Local obituaries for
Franklin & Highlands North Carolina.
Peggy Farabee Tate
Sep 12, 2026
Peggy Farabee Tate, 98, of Franklin, NC, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2026. She was born July 24, 1928 in Birmingham, AL to the late Fleatus Farabee and Velma Jenkins Farabee.
Mrs. Tate was a realtor, she was a great cook and she loved her garden especially her orchids. She loved the beach and enjoyed her house at Marco Island Beach,...
Jymmie Earlynn Harden
Sep 25, 2026
Mrs. Jymmie E. Harden, 82, passed away Friday, September 25, 2026. Mrs. Harden was born April 17, 1944, in Duvall, Florida to the late Robert Earl Harden and Dee M. Harden.
Jymmie worked and retired as a dental assistant and was of the Baptist faith. She and Al loved to go to the Flea markets where they would buy and sale...
Timothy George John Smalley
Sep 23, 2026
Timothy George "Tim" Smalley was born on July 28, 1944, in Newark, New Jersey, and went home to his Heavenly Father on September 23, 2026.
Tim is survived by his beloved wife of 24 years, Lynne Smalley, and his four children, Michelle Nagle, Christine Brady, David Smalley, and Michael Smalley. He was predeceased by his daughter, Tracy Slack. Tim was also...
Sue Iris Genter
Sep 22, 2026
Mrs. Sue Iris Genter, 88, of Franklin, NC went home to be with her Lord, Tuesday, September 22, 2026. Born April 4, 1938 in Lake Odessa, Michigan to the late Loyd Aemisegger and Sylvia Peabody Aemisegger.
She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Clyde Genter. Sue and Clyde met in a church choir in 1953, beginning a life together...
Joy Stockton Still
Sep 20, 2026
Joy Stockton Still, 91, of Highlands, NC, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2026. She was born October 29, 1934 in Augusta, GA to the late Hal Stockton and Rosamund Hughes Stockton. Mrs. Still was an active member of Highlands United Methodist Church, where she helped with funeral meals and was in charge of the prayer ministry. Mrs. Still owned Brush...
Steven Allen Matthews
Sep 19, 2026
Steve Allen Matthews, 70, passed away on September 19, 2026. Born on September 13, 1956, he was the son of the late Gilford Matthews and Betty Morgan Matthews Vaughn.
Steve lived a life full of heart, humor, and devotion. He was a Christian man who loved Jesus deeply and carried his faith with quiet strength. He found joy in the simple...
Laverne Bennett
Sep 18, 2026
Mrs. Laverne Gregory Bennett, age 95, of Franklin, North Carolina, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, September 18, 2026.
Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late George L. Gregory and Vallie Leona Holland Gregory. Laverne devoted her life to her faith, her family, and serving others as a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, teacher, and...
Milton Johnny "Bill" Hall
Sep 17, 2026
Milton Johnny (Bill) Hall, age 97, passed from this life to his heavenly home on September 17, 2026. He was comforted in his final days and hours by the presence of his children and grandchildren.
Bill was born on December 10, 1928, at his grandparents’ family home in Nashville, Georgia. He was the younger son of Roy M. and Verdie Barber...
Alice Josephine Curtis
Sep 14, 2026
Alice Josephine Curtis was welcomed into the Arms of Jesus, Monday, September 14, 2026.
Alice Josephine Curtis, but we called her AJ. We knew her for 9 months in the womb, the ultrasounds showed us her movements, hair, ten fingers and toes. But she was fighting her own difficulties, and her outcome was always in question. AJ grew in bonding with...
Donna Lynn McDowell McCall
Sep 14, 2026
Mrs. Donna Lynn McDowell McCall, 65, of Franklin, NC passed away Monday, September 14, 2026.
She was born December 7, 1960, to John W. McDowell and Willie Kate Burrell McDowell. She was of the Methodist faith and a member of Mulberry Methodist Church.
Donna devoted 47 years to McDonald’s, where she served as a manager. She dearly loved her customers and the...
