Mar 3, 2015

Caleb William Charles Watson

Franklin, NC - Caleb William Charles Watson, age 3, of Franklin, NC, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015. He was born in Jackson County and has been under a doctor’s care half of his life. He was very loving, he enjoyed riding in Poppie’s truck, being outside and stomping in mud puddles, and...

Mar 3, 2015

Thomas Austin Finch III

Sapphire NC - Thomas Austin Finch III of Sapphire Valley, NC, died Tuesday March 3, 2015. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday March 7 at the Thomasville City Cemetery with Reverend Peggy Finch officiating.

Visitation will follow at the Memorial United Methodist Church fellowship hall.

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Feb 24, 2015

Ruby Mae Neal

Franklin, NC - Ruby Mae Neal, 92, of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015 in a local hospital. Born in Columbia, SC, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Lilly Hanes McLemore.

Mrs. Neal was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who loved flowers and gardening. She was...

Feb 22, 2015

James Lee "Bo" Kinsland

Franklin, NC - James Lee "Bo" Kinsland, 80, of Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015 in a local hospital. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Arthur and Annis McDowell Kinsland. He was plant manager for Blue Bell Industries and operated the Franklin water treatment plant...

Feb 17, 2015

Douglas Reedy Bullock

Franklin - Douglas Reedy Bullock, 86 of the Cowee Community passed away Tuesday February 17th at his residence.

He was born in Rowland, NC and was a U S Army Veteran, serving during WW II. Surviving is his wife of 66 yrs., Arie McClean Bullock, two daughters, one son-in-law, two grand-children and two great-grand...

Feb 13, 2015

Virginia Azilea Moffitt Fugate

Cashiers, NC - Virginia Azilea Moffitt Fugate, age 82, of Cashiers, NC went to be with her Lord Friday, February 13, 2015 at a Gainesville, GA Hospital. She was born in Macon Co., the daughter of the late Finley and Vylena McCall Moffitt. She was married to William "Ned" Fugate who passed away...

Feb 9, 2015

Mamie Emma Lou Mathis Biddix

Sylva, NC - Mamie Emma Lou Mathis Biddix, 66, of Sylva passed away Monday, February 9, 2015. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late William Anderson Mathis and Rebecca Magdalene Frizzell Mathis. She was married to David Lewis Biddix, who passed away in 1998. She was a member of Wayside...

Feb 8, 2015

Jack Kenneth Hall, Jr.

Franklin, NC - Jack Kenneth Hall, Jr., 62, of Franklin passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 in a local hospital. Born in Lakeland, FL, he was the son of the late Jack Kenneth and June Gress Hall. He owned a bait and tackle shop in Lakeland, FL, and loved astronomy, hunting and fishing.

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Feb 7, 2015

Stephen W. Ackerman, Jr.

Highlands - Stephen W. Ackerman, Jr., died at the age of 86 in Highlands, North Carolina on February 7, 2015. He was born in Hawaii on January 26, 1929, and lived most of his adult life in Atlanta, Georgia before retiring to Highlands.

Steve went to the US Military Academy at West Point...

Feb 7, 2015

Mrs. Essie Virginia Lequire

Franklin, N.C. - Mrs. Essie Virginia Lequire, 84, of Franklin passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015 in Angel Medical Center. Mrs. Essie was born in Swain County to the late R.C. and Alice Franklin Hughes. She was married to Vester Lequire for 63 years. She worked for Burlington Industries as a machine operator...

Feb 7, 2015

Betty Elizabeth Cochran

Franklin,N.C. - Betty Elizabeth Cochran , 78 , of Franklin, NC passed away on February 7, 2015 at Mission Campus in Asheville.Mrs Cochran was born and raised in Madison County, but lived most of her life in Macon County. She was the daughter of William H. and Helen Wyatt Caldwell. She was married to...

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...