Mar 24, 2017

Highlands, NC-

Mary Dase Jenkins Baty, 75, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017. Mary was born in Macon County February 11, 1942 to the late James “Jim” Jenkins and Ethel Lee Wilburn Jenkins. She was married to the late Roy Lee Baty who preceded her. She was a cook in the restaurant business for many...

Mar 24, 2017

Florence May Cook Smith, age 79, of Franklin, NC, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017.  She was born in Montrose, Michigan, the daughter of the late Earl and Cora Coleman Cook.  She had worked as a food processor.  She liked crafts, traveling, and collecting trinklets and was a loving mother, grandmother and sister.

She is...

Mar 24, 2017

Franklin, NC

Margaret Jeanne Hardin, 80, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017.  She was born in Orange County Florida to the late Donald and Stella Young.

Mrs. Hardin loved her career as a teacher.  She was an avid gardener and enjoyed arts and crafts as well.  In addition, she was a NASCAR Fan and...

Mar 23, 2017

Billie Ruth Judy Sanders, was born March 7, 1958 to William A. Sanders and the late Mattie H. Sanders of Franklin, NC.

She attended the public schools of Macon County and was a graduate of Franklin High School. She attended Southwestern Community College where she studied law enforcement and cosmetology.  She was a long time member of...

Mar 23, 2017

Willie Kate Burrell McDowell, 87, of Otto passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017. She was born in Rabun County, GA to the late Roosevelt L. and Clyde Shope Burrell.

Mrs. McDowell was a strong, loving, wife, mother and grandmother who faced many adversities but held the family together. She loved to quilt, crochet and garden, and ...

Mar 19, 2017

Betty Jean Tart Mathis, age 71, of Cullowhee, NC, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017.  She was born in Franklinton, NC, the daughter of the late Jimmy and Alice Queen Tart.  She worked in the medical field as a  respiratory therapist and was a Baptist by faith.  She loved gardening, flowers and dogs, and was a loving mother and...

Mar 19, 2017

Albert D. Raby, age 81, of Waterford formerly of Pontiac passed away March 19, 2017. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Charles Donald and Bedell Parrish Raby; husband of Jean; father of Janice (Mark) Coleman; grandpa of Justin Coleman; great grandpa of Paisley; brother of Barbara Williams, CarolAnn (Larry) Estes, Clark Raby, Linda...

Mar 17, 2017

Charles Lester Henderson, Sr. 77, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017.

Mr. Henderson was born September 2, 1939 in Macon County to the late Lester Calhoun and Adeline Elizabeth Teague Henderson. He was married to the late Janice Henderson who preceded him in death.  He was also preceded in death by a brother, Max Henderson.   Charles worked...

Mar 16, 2017

Carroll Richard Arnold, 73, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at the home of his daughter in Carnesville, GA. He was born on October 11, 1943 in Macon County, NC to the late Claude and Fannie Arnold. Carroll served in the United States Army, worked for Hole in the Wall Bar in Naples, FL for 15 years. Later moving...

Mar 15, 2017

Dateline: Franklin, NC

Janis Marie Campbell, 90, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Mrs. Campbell was born October 26, 1926 to the late William Byers and Evelyn Elizabeth Byers. She worked in retail for the U.S. Military and was married to the late Lori P. Campbell. Janis loved dogs, sewing, embroidering, quilting, and dancing.

Survivors...

Mar 14, 2017

Jay Larry Owen, age 60, of Richlands, NC, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017.  He was born in Corvallis, Oregon, the son of the late Olan and Dorris Gribble Owen.  He was retired from the US Air Force, and was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...

Mar 14, 2017

Surrounded by loving family, Carl Furman Prince peacefully passed into the welcoming arms of our Lord on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Carl was 93 years old.

Born April 11th, 1923 in Graham County NC to Hettie Millsap and Walter Prince, Carl entered this world in his parent’s simple home. Although, today, the exact location is unclear, the...

Mar 13, 2017

Teddy Lee Bates, 49, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017.

Mr.Bates was born in Macon County on January 26, 1968 to the late Howard Wilburn Bates and to Bernice Wilson Bates who survives.

Teddy worked with heavy equipment and he love to hunt and fish.

Survivors include his mother of the...

Mar 13, 2017

Highlands, NC-

Connie Coche Neely, 68, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017.

Mrs. Neely was born in Weaverville, NC September 11, 1948 to the late Jamie Dee Coche and Maggie Wood Coche. Connie was a member of the Eastern Star and Highlands First Baptist Church. She loved gospel music but her greatest love...

Mar 11, 2017

Kimberly Dawne Carnes, 43, of Franklin went home to be with the Lord on March 11, 2017. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of Karen McCall Carnes of Franklin and Robert Carnes of Dillsboro.

Kimberly was a loving daughter, sister, cousin and friend. She worked as an administrative assistant at Cowee Baptist Church and was...

Mar 11, 2017

Shuhua Hu, 85, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017.

Mrs. Hu was born September 1, 1931 in Luoyang China. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was hard working, independent, and strong will women who organized all her family. She attended Cowee Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Guiging Wang of the...

Mar 10, 2017

Patsy Jean Breedlove, 82, of Franklin, NC passed away Friday, March 10, 2017. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee she was the daughter of the late Lex and Helen Frye Arnold.

Patsy worked at Belden Electric Cord for 29 years. She was a social butterfly who never met a stranger and loved to spend time visiting and talking with...

Mar 9, 2017

Dateline:  Otto NC

Robert Joseph Witte, age74, of Otto, NC, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017.  He was born in Philadelphia, PA, the son of the late Joseph William Witte and Violet Pearl Roberts Witte.  He was also preceded in death by his wife, Alice M. Witte, after 28 years of marriage.  He was a Head Plant...

Mar 8, 2017

Louis Favrot Reynaud MD of Highlands, NC died peacefully on March 8, 2017 after a short illness.  He was surrounded by his family and was laughing and talking until the end.  He was born in New Orleans on July 19, 1924 to Louis F. Reynaud II and Vashti Rae Stephenson.  He graduated from Emory University where he was on...

Mar 7, 2017

Wanda Y. Gibson, 59, of Shelby, NC passed away Tuesday, March 07, 2017. Born in Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late James Howard Gibson and Delphia Ramey Gibson.

With the heart and soul of child, she possessed a contagious smile and an entertaining sense of humor. Throughout her life she maintained a sweet and...