Mary Helen (Smith) Struble

Jan 8, 2025

Mary Helen Smith Struble, 87, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2025.

Mrs. Struble was born November 5, 1937, in Fentress County, Tennessee, one of 12 children born to the late Elbert and Opal Leona Gertrude Smith. In addition to her husband, Calvin Lee Struble.

Mary was preceded in death by her children Calvin Eugene "Gene"...

Doloris Ann Netwig

Jan 6, 2025

Doloris Ann Netwig, 87, passed away Monday, January 6, 2025.  Ms. Netwig was born April 17, 1937, in Bloomfield, IN to the late Catherine Cole.

Doloris was a loving mother and grandmother. A member of the Silver Striders Hiking Club, and the hiking club with The Crawford Senior Center, Ms. Netwig was very active and adored being...

Doyle "Curly" Kenneth Carver

Jan 6, 2025

Mr. Doyle "Curly" Kenneth Carver, 69, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025. Mr. Carver was born in Macon, Co, NC to the late James Wesley Carver and Ethel Louse Passmore Carver.

Curly worked and retired from construction work and did mechanic work. He loved gardening and spending time with his friends. Curly loved riding his scooter in...

Jean (Ammons) Doster

Jan 5, 2025

Mrs. Jean Ammons Doster, 92, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025. Mrs. Doster was born April 7, 1932, in Macon County, NC to the late Gordon Ammons and Sadie Cabe Ammons.

She worked and retired from the carpet manufacturing business. She was a faithful member of Clark's Chapel United Methodist Church where she played the piano and...

Gerald Gene Grant

Jan 4, 2025

Mr. Gerald “PaPa” Gene Grant, 86, a resident of Thomasville, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at his home. He was born on April 3, 1938, in Nantahala, NC to the late Carlene Owenby Grant and Noel Wess Grant. Gerald graduated from Nantahala High School and worked most of his life in the trucking industry working for several...

Billy Hugh Baugus

Jan 3, 2025

Billy Hugh Baugus, 75, of Franklin, NC, passed away January 3, 2025. Mr. Baugus was born May 21, 1949, in Senath, Missouri to the late Sammy Lee Baugus and Wilma Shultz Baugus, he was one of twelve children.

Billy enjoyed watching nascar racing. In the past, he especially loved hunting and fishing at his family’s land in...

Rosie (Arnbrister) Curry

Jan 3, 2025

Rosie A. Curry, 88, of Franklin, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2025. Rosie was born on January 12, 1936, in Fresno, CA, to the late Carl and Mary Eichman Arnbrister. Rosie lived most of her life in Multnomah County, Oregon, and moved to Franklin in 2015.

She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. Rosie...

Virginia Ann Steen

Jan 2, 2025

Virginia Ann Steen, 84, of Franklin, NC, passed away January 2, 2025. She was born March 19, 1940, in Atlanta, GA to the late Ernest Milligan and Juanita Perrin Milligan.

Mrs. Steen was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.  She loved bird watching and watching the deer as they came through her yard.

She is...

Kristin Leigh Ambrose

Jan 1, 2025

Kristin Leigh Ambrose, 56, of Otto, NC, passed away January 1, 2025. Kristin was born March 19, 1968, in Selma, AL to Richard and Marnell Kreth Ambrose.

She worked in the medical field as an MRI Technician.  Kristin was a loving wife, daughter, sister and aunt and she loved her co-workers.  She was very outgoing and had...

Bruce Lee Mccormick

Dec 31, 2024

Mr. Bruce Lee McCormick, 74, of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2024. He was born February 5, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to the late Luther McCormick and Anna Crites McCormick.

Mr. McCormick was a devoted Christian and a loving partner, father, and grandfather.  He worked in law enforcement for 39 years in Marion County,...

Debra "Debbie" Gail (Bateman) Kuhn

Dec 27, 2024

Mrs. Debra Gail Bateman "Debbie" Kuhn, age 69, of Locust Grove, Georgia, passed away at home surrounded by her husband and children on Friday, December 27, 2024.

Debbie was born on Tuesday, June 14, 1955, in Andrews, North Carolina to the late Cecil Bateman and Inez Owenby Bateman of Chattanooga, Tennessee. She attended Tennesse Temple University in...

Alvin Anderson Armstrong

Dec 27, 2024

Mr. Alvin Anderson Armstrong, 78, of Franklin, NC passed away Friday, December 27, 2024.

Alvin was born in Gaston County, North Carolina to the late Frank and Clare Anderson Bingham Armstrong. He was a U.S. Army Veteran. Alvin was of the Baptist faith.

He was preceded in death by his brothers, Mason, Herman, Paul, Jack,...

John Marion Webb

Dec 23, 2024

Mr. John Marion Webb, 90, Clayton, GA passed away Monday, December 23, 2024. Mr. Webb was born March 15, 1934, to the late James Floyd Webb and Annie Lee Owens Webb.

John worked and retired from landscaping. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. He loved to go hunting and fishing. He had a deep love...

Sarah Anne (Tervin) Knight

Dec 18, 2024

Sarah Anne Tervin (Trudel) Knight died at home after a brief illness in the early morning hours of Wednesday, December 18th. She was born August 8, 1940 in Chipley, Florida to Franklin Tervin and Sarah Whitehead Tervin. After attending elementary school in Jacksonville, Florida, she moved to Tampa, Florida where she completed Jr. High and Senior High. She graduated...

Leo Francis Alexander

Dec 16, 2024

Leo Francis Alexander, 95, of Franklin, NC, passed away December 16, 2024. He was born October 15, 1929, in Hoboken, NJ to the late James and Charlotte Nichol Alexander.

Mr. Alexander was a veteran of the US Air Force and was a research scientist for IBM.  He loved woodworking, carpentry, furniture making, reading, and was very computer...

Robert Edward Long. Jr.

Dec 10, 2024

Robert Edward Long, Jr., 64, of Franklin, NC, passed away December 10, 2024. He was born September 19, 1960, in Stuart, FL to the late Robert Edward Long, Sr. and Mary Lois Wilson Long.  Mr. Long was a commercial fisherman.  He loved to fish and loved working on things. He also enjoyed building boats with popsicle sticks, hunting and...

Patrick Ronald Milne, Sr.

Dec 10, 2024

Patrick Ronald Milne, Sr., 75, of Otto, NC passed away December 10, 2024. Patrick was born July 31, 1949, in Highland Park, MI to the late George and Sophie Milne.

Patrick served his country as a member of the U.S. Army during the era of Vietnam, and he would earn both a Bronze Star and a Purple...

Margaret "Bea" (Ashe) Keener

Dec 9, 2024

Margaret Beatrice Ashe Keener, 96, of Franklin, NC, passed away December 9, 2024. She was born June 27, 1928, in Macon County to the late James Thad Ashe and Ella Katherine Young Ashe.

Mrs. Keener was married to Willard Earl Keener who preceded her in death. She was a homemaker and loved gardening and canning.  She was...

Marvin Moline Debolt

Dec 6, 2024

A full obituary will be posted when available.

Online condolences may be made at www.bryantgrantfuneralhome.com.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home and Crematory is honored to serve the DeBolt family.

Lorinda Shook

Dec 5, 2024

Ms. Lorinda Shook of Franklin, NC went to meet her Lord December 5, 2024.

She loved God, family, and special friends. She was a native of Swain County and graduated from Western Carolina University.

She lived in Kentucky for several years and loved doing landscaping. She enjoyed her dogs and cat.

She was...