Donald Miller
Mar 24, 2016
Donald R. Miller, 97, of Franklin, NC, died Thursday, March 24, 2016 at a local nursing home. Born in Indianapolis, IN, he was the son of the late Frank and Dora Miller. Donald served four years in the US Army Air Corps during WWII (1941 to 1945). He and his wife, Marilyn, moved to Franklin in 1991 from St. Petersburg,...
Ruby "Kay" Corpening
Mar 22, 2016
Ruby Katherine "Kay" Corpening, 85, of Franklin, NC, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late William (Will) and Myrtle Lewis Corpening. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Clyde, Burt, Robert and George Corpening and one sister, Kate Arnold. She attended First Baptist Church...
Kevin Kruse
Mar 22, 2016
Kevin Charles Kruse, 67, of Glenville, NC, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Born in Rahway, NJ, he was the son of the late Norman Kruse and Sarah Doyle Kruse. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Cathy Kruse. Kevin loved God's creation whether it meant surfing, life-guarding as a teen, doing landscaping maintenance...
Marilu Giddens
Mar 22, 2016
Marilu Ola Giddens, 96, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Born in Charleston, SC, she was the daughter of the late Alan and Minnie Watkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, John Aaron Watkins. Marilu was a member of First Baptist Church. She enjoyed crafting, gardening, traveling, camping, taking pictures and...
Edgar "Eddie" Crane
Mar 21, 2016
Edgar "Eddie" Ervin Crane, 57, of Franklin, NC, passed away Monday, March 21, 2016. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Ervin Andrew and Margie Hurst Crane. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Cynthia "Cindy" Flynn Crane; brother, Jim Crane and sister, Brenda Rich. He was a member of...
Nelson Stiles
Mar 20, 2016
Nelson David Stiles, 81, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late George T. Stiles and Agnes Angel Stiles. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Patsy Drake and Pru Anderson and a brother, Steve Stiles. Nelson was a member of Longview Baptist...
Carolyn Kiser
Mar 19, 2016
Carolyn June Kiser, 65, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016 at home surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Hayesville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Dean Stamey and Gladys Jane Kirkland Stamey. Carolyn was a nurse and she enjoyed gardening, canning and spending time with her family. She was known to many as aunt...
Margaret Clark
Mar 17, 2016
Margaret Lucille Womack Clark, 86, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late James and Sarah McIntyre Womack. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dock Levi (D.L.) Clark, who she loved and missed greatly; sisters, Josephine Henry, Christine Causey; brothers, Raymond, Sam,...
Carolyn Hurst
Mar 17, 2016
Carolyn Jane Hurst, 75 of Franklin, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Alma Moses Teem. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce Hurst; infant daughter, Melinda Gail Cagle and a brother, Willis Teem. She was a member of Sugar Fork...
William "Don" Donald Kovacs
Mar 16, 2016
William Donald "Don" Kovacs, 80, Franklin, NC, went to be with his Lord Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Bill and Shirley Stone Kovacs. He was a life member of the Full Gospel Business Men's Association. Don was the state champion butterfly swimmer at South Broward High School in Hollywood Florida....
James "Sam" Rowland
Mar 16, 2016
James "Sam" Pinkerton Rowland, 86, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Raised in Macon County, he was the son of the late Harry Pinkerton Rowland and Nanny Susan Parrish Rowland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, John William Rowland and four sisters, Melba Hardwick, Pauline Holland, Mary Slaughter and Jackelyn Sargeante....
Richard Miles
Mar 14, 2016
Richard Miles, Sr., 84, of Franklin, passed away Monday, March 14, 2016. Born in Heard Co., GA, he was the son of the late Bill Miles and Etha Mooney Miles. Richard was a US Air Force veteran. He was an ordained Baptist minister, a gifted singer, pilot, enjoyed building cars and was a building inspector for Fulton County and Carrollton,...
Vernon Davis Stiles
Mar 12, 2016
Vernon Davis Stiles, 91, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016. Born in Brevard, NC, he was the son of the late Tom Stiles and Dell Rogers Stiles. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Constance Stiles who died November 29, 2011; two brothers, Harrell and Edwin and a sister, Edith Summey....
Valerie Jacomino
Mar 10, 2016
Anastasie Valerie Charles Jacomino, 75, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016. Born in Denver, CO, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Valarie Sabathier Charles. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 50 years, Westley Jacomino, Jr. Valerie was an exceptional nurse for 40 years. She was a...
Nancy Dodge
Mar 10, 2016
"Lady" Nancy Denton Dodge, 92 of Franklin, left our Earth to be with her beloved husband, Keith "The Brigadier" and son, Dean. Nancy was gracious, thoughtful, smart and funny. She was always the life of the party, which started promptly at 5 o'clock! We will always remember her calm demeanor, her crossword puzzles, her cooking, her laugh and her uncanny...
Mason Powell
Mar 8, 2016
Mason Lee Powell, 2, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Born in Champain, IL, he was the son of Jeromy Lee Powell and Audrey Leann Wiles Powell. In addition to his parents, he is survived by maternal grandparents, Janice Nalis and husband Cyril of Lake Worth, FL and Ray Wiles of Berea, KY; paternal grandmother, Virginia Powell of...
Harley Carpenter Jr.
Mar 7, 2016
Harley Carpenter, Jr., 92, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 7, 2016. He was born on February 6, 1924, in Franklin, NC to the late William Harley and Louise Jennie Norton Carpenter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Dalton Carpenter and a son, Ronald Dalton Carpenter. He was...
Jeffrey Reece
Mar 6, 2016
Jeffrey Claude Reece, 58, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016. Born in Spokane, Washington, he was the son of the late Jethro Reece and Mary Trull Reece. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, William David Reece; brother, James Reece and sister, Donna Wyatt. Jeff was a US Army veteran. He loved...
Dennis Daigle
Mar 5, 2016
Dennis Elder Daigle, 54, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016. Born in Greenville, Maine, he was the son of Jerry Daigle and Amelia Crossman Daigle. He was preceded in death by a niece, Jennifer Holsclaw. Dennis was a US Army and Air Force Reserves veteran. He enjoyed corvettes, cooking, building and riding motorcycles and family. In addition to...
Laura Foster
Mar 5, 2016
Laura Foster, 44, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016. She is survived by her husband of 23 years, Lex R. Foster, Jr. and her son, Eric Foster of West Palm Beach, FL; mother in-law, Carol Foster and father in-law, Lex R. Foster, Sr. Laura worked at Mtn. Energy Convenience. She will be remembered as a loving wife and...
