OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for

Franklin & Highlands North Carolina.

James Berrien Chidsey

James Berrien Chidsey

May 14, 2014

James Berrien Chidsey

Highlands, NC - James Berrien Chidsey, III, 57, of Highlands, NC, passed away May 14, 2014. He was born in Rome, GA, to the late James Berrien Chidsey, Jr. and Jeannette Brown Chidsey Trott. In addition to his mother and her husband, Allen Trott, he is survived by his sons, James Berrien Chidsey, IV; Devin Bishop...

Ellen Marie Landing

Ellen Marie Landing

May 13, 2014

Ellen Marie Landing

Franklin, NC - Ellen Marie Landing, 60, of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2104. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Lon and Rachel Ammons Cook. She was a loving mother and grandmother; she loved her dogs, bird watching and gardening. She attended Newman Chapel Baptist Church.

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Mary Ann Ray Hedden

Mary Ann Ray Hedden

May 12, 2014

Mary Ann Ray Hedden

Franklin, NC - Mary Ann Ray Hedden, 78, of Franklin, NC passed away Monday, May 12, 2014. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Onie Vanhook Ray. She worked at Angel Medical Center and later at Western Sizzling Steak House for several years. She was a loving wife; loved...

Ellis Dewuel Bates

Ellis Dewuel Bates

May 9, 2014

Ellis Dewuel Bates

Franklin, NC - Ellis Dewuel Bates, 82, of Valdosta, Georgia passed away Friday, May 9, 2014. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Boyd and Lola Watts Bates. He was a kind man, loving father, grandfather and great grandfather. He loved dancing and gardening, fishing and his work building steel forms to...

Ruth Ellen Darden

Ruth Ellen Darden

May 8, 2014

Ruth Ellen Darden

Cashiers, NC - Ruth Ellen Darden, 78, of Cashiers died peacefully at the Highlands Cashiers Hospital on Thursday, May 8 from pancreatic cancer. She was born in Connecticut to the late Oliver Champ and Helen Robertson. Ruth moved from Miami to Cashiers in the early 1960's. Here she married Edward Boyle Darden in 1976...

Janie Nicholson

Janie Nicholson

May 6, 2014

Janie Nicholson

Franklin, NC - Janie Nicholson, 85, of Franklin passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Isabelle Parker Coward. She was married to William J. "Bill" Nicholson who preceded her in death on March 14, 2011.

Mrs. Nicholson was a loving mother, grandmother and...

Ray Keith Postell

Ray Keith Postell

May 4, 2014

Ray Keith Postell

Andrews, NC - Ray Keith Postell, 74, of Andrews passed away Sunday, May 4, 2014. Born in Cherokee County, he was the son of the late Marvin and Grace Dockery Postell. He was a retired inspector for Chrysler Corporation, loved building houses with Donald Cross and Alan Kirby and loved all sports. He was a loving...

William Lee Huff

William Lee Huff

May 2, 2014

William Lee Huff

Highlands, NC - William Lee Huff, 74, of Highlands, NC passed away Friday, May 2, 2014. Born in Dade County, FL he was the son of the late Lewis and Mary Depree Huff. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during the Korean conflict; a service technician for Sears for 29 years; former president...

Jeannette Ennis Beauregard

Jeannette Ennis Beauregard

Apr 29, 2014

Jeannette Ennis Beauregard

Franklin, NC - Jeannette Ennis Beauregard, 92, of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Born in Fitzgerald, GA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Lillian McKay Ennis. She was employed in the banking business. She was a member of Cedar Hills Baptist Church. Mrs. Beauregard is survived by three sons,...

Maxine Simons Arvey

Maxine Simons Arvey

Apr 29, 2014

Maxine Simons Arvey

Franklin, NC - Maxine Simons Arvey, 79, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Tommy and Lottie Clark Simons. She loved her family and was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church.

Mrs. Arvey is survived by her husband of 61 years,...

