Local obituaries for
Franklin & Highlands North Carolina.
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...
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....
Deloris Barnes
Aug 30, 2026
Ms. Deloris Arlene Barnes, 46, of Highlands, NC passed away Sunday, August 30, 2026.
Deloris was born October 23, 1979, in Clermont, FL. to the late Allen Bennett Barnes, Jr. and Roberta Talley Barnes.
Deloris worked at Gruntworks in Franklin, The Outpost, and Mountain House in Highlands, NC.
Deloris was a sweet and very loving person never meeting a stranger. She had a...
Frank Anthony Roberts
Aug 29, 2026
Mr. Frank "Tony" Anthony Roberts, 75, of Franklin, NC, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2026. He was born April 12, 1951, in Virginia, to the late Ken Allen and Ruby Mabry Allen.
A U.S. Navy veteran, "Tony" served on a ship during Vietnam. He liked Sci-Fi, particularly Star Trek. He was an amateur magician, he enjoyed magic shows and entertaining children....
Carolyn Jean Pagan
Aug 25, 2026
Carolyn Jean Pagan, 67, of Whittier, NC, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2026. She was born April 7, 1959 in Buncombe County, NC to the late Harley and Ruby Moore.
Carolyn worked in the medical field as a CNA. Carolyn loved Jesus, she attended Whittier Church of God and Franklin Church of God. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother....
David Bryson
Aug 22, 2026
James David Bryson
David passed away peacefully at home, Saturday, August 22, 2026, after a period of declining health. David was born November 9, 1952, to Ham & Wilda Bryson.
He is survived by his wife, Reba, of the home; daughter, Chi Bryson of Tennessee; son, Mickey Cooper and wife Cindy of Franklin; and granddaughter, Michaela Cooper, whom he loved very much....
Thomas "Thad" Holden
Aug 18, 2026
Mr. Thomas "Thad" Holden, 80, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2026. He was born January 7, 1946, in Macon Co., NC to the late William and Bertha Woods Holden.
Thad was a long-standing member of Coweeta Baptist Church where he taught Sunday School. He retired from the C-Mex Company. He drove a tractor trailer from coast to coast. Thad liked to...
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