Drucilla Beechley
Jun 25, 2016
Drucilla Ann Beechley, 71, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016. Born in West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph B. Davis and Gladys Ford Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Steve Turner; two sons, Hughey and Ernest Beechley; one sister, Sara Jane Neill and one brother, Joe Davis....
Mildred Anderson
Jun 21, 2016
Mildred Ledford Anderson, 89, of Franklin, passed away June 21, 2016. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Zemery Ledford and Mamie Sanders Ledford. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Anderson; three sisters, Jeanette Williamson, Ruth Cowart and Ann Patterson and a brother, Dennis Ledford. She was a...
Joseph Eubanks
Jun 20, 2016
Joseph "Joe Joe" Howard Eubanks, 65, of Franklin, NC, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016. Born on January 11, 1951 in Brevard, NC, he was the son of Martha Eubanks Wood. He attended Cowee Baptist Church and loved spending time on the river "The Beach". In addition to his mother, he is survived by daughters, Carolyn Huggins (Keith) of Brevard,...
Patricia Mack
Jun 20, 2016
Rev. Patricia (Tricia) Kilpatrick Hamilton Mack of Franklin, NC passed away at home on June 20, 2016. Daughter of R. A. Kilpatrick and Esther Krohn Kilpatrick. Born October 27, 1943 in West Palm Beach, FL. She grew up in Florida, Oklahoma, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mississippi and New Hampshire. In her adult years she also lived in Michigan, Florida, Missouri, Virginia and...
Scott Arnott
Jun 18, 2016
Scott Arnott, 56, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016. Born in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, he was the son of the late Harold Arnott and Mary Alice Davis Wood. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Mark Arnott. Scott was a U.S. Air Force veteran and retired from the Volusia County Sheriff's Office....
Russell Jones
Jun 17, 2016
Russell Calvin Jones, 91, of Franklin, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016. Born in Miami, FL, he was the son of the late Chester Jones and Maxine Morrison Jones. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen "Marie" Roberson Jones who died December 26, 2015 and a sister, Shirley Baker. Russ was a U.S....
Diane Holzlohner
Jun 16, 2016
Diane Holzlohner, 86, of St. Simons Island, GA, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2016. Born in Chicago, IL on January 9, 1930, she was the daughter of Walter von Egidy and Arlene Helen Pellett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by son, Scott Holzlohner and her husband Richard Holzlohner. Diane Martha Lily von Egidy lived...
Patricia Buhl
Jun 15, 2016
Patricia Moore Buhl, 80, of Franklin, North Carolina, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Born in Lansing, MI, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Lida Patrick Moore. She was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church and served together with her husband in the Florida United Methodist Conference for 38 years. Patricia is survived by her husband...
Dr. Charles Bauknight Sr.
Jun 10, 2016
Dr. Charles William Bauknight, Sr., of 103 Victoria Circle, Anderson, (and Highlands, NC) born December 25, 1934 to John Edward and Theodosia Brock Bauknight, was raised in Walhalla, S.C. He attended prep school at the McCallie School in Chattanooga and graduated from Emory University and Emory Medical School. He trained at Johns Hopkins and Grady Memorial in Atlanta. He served...
Thomas Whitworth
Jun 9, 2016
Thomas Sherwin Whitworth, 61, of Otto, NC, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2016. Born in Frederick, OK, he was the son of the Orville L. and Phyliss Rogers Whitworth. He was a US Postal Mail Carrier. Thomas loved working in his vegetable garden, the yard and was an avid Florida Gator fan. He is survived by his wife of 31...
Howard Allen
Jun 7, 2016
Howard Lee Allen, 91, of Franklin, formerly of Andrews, NC, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016. Born in Bartlesville, OK, he was the son of the late Howard and Goldie Ihrig Allen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Olietta Gulley; and two sons, Lee Allen and Robert Allen. Howard was a WWII veteran,...
Nancy Stiwinter
Jun 7, 2016
Nancy Jane Stiwinter, of Franklin, passed away June 7, 2016. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Albert Greenwood and Hattie Jones Greenwood. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Odell Stiwinter, a son Dennis Henry Stiwinter; sister, Louise Greenwood Mason and brother, Johnny Greenwood. She is survived by...
Gabriel Boucher
Jun 4, 2016
Gabriel Boucher, infant son of Joshua Boucher and Larrissa Truax, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016. In addition to his parents, he is survived by paternal grandmother, Joan Boucher; maternal grandparents, Mark Tymchuck and Sherry Truax; paternal great grandfather, Harry Kerber; maternal great grandparents, Frances Tymchuck, Aylene Rose and Larry Truax and two brothers, Zaine Boucher and Oliver Boucher. A...
Hildegard Sandhusen
Jun 3, 2016
Hildegard Sandhusen, 87, died of natural causes June 3 at Grandview Manor Care Center in Franklin, where she had lived the past few years. Hildegard capped her long career in professional photography in Macon County, N.C., contributing to publications, exhibiting at institutions, teaching at Southwestern Community College, and publishing two books. Born on Christmas Day in 1928 in Bremen, Germany,...
Betty Clay
Jun 3, 2016
Betty S. Clay, 94, of Franklin, passed away Friday, June 3, 2016. Born in Gastonia, NC, she was the daughter of the late Lawson Shook and Ollie Mincey Shook. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Sidney Clay who died in 1983; two brothers, Sam and Joe and two sisters, Lucille and Kathleen. Betty...
James Albert Mcnab
Jun 2, 2016
James Albert McNab, 92, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016. Born April 18, 1924 in Honduras, Albert was the son of the late Sherlock and Myrtle McNab. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Sherlock Terence McNab, III; one sister, Madge Tarlton and two brothers, Earl S. McNab and Sherlock T. McNab,...
Carmaine "Connie" Hamberger
Jun 1, 2016
Carmaine "Connie" Hamberger, 84, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Born in Scotland, SD, she was the daughter of the late Edwin Kepplinger and Sylvia Maruska Kepplinger. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leo Hamberger and one son, Daniel Hamberger. Connie is survived by one son, Troy Hamberger and wife Debbie...
Tony Gibson
Jun 1, 2016
Tony Wilburn Gibson, 50, of Franklin, NC, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Born in Macon Co, he was the son of Mertis Cagle Gibson of Brevard, NC and the late Jesse Eugene Gibson. Tony loved being outdoors; playing horseshoes, camping and digging ginseng were a few of his favorite past-times. He was a member of Cowee Baptist Church. In...
Nancy Carapazza
May 31, 2016
Nancy Carapazza, 82, of Otto, NC, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Born in Jersey City, NJ and grew up in Port Jefferson, NY. She was the daughter of the late Victor and Anna D'Angelo Chiarini. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Carapazza; infant son, John Carapazza; brother, Anthony Chiarini; sisters, Victoria...
Billie Bert Potts
May 27, 2016
Billie Bert Potts, 83, of Franklin, NC, passed away Friday, May 27, 2016. Born in Franklin, NC, she was the daughter of the late Buren and Vernon Parrish Pruett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Beatrice Coates. Billie Bert was a funeral director from 1952-1970 at Potts Funeral Home and worked at Belden...
