Jan 16, 2014

Elizabeth Ann Adkins

Franklin, NC - Elizabeth Ann Adkins, 77, of Franklin passed away Thursday, January 16, 2014 in a local hospital.

Memorial services will be held at a later date in Jacksonville, FL.

Bryant Grant Funeral Home, Franklin NC is in charge of local arrangements. Online condolences are available by visiting bryantgrantfuneralhome.com or by...

Jan 14, 2014

Mark Richard Cress

Franklin, NC - Mark Richard Cress, 58, of Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Born in Quincy, IL he was the son of Richard Cress of Port Orange, FL and the late Barbara Muegge Cress. He was an engineer for Allscripts Computer Software. He was a loving husband and father who loved reading, writing,...

Jan 10, 2014

Martha Munger Owens

Satolah - Martha Munger Owens, 73 of the Satolah Community passed away at her residence Friday, January 10, 2014. She was born March 22, 1940 in Macon County, the daughter of the late William Jesse and Lona Crane Munger. Martha was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grand mother. She loved gardening, canning and spending...

Jan 9, 2014

Michael James Flynn

Franklin, NC - Michael James Flynn, 79, of Franklin, NC passed away January 9, 2014. Born in Milwaukee, WI, he was the son of the late Maurice J. and Helen Rice Flynn.

Mr. Flynn was a veteran of the US Marine Corp. He attended Bates College in Lewiston, Maine and Rutgers University. He retired...

Jan 6, 2014

Sally Sue Gates

Franklin, NC - Sally Sue Gates, 86, of Franklin, NC passed away Monday, January 6, 2014 in a local hospital. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late John and Sarah Moffitt Wallace. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Gates.

She was a telephone operator with Michigan Bell...

Jan 3, 2014

Vincent George Vicari

Franklin, NC - Vincent George Vicari, age 76, of Franklin, NC passed away Friday, January 3, 2014 at a local nursing home. He was born in Chicago, IL, the son of the late Salvator Joseph Vicari, SR and Ida Maiorano Vicari. He was a US Army Veteran. He was a heavy equipment operator.

He...

Jan 2, 2014

Ernest Sylvester Hedden

Franklin, NC - Ernest Sylvester Hedden, 89, of Franklin, NC passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2014 in a local hospital. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late William Washington and Rosetta Leopard Hedden. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elmira Berry Hedden, who died June 2, 2008. He was a...

Jan 1, 2014

James Dupont “Tippy” Kirven, III

Cashiers, NC - James Dupont “Tippy” Kirven, III, age 70, of Cashiers, NC passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at his home surrounded by family. Tippy was born in Goldsboro, NC, the son of the late James Dupont Kirven, Jr. and Shirley Armentrout Kirven. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel...

Dec 30, 2013

Laurel Ann Dinan

Highlands, NC - Laurel Ann Dinan, age 47, of Highlands, NC, passed away, Monday, December 30, 2013. She was born in Westchester County, New York. She was the director of Human Resources in The Aerospace Industry, and was a loving daughter, friend and supporter of the Humane Society. She enjoyed doing crafts, reading and was very...

Dec 30, 2013

Pauline Shields Houston

Franklin, NC - Pauline Shields Houston, age 96, of the Iotla community passed away at Angel Medical Center on December 30, 2013 following a period of declining health.

Pauline was born January 28, 1917 in Haywood County to Charles Anthony and Elsie Duvall Shields. She was a lifelong resident of Macon County. In 1830,...

Dec 28, 2013

Johnnie Collins Tallent

Franklin, NC - Johnnie Collins Tallent, age 69, of Franklin, NC passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013 at a local hospital. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late John David and Helen Margaret Shepherd Collins. She was a nurse assistant for Smoky Mountain Health Care. She was a selfless loving mother and...

Dec 27, 2013

Colonel Paul Chmar

Highlands, NC - Colonel Paul Chmar, USA (ret), of Buck Creek Road, Highlands, NC, passed away Friday, Dec 27th, 2013, after 91 very rich and productive years. He was born and raised in Baltimore and Rockville, Maryland, a son of Samuel and Fannie Parkus Chmar. He was married to the late Jan Chambers Chmar, who passed...

Dec 27, 2013

Mary Edna Morgan Seay

Franklin, NC - Mary Edna Morgan Seay, age 86, of Franklin, NC passed away Friday, December 27, 2013 at a local hospital. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late Horace J. and Nellie Wilkes Morgan. She was married to Lewis Seay who passed away in 1989. She was a homemaker and...

Dec 27, 2013

Anthony Alan Sloope

Franklin, NC - Anthony Alan Sloope, age 54, of Franklin, NC passed away Friday, December 27, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Dade County, FL the son of the late Charles and Naomi Marx Sloope. He was a contractor and was a member of Burningtown Baptist Church. He was a loving husband, father, and...

Dec 26, 2013

Walter Ray Hensley

Franklin, NC - Walter Ray Hensley, age 59, of Rabun Gap, GA, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013. He was born in Jackson County, NC, the son of the late Gordon Clay Hensley and Evelyn Lucille Massie Hensley. He was a carpenter and a Baptist by faith, and was a US Army Veteran.

He...

Dec 25, 2013

Troy Arvil Welch

Franklin, NC - Troy Arvil Welch, age 77, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at a local nursing home. He was born in Macon County, the son of the late Floyd Arvil and Emma Birdell McGaha Welch. He was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Troy was a loving husband, father, grandfather and...

Dec 24, 2013

Hazel Mae Pannell

Franklin, NC - Hazel Mae Pannell, age 59, of West Palmer Street, Franklin, NC passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at a Clay County Care Center. She was born in Clearwater, FL the daughter of the late Manley Franklin and Dorothy Lee Borders Conhiser. She worked at Roses, drove a school bus for several years and...

Dec 22, 2013

Candus E. Angel

Franklin, NC - Candus E. Angel, 108, of Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013 in a local hospital. Born in Macon County, January 25, 1905, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Dolly Jennings Gibson. She was married to Lex B. Angel, Sr. who died in 1965.

Mrs. Angel was...

Dec 20, 2013

W. L. (Billy) Boatwright

Warne NC - W. L. (Billy) Boatwright, age 72, of Warne, NC passed away Friday, December 20, 2013 at his home. He was a native of West Palm Beach, FL and the son of Carolyn Grier Boatwright of Franklin, NC and the late William Thomas Boatwright. He was owner and operator of a dairy farm...

Dec 18, 2013

Ruth M. Ashe

Franklin, NC - Ruth M. Ashe, 62, of Franklin, NC passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of Evelyn Brendle Mashburn of Franklin and the late Charlie F. Mashburn.

She was a homemaker, loving wife and daughter and enjoyed growing flowers and shopping. She was a member...