Lydia Frances (Henry) Conley

Oct 14, 2015

Lydia Frances Henry Conley, 79, of Franklin passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015.  Born in Macon County, she was a daughter of the late Grady James and Eula Edna Houston Henry.

She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great‑grandmother.  She was a member of Bible Baptist Church where she was a Sunday school teacher and choir...

Nora Jean (Baldwin) Kinsland

Oct 10, 2015

Nora Jean Baldwin Kinsland, 78, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2015 in Tiger, GA. Mrs. Kinsland was born in Macon County to the late W.E. "Gene" and Geneva Parrish Baldwin. She was married to James "Bo" Kinsland who preceded her in death on February 22, 2015. Nora was a graduate of Franklin High School class of 1955; she received...

Millie Hagan Montgomery

Oct 10, 2015

Highlands, NC- Mildred "Mille" Hagan Montgomery, 83, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, October 10, 2015 in Franklin. Mrs. Montgomery was born June 30, 1932 in Charleston, SC to the late Lee and Virginia H. Hagan. Millie was a homemaker that loved her husband, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, pets, Clemson Tigers Football, but most of all her Lord...

Norma June Irons

Oct 9, 2015

Norma June Irons, 94, of Franklin passed away Friday, October 9, 2015.  She was born in Harrison County, OH, the daughter of the late Harry Oliver and Mabel Petty Borland.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Delbert Irons, who died in 1979.

Mrs. Irons was a loving mother, grandmother and great‑grandmother who will be...

Alice Edna (Buchanan) Fox

Oct 8, 2015

Alice Edna Fox, 88, of Cullowhee passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015.  Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Will and Sallie Gregory Buchanan.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Fox, who died in 2005.

Mrs. Fox was a member of the Order of Eastern Star; loved her flowers and...

Zygmunt Waldemar Cholsta

Oct 8, 2015

Zygmunt Waldmar Chlosta, 71, of Scaley Mountain , GA passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Highlands - Cashiers Hospital.

Memorial service will be held at a later date.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home is serving the family.

Guy Eugene Holland

Oct 4, 2015

Guy Eugene Holland, 81 of Highlands, NC passed away Sunday, October 4, 2015 in Asheville, NC. Mr. Holland was born November 29, 1933 in Macon County to the late Harley and Selma Estes Holland. Guy was married to the late Louise "Toots' Holland who preceded him in 2007. He was a builder, owner and operator of Holland Construction. Guy...

William Raymond Lewzader

Oct 3, 2015

William Raymond Lewzader, age 77, of Franklin, NC, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2015.  He was born in Terra Haute, Indiana, the son of Jack and Margurette Staggs Lewzader.  He was a US Navy Veteran and of the Methodist faith.  Mr. Lewzader  had worked for Flowers Bakery for forty years; he was a past Exalted Ruler of the Elks...

Annette Coleman

Sep 24, 2015

Annette Coleman, age 80, of Highlands, NC, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015.  She was born in Fulton Co., GA to Johnny William and Fanny Hageman Robertson.

Mrs. Coleman was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and best friend.  She was a professional actress for 45 years in Atlanta, GA and Highlands, NC.  She was a member of...

Phil Patton

Sep 22, 2015

Phil (Lewis Foster) Patton

March 23, 1952 – September 22, 2015

Phil Patton, one of the leading design writers of the era, will be remembered at a memorial service at Patton Methodist Church in Franklin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2016.  He passed away in September in New Jersey at the age of...

Virginia Robinson

Sep 22, 2015

Virginia “Jenny” Henderson Robinson, 95, died September 22, 2015 after a long, fulfilling life. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, August 27, 1920, while her father was managing a farm after his graduation from Monmoth College in Illinois. The family soon moved to the Henderson Family Farm along the banks of the Alabama River in Miller’s Ferry, Alabama,...

Teddy Rogers` Mcconnell

Sep 21, 2015

Teddy R. McConnell, 90, of Grayson, GA passed away Monday, September 21, 2015. He was born in Scaly Mountain, NC.  He was the son of the late Raleigh and Elmina Jane McConnell.  He was a member of Stone Mountain First United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Nicholson McConnell.   He graduated from Highlands High...

Eliane Ernestine (Vanderplancke) Baertsoen

Sep 18, 2015

Eliane Vanderplancke Baertsoen, 91, passed away at her residence on Friday, September 18, 2015. Mrs. Baertsoen was born June 6, 1924 in Rekkem Belgium to the late Jules and Julienne Lesage Vanderplancke. She was the wife of the late Daniel Baertsoen who preceded her in death. In Belgium she worked in the laundry business until she came to the...

Jean Ellen (Mcnaught) Mitchell

Sep 18, 2015

Jean Ellen McNaught Mitchell, age 88, of Highlands, NC, passed away peacefully on September 18th, 2015. She was born on September 26th, 1926 to the late General Warren Henry McNaught and Marion Ray McNaught. Jean was preceded in death by her loving husband of 50 years, James Robert Mitchell Sr. of Friday Harbor, WA and her brother...

Orrin Luther Denny

Sep 12, 2015

Orrin Luther Denny, 94, of Nantahala, NC  passed away Saturday, September 12, 2015. Mr. Denny was born in Macon County June 12, 1921 to the late Luther Denny and Esta Hampton Denny. He was preceded in death by his wife of 74 years, Muriel Grant Denny, who passed away on August 25, 2015 and a son, Tony Denny. Mr....

Julia Anne (Wood) Henry

Sep 10, 2015

Julia Anne Henry, 81, of Franklin, NC passed away Thursday, September 10, 2015.  Born in Newburgh, IN, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Nanabelle Martin Wood. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Frederick Glenn Henry who died in 2012.

Mrs. Henry was employed by the state as a treasurer;...

Inez O. Bateman

Sep 9, 2015

Inez Bateman, 86, of East Brainerd passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at her daughters home.

A native of Nantahala, NC, Mrs. Bateman was a longtime resident of Hamilton Cty. and a member of the River of Life Church.

She is survived by her husband, Cecil Bateman; daughters, Jeanie Hammond, wife of Hamilton County Sheriff...

Charles Curtis Blythe

Sep 8, 2015

Charles Curtis Blythe, 73, of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky died September 8, 2015.  "Charles" Blythe, son of Lemual and Dorothy Greathouse, loving partner of William H. Blythe passed away on September 8th at Mtn. Trace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Sylva, NC.

Preceded in death by both parents and a brother, Donald H. Greathouse. Surviving brother and sisters:  William...

John Russell Wilber

Sep 7, 2015

John R. Wilber went to be with the Lord, September 7, 2015, in Franklin, North Carolina.  He was born April 12, 1940 in Sandusky, NY, the son of Lewis K. (Pete) Wilber and Ruth (Schang) Wilber.  He served in the US Navy after which he became a long haul truck driver.  He met many obstacles in life, but in...

Janet M Dowdle

Sep 4, 2015

DOWDLE, JANET M. of Waterford; Age 84; passed away on September 4, 2015 with her family by her side. Wife of the late James T. Dowdle; beloved mother of Gayle Scroggs (Jim), Garry Dowdle (the late Angi), and Teresa Hipsher (Chuck); survived by a sister Kathy Greenwood (James), a brother James Saunders (the late Joe Ann), six grandchildren, eight...