Helen "Christine" Nix Lowe
Sep 13, 2026
Helen Christine Nix Lowe
July 7, 1940-September 13, 2026
Christine Lowe (86) passed away peacefully on September 13, 2026, at Chestnut Hill Assisted Living in Highlands, NC. She was born on July 7,1940 in Rabun County, Georgia. Christine was the daughter of the late Dewey Nix and Lillian Owens Nix. She was preceded in death by her sister, Lucille Nix Wilson and...
Robert "Bob" Howard Mills
Sep 12, 2026
Mr. Robert “Bob” Howard Mills, 70, of Franklin, North Carolina, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, September 12, 2026, surrounded by his loved ones. Bob was born August 30, 1956, in Marion, Alabama, to the late Howard Elmore Mills and Mary Lydia Carr Mills.
A devoted servant of God, Bob lived a life that was a...
Judy Lee (Moses) Jones
Sep 10, 2026
FRANKLIN, NC - Judy Lee (Moses) Jones, 77, went to be with the Lord on Thursday September 10, 2026.
Born in Franklin, NC, she was the daughter of the late, Bill Junior Moses and Candis Gaynell (Nell) Dowell Moses Wilkes, also stepfather Henry Herman Wilkes and stepmother Sara Lee Moses.
In addition, she was preceded in death by her brother Billy Junior...
Billy Joe Waldroop
Sep 5, 2026
Mr. William "Billy Joe"Joseph Waldroop, 70, of Hayesville, NC passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2026.
Billy Joe was born in Macon, Co. NC to the late George Gilmer Waldroop and Betty Conley Waldroop on January 13, 1956.
He worked and retired from Ingles Grocery store by starting out in Franklin and retiring as store manager in the Hayesville, NC store.
Billy Joe...
Dorothy Louise Talley Higdon
Sep 4, 2026
Mrs. Dorothy Louise Talley Higdon, 93, of Franklin, NC went home to be with the Lord Friday, September 4, 2026. She was born August 27, 1933 to the late Walter Talley and Mae Owens Talley in Macon County, NC.
Dorothy was a loving wife, mother, and sister. She was a homemaker and loved being at home working in her vegetable garden.
In...
Thomas Edward Wells
Sep 3, 2026
Mr. Thomas Edward Wells, 64, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Mr. Wells was born in Beverly, MA. to the late Alton Edward Wells and Ann Marie Wells.
Thomas was electrician and worked for Union 103 IBEW. He was an avid photographer and loved to photo weddings. He was an avid cook, loved shooting guns, and fishing.
Most of all he was loved...
Phyllis Morgan
Sep 2, 2026
Phyllis Morgan, 85, of Topton, NC, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Phyllis was born October 1, 1940 in Hicksville, Ohio to the late Roger W. Baker and Lucille Gerry Baker. Phyllis was a member of Bethel Hill Baptist Church in Topton, NC. She worked for Macon Program for Progress for seven years; five years at Lee Plant and she...
Cora Scott
Aug 31, 2026
Cora Tallent Scott, 86, of Sylva, NC, passed away Monday, August 31, 2026. Cora was born September 13, 1939 in Macon County, to the late Henry David Tallent and Doris Tallent. She worked forty years at the Longview Restaurant. She was of the Baptist faith. Cora loved to work and serve others, she also loved her family and took care...
David Warren Evitt
Aug 31, 2026
Mr. David Warren Evitt, 67, of Cullowhee, NC, passed away Monday, August 31, 2026. He was born June 17, 1959, in Gaston Co., NC, to Zettie Coggins Evitt and the late Warren Evitt.
David worked as an arborist, or tree surgeon. He grew up in the Yellow Mountain Community and attended Yellow Mountain Baptist Church. Very much in love with his...
Bartholomew "Ben" Paino, Jr.
Aug 31, 2026
Mr. Bartholomew "Ben" Paino, Jr., 72, of Otto, NC, passed away Monday, August 31, 2026. He was born February 5, 1954, in Long Beach, New York, to the late Bartholomew Paino, Sr. and Angelina Tarentino Paino.
"Ben" was of the Christian faith. He worked in real estate and as a bicycle machine salesman, though he had many other adventures in life....
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