Feb 6, 2015

Thomas Roland Brooks

Highlands, NC - Thomas Roland Brooks (Tommy) 44, of New York City, NY (formerly of Highlands, NC) passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, February 6th.

Thomas was the son of Larry Brooks of Franklin and the late Janice Bowman Brooks. Thomas studied at UNC-Wilmington and Johnson and Wales in Charleston, SC. He...

Feb 2, 2015

Ruth Ritz McDivitt

Highlands, NC - Ruth Ritz McDivitt, age 92, of Highlands, NC, passed away Monday, February 2, 2015. She was born in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, the daughter of the late Russell and Esletla E. Baldwin Levering. She was married first to Lloyd E. Ritz who died in 1977 and second to Andrew McDivitt, who died in 2000....

Feb 1, 2015

Laura Amy Maxine Brendle Hester

Greenville, SC - Laura Amy Maxine Brendle Hester, 88, of Greenville, died Sunday, February 1, 2015 in Easley after a period of declining health. Born in Franklin, NC on November 22, 1926, to the late John Blanchard and Gladys Parker Brendle, she is preceded in death by her husband, James Paul Hester, Sr., who...

Jan 30, 2015

Velma Crisp Ervin

Franklin, NC - Velma Crisp Ervin, 85, of Franklin, NC passed away Friday, January 30, 2015. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Esther Teem Crisp. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, John William Ervin, who died in 2010. She was a loving...

Jan 29, 2015

Gladys Waldroup Wilson

Franklin, NC - Gladys Waldroup Wilson, 93, of Franklin passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015. Born in Clay County, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Bernice Henson Waldroup. She was preceded in death by her husband, Pearson Andrew Wilson.

Mrs. Wilson was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great...

Jan 26, 2015

Agnes Mary Lee Hampton Lamb

Rabun Gap, GA - Agnes Mary Lee Hampton Lamb, age 80, of Rabun Gap, GA, passed away Monday, January 26, 2015. She was born in Haywood County, NC, the daughter of the late Kimsey and Marie Campbell Hampton. She was married to Dean Lamb, who died in 1992. She was a homemaker and a...

Jan 26, 2015

Barbara Sue Passmore

Dillard, GA - Barbara Sue Passmore, 72, of Dillard, GA passed away Monday, January 26, 2015. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Andy and Hazel Justice Cope.

Barbara was an active member of Betty's Creek Baptist Church where over the years she taught Sunday School, played the piano, served...

Jan 26, 2015

Virginia "Gin" Bryant McClure

Franklin, NC - Virginia "Gin" Bryant McClure, age 96, of Franklin passed away January 26, 2015. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Nannie Wilkes Bryant. She was a nurse for Dr. Furman Angel and a homemaker.

She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and...

Jan 25, 2015

Mary Margaret McClintock

Franklin, NC - Mary Margaret McClintock, 70, of Franklin passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015. Born in Hamilton, OH, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Anne O'Hern Lindsay. She was preceded in death by her husband of 34 years, Gary McClintock. She was a teacher at Roseburg High School and was an active...

Jan 25, 2015

Joseph "Joe" Thad Hodgin

Franklin, NC - Joseph "Joe" Thad Hodgin, 95, of Franklin passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Charles "Rush" and Alice Drake Hodgin. He was a WWII veteran of the US Army where he served 3 1/2 years in the South Pacific. He was...

Jan 23, 2015

Lelia Viola Ammons Adams

Franklin, NC - Lelia Viola Ammons Adams, age 92, of Franklin, NC, passed away January 23, 2015. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late James and Laura Gregory Ammons. She was married to the late John Parker Adams. She was a member of Ellijay Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and...

Jan 23, 2015

John "Smiley" Marvin Evans

Otto, NC - John "Smiley" Marvin Evans, age 88, of Otto, NC passed away Friday, January 23, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Habersham Co., GA the son of the late John Woodfine Grady Evans and Sallie Mae Pruitt Evans. He was a carpenter and a member of the Coweeta Baptist Church. He...

Jan 20, 2015

Lois Roper

Franklin, NC - Lois Roper, 85, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015 in an Asheville hospital. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Nannie Wilkes Bryant. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Judson Roper who died in 1992. She was a loving mother and grandmother and...

Jan 16, 2015

Dorothy Dreher McQuitty

Franklin, N.C, - Dorothy Dreher McQuitty, 82, of Franklin, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015 at Mountain Trace Nursing Center.

She was born in Greensboro, NC to the late Amzi Bond (A. B.) and Bonnie Bellwood Dreher, July 16, 1932. She was married to the late Reverend Eric McQuitty for 56 years. She was...

Jan 12, 2015

William "Bill" Orval Winkle

Otto, NC - William "Bill" Orval Winkle, 87, of Otto, NC passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 in Charles George VA Medical Center. Born in Wallace, ID, he was the son of the late Christopher and Dolly Moore Winkle. He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Winkle, who died in 1985. He is...

Jan 10, 2015

Jessie James Cowart

Franklin, NC - Jessie James Cowart, age 68, of Franklin, NC lost his battle with lung cancer Saturday, January 10, 2015 in an Asheville hospital. He was born in Terrell Co., NC; the son of the late Frank and Maybelle Williamson Cowart. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Ledford Cowart, who passed away...

Jan 9, 2015

Susan Lee Bezemer

Highlands, NC - Susan Lee Bezemer, age 77, of Highlands, NC passed away Friday, January 09, 2015 at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. She was born in St. Paul, MN, the daughter of the late Edward A. and Jean Short Murray. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and dear friend to many.

She is survived by...

Jan 8, 2015

Bernice Inez Gregory Mann

Franklin, NC - Bernice Inez Gregory Mann, age 81, of Franklin, NC, went to be with her Lord Thursday, January 8, 2015. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late George L. and Vallie Leona Holland Gregory. She was a homemaker, and a member of Sylva Assembly of God Church. She liked...

Jan 7, 2015

Sandra Lucille Gibson

Franklin, NC - Sandra Lucille Gibson, age 74, of Franklin, NC, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late Elbert and Helen Estes Holland. She was a homemaker, a loving wife, mother, grand and great grandmother. She liked dolls and doll houses, she was a member of...

Jan 7, 2015

Margie Lee Cabe Hooper

Franklin, NC - Margie Lee Cabe Hooper, age 87, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at a local nursing home. She was a lifelong resident of Macon County, born December 25, 1927; the daughter of the late Harley and Ida Elliott Cabe. She was married to Fred Junior Hooper who passed away April 11, 2013....