Jun 7, 2019

Mrs. Beatrice Rebecca “Bea” Buchanan Bell, 88, passed away Friday June 7, 2019. Mrs. Bell was born in Macon County October 27, 1930 to the late Oscar and Edna Picklesimer Buchanan. She was married to the late Harvey Bell for 56 years until he preceded her in 2007. Mrs. Bea worked in the school system as a teacher’s assistant...

Jun 3, 2019

George Burton “Burt” Johnson, 76, passed away Monday, June 3, 2019. Burt was born in Macon County, NC June 12, 1942 to the late Walter and Laura Ellen Anderson Johnson. He worked and retired from the construction business and attended the Church of God.

Survivors include his four children, Mary Ellen Wargo, Marcia Johnson, Jesse Johnson, and...

May 31, 2019

Yvonne Oliver Haff , “Bonnie” ,90, died peacefully on May 31, 2019 at her summer location, Franklin, NC, and joined her Lord and Savior in eternal life.

Bonnie was born in Springfield, MA on Oct 15, 1928 to Percy Ernest Oliver and Edith Johnson Oliver. She graduated from Springfield Technical High School in 1946 and from the...

May 31, 2019

Mrs. Eleanor Florence Colby Holm, 98, passed away Friday, May 31, 2019.

Mrs. Holm was born April 15, 1921 in Medford, Mass. to the late Kenneth Colby and Florence Perkins Colby. She was married to the late Birger Holm.

She worked and retired as a secretary in the museum industry. Mrs. Holm was also a...

May 30, 2019

Mr. Paul Allen La Tray, 53, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019.

Mr. La Tray was born January 21, 1966 in Rossie County, Ohio to the late John La Tray, Sr. and Ethel Jackson La Tray. Paul worked in the construction business, loved working with heavy equipment and was a good mechanic; He loved fishing and riding...

May 30, 2019

Mary Hazel Blanton Laws, 83, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019 in Bolivia, NC.

Mrs. Laws was born August 17, 1935 in Swain County, NC to the late Robert Blanton and Bonnie Bridges Blanton. She was married to the late Woodrow Laws. Mrs. Laws was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was also of the...

May 30, 2019

Mrs. Lois Dallie Feeney, 82, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019. Mrs. Feeney was born March 19, 1937 in the Alarka Community, Swain County, NC. She worked for Caterpillar for 20 years as well as other plants. She was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary for 45 years. She loved working in her flowers and being at home...

May 28, 2019

Keith Alan Schmalz, 60, of Otto, NC passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019.  Mr. Schmalz was born August 23, 1958 in Mercer County, PA.

Keith was an auto mechanic by trade and was loved dearly by his friends, Doris Crandall, Victor and Cindy Brannon, Nathan McConnell, Anna Hughes, Colby McConnell and Steve Meszaros. He will be greatly...

May 28, 2019

Mr. David Norman Jude Roy, 66 passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019 in Independence, La. Mr. Roy was born in New Orleans, La. to the late Raymond Leo Roy and Eugenie DeFraites Roy.  David and his mother were residents of Franklin, NC for nearly 30 years. David was then a resident of the Macon Citizens for the Handicapped (MCH)...

May 24, 2019

Mr. Charles Daniel “Danny” Sherrill, 77, passed away Friday, May 24, 2019. Mr. Sherrill was born in Swain County September 5, 1941 to the late Lewis Edwin Sherrill and Jacqueline Hall Sherrill.

Mr. Sherrill worked and retired from the A&P Grocery after 20 years and then went into telephone work until he retired again. He loved hunting,...

May 22, 2019

Mr. Charles Eugene “Gene” Mitchell, Jr. 67, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, May 22, 2019.

Gene was born in Greene County, Tennessee November 30, 1951 to the late Charles Eugene Mitchell, Sr. and Mrs. Anna Lee Baughard Mitchell who survives.

Gene worked as an engineer in the manufacturing business for many years;...

May 20, 2019

Stephen Lamar Rogers, 65 passed away Monday, May 20, 2019. Mr. Rogers was born August 11, 1953 in Jackson County to the late Frank and Iva Lee Hyatt Rogers. He was a contractor and was a member of Windy Gap Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Joyce Ann Munger Rogers; a daughter, Denise Rogers of Tampa, FL;...

May 14, 2019

Mildred Lucille Houston, 92, of Franklin, passed away May 14, 2019 in Brevard, NC. Mildred was born in Jackson County, NC to the late Isaac Buchanan and Estella Tramham Buchanan. Mrs. Houston worked and retired from Blue Bell / Burlington Mills. She also was a member and attended Pine Grove Baptist Church when she was able.

Mildred...

May 9, 2019

Doris Moore Long 1921-2019

Doris Long, a resident of Highlands since 1977, passed away peacefully

May, 9, 2019, in the superb care of the cardiac staff at Mission Hospital,

Asheville, NC..

Born in Orange, New Jersey, to parents Bertha S. and Otis R. Moore,

Doris attended Beaver College and...

May 5, 2019

Donald Sellers 1934 – 2019

Don passed peacefully on May 5, 2019 at the Eckerd Center in Highlands, NC.

Born in Barberton, OH to Richard and Pauline Sellers (deceased) along with 7 brothers and sisters- Sam Ranomer(deceased), Louis Sellers (deceased), Milan Sellers (deceased), Julia Mrvaljevich (deceased), Dorothy Eremich (Virginia), Darlene Bodjanac (deceased), and Millie Eremich...

Apr 29, 2019

Charles Floyd Baty, 56, of Highlands, NC, passed away Monday, April 29, 2019.  He was born February 18, 1963 to the late Roy Lee Baty and Mary Jenkins Baty.  He was a mechanic by trade; he loved music and loved being outside with his dogs "Bandit" and "Scooter".

Survivors include his companion, June A. Webb of Highlands,...

Apr 20, 2019

Paul Wayne Johnson, 58, passed away April 20, 2019. Mr. Johnson was born in Highlands, NC June 20, 1960 to the late Roy and Audrey Johnson. He was a carpenter and worked on many construction projects. Paul served his country in the U.S. Air Force from 1978-1986.

He loved building cars and building things out of wood....

Apr 19, 2019

Elizabeth Dyanne Jenkins 75, of Franklin, NC passed away Friday, April 19, 2019.  Elizabeth was born February 24, 1944 in Catawba County to the late Bill Welton and Rosanne Gallamore Welton.

She is survived by a daughter, Karen Jenkins, a son, James Jenkins, and her grandchildren, Aryn Jenkins, Taylor Jenkins Cary, Matthew Jenkins, and Kayla Jenkins Ewing....

Apr 17, 2019

Boynton Beach, Fl. formerly of Highlands, N C

Mrs. Janie “Patsy” Carolyn Penland Fisher, 85, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019.

Mrs. Fisher was born in Highlands, NC May 11, 1933 to the late Isaac Adin Penland and Martha Jane “Mattie” Keener Penland. She worked for many years in bookkeeping and in financial operations for...

Apr 15, 2019

Russell S. Smith, age 66, of Dublin, GA, passed away on Monday April 15, 2019.

Services for Mr. Smith will be held Thursday, April 18, 2019 beginning at 10:00 AM in the chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will be held by Bryant-Grant Funeral Home...