Robert Vinson
Dec 25, 2008
Robert Vinson, 93, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2008. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late John B. Vinson, Sr. and Mae Belle Conley Vinson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lillie Belle McClure Vinson who died in 1965; two sisters, Emma Erwin and Katherine Hamrick; daughter-in-law Brenda Vinson and son-in-law, Curtis...
Verden Smith Earwood
Dec 24, 2008
Verden Oklahoma Smith Earwood, 102, of Butler Road, Arden, NC died on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Earwood was born March 5, 1906 in the Tellico Community of Macon County and was the daughter of the late Elijah and Alice Southards Smith . She was preceded in death by her husband, James D. Earwood, in 2001. She...
Frances Holbrooks
Dec 23, 2008
Frances Simonds Holbrooks, 65, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. Born in Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Simonds and Laura DeHart Simonds. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Myrtle and Delpha and four brothers, Frank, Ernest, Walter and Vaughn. Frances was cafeteria manager for Cowee Elementary School and was a member...
Claude Oliver
Dec 23, 2008
Claude Eugene "Gene" Oliver, 75, of Franklin, passed away Tues. Dec. 23, 2008. Born in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Claude and Minnie Howard Oliver. He was a retired 1st Sgt. U.S. Army serving in the Korean War and Vietnam War. Gene served as a civilian employee for the U.S. Army as a military customs officer....
Susan Horner
Dec 23, 2008
Susan Marie Horner, 47, of Concord, NC passed away Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. Born in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of Shirley Nilles Allegretti of Franklin and the late Stanley Kiersnowski. She was an ATM Technician for Coastal Federal Credit Union and was of the Catholic Faith. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her step-father, Daniel...
Brenda Ray
Dec 22, 2008
Brenda Woodard Ray, 57, of Franklin, passed away Monday, December 22, 2008. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Wayne Wright Woodard and Flonnie Jenkins Woodard Clark. Brenda was a dedicated RN and was active in Relay for Life. She was a member of West Franklin Church and served as Board of Directors for Helping Hands...
William Seaton Jr.
Dec 21, 2008
William H. Seaton, Jr., 95, died December 21, 2008 at Fidelia Eckerd Living Center in Highlands, NC. He was born in Louisville, KY but resided most of his life in Charleston, WV and later in Gainesville, GA. He was a resident of Franklin, NC for 10 years before moving to Highlands. He attended Washington and Lee University where he received...
Norman Knott
Dec 19, 2008
Norman Knott, 77, of Franklin, passed away Friday, December 19, 2008. Born in Leyton, London, England, he was the son of the late Herbert Knott and Catherine Pollard Knott. Norman was a member of the Royal Air Force (R.A.F.). He was a member of the Race Walker Association where he received the Centurion Award. He was legal custodian for the...
Frank Deal
Dec 17, 2008
Charles "Frank" Deal, 77, of Sylva, NC, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2008. Born in Macon Co, he was the son of the late Jake Palmer Deal and Aver Watts Deal. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by wife, Katherine Pipes Deal who passed in June 2007 and brother, Floyd Deal who passed in February 2008....
James Jordane
Dec 16, 2008
James C. Jordane, 82, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2008. Born in Aurora, Co, he was the son of the late James Jordane and Sylva Atkins Jordane. James was a retired U.S. Navy Veteran and served during WWII. He was Senior V.P. of ET Barwick Industries. James is survived by his wife of 27 years, Mary Ogden Jordane....
Geraldine Brown
Dec 7, 2008
Geraldine Bradley Brown, 74, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2008 Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Bradley and Myrtle Welch Bradley. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by brothers, Floyd, Claude and J.D. Bradley and sisters, Launa Clark, and Bernice Houston. She was a member of Oak Grove...
Donald Robbins
Dec 5, 2008
Donald F. Robbins, passed away on December 5, 2008, in Franklin, North Carolina at the age of 94. Donald "Doc" Robbins was born on May 1, 1914 in Fall River, Massachusetts. His family moved to Tampa, Florida where he was raised with two brothers and three sisters. He attended the University of Florida and graduated with a degree in chemical...
Barbara David
Dec 2, 2008
Barbara R. David, 82, of Franklin, NC, passed away December 2, 2008. Born in Murphy, NC, she was the daughter of the late Rawley Robinson and Myrtle Franklin Robinson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by sister, Mary Taylor and two brothers, Harry Robinson and Jim Robinson. Barbara moved from Merritt Island, FL, to Franklin in...
Virginia Campagna
Nov 27, 2008
Virginia Mae Campagna, 74, of Franklin, passed away November 27, 2008. Born in Fallston, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Garland J. Leonard and Dorothy Main Leonard. She was a retired bookkeeper. She is survived by four children, Teresa Schmidt of Franklin, Michael Campagna of Virginia, Salvator Campagna of Virginia and Julie Campagna of Maryland; five sisters, Jeanne...
Harry Waller
Nov 22, 2008
Harry H. Waller, Jr., 81, of Buford, GA, formerly of Franklin, NC, passed away Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008. Born in Orlando, FL, he was the son of the late Harry H. Waller, Sr. and Mildred Smith Waller. He was preceded in death by his wife Jean and brother Benjamin. Harry served in the U.S. Marine Corp Reserves during WWII. He...
Richard Derr Sr.
Nov 22, 2008
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Freddie Pinner
Nov 20, 2008
Fred Pinner, 61, of Franklin, NC, formerly of Okeechobee, FL, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2008. Born in Orlando, FL, he was the son of the late Ted Pinner and Ruth Hall Pinner. Fred was a US Marine Corps Veteran and was a Purple Heart Recipient during the Vietnam War. He was a supervisor for Shaw Utility in Florida and...
Laura Jackson
Nov 15, 2008
Laura Mae Jackson, 73, of Franklin, NC, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2008. Born in Gainesville, FL, she was the daughter of the late Osie L. Jackson and Mildred Barker Jackson. Laura loved needle point; staying at home and listening to gospel music. She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church and former member of Wells Grove Baptist Church....
