Anna Brabson
Jun 21, 2012
Anna Mae Buchanan Brabson, 86, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, June 21, 2012. Born in Macon Co., she was the daughter of the late James Ellis Buchanan and Maude Welch Buchanan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Harry Alexander Brabson who died January 5, 2011; two brothers, Kenneth and Max...
Walter Dziurgot
Jun 20, 2012
Walter John Dziurgot, 95, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Born in Detroit, MI he was the son of the late Peter Dziurgot and Mary Anna Dziedsic. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Theresa Ann Dziurgot who died on March 12, 2009. Walter was an avid golfer, fisherman...
Nancy Ledford
Jun 19, 2012
Nancy Louise Dalton Ledford, 73, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Pratt Columbus Dalton and Zella Hurst Dalton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Harold and Kenneth Dalton. Nancy was an avid Atlanta Braves fan and loved to garden. She...
Mennice "Penny" Kilby
Jun 16, 2012
Mennice "Penny" Kilby, 65, of Adairsville, GA, formerly of Franklin, NC, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2012. Born in Murphy, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Lola Sexton Hass. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Joe Kilby who died in 2010. Penny was of the Baptist faith. She is...
Teresa Moses Lane
Jun 15, 2012
Teresa Moses Lane, 43, of Franklin, passed away Friday, June 15, 2012. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the Athen "Junior" Moses of Franklin and the late Nelda Deitz Moses. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Lane. Teresa had a great love for animals. In addition to her father,...
James Dock "J.D." Parrish
Jun 8, 2012
James Dock "J.D." Parrish, 79, of Franklin, passed away Friday, June 8, 2012. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late William Roane Parrish and Wilma Hall Parrish. Grandson of the late Dock A. and Pearl Bradley Hall. J.D. was a U.S. Army veteran; member of Oak Grove Baptist Church and retired from Duke Power. He was...
James Swann
Jun 7, 2012
James Mark Swann, 68, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2012. Born in Scottdale, GA, he was the son of the late Durwood Swann and Jane Jenkins Swann. James was a US Army veteran and served during the Vietnam War. He is survived by his wife, Linda Gilliland Swann; brother, Gene Swann of Stockbridge, GA and a sister, Loretta...
Jeanne Sciacca
Jun 6, 2012
Jeanne Anne Dorothy Sciacca, 84, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Maenza and Marion Adams. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Salvatore Sciacca who died in 1992. Jeanne was one of Jehovah's Witnesses and a member of the Franklin...
Nina Downs
Jun 5, 2012
Nina Downs, 87, of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of Cherryville, NC, passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2012. A native of Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Stanley Williams and Dora Ava Lona Bingham Williams. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Billy Downs who died in 2002. She is...
Judy Chastain Long
Jun 3, 2012
Judy Chastain Long, 70, passed away on Sunday, June 3 2012 at home. A native of Highlands, NC, she was the daughter of the late Claude William and Bernice Hedden Chastain. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Hazel Ortega and Evelyn Nix, and one brother, Jim Chastain. Judy was a devoted member of the Daughters of the...
Betty Louise Raby
Jun 2, 2012
Miss Betty Louise Raby, 79, of the Augusta Road area, Greenville, SC died, Saturday June 2, 2012. Louise was born October 4, 1932 in the Cowee community, Franklin, NC and lived there until relocating to Greenville SC in 1952. She is the ninth child of the late Albert and Kansas Raby. In addition to her parents, Louise is preceded in...
Virginia Watts
Jun 2, 2012
Virginia Penland Watts, 90, of E. Hickory Knoll Community, passed away Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 at the family homestead where she was born. A native of Macon County she resided in Birmingham, AL for 40 years with her husband and two sons, returning to Hickory Knoll in 1985 for retirement. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence S. and...
Earl Mcfadden, Md
May 28, 2012
Earl Boyd McFadden, MD, 89, of Franklin, passed away peacefully at home with family on Monday, May 28, 2012. Born in Port Deposit, MD, he was the son of the late James Henry McFadden and Rachel Boyd McFadden. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, James H. McFadden III. Earl served as a Naval...
Grace Helms Folger
May 27, 2012
Grace Helms Folger, 97, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2012. Born in Salisbury, NC, she was the daughter of the late Luther Helms and Carrie Roseman Helms. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Milton Folger and a daughter, Roberta Lee Nieuwenhuis. She retired after 67 years from Weils Company where she...
Homer Hedden
May 25, 2012
Homer M. Hedden, 86, of Franklin, passed away Friday, May 25, 2012. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late John Hedden and Ruie Woods Hedden. He was preceded in death by a son, Homer Lewis Hedden. Homer was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII; member of Franklin Church of God and loved gardening, hunting and fishing....
Sharon Dills Clark Hightower
May 21, 2012
Sharon Dills Clark Hightower, 69, of Franklin, passed away Monday, May 21, 2012. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Dills and Clyde Virginia Henry Dills. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Preston Clark; second husband, Tommy Hightower and a brother Ernest Regal Dills. Sharon worked in...
Ray Watkins
May 20, 2012
Ray C. Watkins, 65, of Otto, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012. Born in Atlanta, GA, he was the son of the late Sylvester "Bud" Watkins and Barbara Bosler Watkins. He was a US Marine Corp veteran and served in the Vietnam War. He was a member of the VFW Post 7339 of Franklin, NC. Ray retired after 26 years...
Jean E. Clarke
May 20, 2012
Jean E. Clarke, 84, of Cambridge, OH, formerly of Otto, NC, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012. She was born in Zanesville, OH and the daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth Getts. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 22 years, James W. Clarke and her grandson, Sean R. Marks....
Curtis Pearson
May 19, 2012
Curtis Lamar Pearson, of Franklin, died Saturday, May 19, 2012. He was 91 years old. "Pearson," as he was known by family and friends, was born in Greenville, Georgia on October 16, 1920. He was the son of the late Lemmie L. Pearson and the late Lena Nellie Bowles Pearson. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Belle...
Marjorie Barnard
May 18, 2012
Marjorie Anne Barnard, 87 of Franklin, passed away Friday, May 18, 2012. Born in Dillonvale, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Roy Gerke and Elfra Mae Haynes Gerke. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Warner Keith Barnard; two sisters, Betty Mellon and Dorothy Finley and a brother, Max Gerke. Marjorie loved...
