Edward Sullivan
Dec 3, 2007
Edward Joseph Sullivan, III, 55, of Franklin, passed away Monday, Dec 3, 2007. Born in Massachusetts, he was the son of Shirley Elizabeth Dodge Sullivan of Arlington, Mass. and the late Edward Joseph Sullivan, Jr. Ed was owner of Franklin Realty, member of the Board of Realtors; member of the Board for Franklin Little League; very active with the Little...
Mary Lee Moses
Nov 30, 2007
Mary Lee Moses, 79, of Franklin, passed away Friday, November 30, 2007. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late George N. Bingham and Georgia Bell Patton Bingham. She was married to the late T.B. Moses who died in 1966. She retired from Belden. Mary was a member of Longview Baptist Church and was a member of...
Verlon Swafford
Nov 30, 2007
Verlon Edward Swafford, 90, of Franklin, passed away Friday, November 30, 2007. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late James H. Swafford and Eller Crawford Swafford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy Bennett Swafford who died May 25, 2005; brothers, Paul, Harvey, Carl and Clifton and a sister,...
Joyce Byrd
Nov 29, 2007
Joyce S. Byrd, 84, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2007. Born in Old Fort, NC, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Sawyer and Reba Burnette Sawyer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Garland Stephen Byrd who died April 15, 2005; a brother, James Earl Sawyer, a sister, Carolyn Pilkington;...
Yvonne Durland Gray
Nov 28, 2007
Yvonne Durland Gray, 79, of Franklin, passed away Wed., November 28, 2007. Born in Vestal Center, NY, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Park and Myrtle Ellis Park. She was preceded in death by her first husband Albert John Durland, second husband, Clarence Elbert Gray; step daughter, Diane Colleton and a grandson, Sean Beams. She graduated from Russell...
Irene Bishop
Nov 27, 2007
Irene Shields Bishop, 65, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2007. Born in Miami, FL, she was the daughter of the late Walter M. Shields and Florence Warden Shields. Irene graduated from Coral Gables High School; attended Miami-Dade Community College and graduated from SCC. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Ronald Bishop; a son, Kenneth Bishop...
Betty Lou Clontz
Nov 23, 2007
Betty Lou Ledford Clontz, 75, of Franklin, passed away Friday, Nov. 23, 2007. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Fred Ledford and Dora Elsie Poindexter Ledford. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Carson Clontz, Sr.; a son, Glenn Carson Clontz, Jr.; four sisters, Annie Tripplet, Mary Margaret Ledford, Ruth Mahota Ledford and...
Martha Hildebrand
Nov 21, 2007
Martha Frances McIntire Longnecker Hildebrand, 84,of Franklin, NC, passed away Wed., Nov. 21, 2007. She was born February 8, 1923 in her parents farm home in Madison County, OH, to the late S.F. & Blanche Higgins McIntire. She weighed only 2 ¼ lbs. And was kept alive in the wood cook stove. She grew up in the village of Irwin,...
Joanne Keck
Nov 21, 2007
Joanne Keck, 78, of Franklin, passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2007. Born in Kendallville, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Harry E. Culbertson and Rosa Calkins Culbertson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Grant Keck who died in 1975 and a sister, Rosemary Gregory Matthews. Joanne grew up in...
David Charleston
Nov 21, 2007
David Nevius Charleston, 56, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2007, at Angel Medical Center. Born in Atlanta, GA, he was the son of Charmian Martin Charleston Williams and the late Robert Parks Charleston. He was a graduate of Stetson University, Deland, FL and was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. After being a part time resident...
Dorothy Reed
Nov 15, 2007
Dorothy Mae Reed, 87, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2007. Born in Beaver Falls, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ivan Deloe and Victoria Stucka Nye. She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph G. Reed. She retired from Don's Trucking Co. where she worked as secretary. She was a member of the St. Maurice...
Paul Keith D'Agostina
Nov 15, 2007
Paul Keith D'Agostina, 32, of Franklin, passed away unexpectedly Nov. 15, 2007. Born in Avon Park, FL, he was the son of Paul Chris D'Agostina of Okeechobee, FL and Laura Lee Dalrymple Roller of Franklin. Paul was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Warren A. Dalrymple, paternal grandfather, Paul D'Agostina, sister, Shannon Gail D'Agostina and step grandfather, Gene Hurley....
Martin Rice
Nov 14, 2007
Martin Russell Rice, 82, of Franklin passed away at Angel Medical Center on Nov. 14, 2007. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he was the son of the late J. Clyde Rice and Alice (John) Rice. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Katherine Ann Rice who died in 1979 and, a brother, Milan Rice in 2004. An...
Bob Timberlake
Nov 12, 2007
Charles Robert "Bob" Timberlake, 82, of Franklin, passed away Monday, Nov. 12, 2007. Born in Scioto County, Ohio, he was the son of the late Charles Horace Timberlake and Sarah Jane Shields Timberlake. He was married to the late Mabel Ruth Eblin Timberlake who died February 14, 2006. Bob was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII; he was a Plumber;...
Joyce Anderson Mann
Nov 10, 2007
Joyce Ellis Anderson Mann, 65, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007. Born in Hall County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Henry Wade Ellis and Mellie Armour Ellis. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Marvin Anderson and a son, Mickey Anderson. Joyce was a member of the Windy Gap Baptist Church and member...
Carroll Goodson
Nov 9, 2007
Carroll Southern Goodson, 75, of Franklin, went home to be with his Lord, Friday, November 9, 2007. Born in Galax, VA, he was the son of the late Clifford Goodson and Margie Hodge Goodson Todd. He was preceded in death by two children, Paulette Passmore and Jimmy Goodson and two grandchildren, Crystal Goodson and Cheryl Hooper. Carroll was a U.S....
Leo Grennier
Oct 31, 2007
Leo Nelson Grennier, 93, of Franklin, passed away, Wednesday, October 31, 2007. Born in Little Falls, Minnesota, he was the son of the late Eugene Grennier and Clara Brousseau Grennier. Leo was preceded in death by his first wife, Evelyn Plante Grennier who died in 1982; a sister, Gladys Machesney and a brother, Frank Grennier. He was a crane operator...
Christine Estes
Oct 28, 2007
Christine Morgan Estes, 75, of Franklin NC, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2007. Born in Franklin, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Madison Morgan and Mary Etta Scott Morgan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Estes who died September 29, 2000; son, George M. Estes who died April 6, 2006; brothers; Bill, Roy, Fred...
James Mcconnell
Oct 26, 2007
James B. McConnell, 87, of Franklin, passed away Friday, October 26, 2007. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Loren McConnell and Bessie Ledford McConnell. He was preceded in death by a sister, Eloise Land; a brother, R.L. McConnell and a great grandson, Payton Isaac Wade. Jay was a U.S. Army veteran and retired from the...
Thomas Smith
Oct 25, 2007
Thomas F. "Tom" Smith, 66, of Franklin, passed away October 25, 2007 after a brief illness. He was born in Rochester, NY to Florence Smith of Rochester, NY and the late Robert Smith. He was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Smith. Tom worked in the maintenance department at the Macon County Health Department. In addition to his mother,...
