Lolita West
Jan 30, 2015
Lolita Beulah Baldwin West, age 93, of Franklin, NC, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 30, 2015. A lifelong resident of Macon County, Mrs. West was born in the Olive Hill Community on April 23, 1921 to the late W.E. "Gene" and Geneva Parrish Baldwin. She was a 1940 graduate of Franklin High School and a graduate of Western Carolina...
George Curtis
Jan 30, 2015
On January 30, 2015, a story that began on December 11, 1932 in Otto, North Carolina, came to an end. George Edward Curtis was a wonderful man. His was the story of the best father; husband, brother, son, and friend that anyone could ever have. It's the story of someone who never acted in anger and was always ready to...
William Russell Lequire
Jan 25, 2015
William "Russell" Lequire, 41, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015. Born in Andrews, NC, he was the son of Carl William Lequire, Jr. of Topton, NC and Glenda Reece of Robbinsville, NC. Russell was a member of Ellijay Missionary Baptist Church and attended Central Baptist Church. He fished Heartland Anglers, B.F.L. and loved to play softball, golf and...
William Frederick Cowart
Jan 24, 2015
William Frederick Cowart, Sr., 81, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Frank R. Cowart and Maybelle Williamson Cowart. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma Ross Cowart who died May 11, 2008; two children, Patricia Cowart Pellerin and Marlene Cowart...
Bruce Glaspy
Jan 24, 2015
Bruce Glaspy, 59, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Angel Medical Center. He was born in Panama Canal Zone to a military family and moved to Franklin from Florida 6 years ago. He is survived by his mother, Sadymae Quinlan; sister, Bonnie Pfeiffer of Alva, FL and brother, Michael Glaspy of Conroe, TX. A Memorial Service will...
Betty Shope
Jan 24, 2015
Betty Jean Shope, 82, of Otto, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015. Born in Grenada, MS, she was the daughter of the late Richard C. Smith and Effie Louise Clark Smith. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by grandson, Michael J. Shope; sister, Louise Shotts and brothers, Curtis, Wilson, Albert and Fred Smith. Betty loved birds,...
Jimmy Sanders
Jan 19, 2015
Jimmy Hanes Sanders, 75, of Franklin, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Jess Sanders and Ida Shope Sanders. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Elura Bell Walters, Edith Conley, Willa Stiles and Margaret Harrison; brothers, Charles Sanders and Sonny Sanders and half-brother, Timothy...
Shirley Waldroop
Jan 18, 2015
Shirley Lenior Waldroop, 73, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin B. Lenoir and Lucinda C. Huckaby Lenoir. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers, J.B., Leon, John, Benny and Bill and two sisters, Nell Harrison and Ada Florence Leatherwood. Shirley...
Timothy "Tim" Butterfield
Jan 17, 2015
Timothy "Tim" Bernard Butterfield, 57, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015. Born in Miami, FL, he was the son of the late Ross Butterfield and Jacoba Lamport Butterfield. Tim worked for Jorgensen Labs as a veterinarian equipment salesman. He is survived by his wife of 15 years, Marie Boyd Butterfield; sister, Sharon Butterfield of Franklin; father-in-law and mother-in-law,...
Wade Lindsay
Jan 14, 2015
Wade Lindsay, 84, of Franklin, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Born in Saint Pauls, NC, he was the son of the late Arthur Lindsay and Bertie Rogers Lindsay. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Earline Faircloth Lindsay who died in 2011; son, Wade Lindsay, Jr. who passed away 2003 and five...
Betty Lou Schwartz
Jan 14, 2015
Betty Lou Schwartz, 89, of Jacksonville, FL, formerly of Franklin, NC, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2015. Born July 27, 1925, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Daniels of Miami, FL. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Stanley; two sisters and one grandson. She resided in Franklin for...
Fanny Koon
Jan 10, 2015
Fanny H. Koon, 72, of Franklin, NC and Lake Panasoffkee, FL, passed away on January 10, 2015. Born in Rathbone, NY, she was the daughter of the late John E. Harrington and Celile Wade Harrington. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers and sisters, Leon Harrington, James Harrington, Betty Housel and Mary Seymor and a...
Daniel Chovanic
Jan 7, 2015
Daniel Charles Chovanic, 35, of Franklin, passed away January 7, 2015. Born in Manhasset, NY, he was the son of Diane Cicchetti Chovanic of Franklin and the late Dave Howard Chovanic. Danny was owner of Legacy Tree Service, attended St. Francis Catholic and he enjoyed the beach, boating, dancing and being a daddy. In addition to his mother, he is...
Guy Mckenzie
Jan 6, 2015
Guy Thomas McKenzie of Sky Valley, GA peacefully passed away January 6, 2015 at his home after enduring a three year battle with pancreatic cancer. Born February 4, 1948 in Asheville, NC, Guy T. was the only child of Guy Troxell and Dulcie Lee Hill McKenzie. Guy graduated from Lee Edwards High School and went on to the University of...
Turner Dehart
Jan 5, 2015
At age 93, Turner DeHart passed peacefully into the next life on January 5. Turner was born to Earnie DeHart and Mary Leona Hastings in 1921 in Franklin. He was raised with his two brothers, Doyle and Kermit and his sister Helen (all deceased.) His very first job was working in his grandfather Hasting's General Store in Franklin and in...
Luther Oliver Jones, Jr.
Jan 4, 2015
Luther Oliver Jones, Jr., 89, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015. Born in Loachapoka, AL, he was the son of the late Luther Oliver Jones, Sr. and Addie Ruffin Jones. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Winton Jones. Luther was a US Army Air Corp veteran of WWII; graduate of Auburn...
Frederick Martin "Marty" Trost, Iv
Jan 4, 2015
Frederick Martin "Marty" Trost, IV, 47, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015. Born in Maryville, TN, he was the son of Frederick Martin Trost, III and Peggy Ayers Trost of Robbinsville, NC. Marty was a RN and was a member of the Christian Training Center International. He loved to farm, camp and anything that involved being in the...
Rebecca Vickers
Jan 4, 2015
Rebecca Dalton Vickers, 96, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Walter Dalton and Lillie Shepherd Dalton. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Albert Stevens who died in 1976 and second husband, Lester Vickers who died in 2008; three brothers, John, Pratt and Theodore Dalton;...
Janice Brandon Shields
Jan 3, 2015
Janice Brandon Christy Shields, 78, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, January 03, 2015 at her residence. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Peggy Christy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, George William "Buster" Shields who died July 7, 2014 and a sister,...
Maurice "Bernie" Gibson
Jan 3, 2015
Maurice "Bernie" Gibson, 59, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, he was the son of the late Maurice "Mutt" Gibson and Bessie Lee Bishop Gibson. He was a US Navy veteran and was a member of the VFW Post 7339 and the American Legion Post 108. Bernie loved to hunt, fish, camp, party and...
