Fern Smith
Jun 11, 2013
Fern Elizabeth Smith, 93, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Born in Traill County, ND, she was the daughter of the late John Oscar Sathra and Martha Larson Sathra. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Alfred Smith; a sister, Margaret Lasher and three brothers, John, Alan and Hillis Sathra. Fern enjoyed...
Arcilla Henry
Jun 10, 2013
Arcilla Woody Henry, 91, of Franklin, passed away Monday, June 10, 2013. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Grover Woody and Allie Younce Woody. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Thurman Henry; three brothers, Frank, Roby and Harry Woody and two sisters, Lois Farmer and Louise Smith. Arcilla...
Ronald Bishop
Jun 10, 2013
Ronald Gene Bishop, 75, of Franklin, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2013. Born in Lexington, KY and raised in Portsmouth, OH, he was the son of the late Roger F. Bishop and Venetia Parker Bishop. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Irene Shields Bishop. Ron will be remembered for working as a...
Elmer Mccall
Jun 8, 2013
Elmer C. McCall, 87, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2013. Born in Dillard, Georgia, he was the son of the late Frank McCall and Rosa Nix McCall. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Gladys Dendy, Lilly McCall, Lassie Norton, Margie McKinney and Pauline McConnell and two brothers, Carl and Hoyt and two...
Catherine Drengwitz
Jun 8, 2013
Catherine Ann"Kitty" Drengwitz, 87, of Franklin, passed away on Saturday, June 08, 2013. Born in Springfield, IL, she was the daughter of the late James Marren and Mary Ryan Marren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Drengwitz who died July 25, 2008; brothers, John Marren and James Marren, sister, Margaret Marren and...
Joan Marchand
Jun 4, 2013
Joan Mary Marchand, 70, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Ebert and Rita Charwinsky Ebert. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Daniel Marchand and brother, Richard Ebert. She is survived by her longtime companion, James P. Gregory Sr. of...
Ann Pardee
Jun 1, 2013
Sharon Ann Tilley Pardee, 66, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2013. Born in Omaha, NE, she was the daughter of Ralph and Estelle Koch. A commercial artist for many years, Ann also worked as a dental assistant and a paralegal in Clearwater, Florida, where she lived for most of her life. Locally, in Franklin, she was a member...
James "Jim" Kelly
May 30, 2013
James "Jim" Alvin Kelly, 70, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013 after a long illness. Born in North Bend, OH, he was the son of the late Eugene Kelly and Lelia Lozier Kelly. Jim was a US Air Force veteran, where he worked as an Intelligence Superintendent. He was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church. He is...
Michael Green
May 26, 2013
Michael K. Green, 55, of Land O' Lakes, FL passed away Sunday, May 26, 2013. He was born in Detroit, MI and moved to FL in 1983. Michael was a partner at Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, P.A., concentrating his practice on civil litigation and trial work, commercial, securities, and other litigation matters. Michael received his B.A.C. degree in 1981...
Shelley Jenkins
May 25, 2013
After a long terminal illness, Shelley Jenkins, 39, of Franklin, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2013 surrounded by family and friends. Born in Springfield, Tennessee, she was the daughter of Sunshine Dowlen Cantley of Franklin formerly of Nashville, Tennessee and the late Stuart Allen Jenkins, formerly of Roanoke, Virginia. She is survived by her mother, Sunshine Cantley and step-dad,...
Jannella "Ann" Rosa
May 23, 2013
Jannella "Ann" Thornton Rosa, 77, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013. Born in Jacksonville, FL, she was the daughter of the late Curtis Wesley Thornton and Burnice Vaughn Thornton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, William Scott Rosa, II. and Cory Curtis Rosa and two grandchildren, Sasha Cantrell and Anthony Rosa....
Ralph Henderson
May 21, 2013
Ralph Henderson, 59, of Yellow Mountain, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Born in Clayton, GA, he was the son of Ella Mae Mathis Moss and the late Carmen Henderson. Ralph was a dedicated and well respected member of the Glenville Cashiers Volunteer Fire Department. He was a member of Yellow Mountain Baptist Church and will be greatly missed by...
Fred Bader
May 18, 2013
Fred Louis Bader, 80, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013. Born in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of the late Henry George Bader and Mary Ponstingle Bader. Fred was raised on a farm in Brookpark, OH and started farming at the age of 12. He graduated from Berea High School and joined the military afterwards, where he...
Bonnie Branson
May 18, 2013
Bonnie Rae Gale Branson, 82, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013. Born in Ocala, FL, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Earl Gale and Genevieve Patterson Pierson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Clement Branson; brother, Richard Gale and a grandson, Justin Heath. Bonnie loved making ceramics and...
Marquard "Mark" Debardelaben
May 18, 2013
MARQUARD EARL (Mark) DEBARDELABEN Mark DeBardelaben of Franklin, NC died at home on May 18, 2013 after a long and productive Christian life. He was born in Symrna, Cobb County, Georgia on October 7, 1923, the sixth of eight children born to Marion Milton DeBardelaben, Sr. and Paulina Lee Herndon DeBardelaben, and in addition had one adopted brother. In 1949,...
Lynn Olson
May 17, 2013
Lynn Catherine Olson, 65, of Franklin, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013. Born in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of Clifford Olson and the late Catherine Smith Olson. Lynn was a member of St. Agnes Episcopal Church. In addition to her father, she is survived by a God-daughter, Regina Mascellino. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m....
Judy Howell
May 15, 2013
Judy Howell, 61, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013, surrounded by her friends. Born in Jackson Co, she was the daughter of the late Horace Howell and Mary Ann Battle Howell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Betty H. Cole and brother, David Howell. Judy was a long time resident of...
Christine Bankston
May 12, 2013
Christine Hall Bankston, 79, of Marietta, GA, formerly of Franklin, NC, passed away on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 12, 2013. She was nine days short of her 80th birthday. Born in Macon Co., NC, she was the daughter of the late Boise Albert Hall and Laura Robinson Hall. Christine graduated from Franklin High School in 1951 and fulfilled a life-long...
Marilyn Hogue
May 9, 2013
Marilyn Grace Hogue, 81, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, May 09, 2013. Born in Spotswood, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Orville Magee and Myrtle Stone Magee. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert M. Hogue who died June 28, 2006; brothers, Kenneth Magee and Melvin Orville Magee and sister, Elinor...
Ruby Bradley
May 9, 2013
Ruby Inez McMahan Bradley, 83, was called home to heaven on May 9, 2013 from her home at 103 Bidwell Street, Franklin, NC after a long battle with Alzheimer Disease. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late John R. McMahan and Hattie Jones McMahan. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...
