Clara Erwin
Feb 10, 2009
Clara Sue Erwin, 67, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2009. Born in Gordon County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Henry Bramblett and Mary Lucille Holsomback Bramblett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Terry "Jimmy" Erwin. She was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by two sons,...
Mariea Bryson
Feb 8, 2009
Mariea J. Bryson, 60, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2009. Born in Mt. Clemens, MI, she was the daughter of Jesse Harrell of Michigan, and the late Dorothy J. Burnette Harrell. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by brother, Ricky Harrell. She was active at Cullasaja Elementary School as P.T.O President and volunteer; was...
Larry Stewart
Feb 5, 2009
Larry Stewart, 53, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009. Born in Macon Co, he was the son of the late Betty Jo Roper. He was most known for working at Marshall Henson Tire Shop. Larry was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his brother, Tim Stewart of Candler, NC. Funeral Service will be held at 3:00...
Robert Penland
Feb 4, 2009
Robert L. Penland, 90, of Hickory, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, February 4, 2009. Bob was born February 8, 1918, in Shooting Creek, NC, to the late Jack and Omie Penland. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his siblings, Earl Penland, Farrell Penland, Hazel Anderson and Maymie Davis. He met his wife, Helen McAlister of Sherman,...
Janet Bohanan
Feb 1, 2009
Janet L. Oudshoff Bohanan, 64, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2009. Born in Melbourne, FL, she was the daughter of the late Theodore H. Oudshoff and Dorothy M. Mosher Oudshoff. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by son, Larry A. Bohanan and brother, John L. Oudshoff. Janet was a homemaker and moved from Nashville,...
Mildred Harris
Jan 31, 2009
Mildred Jackson Harris, 86, of Otto, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2009. Born in Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Homer Clause and Louise Lansing. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wendell T. Harris and a son, Jack Stanley. After the death of her husband, Mildred fulfilled her dream of retiring...
Dolores Marshall
Jan 31, 2009
Dolores Marshall, 78, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2009. Born in Indiana, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harold Overbeck and Genevieve Gross Overbeck. She was former secretary for the engineering dept. at Angel Medical Center; longtime member of the Unity Church in Clearwater, FL; member of the Red Hat Society; loved music, writing and crafts....
Anna Yates
Jan 30, 2009
Anna Marie Yates, 82, of Franklin, passed away Friday, January 30, 2009. Born in Chesterfield, NY, she was the daughter of the late Perry Edward Hackett and Bessie M. White Hackett. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Leslie Yates; son, Bernard L. Mitchell; one brother and four sisters. She moved from Palatka, FL...
Olin Hutchings
Jan 29, 2009
Capt. Olin Bruce Hutchings, 81, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2009. Born in Bozeman, MT, he was the son of the late Edward Neil Hutchings and Della Inez Hutchings Daniels. He was a US Navy Veteran and served during WWII. Olin worked in the boating industry, performing the duties of Captain on yachts; he had a great love...
Ethel Heefner
Jan 27, 2009
Ethel Passmore Heefner, 87, of Franklin, was promoted to her new position in glory on Tuesday, January 27, 2009. She was born on March 25, 1921, in Macon Co., and was the daughter of the late Joshway Passmore and Doshie Trantham Passmore. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Norman Heefner. Ethel was a...
Janice Lockwood
Jan 26, 2009
Janice Lockwood, 79, of Franklin, passed away Monday, January 26, 2009. Born in Marion, OH, she was the daughter of the late William and Florence Daughty. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard "Dick" Lockwood; two brothers, Jack and Tom; sister, Jean and twin sister, Joanne. Janice worked for Florida Power and Light...
Carl Hoover
Jan 22, 2009
Carl Hoover, 91, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2009. Born in Fairfax, SC, he was the son of the late Gilmore Hoover Sr. and Irene Williams Hoover. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sisters, Ernestine Hoover and Ruby Hoover Davis and brother, Gilmore Hoover Jr. Carl was a U.S. Army Veteran of...
Joyce Stanfield
Jan 20, 2009
Joyce Stanfield, 65, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2009. Born in Old Fort, NC, she was the daughter of Georgie Stockton Lavender and the late Rev. R.C. Stockton. She was an avid Carolina Tarheel fan; loved singing gospel music, gardening and canning. Joyce was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church....
Kenneth Houston
Jan 19, 2009
Kenneth Roy Houston, 74, of Franklin, passed away Monday, January 19, 2009. Born in Haywood Co., he was the son of the late Ray Houston and Ruby Woods Houston. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Linda Sorrell and Martha Hall. He was a custom home builder and custom cabinet maker; delivered the paper...
Fred Saunders
Jan 13, 2009
Fred W. Saunders, U.S.N Ret., departed this life Tuesday, January 13, 2009, after a long illness. Son of Charles H. and Mamie Dowdle Saunders, he was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Robert L. Saunders, Robert's wife Beverly and their daughter Robyn Brown of Tennessee; his brother Charles Lewis Saunders and his sister Edna Henry. He is survived...
George Taylor Jr.
Jan 11, 2009
George Alden Taylor, Jr., 93, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2009. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1915 to George A, Taylor, Sr. and Florence Hassett Taylor. In 1968, he moved his family to Franklin from Jacksonville, FL. Hewas a member of the Appraisal Institute and worked throughout western North Carolina as a self employed real...
Sue Dean
Jan 11, 2009
Sue Matthews Dean, 66, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2009. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Frank Matthews and Kathryn Porter Matthews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her second husband, Bill Dean. Sue worked most of her life in the food services industry and was owner and...
Marjorie Powell
Jan 9, 2009
Marjorie Ann Powell, 85, of Franklin, NC formerly of El Paso, Texas, passed away Friday, January 9, 2009. Born in Bradford, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Miller and Helen M. Garton Miller. Marjorie was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Powell who died in 1996 and a sister, Ruth Bolton. She retired from Fort Bliss...
Helen Swann
Jan 5, 2009
Helen Charlotte Swann 70, passed away Monday, January 5, 2008. She was a long time resident of the Holly Springs Community. Helen was preceded by her husband James Berlin Swann and a sister Kathleen Frances (Sweeney) Irons. Prior to retirement she was employed by several local motels including Days Inn and Carolina Motel. She is survived by a son Scott...
Wayne Proffitt
Dec 29, 2008
Wayne Proffitt, 80, of Franklin, passed away Monday, December 29, 2008. Born in Yancey Co, NC, he was the son of the late Leslie Proffitt and Vina Hill Proffitt. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen King Proffitt who passed away June 29, 2008. Wayne graduated from Berea College and received his B.S....
