OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for

Franklin & Highlands North Carolina.

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....

Nicole Anne Herman

Nicole Anne Herman

Mar 27, 2014

Nicole Anne Herman

Franklin, NC - Nicole Anne Herman, age 28, of Franklin, NC, formerly of Port Richey, FL, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014. She was born in Pinellas County, FL, the daughter of Michael J. Herman of Franklin, NC and Anne Palumbo Gonzales of Port Richey, FL. She was management trainee for Enterprise Car Rental, she liked...

Perry Arvel Norton

Perry Arvel Norton

Mar 27, 2014

Perry Arvel Norton

Franklin, NC - Perry Arvel Norton, 86, of Franklin, NC passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014 in a local hospital. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Fred and Hattie Howard Norton. He was a sharpshooter for the US Army during WWII; was a prison guard at Macon County Prison; shift supervisor...

Mario Alfredo Flores

Mario Alfredo Flores

Mar 27, 2014

Mario Alfredo Flores

Franklin, NC - Mario Alfredo Flores, 56, of Franklin, NC passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014. Born in El Salvadore, he was the son of Mario Flores Menbreno and Emma Zuniga Doty. He was an Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor.

Mr. Flores is survived by his wife of 12 years, Maria Leni Navera Bautista...

Jean Wilde Seaverns

Jean Wilde Seaverns

Mar 26, 2014

Jean Wilde Seaverns

Hayesville, NC - Jean Wilde Seaverns, age 87, of Hayesville NC passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at a Chattanooga hospital. Jean was born in Durand, Michigan, a railroad town outside Detroit, in 1927 to Al and Helen Ray. She had one brother, Don Ray. The family moved to Royal Oak, Michigan, then she attended...

Barbara Barrett Gregory

Barbara Barrett Gregory

Mar 21, 2014

Barbara Barrett Gregory

Rock Hill SC - Barbara Barrett Gregory, 71, of Rock Hill, S.C., died Friday, March 21, 2014. Born in Georgia, Mrs. Gregory was a daughter of the late Grover and Bertha Sorrells Barrett.

She is survived by her husband of over 40 years, Ronnie Gregory; two children, Kevin Michael Gregory (Heather) and Kristie C....

Gladys Walker

Gladys Walker

Mar 18, 2014

Gladys Walker

Franklin, NC - Gladys Walker, 106, of Asheville, NC formerly of Franklin, passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. She was born in Townsend, TN, on June 16,1907, the daughter of the late Andy and Alice Walker Davis. She was preceded in death by her husband, Truman Walker, who died In 1945. Gladys was a homemaker and...

Mary Virginia Dunkin Alford

Mary Virginia Dunkin Alford

Mar 18, 2014

Mary Virginia Dunkin Alford

Highlands, NC - Mary Virginia Dunkin Alford, 89, of Clear Creek Road, Highlands, NC, passed away on March 18, 2014, surrounded by family at the Eckerd Living Center in Highlands, NC. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 1:30 pm at Goldmine Baptist Church in Highlands, NC with the Rev. Gene Hawkins...

Gracie Jean Allen

Gracie Jean Allen

Mar 16, 2014

Gracie Jean Allen

Franklin, NC - Gracie Jean (Pete) Allen, 83, of Franklin, North Carolina passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2014. She was born in Longview, TX, on March 12, 1931. She was preceded in death by her father Tommy Rain Allen; mother and step father, Annie Bell and Eugene Brown. After receiving her formal education and career...

Sarah Ethel Talley Davis

Sarah Ethel Talley Davis

Mar 15, 2014

Sarah Ethel Talley Davis

Otto, NC - Sarah Ethel Talley Davis, age 95 of Otto, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014 in a local hospital. She was born in Transylvania County, August 18, 1918, the daughter of the late Marcus Leonard and Charlotte Lydia Keener Talley. Mrs. Davis was first married to Theodore Crunkleton who died in 1976 and...

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