Dec 20, 2014

Carrie Bea Spradlin

Franklin, NC - Carrie Bea Spradlin, age 80, of Franklin, NC passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014 at a local nursing home. She was born in Knox Co., TN the daughter of the late John Branson and Sara Jane Dover Davis. She was married to the late Thomas J. Spradlin who passed away November 23, 2011....

Dec 19, 2014

Lois Elizabeth Reckenwald

Franklin, NC - Lois Elizabeth Reckenwald, 88, of Franklin, NC passed away Friday, December 19, 2014. Born in Rockville, CT, she was the daughter of the late Howard B. and Alice Mead Carpenter. She was an executive secretary in the trucking industry and was affiliated with Congregational Church. She was an avid gardener; liked interior decorating,...

Dec 18, 2014

Danny Frank Rogers

Franklin, NC - Danny Frank Rogers, age 64, of Franklin, NC passed away Thursday, December 18, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Jackson County, NC, the son of the late James Lloyd and Lucy Ann Hyatt Rogers. He was a carpenter, a rock and block mason and was a member of Windy Gap Baptist...

Dec 17, 2014

Eileen Winifred Moriarty

Franklin, NC - Eileen Winifred Moriarty, 89, of Franklin went home to be with our Lord, Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Born in Devonshire, England, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Mabel Moore. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh M. Moriarty and three brothers, Herbert, William...

Dec 15, 2014

Pamela Lee Gibson

Franklin, NC - Pamela Lee Gibson, 43, of Franklin passed away Monday, December 15, 2014 in Memorial Mission Hospital, Asheville, NC. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of Claudette Scruggs Burston and the late Lee Edward Gibson. She was an RN with Westcare Health System in the office of Dr. Todd Davis. She was...

Dec 13, 2014

Ralph Willard Johnson

Highlands, NC - Ralph Willard Johnson, 71, of Highlands, NC passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014. Born in Macon Co., he was the son of the late James Charlie and Nellie Henry Johnson. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during the Vietnam War, and he retired from the Macon County Sheriff's Department as...

Dec 7, 2014

Dale Dowdle

Franklin, NC - Dale Dowdle, 60, of Punta Gorda, FL and Franklin, NC passed sway Sunday, December 7, 2014. Born in Swain County, he was the son of the late Howard S. and Irene Hurst Dowdle. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was a loving husband, father, and to...

Dec 4, 2014

Phil (Phillip) Allen Fazioli

Franklin - Phil (Phillip) Allen Fazioli August 28, 1938 December 4, 2014 went to be with God. He was born in Westmoreland County, PA, the son of the late Phillip B. and Esther Ingram Fazioli. He moved to Sarasota, FL, in 1966 and went to work for General Telephone as an equipment tech...

Dec 4, 2014

Elsie Caroline Sondheimer Deal

Franklin, NC - Elsie Caroline Sondheimer Deal, age 81, of Franklin, NC, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014 at her residence. She was born in New York City, NY, the daughter of the late Charlie Sondheimer and Ethel Keener Sondheimer. She was married to Robert Lewis Deal, who passed away October 27, 2001. She was...

Dec 1, 2014

George Robert Gibson

Franklin, NC - George Robert Gibson, age 89, of Franklin, NC, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014. He was born in Macon County, the son of the late Joseph and Mamie Jones Gibson. He was a loving husband, father, grand and great grandfather. He liked to dig ginseng, listen to bluegrass gospel music, build houses and...

Dec 1, 2014

Robert John Crowers, Jr.

Franklin, NC - Robert John Crowers, Jr., age 72, of Franklin, NC, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, the son of the late Robert Crowers, Sr. and Florence Marian Salerno Crowers. He graduated culinary school in Philadelphia where he met his wife Joan He was a retired engineer and...

Nov 28, 2014

Jerry, Kathryn and Rose Marie Cannon

Hart County GA - Jerry Russell Cannon, 48, Kathryn Marie (Brendle) Cannon, 32, and Rose Marie Cannon, 5, of Canon, died Friday, November 28, 2014.

Jerry was born October 30, 1966, in Royston, the son of Louise (McGill) Cannon and the late James Cannon. Kathryn was born April 14, 1982, in...

Nov 27, 2014

Alvin Ralph Allison

Charleston, SC & Hayesville, NC - Alvin Ralph Allison, age 60, of Charleston, SC formerly of Hayesville, NC passed away Thursday, November 27 at a Charleston hospital. He was born in Towns County, GA, the son of Betty Allison Wheeler and the late Ralph Allison. He was known for his loving, kind nature and...

Nov 27, 2014

Daniel Walter- Chance Johnson

Franklin, NC - Daniel Walter- Chance Johnson, 34, of Franklin passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of Judie Phillips Johnson of Franklin and the late Danny Johnson. He was self-employed as a roofer and carpenter. He was a loving father and grandfather who loved his family. He...

Nov 27, 2014

J. David Smith

McAllen, TX - J. David Smith, age 55, of McAllen, TX passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014.

He was raised in Greenville, SC, the son of the late James D. and Judy Raines Smith. He received a Bachelors of Music degree from Furman University and a Masters degree from the University of Southern Mississippi....

Nov 26, 2014

Arther Herbert Doughty

Franklin, NC - Arther Herbert Doughty, age 74, of Franklin, NC passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at a Sylva Hospital. He was born in Linneus, Missouri, the son of the late George D. and Sadie M. Wallen Doughty. He was a contactor, he liked to golf and was a member of the Franklins Men's golf...

Nov 24, 2014

Leonard Dwight Lord, Sr.

Glenville, NC - Our Dad, Leonard Dwight Lord, Sr., ( L.D.) passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 24, 2014, surrounded by his lovely mountains. His family is saddened with grief.

L.D. was born in St. Augustine, Florida March 26, 1928. He is survived by his wife Virginia, who he loved for 67 years,...

Nov 23, 2014

Bernice Elizabeth Ledford McDowell

Franklin - Bernice Elizabeth Ledford McDowell, 82, of Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Spurgeon Theodore and Maybelle Burton Ledford. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank McDowell, Jr.

Mrs. McDowell was a member of Union United Methodist...

Nov 20, 2014

Jane P. Lewis

Highlands -Jane P. Lewis, 88 of Highlands passed away Thursday, November 20, 2014 in a Highlands Hospital. She was born in Bibb County, GA October 19th, 1926. She was preceded in death by her mother, Sarah Ann Parks. She was a member of Athens United Methodist Church in Athens, GA where she had served as secretery....

Nov 20, 2014

Arvina J. Hedden

Naples, FL & Franklin, NC - Arvina J. Hedden, age 92, of Naples, FL. formerly of Franklin, NC passed away Thursday, November 20, 2014. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late Frank and Rosella Holland Moss. She was married to Cleatus Sylvester Hedden who passed away May 13, 2011. She was a...