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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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;...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Sep 2, 2015

George Joseph Jerry died Wednesday September 2, 2015 from complications of congestive heart failure.    An artist, auctioneer, carpenter, cook, friend, inventor, museum consultant, newspaper columnist, photographer, poet, political and financial pundit, property manager, technology enthusiast and raconteur, George was such a Renaissance man that his wife Jane eventually began introducing him as an “omniologist” when people asked her about...

Aug 31, 2015

Dateline:  Highlands, NC

Albert H. (Yokum) Edwards, age 83, of Highlands passed away Monday, August 31, 2015.  He was born in Highlands, the son of the late Daniel Garner Edwards and Hazel Hedden Edwards.  Albert was employed by C. A. Wilson Electric and Edwards Electrical Service and was a US Navy Veteran.  He attended Clemson University and...

Aug 27, 2015

Barbara E. Limle, 72, of Otto, North Carolina, passed away Thursday evening, August 27, 2015, at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour, Indiana.Born in Muncie, Indiana, on October 25, 1942, Barbara was the eldest daughter of James Clifford Wilson and Vivian R. Wilson who preceded her in death.She attended Ball State University, Muncie, where she studied Art.

On July...

Aug 25, 2015

Dateline: Nantahala, NC

Muriel Grant Denny, age 91, of Nantahala, NC, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late Amos and Flossie Mason Grant. She was an inspector for Berkshire Mills and worked for 10 years with Dell Electronics in Robbinsville, NC. She was a loving and affectionate...

Aug 25, 2015

Dateline: Nantahala, NC

Earl Tommy "Tom" Pendergrass, age 84, of Nantahala, NC passed away on August 25, 2015. Tom proudly served his country in the Army, was a Veteran of the Korean War and was a past member of the Nantahala Volunteer Fire Department. Tom dearly loved his family. Until he fell ill, Tom was in his...

Aug 23, 2015

Lillian S. Stott, February 17, 1928 ‑ August 23, 2015.  She was born on the Biltmore Estate where her father worked for Biltmore Dairy.  She attended WCU.  She was employed by Nantahala Power and Light for 38 years followed by 3 1/2 years with Duke Power.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Stott and...

Aug 21, 2015

Mr. Bill Bateman 86, passed away Friday, August 21, 2015 at his residence.  Mr. Bateman was born December 5, 1928 in Macon County to the late Carl Bateman and Eula Cope Bateman. Bill worked for Stanley Furniture Company and worked for Macon County Solid Waste; was a member of Aquone Baptist Church where he served as a deacon; he...

Aug 20, 2015

James Harve Dills, 56, of Franklin passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015.  Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Howard Jake and Gertrude Willis Dills.  He owned and operated a landscaping business and liked hunting, fishing, and camping.  He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church.

Mr. Dills is survived by two daughters,...

Aug 16, 2015

William Lee Keener, age 93, of Highlands, NC, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015.  He was born in Fannin Co., GA, the son of the late William Leander and Nettie Jane Ray Keener.  He was a general mechanic for DuPont for 25 years, and was a US Navy Veteran of World War II.   He was a loving husband, father,...