Local obituaries for
Franklin & Highlands North Carolina.
Kenneth Ray Fleenor Sr.
Aug 18, 2018
Kenneth Ray Fleenor, Sr. 72, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018.
Mr. Fleenor was born September 13, 1945 in Lee Co. Va. to the late El Canor Fleenor and Oda Wheeler Fleenor. Kenneth was in insurance sales and construction work. He loved swimming, walking on the beach, playing softball with his family on Sunday’s but most of...
Debra Mock
Aug 17, 2018
Debra Mock passed away on Friday, August 17, 2018 at the Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln, Mass after a long battle with cancer. She was 60 years old.
She was born Debra Ann Topping in Boston Massachusetts on February 23, 1958, the daughter of Kenneth and Sandra Topping.
In 1973 Debra's parents moved the...
Marie (Lowers) Frame
Aug 17, 2018
Laura Marie Lowers Frame, 89, of Franklin, NC and Bradenton, FL. went home to be with our Lord on Friday, August 17, 2018.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Roland Glen Frame in 2016.
Marie was born May 17, 1929 in Duck, West Virginia to the late Cecil Lowers and...
Teresa (Lenoir) Burrell
Aug 15, 2018
Teresa Lenoir Burrell, 60, of Franklin, NC, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2018. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late Benjamin Henry Lenoir and Blanche Moss Lenoir. Teresa was a loving mother, grandmother and sister, she loved gardening and spending time with her grandkids.
Survivors include her daughter, Tricia Burrell Campbell (Derek) of...
Roy Thomas Kohli
Aug 12, 2018
Cullowhee, NC-
Roy Thomas Kohli, Sr. 73, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2018. Mr. Kohli was born February 5, 1945 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Ora Kohli and Luella Peters Englehart. He loved woodworking, traveling, family, church family, but most of all he loved the Lord with all his heart. Roy was the head deacon at...
Lvera Louise (Piles) Sheffield
Aug 11, 2018
Lvera Piles Sheffield, age 91, of Maryville Tennessee (formally of Franklin, North Carolina) passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2018. She was a member of Snow Hill United Methodist Church since 1956 where she taught children’s classes, was Sunday School Superintendent and participated in United Methodist Women. Lvera and her late husband, Ed Sheffield were owners and operators of...
Ella Faye Dowdle
Aug 11, 2018
Mrs. Ella Faye Dowdle, 90, passed away on Friday, August 10, 2018 at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House.
The funeral service will be held at 2pm on Monday, August 13, 2018 at Woodland United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Eddie Usher officiating.  Burial will be in Forest Hills Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to...
Pamela Sue (Mullins) Mills
Aug 8, 2018
Pamela Sue Mills, 60, of Franklin, NC, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2018. She was born in Russell County, Virginia, the daughter of the late Carl Siefurt and Anne Ruth Mullins. She was a member of Franklin Nazarene Church, and founder and president of Companion Healthcare. She was a very good listener, comforter, and counselor. Mrs. Mills was a...
Ruby Maudine Mccall
Aug 7, 2018
Ruby Maudine McCall, 96, of Walhalla, SC, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2018. She was born in Wilkes Co, GA the daughter of the late Elsie Birdell McCall. She was married to Henry Edgar McCall who passed away June 13, 1981. Mrs. McCall was a member of Clear Creek Baptist Church and was baptized at Big Creek. She was...
Marvita (Crawford) Wilson
Aug 6, 2018
Marvita Janie Crawford Wilson, 80, passed away Monday, August 6, 2018. Mrs. Wilson was born October 6, 1937 in Jackson County to the late Willie Crawford and Ada Jane Stewart Crawford. She was a loving homemaker, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She loved flowers, birds, gardening and being around people.  Marvita was a member of the Pine Creek Baptist Church....
Sibyl Hill Hehn
Aug 4, 2018
Hehn, Sibyl Hill, 92, died on August 4, 2018, at the Eckerd Living Center in Highlands, NC.  She was born on August 10, 1925, in Durham, North Carolina. Her parents were Edward Albert Hill and Katharine Campbell Hill.  She was a dedicated wife, mother and homemaker.  Sibyl’s children include: Marc and Betsy Hehn of Highlands, North Carolina; John Hehn...
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:Â 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...
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