Lanita Clark

Feb 23, 2017

Lanita Kay Clark, passed away, Thursday, February 23, 2017.

Services are pending this time.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Clark family.

Hilda (Leatherwood) Cowart-White

Feb 18, 2017

Hilda Cowart‑White, 67, of Monroe, LA formerly of Franklin passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017. She leaves to cherish her memory her loving husband Mr. Thomas White, Jr. (28 years) of Monroe, Louisiana; her three children, Teresa Hall (Doug) of Asher, KY, Robert Cowart (Marcella) and Keith Cowart all of Franklin; two sisters, Margaret Burch of Seneca, SC and...

Anthony Sean Stockton

Feb 13, 2017

Anthony Sean Stockton, 44, of Franklin passed away Monday, February 13, 2017. Born in Fulton County, GA, he was the son of Thomas Ray Stockton, Sr. and the late Linda Diane Fordham Adams.

He was a 1990 graduate of Franklin High School and held a management position in the food service industry.

Survivors include his...

Clara Bell (Stamey) Moffitt

Feb 11, 2017

Clara Stamey Moffitt, 97, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, February 11, 2017. Mrs. Moffitt was born May 21, 1919 in Macon County to the late Grover C. Stamey and Carrie Ethel Burton Stamey. She was married to the late Roy W. Moffitt and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great‑grandmother. She was also a member...

Laverne S Henry

Feb 11, 2017

LaVerne S. Henry, 87, of Franklin passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2017. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Lake and Ethel Roberts Stiles. She was married to Leon Sellers who passed away in 1951 and later to Don Henry who passed away in 1996.

Mrs. Henry was a CNA who loved...

Ida Lee (Moffitt) Thomas

Feb 10, 2017

Franklin, NC-

Ida Lee Moffitt Thomas, 92, went home to be with the Lord  Friday, February 10, 2017 with Wayne and Janice at her side at the High Point Hospice Home.  Mrs. Thomas was born April 25, 1924 in Macon County to the late Lawrence and Bertha Ledford Moffitt. She was married to the late...

Mildred (Hosick) Reagle

Feb 8, 2017

Mildred “Doris” Hosick Reagle, age 80, daughter of the late Edward & Cordia “Connie” Hosick of Meadville, PA., entered eternal rest on February 8, 2017.  Doris is the eldest sister of her late brothers: Edward, Alva, and Kenny.

Doris graduated from Saegertown High School, 1952.   Doris worked at Spencer Hospital and Crawford County Nursing Home, Meadville PA.,...

Travis Michael Blackburn

Feb 4, 2017

“Be optimistic” the best known advice known by those who were closest to Travis. Travis Michael Blackburn Born March 26, 1977, passed away peacefully on February 4th, 2017.  He is survived by his Mom, Meg Blackburn. To her, Travis was the light of her life and her greatest love. Travis was the father of three beautiful children. Haley, his...

Thomas "Tommy" Lee Adams

Feb 4, 2017

Mr. Thomas Lee “Tommy” Adams, 75, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 at his home.

Mr. Adams was born in Macon County September 18, 1941 to the late Ed and Hallie Adams. He received a Master’s degree in Psychology from Appalachian State University; Tommy retired with more than 30 years of service from the North Carolina Highway...

Jerry Ray Spivey

Feb 3, 2017

Jerry Ray Spivey, age 71, of Sylva, NC, passed away Friday, February 3, 2017.  He was born in Columbus County, NC, the son of the late Henry Arthur Spivey and Beulah Graham Spivey.  Mr. Spivey had worked for Wells Fargo Bank and was a Baptist by faith.

He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Spivey of Sylva,...

Eddie Gray Whitus

Jan 31, 2017

Eddie Gray Whitus, age 75, of Franklin, passed away January 30, 2017 in Angel Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Devonia, Tennessee, he was born March 17, 1941 and was the son of the late Thomas Whitus and Joyce West Whitus Hensley.

Mr. Whitus was of the Baptist faith; he served in the National...

Jorgen Bodker

Jan 30, 2017

Jorgen Bodker(March 1, 1927‑January 30, 2017), was the second of three children born to Dagney Olsen Bodker and Christian Bodker in Bigum, Denmark.

Jorgen immigrated to Detroit, Michigan in the early 1930s where he attended Redford Union High School. He left school early to join the Merchant Marine, serving in the Pacific Theater during World War II,...

John Bush Catlett

Jan 28, 2017

John Bush Catlett, 78, passed away peacefully in his sleep at Eckerd Living Center in Highlands, North Carolina, Saturday evening, January 28, 2017.

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, John relocated to Highlands in 1999, to live with his sister and brother‑in‑law Sara and Jack Mayer.  He is predeceased by his parents Van and Pauline Catlett and his brother...

Henry "Bud" Bruce Garrison

Jan 27, 2017

Henry Bruce “Bud” Garrison, 67, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017 in Asheville, NC. Mr. Garrison was born in DeKalb, County Ga. on February 15, 1949 to the late Johnny Garrison and Mary Garrison Cagle. He was a telephone contractor; was of the Christian faith; and proudly served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Forrestal Aircraft Carrier during...

Dr. Jonathan Richard Williams, Jr.

Jan 23, 2017

Dr. Jonathan Richard Williams, son of Dr. J. Richard Williams and Annie Laurie Beckham Williams, died January 23, 2017. He was born in Selma, Alabama, Sept. 8th 1939.  He was graduated from Albert Parrish High School and Princeton University. He received His MD and Masters in Biochemistry and Thesis of the Year Award from Tulane Medical School. After medical...

Tommy Shelley

Jan 23, 2017

James Thomas "Tommy"  Shelley, age 70, of Sylva, NC, passed away Monday, January 23, 2017.  He was the son of the late Harvey and Lucille Rabon Shelley.   He was of the Baptist faith.   He loved the Lord, the bus ministry, family, friends, and most of all he loved his three grandchildren.

Mr. Shelley is survived by his...

Theodore Wilbur Hawes, Jr.

Jan 20, 2017

Theodore W. Hawes, Jr., 92, of Franklin passed away January 20, 2017. He was born in Chicago, IL, the son of the late Theodore and Helen Richardson Hawes. He was married to Grace Drake Hawes who preceded him in death.

Mr. Hawes worked for the Grand Union Company. He was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity...

Theodore ("Lightning") Mcdonald - Mccombs

Jan 18, 2017

Theodore McDonald McCombs, "Lightning", age 82, of Franklin, NC, was called "home" Wednesday, January 18, 2017.  He was the son of the late Samuel McDonald and Louise McDonald and the brother of the late Beulah Wilson.  He is survived by his grand-niece, Nancy Robinson of Franklin, NC;  nephew, Sammy Wilson of High Point, NC; two nieces, Cynthia Robinson of...

Christine Christopher

Jan 17, 2017

Ina Christine Tilson Phillips Christopher, born December 27, 1930 passed away on January 17, 2017. She was the daughter of Ennis R. Tilson and Daffia Shook Tilson and the wife of James Robert Phillips for 42 years, and Howard Christopher in later years.

She resided at Silver Bluff Village, Canton, NC. Mrs. Christopher was an LPN for...

Faye Bolton (Lail) Carter

Jan 15, 2017

Franklin, NC-

Faye Bolton Lail Carter, 75, died Sunday, January 15, 2017 in Highlands, NC.

Mrs. Carter was born July 6, 1941 in Richmond, Virginia to the late Aubrey and Grace Lail.

She was in the medical billing profession and was the first person to set up a medical provider fraud...