and he recited it no more. Ed died of natural causes April 5, 2020 in Highlands, North Carolina....

Jo (Mason)  Fincher

Jo (Mason) Fincher

Apr 5, 2020

Jo Mason Fincher, 67, of Lakemont, Ga. passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020. Jo was born March 20, 1953 in Macon County, NC to the late Woodrow Mason and Edith Hastings Mason. She retired as an office assistant at the Rabun County Tax Office.Jo loved to travel, shopping, taking pictures of blooming trees and her IPad. She was a...

Melba Mary (Horne)  Norden

Melba Mary (Horne) Norden

Apr 3, 2020

Melba Mary “Horne” Norden, 103, of Franklin passed away Friday, April 03, 2020. Melba was born August 30, 1916 in Estero, Florida to the late John Horne and Julia “Wright” Horne. Until a year and a half ago Melba was a resident of the Pine Hill Park in Franklin.

She is survived by a brother, Robert Horne...

Annie Laurie (Morris)  Mcdaniel

Annie Laurie (Morris) Mcdaniel

Apr 3, 2020

Highlands, NC Annie Laurie “Morris” McDaniel, 94, of Highlands passed away Friday, April 03, 2020. She was born July 7, 1925 in Andrews, South Carolina to the late Edgar Cleveland Morris and Dosia “Anderson” Morris. Deceased siblings included Rufus, Clifton, Dan, Herbert, Francis, Marie, Lucille, Ide, Nell.  Before moving to Highlands in 2016, Ann lived in Charleston, SC from...

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