Aug 21, 2019

Highlands, NC-

James “Jimmy” “Shane” Marion Hedden, 81, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019 in Highlands.

Mr. Hedden was born November 13, 1937 in Mountain Rest, South Carolina to the late Wilber R. Hedden, Jr. and Opal Allsep Hedden.

Mr. Hedden was a painter by trade and worked in construction. He loved fishing,...

Aug 13, 2019

Colleen Scott, 92, of Franklin, NC, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019.  She was born July 5, 1927 in Montgomery County, PA to the late Victor P. and Sarah Maynard Buzzard.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Ivens Scott.   Mrs. Scott was a homemaker and of the Episcopal faith.

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Aug 12, 2019

Peter Hill was born on August 9, 1928 in Springfield, Massachusetts to Jean Westerfield Hill and Arthur Cheney Clifton Hill. Peter was an only child until decades later his father remarried and had one daughter, Ruth Maxwell Hill, who has predeceased him.

Peter grew up in Brooklyn, NY and later moved with his parents to Tokeneke, in...

Aug 11, 2019

Robert Wendell Jones, 82, of Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019.  He was born December 14, 1936 in Butler County, Alabama to the late Spright Jones and Wynona Williams Jones.  Mr. Jones was a US Army Veteran, he attended Prentiss Baptist Church and he loved farming and mowing.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in...

Aug 10, 2019

Mrs. Babs Jeanette Lewis Neely, 88, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019.  Mrs. Neely was a native of Macon County, she was born November 30, 1930 to the late Oscar William Lewis and Vashti Kiser Lewis. She was a homemaker and a mother of four children. She was a 4-H leader, substitute teacher, Women’s Missionary Union Director and worked...

Aug 9, 2019

Margaret Louise Childers, 80, of Easley, SC, formerly of Franklin, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019.  She was born March 10, 1939 in Macon County to the late Walter Hopper Johnson and Laura Ellen Ledbetter Johnson. Mrs. Childers was a member of Franklin Church of God.  She loved flowers, watercolor painting and bird watching.  In addition to her parents...

Aug 3, 2019

Josephine Dalton, 96, of Franklin, NC, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019.  She was born February 6, 1923 in Monticello, KY, to the late Steven Clayborn Willis and Pearl Denny Willis.  Mrs. Dalton was a homemaker, and a loving mother, grandmother and great‑grandmother.  She was a very sweet and lovable lady, she loved everyone and everyone loved her.  She...

Jul 31, 2019

William “Bill” Eugene Nail, 78, took his heavenly flight to be with his Lord and died peacefully at home with his family by his side on July 31, 2019. Mr. Nail was born February 25, 1941 in Gadsden, Alabama to the late Charles Henry Nail, Sr. and Willie Lee Bradley. Mr. Nail served in the U.S. Army and was...

Jul 29, 2019

Mr. James Hershel Carver, 90, passed away Monday, July 29, 2019.

Mr. Carver was born in Macon County, NC May 8, 1929 to the late Albert Laffet Carver and Icie Louise McCall Carver. He was married to the late Revylon Talley Carver who preceded him. Mr. Carver worked many years at the Highlands Country Club in many...

Jul 28, 2019

Walter Burt Bryson, 72, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019 in Canton, NC.

Mr. Bryson was born in Macon County, NC September 14, 1946 to the late Charles and Mildred Ledford Bryson. Mr. Bryson was in the construction business as a brick mason for many years. He was also a member of All Saints Episcopal Church –...

Jul 26, 2019

Ms. Joyce Tallent Calaway, 82, passed away Friday, July 26, 2019.

Ms. Calaway was born in Macon County March 3, 1937 to the late William Temple Tallent and Margaret Kate Crawford Tallent.  Joyce worked and retired from J.P. Stevens Mill in Gaston County, NC after many years of service. She was of the Christian faith and was...

Jul 22, 2019

Muriel Heden Kolb, a longtime resident of Highlands passed away July 22, 2019 after 95 years of a wonderful life.

She is most remembered for her work as the librarian at Highlands School from 1977 to 1990.

Muriel’s lifelong passion was for art and classical music. She created pastel and watercolor paintings and was a...

Jul 21, 2019

Steven Edward Philo, 76, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2019. Mr. Philo was born December 24, 1942 in Winston Salem, NC to the late Madeline Pressley Philo and Leonard Edward Philo. Mr. Philo was a 1965 graduate of West Point, was an Army Ranger and a Vietnam Veteran. He served 5 years in the US Army, leaving the service...

Jul 18, 2019

Karen Cornett Roper, 67, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2019. Karen was born in Vermilion County, IL on December 5, 1951 to James Cornett who survives and the late Evelyn Eleanor Majercin Cornett.

Karen was a homemaker. She enjoyed working with her church and taking care of her family and grandchildren. Karen was a member of the...

Jul 17, 2019

Stephen Whitehurst Mangum, age 64, passed away unexpectedly on July 17, 2019 at his home in Savannah, Georgia.  Steve was born and raised in Eden, North Carolina.  At Eden’s JM Morehead High School, he was in school government, a football quarterback, and a member of the golf team.

Golf is a sport that Steve enjoyed throughout his...

Jul 15, 2019

John Washington McDowell, 94, of Otto, NC, passed away on July 15, 2019.  Born in Macon County on January 14, 1925, he was the son of Tom and Bessie Cabe McDowell.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Kate Burrell McDowell; his three sisters, one brother, his son-in-law, Norman Peterman and one...

Jul 14, 2019

Randy Allen Finkbinder, 51, died Sunday, July 14, 2019 in Charlottesville Virginia. Randy was born November 3, 1967 in Pontiac Michigan to the late John Ernest Finkbinder and Marilyn J. Finkbinder.

Randy loved people and enjoyed living life to the fullest. His passion was the “Carolina Panthers”.

Survivors include a sister, Patricia Stanley (Ben) of...

Jul 2, 2019

Girline Marie Galliano Oschmann, 81, of Franklin, NC, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019.  She was born in LaFourche Parrish, Louisiana on February 23, 1938 to the late Paul Galliano and Gertrude Blanchard.

Mrs. Oschmann was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Franklin, NC.  She was a...

Jul 2, 2019

William “Bill” Trevor Parkyn Jr. 85, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019. Bill was born in Lake County, IL on June 12, 1934 to the late William Trevor Parkyn, Sr. and Charlotte Lightfield Parkyn. Bill was a U.S. Navy Veteran and he worked for the Florida State Prison System and state Mental Health System. He was a member of...

Jun 25, 2019

Kittie Lee (Smith) Henderson, age 94, died on June 25, 2019 surrounded by family in Franklin, NC. Kittie was born in Spindale, North Carolina on November 5, 1924, the second of five children of Mary Jane and Horace L. Smith. Kittie grew up in the Spindale area and after high school attended Brevard College where she met the the...