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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

May 25, 2018

John Anthony Kooi, 67, of Franklin passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 in an Asheville hospital. He was born in Muskegon, Michigan to the late James Norman and Theresa Mary Bottoms and grew up in Anna Maria Island, Florida.

Mr. Kooi was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during the Vietnam War. He worked at Walmart...

May 17, 2018

Truman Roger Tippett, 72, of Franklin, NC, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018.  He was born in Macon County, the son of the late Walter and Dessie Pickens Tippett.  Mr. Tippett served in the US Army for ten years, serving in Vietnam for ten months; he lived in Germany over twenty years, and was an interpreter, he could speak,...

May 14, 2018

Willie Luther Blocker, Jr., 74, of Franklin passed away Monday, May 14, 2018. He was born in West Palm Beach, Florida to the late Willie Luther Blocker, Sr. and Mary Alice Cone Blocker.

Mr. Blocker was an auto mechanic and he enjoyed working, motorcycles, hunting, and fishing with his grandchildren.

He loved his grandchildren and...

May 11, 2018

Franklin, NC-

Dorothy Elizabeth Allen Crisp, 90, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 11, 2018. Mrs. Crisp was born in Macon County February 19, 1928 to the late William Ellis Allen and Ardenia Fowler Allen. She was a dedicated and active member of Holly Springs Baptist Church for 71 years until...

May 10, 2018

Barbara Ann Roper Arvey, age 67, of Franklin, NC, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018.  She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late Howard Judson Roper and Addie Lois Bryant Roper.  She was a homemaker and a loving wife, mother and grandmother.  She was a member of Mt. Sinai Assembly of God Church.

Survivors...

May 7, 2018

Paul Stanley Anderson, 69, passed away Monday, May 7, 2018.

Mr. Anderson was born November 5, 1948 in Macon County to the late Turner and Annie Lou Waldroop Anderson. He was a timber dealer and he loved to fish, hunt, and work in logging. Paul was also a member of Central Baptist Church in Franklin.

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May 5, 2018

Terry "Butch" Von Waller, 60, of Highlands passed away Saturday, May 5, 2018. Born in Tampa, Florida, he was the son of Lillian Zachary Waller and the late Albert Lendal Waller. He was the proud owner of Apple Real Estate and Construction and a veteran of the U. S. Air Force, serving our country from 1977 ‑ 1980.

May 4, 2018

Elaine Justice Scott, 69, passed away Friday, May 4, 2018. Elaine was born December 25, 1948 in Clayton, GA to the late W. Howell Justice and Imogene Ledbetter Justice who survives. She was married to her husband Weaver Scott for 41 years.  Elaine was a caregiver in the nursing field. She loved to knit, read, and solve crossword puzzles,...

May 3, 2018

Mrs. Myrtle Victoria Nations Brooks, 93, of Franklin passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018. Born in Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Ben "Pop" and Martha "Mom" Phillips Nations. She was married for 61 years to the late Rev. James Paul Brooks who preceded her in death on July 5, 2006.

Mrs. Brooks was...