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...

Mar 7, 2017

Mary Alice Planck, age 86, of Franklin, NC, passed away, Tuesday, March 7, 2017.  She was born in Anderson, Indiana, the daughter of the late William Carl and Isabelle W. Hellert Oberlies.  She was a homemaker and a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great‑grandmother. Mrs. Planck was an avid reader and she loved solving puzzles and creating handmade Christmas...

Mar 3, 2017

Mary Ann Fouts, age 65, passed away on March 3, 2017 at McLaren Oakland Hospital in Pontiac, MI.

From her sunrise on May 4, 1951 to her sunset on Friday morning, Mary truly lived life to the fullest through the simple pleasures; chatting with friends and family, snacking on her candy, playing bingo, spoiling her nieces and...

Mar 1, 2017

Helen Colby Nylund of Highlands, NC, passed peacefully on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, after a valiant battle with ovarian cancer.  She as born in Needham, MA on September 29, 1933.  She was married to the Love of her Life, Leonard E. Nylund on April 9, 1955.  They were happily married for 58 years, until Leonard passed away in 2013....

Feb 24, 2017

Charles J. McKendree, Jr., 89, of Barnwell, SC formerly of Otto, NC passed away Friday, February 24, 2017 at Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg, SC.

He is survived by two daughters, Christina A. Henrichs (Tom) and Joyce L. Windham (Jim); one son, Andy McKendree; three grandchildren, Nicole, Reid and Roger and four great‑grandchildren.

No services...

Feb 23, 2017

James Carl McGaha, 79, of Franklin passed away Thursday, February 23, 2017. He was born in Macon County, the son of the late Boyd Charles and Joann Shepard McGaha. He was married to Margaret Mae McGaha who preceded him in death on May 3, 2016.

Mr. McGaha worked in construction all his life and was Minister of...