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...

Apr 15, 2019

Mr. Bobby Franklin Simpkins, 70, passed away Monday, April 15, 2019.

Mr. Simpkins was born December 6, 1948 in Mingo, West Virginia. He was an electrician, worked in a flooring plant, and was a West Virginia State Trooper in his early years.

Bobby loved to fish and hunt; he also served his country in the...

Apr 9, 2019

Manuel “Many” Eduardo Chico, 45, died Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Mr. Chico was born March 6, 1974 in Bronx, New York to Mr. Manuel Chico and Mrs. Esperanza Gonzalez Chico.

Manny loved antiques and creating “New” out of the old. He loved spending time with his family and friends and those that became his new family and...

Apr 9, 2019

Mrs. Helen Guffey Holbrook, 90, went home to be with the Lord, April 9, 2019.

Mrs. Holbrook was born September 17, 1928 in Jackson County to the late Charles and Eva Dillard Guffey. She was married to the late Paul Gibson Holbrook who preceded her on November 12, 1987.  Mrs. Helen was a member of the Women’s...

Mar 30, 2019

Taylors, SC formerly of Franklin, NC

Harry Jackson Duvall went home to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 30, 2019 at the age of 96. He was born in Macon County to William Caro and Rosa McHan Duvall on September 18, 1922. He was preceded in death in 2018 by his devoted wife, Anna Jean...