Jul 25, 2014

Bonnie Beryl Kirkland

Franklin, NC - Bonnie Beryl Kirkland, age 98, of Franklin, NC passed from this earthly plane Friday, July 25, 2014 at a local nursing home. Heaven has gained an amazing angel. She was born in Swain County, the daughter of the late Edwin Lequire and Fannie Owenby Lequire. She was married to Thaniel "Dan" Norman Kirkland....

Jul 24, 2014

Leah Christine Boring

Franklin, NC - Leah Christine Boring, 90, peacefully passed on July 24, 2014 at Angel Medical Center in Franklin, NC. A native of Miami, Florida she was born January 31, 1924 to the late Theodore Clay Clemons and Mamie Leila Pinholster Clemons. While in Jr. High School, she met Charles Harold Boring, whom she later married...

Jul 23, 2014

Robert Eugene Dale

Franklin, NC - Robert Eugene Dale, age 71, of Franklin, NC passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at a local hospital. Born in Paylo, IN, he was the son of the late Canine Issac and Adaline Jetta Shawhan Dale. He was married to Shirley Irene Toler Dale who passed away in 2006. He was in the...

Jul 18, 2014

June Ellen Perkins McCall

Franklin, NC - June Ellen Perkins McCall, age 66, of Franklin, NC passed away Friday, July 18, 2014. She was born in Union Lake, MI, the daughter of the late Leon Perkins and Victoria Markam Perkins. She was married to Gerald McCall for 46 years. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was...

Jul 18, 2014

Wilburn Lee Hughes

Franklin - Wilburn Lee Hughes, 88 of Watauga Heights passed away Friday July 18 in a local hospital. He was born in Cleveland Tennessee, December 14, 1919 to John Sherman and Jennie Million Hughes. He was an Army Veteran during WWII and received a Purple Heart. Mr. Hughes was a retired Master Carpenter and...

Jul 16, 2014

Steven Jarrett Tillery

Highlands / Marietta GA - Steven Jarrett Tillery, "Steve", aged 80, from Highlands, North Carolina, formerly of Marietta, Georgia, died July 16, 2014 in Highlands. Steve was born on May 4, 1938 in Phenix City, Alabama to Agnes and Bernard Tillery. He was one of eight children. After losing his father at the age of 8,...

Jul 13, 2014

Brenda Scott Monteith

Franklin, NC - Brenda Scott Monteith, 66, of Franklin passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014 in an Asheville hospital. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late R. L. and Lois Hyatt Scott. She was married to James Horace Monteith, who preceded her in death on September 20, 2004.

Mrs. Monteith...

Jul 8, 2014

Clara Agnes Slagle Hazard

Franklin, NC - Clara Agnes Slagle Hazard passed away on July 8, 2014. She was born April 4, 1924 in Macon County, North Carolina to Reverend Theron Slagle and Jane Hampton Slagle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers: Forest Slagle and Earl Slagle and one sister Ruth McGaha....

Jul 7, 2014

Robert Dale Brendle

Franklin, NC - Robert Dale Brendle, 74, of Franklin passed away Monday, July 7, 2014. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late John Blanchard and Gladys Evelyn Parker Brendle. He was retired from the Town of Franklin Sanitation Department. Dale was good hearted and loved helping others. He was a member of...

Jul 5, 2014

Mildred Stanfield Turpin

Franklin, NC - Mildred Stanfield Turpin, age 84, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2014. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late George and Esther Jane Gregory Stanfield. She was preceded in death by her husband, Logan Earl Turpin. She was an artist even though she had lost her dominant hand;...

Jul 4, 2014

Clarence Leo Schroeder

Franklin, NC - Clarence Leo Schroeder, age 81, of Franklin, NC, passed away, Friday, July 4, 2014. He was born in Addison County, Illinois, the son of the late Clarence and Alma H. Schroeder. He had worked as a water technician for Orange County Water, he liked flower gardening and attended Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.

Jul 4, 2014

Shirley Milford Doolin

Franklin - Shirley Milford Doolin, age 84, of Franklin passed away Friday, July 4, 2014 at his residence. He was the son of the late Jim and Cleadie Gibson Doolin. He was preceded in death by his wife Jeanette R. Doolin. After becoming disabled he loved helping others, he was a very good golfer and had...

Jul 4, 2014

Margaret Louise Murphy Hysell

Franklin, NC - Margaret Louise Murphy Hysell, 93, of Franklin, North Carolina passed away Friday, July 4, 2014. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Patrick and Rose Murphy, February 15, 1921. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 68 years, Homer Hysell, and her older brother,...

Jul 1, 2014

William "Bill" Russell Wright

Franklin, NC - William "Bill" Russell Wright, age 70, of Franklin, NC passed away July 01. 2014 at Emory University Hospital. He was born in Mercer Co., NJ, the son of the late Russell and Katherine Hansen Wright. He was a security guard for the Cullasaja Club and was a member of the Union United...

Jun 30, 2014

James Clinton Smith

Franklin, NC -James Clinton Smith, 90, of Franklin, NC passed away Monday, June 30, 2014. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Dalton E. and Myrtle Roper Smith. He was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Audrey Bowman Smith.

His labor of love were his Lord,...

Jun 26, 2014

Helen Mildred LeHew King

Highlands, NC -Helen Mildred LeHew King, 108, of Highlands passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014. Born in Grundy County, MO, she was the daughter of the late James Clark and Martha Ellen Crawford LeHew. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Wallace King, who died July 23, 1993.

She was a...

Jun 19, 2014

Lorene Wilson Talley

Highlands, NC - Lorene Wilson Talley, 86, of Highlands passed away Thursday, June 19, 2014. Born in Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Roscoe W. and Rebecca Smart Wilson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon Salinas Talley, who died January 26, 1993.

Mrs. Talley was a loving mother,...

Jun 13, 2014

Rosetta Watts Reid

Highlands, N.C. - Rosetta Watts Reid, 93, went to be with the Lord Friday, June 13, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center following a brief illness.

She was born to William and Josephine Watts on March 10, 1921 in Transylvania County, NC. She was a resident of Franklin, NC for most of her life and...

Jun 12, 2014

Susie Mae Holland

Franklin, NC - Susie Mae Holland, age 93, of Franklin, NC, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2014. She was born in Jackson County, the daughter of the late Sterling and Lula Buchanan Deitz. She was married to William P. "Bill" Holland, who passed away in 1998. She was a homemaker and a member of East Fork...

Jun 9, 2014

Mae Dryman Potts Tucker

Franklin, NC - Mae Dryman Potts Tucker, 83, of Franklin passed away Monday, June 9, 2014 in a local hospital. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Olen and Edna Brown Dryman. She was married to Jack Tucker who preceded her in death. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great...