James Bowser
May 3, 2009
James Arthur Bowser, 80, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2009. Born in West Bridgewater, PA, he was the son of the late Edward Bowser and Lillian Fogel Bowser. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by daughter, Carolanne Higdon and son, Bruce K. Klopfer. James volunteered at REACH and was a member of Bethel United...
Bettye Coffeen
May 2, 2009
Bettye Jane Coffeen, 78, of Highlands, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2009. Born in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Harry Matthews and Lucille Stroud Matthews. Bettye was a graduate of F.S.U. and was a school teacher in Miami, FL. She was instrumental in setting up the second Inner Wheel with Rotary in North Carolina; served as...
Randy Raby
Apr 29, 2009
Randy Raby, 42, of Billingsley Rd., Scaly Mountain, NC, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Highlands, Cashiers Hospital. Born in Transylvania Co, NC, October 1, 1966, he was the son of Bobby Joe Raby and Barbara Ann Watson Raby. He was a rock and brick mason in the construction industry. He was a US Army Veteran and a member...
Annie Guffey
Apr 25, 2009
Annie Mae Hurst Guffey, 92, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2009. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Jess Hurst and Sara Elizabeth Belle Beasley Hurst. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Guffey who died in 1962; daughter, Annie Sue Freimuth who died in 2002; sisters...
Rebecca Jones
Apr 24, 2009
Rebecca "Becky" Bradley Jones, 62, of Franklin, passed away Friday, April 24, 2009. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Emma Lou Bradley Buckingham. In addition to her mother she was preceded in death by her husband, John Franklin Jones. Becky was a member of Mulberry United Methodist Church. She is survived by a daughter; Leslie...
Frank Tastinger
Apr 21, 2009
Frank Tastinger, 92, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Born in Weirton, WV, he was the son of the late Jacob Tastinger and Anna Kull Tastinger. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Anna Tastinger. Guided by his belief in God and the Catholic Church, Frank was a Fourth...
James Hogan
Apr 18, 2009
James M. Hogan, 65, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2009. Born in Battle Creek, Michigan, he was the son of the late James Hogan and Alice Bentley Hogan. James worked for the Cullasaja Club in Highlands, was a member of Longview Baptist Church and was an avid fisherman. He is survived by two sons, Trevor Hogan and wife...
Dorothy Walters
Apr 17, 2009
Dorothy Muriel Walters—"Mama Dot" September 8, 1924—April 17th, 2009 "Who Can Find a Virtuous Woman? Her Price Was Far Above Rubies." Proverbs 31:10 Dorothy Muriel Walters, beloved wife of 64 years to George Walters, who predeceased her two years ago, went home to be with God and with Daddy George on Friday, April 17th. Her legacy to the world includes...
Maggie Mills
Apr 14, 2009
Maggie Plemmons Mills, age 90, of 443 Balsam Ridge Road, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at her residence. Maggie was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County. She was a daughter of the late William B. and Martha Mull Plemmons. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Walter Lee Mills, and...
Johnny Chambless
Apr 9, 2009
Johnny Ray Chambless, 73, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2009. Born in Winfield, AL, he was the son of the late Grady Chambless and Sally Mae Chambless. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, William, LeRoy, Dexter and Jimmy Chambless and sister, Louise Simmons. He was a retired truck driver and received a...
Elinore Blackwood
Apr 7, 2009
Elinore Mae Blackwood, 85, of Waynesville, NC, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2009. Born in Ventor City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late James Blackwood and Eva Grace Beaver Blackwood. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sister, Isabella J. Wolfe. She is survived by her niece, Maryam Strong of Franklin. No Services have...
Frances Nettles
Apr 6, 2009
Frances Irene Nettles, 82, of Snellville, GA, formerly of Franklin, passed away Monday, April 6, 2009. Born in Richmond, VA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Morgan Jones and Sarah Etta DeVinney Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Irvin Shelby Nettles. Frances was a Registered Nurse and...
Alice Miller
Mar 30, 2009
Alice McConnell Miller, 71, of Scaly Mountain, passed away Monday, March 30, 2009. Born in Scaly Mountain, NC, she was the daughter of Martha Anders McConnell Kell and the late Ray McConnell. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her step father, Donald Kell; three brothers, James, George and Kenneth McConnell, She retired from Cashiers Plastics...
Gerald Cook
Mar 29, 2009
Gerald "Jerry" Doane Cook, 68, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2009. Born in Gap Mills, WV, he was the son of the late Gilmer Patton Cook Sr. and Maggie King Cook. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Glenda Henderson Cook, who passed away December 20, 2007 and brother, Gilmer Patton Cook...
Jack Acord
Mar 27, 2009
Jack Acord, 73, of Franklin, passed away Friday, March 27, 2009. Born in Mount Hope, West VA, he was the son of the late Darell Acord and Susan Warwick Acord. Jack was a U.S. Marine Corp veteran and was a member of Union United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Betty Gribble Acord; two sons,...
John Welch
Mar 27, 2009
John Sherman Welch, 91, of Franklin, passed away Friday, March 27, 2009. Born in Macon Co. he was the son of the late Oscar Franklin Welch and Lillie Ethel Daves Welch. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers, Virgil Welch, Bobby Welch and J.D. Welch and sister, Betty Jane Meredith. He was a member...
Jane Privette
Mar 25, 2009
Jane Caroline Privette, 58, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Born in St. Pete, FL, she was the daughter of Jane Foster Humphrey and the late James Humphrey. She was a teacher in Jackson Co. and was a member of the Republican Women's Club. Jane attended Victory Baptist Church. In addition to her mother, Jane is survived by...
Doris Simmons
Mar 25, 2009
Doris Ann Bailey Simmons, 69, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Born in Macon Co. she was the daughter of the late James Thomas Bailey and Annie Mae Teems Bailey. She grew up in Franklin and traveled world=wide as a military spouse. After retirement she settled back in Franklin and worked for Sears, Vanity Fair Factory and Macon...
Elizabeth Pickels
Mar 19, 2009
Elizabeth Bridge Pickels, 94, of Cleveland, TN, formerly an 8 year resident of Soddy Daisy, TN and previously a resident of Franklin, NC, where she and her husband, Joseph H. Pickels resided for over 30 years, passed away, March 19, 2009. Born in NY, she was the daughter of the late Fred Noyes Bridge and Elizabeth Barber Schwartz. She was...
