Cmsgt. Charles Kenneth Carpenter
Jun 15, 2017
On the afternoon of Thursday, June 15, 2017, Charles Kenneth Carpenter, 83, peacefully stepped into eternity. CMSgt. Carpenter was born on November 29, 1933, in Franklin, North Carolina to the late E.J. and Ula Dean Carpenter. He graduated from Franklin High School where he excelled in all sports in which participated. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy...
Kenneth Rogers
Jun 14, 2017
Kenneth Rogers, 85 of Franklin, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Born in Macon Co, he was the son of the late Fred Albert Rogers and Grace Coggins Rogers. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Cora Mae Rogers; one son, Brent Rogers and his sister Marquitta Bryson. Kenneth was a great grandson...
Hattie Shobe
Jun 13, 2017
Hattie Shobe, 91 of Franklin, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. Born in Cairo, GA, she was the daughter of the late Kader Claiburn Hawthorne and Hattie Whitfield Hawthorne. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Willard Dale Shobe; three brothers, Paul, Ed and Ira and five sisters, Lillian, Lizzy, Ada, Ola and...
Harrold "Doug" Black Sr.
Jun 13, 2017
Harrold "Doug" Black Sr., 70, of Franklin, NC, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. Born in Lakeland, FL, he was the son of the late Harrold A Black and Elizabeth Thomson Krieger. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Harrold Douglas Black, Jr. and a sister, Donna Doster. Doug was a member of...
Annie Cabe
Jun 12, 2017
Annie Ruth Dean Cabe, the daughter of John Henry Dean and Lessie Mary Ammons Dean, was born August 17, 1935 in the home built by her father in the Burningtown section of Macon County. Her parents moved to a farm on Rabbit Creek in the Holly Springs Community when she was a baby, and she lived most of the rest...
Marena Mikol
Jun 11, 2017
Marena Jeannette Mikol, 77, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017. Born in Lansing, MI, she was the daughter of the late Eberhardt Waidelich and Marie Kornes Waidelich. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Donald Frank Mikol. Marena was a member of Resurrection Lutheran Church, where she served as former secretary...
James "Jimbo" Potts
Jun 6, 2017
James "Jimbo" Potts passed away peacefully on June 6, 2017. Jimbo Potts was born in Highlands, NC on July 3, 1929. He was the oldest of Pearl and Arthur "Shine" Potts' five children. He married Geneva Allie Bradly on December 31, 1953. They had five children: Clarence "Dabs", Keith "Cowboy", Timothy, Diana, and Lisa. Jimbo is survived by his four...
Minnie Talley
Jun 5, 2017
Minnie L. Talley, age 81, of Ball Ground, GA passed away on Monday, June 5, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-three years, Fred H. Talley, Sr; brother, John D. Shepherd; parents, Perry and Lola Messer Shepherd. Mrs. Talley is survived by her daughter, Janice Gayla Talley-Riddle, Ball Ground, GA; son, Fred H. Talley, Jr and...
Joseph Boyd Tallent
Jun 4, 2017
Joseph Boyd Tallent, age 78, of Arvil Guyer Rd., Franklin, NC took flight to be with Jesus on Sunday, June 4, 2017. A native of Macon County, he was born to Joseph Stevenson and Ruth Adeline Guyer Tallent in the Iotla community. Later in life, Boyd built his own home in the same community with his wife, Frances Jones Tallent,...
Elissa Beth Slanczka
Jun 3, 2017
Elissa Beth Slanczka, 31, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017. Born in Orlando, FL, she was the daughter of Robert Slanczka of Center Point, Iowa and Diane Thompson Cutter of Franklin. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her sister, Devon Cutter of Orlando, FL and a brother, Danny Dell of Orlando, FL. No services are...
Christopher Hodgin
May 30, 2017
Christopher Daniel Hodgin, 32, of Franklin, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Born in Macon Co, he was the son of Barbara Trammel Rogers (Hank) of Clayton, GA and the late Danny "Red" Hodgin. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother Matthew Hodgin; paternal grandmother Mary Hodgin and maternal grandmother, Frances Cruse. Christopher...
Nancy Marie Johnson Wyatt
May 30, 2017
Nancy Marie Johnson Wyatt, 59, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Born in Ft. Myers, FL, she was the daughter of the late John F. Johnson, Jr. and Irene E. May Johnson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband; Jerry Raymond Wyatt, Sr.; her son, Tristan John Wyatt; sister, Debbie Allen and...
Teresa "Diane" Waldroop
May 29, 2017
Teresa "Diane" Waldroop, 50, of Franklin, passed away on Monday, May 29, 2017. Born in Jackson Co, she was the daughter of Lawrence Ensley (Linda) of Anderson, IN and the late Hazel Louise Moses Ensley. Diane loved working word-searches, flowers and spending time with her family. She was a member of Windy Gap Baptist Church. In addition to her father,...
Mary Beth Houston
May 26, 2017
"It's all about Him" On May 26, 2017 surrounded by family, Mary Beth Houston, after a long battle with cancer went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Mary Beth was born on July 21, 1953. She was an active member of First Baptist Church of Franklin. She touched many lives with her infectious smile through her...
Helen Jean Gatling
May 24, 2017
Helen Jean Gatling, 78, of Franklin, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Born in Columbus, GA, she was the daughter of the late John Clark and Elizabeth Simmons Clark. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Mike Gatling. She is survived by two sons, Steven Gatling of Franklin and William Gatling of Acworth,...
John Ohlson
May 22, 2017
John S. Ohlson, 71, of Franklin, passed away Monday, May 22, 2017. Born in Summitt, NJ, he was the son of the late Nils Oscar Weston Ohlson and Marion Sieder Ohlson. John was a very active member of Memorial United Methodist Church and was a member of Franklin Health and Fitness Center where he enjoyed swimming. He was a retired...
Virginia Weber
May 22, 2017
Virginia "Ginny" Weber, 87, of Franklin, passed away Monday, May 22, 2017. Born in Irvine, KY, she was the daughter of the late Eula "Hood" Stamper. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by triplets, Matthew, Mark and Hope and sons, Shane and Scott Weber. She was also preceded in death by sisters, Joyce and Brenda and...
Judith Selner-Day
May 22, 2017
Judith "Judi" Hutter-Codner-DeMar-Selner-Day (née Young), died peacefully on May 22, 2017, in Franklin, North Carolina at the age of 73. Judi is survived by her brother, William (Connie), of Cinnaminson, NJ; nephews, William, Gregory & Jeremy Young, also of New Jersey and the children of her fiancée, Richard and Catherine, DeWitt of Atlanta, Georgia and Leonard and Adrienne DeWitt of...
Harry Grover
May 20, 2017
Harry E. Grover, II, 62, of Franklin, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 20, 2017. Born in Germany, he was the son of the late Harry E. Grover, Sr. who helped rebuild Germany after WWII, and Anna Hipp Grover. Harry was a servant of the Lord, was a loving husband and caretaker and enjoyed helping people....
Nelle Green
May 19, 2017
Nelle Bingham Green, 86, of Franklin, passed away, Friday, May 19, 2017. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late, Richard and Elsie Dowdle Bingham. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Buster; son, Doug; brother, Dick Bingham; sisters, Mary Dryman, Sallie Passmore, Elma Bates, Esta Mae Stepp and Annie Scott....