Dennis Keith Ashe

Dennis Keith Ashe

Apr 26, 2014

Dennis Keith Ashe

Franklin, NC- Dennis Keith Ashe, 62, of Franklin, NC passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014. Born in Macon County, he was the son of Logan Ashe and the late Ruth Ray Ashe. He loved to hunt and fish and enjoyed stock car racing. He was a member at Wells Grove Baptist Church. He was married to...

Diane Mckinney

Diane Mckinney

Apr 16, 2014

Diane McKinney

Franklin, NC - Diane McKinney, 53, of Franklin, NC passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Born in Orange, NJ, she was the daughter of the late George B. and Dorothy Hale Chadwick. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Edward McKinney.

Diane liked to do crossword puzzles, crocheting and liked playing games and...

Annie Leota Norris

Annie Leota Norris

Apr 14, 2014

Annie Leota Norris

Franklin, NC - Annie Leota Norris, age 86, of Franklin, passed away Monday, April 14, 2014. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late L. D. Norris and Sally Stewart Norris. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Launa Dowdle and Clara Lou Moody and three brothers,...

Dorothy Moore Martin

Dorothy Moore Martin

Apr 14, 2014

Dorothy Moore Martin

Hayesville - Dorothy Moore Martin, age 86, of Hayesville, NC passed away Monday, April 14, 2014 at a Sylva Hospital. She was born in Harrison County, TN. the daughter of the late Ernest and Lula Crowder Moore. She was married to Thomas Albert Martin who passed away February 02, 2006. She was a secretary for Boice...

Mary Groom

Mary Groom

Apr 13, 2014

Mary Groom

Franklin, NC - Mary Groom, age 84, of Franklin, NC passed away Monday, April 13, 2014 . She was born in Hartford, AR, the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Doris Groom. She owned a Cosmetology Business.

She is survived by her two sons, Rodney Watts of Nashville, NC and Perry Selph of Las Vegas, NV;...

Beulah Anniemae Johnson Buchanan

Beulah Anniemae Johnson Buchanan

Apr 11, 2014

Beulah AnnieMae Johnson Buchanan

Franklin, NC - Beulah AnnieMae Johnson Buchanan, age 88, of Franklin, NC, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014. She was born in Jackson County, NC, the daughter of the late Luther Joel and Bertha Morgan Johnson. She was a homemaker, she loved to quilt, can, gardening and flowers. She was a loving mother, grandmother, she...

Dawn M. Wendling Murray

Dawn M. Wendling Murray

Apr 7, 2014

Dawn M. Wendling Murray

Dayton, OH - Dawn M. Wendling Murray, age 48, of Dayton, Ohio passed away on Monday, April 7, 2014. She is preceded in death by her mother, Tana G. Maxwell; grandmother, Ruby Johnson, Marjorie Brown.

She is survived by her husband, Gerald "Jerry" Murray; father, Michael A. Wendling (Linda); sister, Rachel R. Wendling;...

Ulmer Hamilton Parrish, Jr

Ulmer Hamilton Parrish, Jr

Apr 5, 2014

Ulmer Hamilton Parrish, Jr.

Highlands, NC - Ulmer Hamilton Parrish, Jr., 83, of Highlands, NC passed away Saturday, April 5, 2014. Born in Dade Co., FL, he was the son of the late Ulmer Hamilton and Grace Nichols Parrish. He was a graduate of Stetson University; a veteran of the US Army; a member of the American Legion and...

Roy Wayne Ramsey

Roy Wayne Ramsey

Apr 4, 2014

Roy Wayne Ramsey

Franklin, NC - Roy Wayne Ramsey, who would have been 89 on April 2nd, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014 in a local hospital. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Clara Hyatt Ramsey. He was a US Marine veteran of World War II. He was retired from...

Virginia Annette Hedden

Virginia Annette Hedden

Mar 28, 2014

Virginia Annette Hedden

Franklin - Virginia Annette Hedden, age 89, of Franklin, passed away Friday, March 28. She was the daughter of the late Roy and Lilly Stanfield Keener. She was preceded in death by her husband, Theodore Hedden. She loved cooking for family and church friends; she was also a pink lady at Angel Medical Center....

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