Joyce Stiwinter
Apr 14, 2010
Joyce Crisp Jones Stiwinter, 64, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2010. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Fred L. Crisp Sr. and Hessie Rachael Grant. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sister, Hazel Hylton and Marie Smith and brother, Troy Crisp Sr. Joyce was a CNA and...
Clara Gregory
Apr 13, 2010
Clara Henson Gregory, 93, of Hickory Knoll Road, Franklin, passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Born in Clay Co, NC, she was the daughter of the late Homer Henson and Virginia Fuller Henson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Gregory, who passed away in 1973. Seven siblings also preceded her in death...
Therese Finnerty
Apr 11, 2010
Therese Margaret Finnerty, 91, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2010. Born in Omaha, NE, she was the daughter of the late George Krigbaum and Theresa Kisicki Krigbaum. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Bernard Charles Finnerty; daughter, Bernardine Glass; grandson, Scott Michael Glass; a brother, George Krigbaum and a sister, Claire...
Jeffrey Ficara
Apr 9, 2010
Jeffrey Phillip Ficara, 54, of Franklin, passed away Friday, April 9, 2010. Born in Long Island, NY, he was the son of Jerry and Mariane Hansen Ficara. Jeff was a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran and was self employed in construction. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife of 15 years, Lori Richardville Ficara; three sisters, Chris...
Jerry Hensley
Mar 31, 2010
Jerry Hensley, 73, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Born in Logan Co. WV, he was the son of Gladys Berry and the late Bruce Hensley. He was self employed as a gun smith; was a Mason in Ft. Myers, FL and was a member of the N.R.A. He enjoyed NASCAR and was a member of Franklin Church...
Jack Powell
Mar 31, 2010
Jack Howard Powell, 87, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Born in Stamford, TX, he was the son of the late James Edward Powell and Ethel Lee Bible. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Jarvis Powell who passed away March 8, 2004 and a sister, Eddis Lyon. He was...
Leonard Burr
Mar 20, 2010
Leonard F. Burr, 80, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2010. Born in Stoneham, MA, he was the son of the late Thomas Burr and Emily Hines. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Bertwell Burr who passed away in 2006; a son, Daniel Burr; five brothers and sisters; a grandson and...
Alejandro Valdez
Mar 20, 2010
Alejandro "Al" Valdez, 44, of Franklin, formerly of Grand Rapids, MI, is now in eternal rest in his Heavenly Home after a courageous battle with cancer. Al is survived by his mother, Mary Ann (Perez) Kindle and step father, Earl R. Kindle, three children, Andrew P., Jessica and Daniel Valdez; two brothers, Steve Valdez and Troy R. Kindle; two sisters,...
Bonnie Moore
Mar 20, 2010
Bonnie Louise Moore, 77, of Franklin passed away Saturday, March 20, 2010. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Will Moore and Hattie Sanders Moore. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Moore and a brother, Billie Moore. She was a graduate of FHS in 1950; graduate of Gaston...
Hallie Johnson
Mar 17, 2010
Hallie Donaldson Johnson, 76, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Born in Macon Co., she was the daughter of the late Carl Donaldson and Lela Tallent Donaldson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Eileen Johnson, two brothers, Haskal Donaldson and Robert Donaldson; a sister, Lola Donaldson; grandson, Justin Johnson and great...
James Ledford
Mar 14, 2010
James Hardy Ledford, 65, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, March 14, 2010. Born in Chester, PA, he was the son of the late Virgil P. Ledford and Margie Justus Ledford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his infant daughter, Patricia Ann Ledford. James was an auto mechanic; an avid outdoorsman and loved to fish, garden,...
Ashleigh Moore
Mar 11, 2010
Ashleigh Nicole Moore, 16, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2010. Born in Coronado, CA, she was the daughter of Tina Marie Alvarez Smith and Donald Smith of Franklin, and Sean and Wendy Wallace Moore of Franklin. She attended Louisa Chapel United Methodist Church where she enjoyed singing in the choir; she attended Macon Early College where she was...
Mary Oliver
Mar 11, 2010
Mary A. Oliver, 96, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2010. Born March 27, 1913 in Gouveia, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Julius Oliver and Amelia Coelho Oliver. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Elsie Rebello; brother in law, Manuel; a brother, Anthony Oliver and nephew, Mario Rebello. At...
Kitsie Lansing
Mar 9, 2010
Kitsie T. Lansing, 87, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Born in Middletown, NY, she was the daughter of the late James Edward Tether and Bertha Lain Tether. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Dr. Houston Wilson Jr.; second husband, Renice Lansing who died June 24, 2008 and a brother,...
Rober Shutt
Mar 8, 2010
Rober T. Shutt Jr., 66, of Franklin, passed away Monday, March 8, 2010 after a year-long battle with cancer. Born in Rural Hall, NC, he was the son of the late Rober T. Shutt Sr. and Minerva Fulp Shutt. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received his Masters Degree from Georgia State University. Rober...
John Glenn
Mar 6, 2010
John Melvin Glenn, 85, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2010. Born in Gatesville, NC, he was the son of the late John M. Glenn and Camilla Yarborough Glenn. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, John M. Glenn, Jr. of Atlanta, GA and a sister, Eleanor Glenn Hinton of Gatesville, NC. John...
Carol Wyatt
Mar 5, 2010
Carol Katherine Wackrow Wyatt, 74, of Franklin, passed away Friday, March 5, 2010. Born in Lowell, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Rudolph A. Wackrow and Ruth Thompson Wackrow. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, David A. Wackrow. She was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church. Carol enjoyed crafts and using...
Max Buchanan
Mar 1, 2010
Max Buchanan, 77, of Lincoln County, NC, formerly of Franklin, NC, passed away Monday, March 1, 2010. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late James Ellis Buchanan and Maude Welch Buchanan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Ralph Buchanan; a brother, Kenneth Buchanan and step mother, Ruby Buchanan. Max...
Gene Teem
Mar 1, 2010
Gene Willis Teem, 72, of Franklin, passed away Monday, March 1, 2010. Born in Macon Co. he was the son of the late Herman Teem and Alma Moses Teem. He was a Real Estate Appraiser and builder; loved to trade and collect antiques and go to auctions; was past president of the Lions Club and Jacycees and was a member,...
Jamie Jones
Feb 28, 2010
Jamie Lynn Jones, infant son of Roy and Crystal Neilson Jones, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2010. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Daniel Lee Jones and his twin brother, Matthew Robert Jones; uncles, Michael Lohr and Christopher Lohr both of Augers, Michigan, Wayne Jones and wife Sherry of Mechanicsville, Maryland, John Jones of Franklin...
