Nancy Houseworth
Sep 14, 2016
Nancy Marie Beck Houseworth, 78, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016. Born in Mt. Vernon, OH, she was the daughter of the late Charles Cecil Beck and Hazel Mae Thatcher Beck. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Gerald Homer Houseworth; one grandson, Andrew Myers and one brother, Donald Beck. Nancy was...
Kenneth "Shane" Queen
Sep 13, 2016
Kenneth "Shane" Queen, 47, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Born in Macon Co, he was the son of Barbara Waldroop Queen and the late Kenneth Lewis Queen. Shane was a member of Burningtown Church of God. In addition to his mother, he is survived by two children, Caleb Kennedy of Oglethorpe, GA and Jorden Queen of Oregon;...
Gladys Hooper
Sep 12, 2016
Gladys Davis Hooper, 89, of Franklin, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Monday, September 12, 2016. Born in Whittier, NC, she was the daughter of the late Jarrett Davis and Ollie Wykle Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Dennis Hooper; one daughter, Janie Matthews, and nine brothers...
Furman Elliott
Sep 11, 2016
Furman Walter Elliott, 80, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016. Born in Macon Co, he was the son of the late Wiley Eugene Elliott and Lillian Agnes Panells Elliott; Furman was one of sixteen children. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Lillian Jane Macabee. Furman loved to fish and bird hunt....
Marcia Field
Sep 11, 2016
Marcia Mae Field, 61, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016. Born in Hartford, CN, she was the daughter of the late David Samuel Cohn and Irene Goldsmith Cohn. Marcia was a member of Harmony Hill Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Mark Henry Field; two sons, Jason and Jarod Field both of Franklin;...
Joan Held
Sep 10, 2016
Joan M. Held, 85, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016. Born in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late Isadore Moberg and Bertha Davis Moberg. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Donald Held and eight brothers and sisters. Joan enjoyed dancing, taking Sunday drives and was an avid baseball...
Bill (Arnott William) Madison
Sep 8, 2016
Franklin, NC – Bill Madison (Arnott W. Madison), 78, passed away Thursday, September 8th, 2016 at the Blue Ridge on the Mountain Nursing Home in Sylva from complications of pneumonia. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Betty (Kell) Madison, his son, Eric D. Madison of Reno, NV and a step-brother Chuck Mead of Binghamton, NY. Bill was...
Nan Perry
Sep 6, 2016
Nan Elizabeth Perry, 67, of Franklin, peacefully entered Heaven on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. At her side were her close friends, family and her cats. She was preceded in death by her parents, William "Duffie" and Audrey Shuford and brother, "Brownie" Shuford. She was also preceded in death by her beloved cat, "Charlie". Nan was a fun-loving person and enjoyed...
Stuart Gleman
Sep 6, 2016
Stuart Maxwell Gleman, 71, of Kissimmee, FL, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016 in Franklin, NC. Born in Charleston, SC, he was the son of the late Paul L. Gleman and Lydia Jane Malcolm Gleman. Stuart retired from the Kennedy Space Center where he was a physicist and engineer. He was an ultra-distance runner and founded an ultra-distance run in...
Sibyl Harouff
Sep 6, 2016
Sibyl Harper Harouff, 83, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016. Born in Ryan, WV, she was the daughter of the late Harry Wilbur Harper and Nannie Smith Harper. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Donald Zane Harouff and one sister, Charlotte Walters. Sibyl was a member of Iotla United Methodist Church...
James Maddox
Sep 5, 2016
James Paul Maddox, 33, of Otto, NC, passed away Monday, September 5, 2016. Born in Las Vegas, NV, he was the son of Clinton E. Maddox and the late Judy Parrish Maddox. In addition to his father, he is survived by four children, Bridget Maddox of Avon Park, FL, James Paul Maddox Jr. of Lakeland, FL, Ayden Maddox and Zoie...
Richard Holloway
Sep 5, 2016
Richard Louie Holloway, 90, of Franklin, passed away Monday, September 5, 2016. Born in Schley County, GA, he was the son of the late Edward Lee Holloway and Molly Childers Holloway. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Osborne Holloway and four brothers and sisters, Mildred Hite, Lillie Jones, Edward Holloway and Earl...
Hazel "Bunny" Strait
Sep 4, 2016
Hazel "Bunny" Strait, 93, under hospice care at the Eckerd Living Center, went to be with her Lord, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, September 4, 2016. Born, Hazel Doloris Cable, in Rogers, Kentucky, on Oct. 6, 1922, she resided in both Muskegon, MI, and Sarasota, FL, before moving to the Oak Grove Community of Franklin in 1982. She married George Edgar...
Gabriel Crippen
Sep 2, 2016
Gabriel Christian-Tate Crippen, 39, of Abilene, TX, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2016. Born in Arcada, CA, he was the son of Nevillyn "Kay" Crippen of Abilene, TX, and James Michael Crippen (Beth) of Otto, NC. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his fiancé, Heather Lyn Crehore of Franklin; three children, Hunter and Eddy Crippen both...
Theresa Oschmann
Aug 28, 2016
Theresa Hope Oschmann, 49, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2016. Born in Houma, LA, she was the daughter of Girline Marie Galliano Oschmann and the late William Charles Oschmann, Sr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Catherine "Kitty" Oschmann. Theresa was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of...
William Laing Jr.
Aug 27, 2016
William Earle Laing, Jr., 92, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016. Born in Staten Island, NY, he was the son of the late William Earle Laing and Mary Theuer Laing. William was a US Air Force veteran and served during WWII. He was twice elected Mayor of Titusville, FL, member of the Rotary Club, past president of the...
Thomas Bender
Aug 24, 2016
Thomas Wills Bender, 84, of Cashiers, NC, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Born in Baltimore, MD, Thomas "Tom" was the son of the late Gammage L. Bender and Nettie Gaylord Bender. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Michael Meadows and one brother, Thomas Gammage Bender Jr. Tom served the US Navy as...
Donald Richeson
Aug 23, 2016
Donald Ray Richeson, 75, of Otto, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016. Born in Somerville, IN, he was the son of the late Willard Nathanael Richeson and Ivel Elder Richeson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Ruth Helen Richeson. Donald was a US Marine Corps veteran and enjoyed working outdoors. He is survived...
Linda Young
Aug 21, 2016
Linda Evitt Young, 83, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2016. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Gordon Evitt and Eva Bowman Evitt. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Frank Young who died in 2014 and a sister, Jackie Franks. Linda retired from Macon Program for...
Shirley Callahan
Aug 18, 2016
Shirley Sanders Callahan, 70, of Darrington, WA, formerly of Franklin, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2016. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Jess Hardy Sanders and Ollie Mae Hastings Sanders. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by eight brothers and two sisters. Shirley attended Mountain View Baptist Church, Darrington, WA and...
