Mary Conway
Dec 22, 2012
Mary M. Conway, 97, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012. Born in Shelby County, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Land and Rozeta Howery Land. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Frederick Conway who died in 1987. Mary was the oldest member of Iotla Baptist Church. She...
Kimberly Brown
Dec 22, 2012
Kimberly Dawn Brown, 47, of Franklin, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2012. Born in Mt. Sterling, KY, she was the daughter of the late Robert Brown and Shirley Mae Patterson Brown. Kimberly loved art and was Christian by faith. She is survived by her son, Reginald Spencer Brown of Franklin and two brothers, Henry Eugene Brown and Robert Brown....
Russell Stroup
Dec 22, 2012
Russell Walter Stroup, 84, of Franklin, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2012. Born Shamokin, PA, he was the son of the late Russell Walter Stroup, Sr. and Euola Beatrice Snyder Stroup. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters and a brother. Russell was a Chaplain in the US Army; after retiring, he worked...
Ruby Saunders
Dec 21, 2012
Ruby Belle Findlay Saunders, 94, of Franklin, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2012. Born in Holt, FL, she was the daughter of the late Henry Lunsford and Bessie Powell Lunsford. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, John Campbell Findlay, who died in 1973; her second husband, Gene Saunders who died in...
Larry Holbrooks
Dec 20, 2012
Larry Wade Holbrooks, 62, of Franklin, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2012. Born in Macon Co, he was the son of Bonnie Stanley Holbrooks and the late Wade Holbrooks. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by son, Weylin Holbrooks Larry enjoyed hunting. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Patsy Hopkins...
Sue Gillespie
Dec 18, 2012
Sue "Dutch" Lee Gillespie, 80, of Franklin, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Born in Jackson Co, NC, she was the daughter of the late Vernon C. Lee and Janie Adams Lee. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert "Bob" Gillespie. Sue enjoyed being outdoors and working in her yard. She was...
Pauline Gilbert
Dec 10, 2012
Pauline "Polly" Fann Gilbert, 93, of Fredericksburg, VA, passed away on Monday, December 10, 2012. Born in Pickens County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Clemar Fann and Daisy Savannah Fann. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Norman L. Gilbert, Jr.; sister, Rose Fann and brothers, Stanton and...
Charles Tomlinson Jr.
Dec 10, 2012
Charles "Chuck" E. Tomlinson, Jr., 81, of Franklin, passed away on Monday, December 10, 2012. Born in Blue Field, WV, he was the son of the late Charles E. Tomlinson, Sr. and Sarah Dorothy Stephens Tomlinson. Chuck attended Ohio State University and worked as an accountant. He was a member of the Junaluskee Masonic Lodge, Smoky Mountain Shrine Club and...
Eva Dees
Dec 7, 2012
Eva Beatrice Blackmon Dees, 93, of Mt. Airy, NC, formerly of Franklin, passed away Friday, December 7, 2012. Born in Sarasota, FL, she was the daughter of the late William Blackmon and Ella Dove Walker Blackmon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Shelley B. Dees, who died December 7, 1994 and brother, Harvey...
Stanley Blind
Dec 6, 2012
Stanley C. Blind, 81, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2012. Born in Stockport, Ohio, he was the son of the late Clifton Blind and Thrya Jones Blind. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Lelia Mae Wise Blind; second wife, Lavonia Slagle Blind; son, Stanley James Blind; two brothers, Alva and...
Alanthia Rhinehart
Dec 5, 2012
Alanthia Rayenette Rhinehart, 51, of Franklin, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. Born in Macon Co., she was the daughter of the late Earl Bucker and Margaret Simonds Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant son, Gabriel Rhinehart and a granddaughter, Kaitlyn Arabella Houston. Alanthia loved dogs and researching genealogy. She was...
Margaret Lovell
Dec 4, 2012
Margaret M. Lovell, 63, of Franklin, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2012. Born in Sanford, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Adam Howard and Hester Lucille Fallen Howard. Margaret enjoyed fishing and quilting. She is survived by her companion of 30 years, Doug Peek of Franklin; her daughter, Lisa Arena of Indiana; brother, John Howard Jr....
Ethylene Stanfield
Nov 29, 2012
Ethylene Stanfield, 76, of Franklin, passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2012. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Harley Stanfield and Esther Holland Stanfield. Ethylene was a member of Cullasaja Assembly of God. She is survived by brothers, Robert Preleau Stanfield, Harley Stanfield Jr. and William L. "Bill" Stanfield all of Franklin and several nieces...
Annalee Greer
Nov 28, 2012
Annalee Mashburn Greer, 89 of Franklin, NC, died in Virginia Beach, VA on Wednesday, November 28, 2012. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Frank Mashburn and Ina Fay Moses Mashburn. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard E. Greer; son, Steve Greer; brothers, James, Edward Ray, Samuel and...
Edythe Mallory
Nov 27, 2012
Edythe Rose Thane Armstrong Mallory, 97, of Franklin, passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Born in Manhattan, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harry Thane Armstrong and Olga Edith Anderson Armstrong. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Robert John Mallory Sr. Edythe was a member of the Union Homemakers Extension...
Eldon Potts
Nov 27, 2012
Eldon Potts, 78, of Franklin, passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Born in Jackson Co, he was the son of the late Ernest Potts and Hazel Fox Potts. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brother, Carl Potts and sister, Gertrude Hooper. Eldon was a US Army veteran and served during the Korean conflict. He...
Theodore "Teddy" Mcclure
Nov 26, 2012
Teddy Eugene McClure, Jr., age 30, passed on Monday, November 26, 2012 at St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of Teddy McClure, Sr. and Shirley Plemmons Cagle. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Reverend George and Sally Fulbright Plemmons and his paternal grandparents, Ted McClure...
Josephine Sanders
Nov 19, 2012
Josephine "Jodie" Waldroop Sanders, 91, of Franklin, passed away Monday, November 19, 2012. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Byron G. Waldroop and Laura Green Waldroop. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Sanders who died February 3, 2007 and four brothers and sisters, Ruth Waldroop, Hazel Penland,...
James "Gene" Cutshaw
Nov 19, 2012
James "Gene" Eugene Cutshaw, 68, passed away Monday, November 19, 2012 in Highlands, NC. A longtime resident of Franklin NC, he was born in Toledo, OH, on March 11, 1944. He was the son of Calvin Eugene Cutshaw and Willie Mae Tucker Cutshaw. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Michelle Marie Cutshaw and...
Darwin Budnick
Nov 16, 2012
Darwin Joseph Budnick, 91, of Franklin, passed away on Friday, November 16, 2012. Born in Alpena, MI, he was the son of the late Frank Budnick and May Ayotte Budnick. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian Budnick; two brothers, Gary and Donald Budnick and a sister, Elaine Budnick. Darwin was a US...
