Brian Rees Andreu

Aug 3, 2018

Sylva, NC-

Brian Rees Andreu, 59, passed away Friday, August 3, 2018. Mr. Andreu was born September 21, 1958 in London, England to the late Valintino Andreu and Holly Ann Carroll Andreu. Brian loved working on appliances, listening to 80’s music, talking politics, and playing guitar. He was of the Christian faith.

Survivors include his...

John Thomas Chocklette

Aug 1, 2018

Dateline:  Franklin, NC

John Thomas Chocklette, 74, of Franklin, NC, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018.  He was born in Dauphin, PA the son of the late Harold and Anna Catherine Troutman Chocklette.  On July 15, 1969 Mr. Chocklette was a part of the Apollo 11 Lunar Spacecraft Recovery.  He was aboard the USS Hornet (CVS-12).  He...

Annie Bell (West) Cookston

Jul 29, 2018

Franklin, NC

Mrs. Annie West Cookston, 88, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018.

Mrs. Cookston was born May 17, 1930 in Macon County to the late Edgar L. West and Mattie Rhinehart West. She was married to the late Chandler Robert Cookston who preceded her.

Mrs. Annie loved traveling, family history, and also...

Henry Cazzal Bass

Jul 26, 2018

Otto, NC

Mr. Henry Cazzal Bass, 89, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018.

A full obituary will be posted when complete.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Bass family.

Margie Marie (Quilliams) Parker

Jul 24, 2018

Margie Marie Parker, 79, of Franklin, NC, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018.  She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late Arthur Garland Quilliams and Lillie Ann King Quilliams.  She was a homemaker and a member of Bethesda Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, James Andrew Parker and many nieces and nephews.  In addition...

Morris Woodrow Wilson

Jul 23, 2018

Rev. Morris Woodrow Wilson, 84, of Clayton, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 23, 2018. He was born September 11, 1933 in Highlands, NC to the late Herman and Dona Rogers Wilson.

Rev. Wilson was employed for many years in the construction business working for Potts Construction in addition to being a...

Anjana (Jethwa) Smith

Jul 22, 2018

Anjana Jethwa Smith, 66, of Franklin passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018. She was born December 7, 1951 in Nairobi, Kenya to Mulji Jethwa and Muktaben Jethwa and at 12 years of age Anjana and her family migrated to Leicester, England. In 1978, Anjana relocated to the United States where she was employed as an IT worker.

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Gary Jonathan Pruett

Jul 20, 2018

Gary Jonathan Pruett, 55, of Franklin, NC passed away, Friday, July 20, 2018 at St. Joseph Hospital in Asheville, NC. He has battled his illness for several months and endured six surgeries before losing the battle the bravely fought for his life.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Birdie Pruett as well as...

Idalyn (Baldwin) Spooner

Jul 18, 2018

Idalyn Baldwin Spooner, 89, widow of George Hansford Spooner, died Wednesday, July 18th, 2018, in Franklin, NC. A native of Greenwood, SC, she was the daughter of the late Duncan McTyeire Baldwin and Nora Elizabeth Keller McKellar.  A graduate of Erskine College in Due West, SC, she held positions as:  a chemist at Selenese in Rock Hill, SC; a...

Dale Edward Wallin

Jul 14, 2018

Dale Edward Wallin, son of Harry Axel Wallin and Mable Andreen Wallin, was born in Minneapolis, MN in 1929 and died on Saturday July 14, 2018, in Highlands, NC at the age of 89. Though all of Dale's young life was marked by the Depression and World War II, he claimed to have had a charmed childhood.  His family...

Denise Emma (Marszalek) Simpson-Rich

Jul 13, 2018

Denise Emma Ursula Simpson‑Rich, 51, went home to be with the Lord, July 13, 2018 in Franklin, North Carolina. She was born on October 21, 1967 to Fredrick Joseph Marszalek and Marianne Catherine Marszalek, in Frankfurt Germany. She was a dual citizen of the United States and Germany, who after birth moved to the United States at 3 years...

Martha (Mobley) Parish

Jul 13, 2018

Martha Elizabeth Mobley Parish gloriously went to be with her Lord on July 13, 2018, in Highlands, North Carolina.

Martha was blessed with an extraordinary life!  She was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 16, 1916, to the late Mary Layton Mobley and Louis Mobley.   After working for Southern Bell, Martha married Dr. Frank Mathews Parish in...

Jane Louise (Lyons) Anderson

Jul 12, 2018

Jane Louise Lyons Anderson, 91, of Franklin died on July 12, 2018 at the Franklin House under the care of her family, Franklin House Staff, and CarePartners Home Care and Hospice Services.

Jane was born December 31, 1926 in Greensburg, PA to Robert Earl Lyons, Sr. and Nyda Grace (Kettering) Lyons. She married the love of her...

Fannie (Phillips) Rogers Sanders

Jun 21, 2018

Fannie Rogers Sanders, 89, of Otto, NC passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late King and Allie Sanders Phillips. She was married first to John Henry Rogers, Jr. and later to Rev. James Sanders both of whom preceded her in death.

Mrs. Sanders was a loving wife,...

Savita Anil (Dalaya) Dholakia

Jun 20, 2018

Savita A. Dholakia, 80, of Franklin, NC, passed away on June 20, 2018 at Angel Medical hospital.

She was born in Karachi India and her family moved to Mumbai, India in 1947.  While attending college in India on an athletic scholarship & majoring in business, she met & married her husband Anil B. Dholakia.  They moved to...

Willard Howard Garland

Jun 18, 2018

Willard H. Garland, 78, of Highlands, NC passed away June 18, 2018.

He was born January 13, 1940, at Otto, NC, the son of the late Alex and Ruth Garland. He attended Otto Elementary School before moving to Tamassee DAR School where he graduated in 1958. Willard joined the Army in 1959, after serving three years he...

Wilda Bryson

Jun 16, 2018

Wilda Varner Bryson, 93, of 181 Belleview Road died Saturday, June 16, 2018 after a period of declining health. A native of Swain County, Mrs. Bryson had resided in Macon County for more than fifty years. She was the daughter of the late Thad T. and Gradie Barrett Varner. Her husband David H. Bryson, Jr. died in 1999. She...

Jewel (Reece) Roper

Jun 13, 2018

Jewel Reece Roper, 85, of Franklin passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2018.  Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Gwendolyn Green Reece. She was married to Jackson T. Roper who preceded her in death on May 7, 2000.

She was a business woman and owned Kountry Kampground and K‑Fashions.

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Carolyn (Howard) White

Jun 10, 2018

Carolyn Howard White, 80, of Franklin passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018. Born in Tuskegee, Alabama she was the daughter of the late Crawford Motley Howard and Mary Winniferd Barkley Howard.

Mrs. White attended Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA and received her Master's Degree at University of Georgia, Athens. She was a social worker and social...

William Rexroat Seley

Jun 2, 2018

William Rexroat Seley, age 71 of Wellington, Florida husband of Candra Hapgood Seley, passed away at his home, suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday evening of June, 2, 2018. “Rex” will be remembered by his daughter, Abbi Seley Ferrigno, her husband Rockman Ferrigno MD and daughter Isabella of Newtown, CT.  Additionally Rex will be remembered by his family, Brandy Blynn...