Nov 17, 2014

Joseph Henry Cabe

Franklin, NC - Joseph Henry Cabe, 71, of Franklin passed away Monday, November 17, 2014. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Ralph and Rosalee Dills Cabe. He was a retired welder in Newport News Shipyard; he liked farming; was a Harley Davidson enthusiast and loved riding and racing Harleys and was...

Nov 16, 2014

Carla Lynne Sample

Franklin - Carla Lynne Sample. Age 51, passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2014 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. She was born on December 26, 1962 in Sarasota, FL, where she spent the majority of her life. In 2006, she decided to settle in Franklin, NC. Carla enjoyed the sunshine, was very fond of the...

Nov 16, 2014

Shirley Ann Melling

Franklin, NC - Shirley Ann Melling, age 79, of Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, November 16, 2014. She was born in Tampa, Fl. She was married to the late Barry Melling. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her daughter, Dawn Spath of Tallahassee, FL and her son, Robert Paul Connor, III of Ypsilati, MI....

Nov 14, 2014

Naomi Elliott Childers

Duluth, GA - Naomi Elliott Childers, age 78, of Duluth, GA, formerly of Franklin, NC, died peacefully on Friday, November 14, 2014 after a long period of declining health.

She was a native of Macon County, a daughter of the late Fred and Oma Hall Elliott. She was a 1954 graduate of Franklin High...

Nov 13, 2014

Onna Aurora Dempsey

Franklin - Onna Aurora Dempsey, infant daughter of Erica St Laurent and Andrew P. Dempsey passed away Thursday, November 13, 2014. Surviving in addition to the parents are two brothers, Kameron and Ashton Dempsey, one half sister, Kiara Dempsey; one half brother, Jeremiah Dempsey; maternal grandmother, Christy Burns, and paternal grandparents, Patrick and Tammie Dempsey.

Nov 8, 2014

Annette Dalrymple Moore

Franklin, NC - Annette Dalrymple Moore, age 78, of McDonough, GA, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2014. She was born in Macon County, NC, the daughter of the late William and Blanche Martin Dalrymple. She was married to L. A. Moore, who died in 1987. She was a homemaker and a loving mother and grandmother and...

Nov 6, 2014

Gabriel Lucas Bates/Higgins

Franklin - Gabriel Lucas Bates/Higgins, infant son of Nick Higgins and Amber Lyn Bates passed away Thursday, November 6, 2014 in a Charlotte hospital.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his maternal grandparents, James and Cathy Bates, and a half brother, Jude Higgins all of Franklin. Graveside services will be held...

Nov 3, 2014

Ann Carolyn O'Cain Bischoff

FranklinLake County FL - Ann Carolyn O'Cain Bischoff died peacefully in Lake County, Florida November 3, 2014 at the age of 76. Ann was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Margurite Eltonhead Lockton and William F. O'Cain, II. She moved to Orlando, Florida in 1948 and lived in the Conway area. She was a member of...

Nov 3, 2014

Michael Hardin Shuler

Franklin, NC - Michael Hardin Shuler, age 51 of Franklin, NC, passed away Monday, November 3, 2014. He was born in Neurenburg, Germany, the son of Ray Shuler of Lawton, Oklahoma and Betty Gribble Acord of Franklin, NC. He worked for Orkin Exterminator for fifteen years. He was a graduate of Franklin High School, and a...

Nov 2, 2014

Bessie Mae Taylor Gregory

Franklin, NC -Bessie Mae Taylor Gregory, 82, of Franklin, passed away November 2nd, 2014. Born March 18, 1932 in the Mountain Grove Community of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late James Edly and Annie Young Taylor, both of Franklin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband...

Nov 1, 2014

Jack L. Mattox

Cullowhee, NC - Jack L. Mattox died at his home on Sunday, 23 Nov 2014 of a suspected heart attack. He was a decorated veteran of the Viet Nam war, a welder in the steel mills in St Louis, and recently retired from Cimmaron Homes of Highlands, North Carolina. He attended Pine Creek Baptist Church and...

Oct 31, 2014

Nell M. Ledford

Franklin, NC - Nell M. Ledford, 88, of Franklin passed away Friday, October 31, 2014. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late M. T. and Lula Jean Sanders Brendle. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl B. Ledford. Mrs. Ledford was a waitress, and was a member of Watauga Baptist...

Oct 31, 2014

Fred William Kimble

Franklin, NC - Fred William Kimble, age 73, of Franklin, NC passed away Friday, October 31, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Scioto County, OH the son of the late Fred William and Mary Golden Kimble. He was a 1963 graduate of Ohio State University and was a member of the Luthiers Guild of...

Oct 28, 2014

Velma Roseann Wooten Estes

Franklin, NC - Velma Roseann Wooten Estes, age 96, of Franklin, NC, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late Charlie Monroe Wooten and Mary Mageline Gibson Wooten. She was married to James Lee Estes, who died in 1986. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother,...

Oct 27, 2014

Judy Farmer Sprinkle

Franklin, NC - Judy Farmer Sprinkle, 58, of Franklin, NC passed away Monday, October 27, 2014. Born in Macon Co., she was the daughter of the late John and Isabelle Dills Farmer. She was employed at Ingles Grocery Store as bookkeeper. She was a 1974 graduate of Franklin High School then attended Southwestern Community College for...

Oct 27, 2014

Robert Edward Wiley

Franklin - Robert Edward Wiley (Bob), age 75, of Franklin, North Carolina, died suddenly on Monday, October 27, 2014. He was born in Ballston Spa, NY, July 23, 1939. He married Nancy Bild in 1961, in Miami, FL, and together they built a wonderful life full of family, friends, and adventure.

Mr. Wiley obtained...

Oct 27, 2014

Helen A. “Beckie” Garrett

Franklin, NC - Helen A. “Beckie” Garrett, age 99 of Valparaiso, IN and formerly of Franklin, NC, passed away Monday, October 27, 2014. She was born on October 2, 1915 in Cincinnati, OH, the daughter of the late Arthur and Helen (Fey) Becker. Beckie graduated from Valparaiso High School and had worked for Mox Ruge...

Oct 25, 2014

Arthur William Dills McKee

Cashiers - Arthur William Dills McKee, 62, of Cashiers, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 25, 2014. He was on his way to a bicycle ride with friends.

He is survived by his wife, Anne Woodward McKee, and two children, Cristin Anne McKee of King City, California, and Woodward Hampton McKee of Asheville,...

Oct 24, 2014

Robert E. Jamison

Franklin, NC - Robert E. Jamison of Otto, NC passed away on Friday, October 24, 2014 at the age of 95. He is survived by his second wife Barbara, his son Robert E. Jamison, II, of Asheville, and two granddaughters Elizabeth and Margaret. Mr. Jamison was a native of Elida, Ohio. He served in the Signal...

Oct 24, 2014

Jimmy Ray Waller

Highlands, NC - Jimmy Ray Waller, age 74, of Highlands, NC passed away Friday, October 24, 2014 at his residence. He was a native of Macon County, the son of the late Albert Alvin and Ruth Shipman Waller. He was a veteran of the US Navy and was a member of Highlands United Methodist Church. He...