John "Chuck" Richardson
Aug 21, 2007
Chuck Richardson passed away on Tuesday, August 21st at Solace Hospice in Asheville, NC. A longtime resident of Franklin, he was 84 years old. Born John Charles Henry Richardson on March 10, 1923 in Flint, Michigan, Chuck was the eldest of four children born to Violet and Charles Henry Richardson. He graduated from Northwestern High School in Detroit, Michigan and...
Walter Metzdorf
Aug 19, 2007
Walter H. Metzdorf, 66, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2007. A native of Anderson, Indiana, he was the son of the late Arthur L. Metzdorf and L. June Tucker Metzdorf. Walter was a retired banker in management; a US Air Force veteran; a Rotarian, receiving the Paul Harris Fellow; and he was a member of Memorial United Methodist...
Walter Robinson, Jr.
Aug 19, 2007
Walter Lee Robinson, Jr., 85, of Franklin, NC, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2007. A native of Sofkee, GA, he was the son of the late Walter Lee Robinson, Sr. and Minnie Haddock Robinson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jewel Kersey Robinson, who died in December 2002. He retired in 1982 from...
Roy Southard
Aug 17, 2007
Roy Woodrow Southard, 94, of 3315 West Old Murphy Road, Franklin, passed away Friday, August 17, 2007. He was a native of Macon County and life long resident of the Cartoogechaye Community, the son of the late Charles and Florence Sprinkle Southard. He was a Timberman, Dozer Operator and Farmer, and a member of Cartoogechaye Baptist Church where he had...
Elsie Higgins
Aug 17, 2007
Elsie Evelyn MacDonald Higgins, 90, of Franklin, passed away Friday, August 17, 2007, after a period of declining health. She was born in Brantord, Ontario Canada and was the daughter of the late Elsie Evelyn MacDonald and step-father Duncan J. MacDonald. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Murray J. Higgins, who died...
Micah Lee & Mckenna Grace Caroline Mchan
Aug 14, 2007
Micah Lee and McKenna Grace Caroline McHan, infant twins of Duane and Jamie West McHan of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2007. Surviving in addition to their parents, Duane and Jamie McHan are maternal grandparents, Jackie and Carolyn West, of Franklin; Gene and Margaret McHan of Franklin; maternal great grandmother, Edna Bowers of Franklin; brother and sister, Ryan McHan...
Mildred Lau
Aug 8, 2007
Mildred "Millie" Ruth Lau, 55, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2007 after a long battle with breast cancer. Born in Daytona Beach, FL, she was the daughter of Dorothy Jean Kressman Mann of Ocala, FL and the late James Walter Mann. She was preceded in death by a niece, Bonnie Jean Gresham who died in 2002. Millie retired...
Joyce Lewis
Aug 7, 2007
Joyce Bates Lewis, 59, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2007. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Boyd Bates and Lola Watts Bates. Joyce was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Jean Bates and three brothers, Dennis, Marvin and Clyde. She was a member of Prentiss Church of God and worked for several...
Charles Perreault
Aug 2, 2007
Charles "Chuck" Perreault, 73, of Franklin, NC, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2007. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late Charles Perreault, Sr. and Anne Winstead Perreault. Chuck was a conductor at the Great Smoky Mountain Railway for the past eight years and was said to be the best conductor they ever had. He was a...
Robert "Bobby" Kendall
Jul 31, 2007
Robert (Bobby) L. Kendall, Jr., 52, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2007. A native and life long resident of Macon County, he was the son of Robert L. Kendall, Sr., and the late Wanda Crisp Kendall. Bobby was in the construction business; and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving in addition to his father, Robert L. Kendall, Sr.,...
John Picking
Jul 28, 2007
John Picking, 74, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2007. Born in Ware, Mass. he was the son of the late Francis Picking and Victoria Zahara Picking. John was a U.S. Army veteran during the Korean War and was a member of the VFW Post 7339. He was a mechanic; member of First United Methodist Church, Nascar fan and...
Gemma Justin
Jul 27, 2007
Gemma Justin, 99, of Franklin, NC and Tamarac, FL, passed away Friday, July 27, 2007. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Domenico Cirulli and Maria Ghianni Cirulli. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Agro. Gemma was a retired school teacher retiring after 30 years from New York City Board of Education....
Wendell Miller
Jul 20, 2007
Wendell E. Miller, 86, of Franklin, formerly of West Palm Beach, FL, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 20, 2007. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, he was the son of the late Wendell Miller and Bertha Shewbrooks Miller. He was preceded in death by his cherished wife of 64 years, Dolores Miller who died in 2005, a grandson,...
Karen Semler
Jul 15, 2007
Karen Sue Semler, 65, of Franklin, NC, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2007. Born in Akron, Ohio, she was the daughter of Martha Sue Williams and the late Maurice Williams. She retired from Lee County/Collier County Board of Education in 1998 and moved to Franklin, NC. Karen raised cattle and horses and she enjoyed the outdoors. In addition to her...
Kevin Halpin
Jul 15, 2007
Kevin Lawrence Halpin, 28, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2007. Born in Flushing Queens, New York, he was the beloved son of Dorothy Ann Halpin and the late Robert James Halpin. He worked at the Log Cabin in Highlands, NC and attended St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Kevin is survived by his beloved wife, Naomi Danielle Halpin;...
George Broughton
Jul 15, 2007
George E. Broughton of Franklin passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2007 at Angel Medical Center. He was 86 years old. George was born on July 1, 1921 in South Bend, IN. He lived for many years in Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana before moving to Franklin in 1980. He was married to the former Dorothy Roe of Petersburg, MI on...
James Lanning, Sr.
Jul 15, 2007
James Weldon Lanning, Sr., 80, of Rabun Gap, GA, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2007. Born in Asheville, NC, he was the son of the late Walter E. Lanning and Maude Barnes Lanning. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two granddaughters, Holly Lanning who died June 10, 2003 and Theresa Lanning Townsend who died December...
Dorothy Orser
Jul 14, 2007
Dorothy Cross Orser, 87, of Franklin, formerly of Sarasota, FL passed away July 14, 2007at Angel Medical Center in Franklin, NC. She was born in Larchmont, NY to John and Irene Cross on November 6, 1919. She married Herbert E. Orser on December 6, 1941. He predeceased her in 1979. She was also predeceased by a brother, John Bodnar and...
Annette Durham
Jul 12, 2007
Annette Mary Green Durham, 46, of Franklin, passed away Thurs., July 12, 2007. Born in Jamestown, NY, she was the daughter of Al Green and the late Verlene Brown Green who died in 2001. She was preceded in death by a brother, Marc Green who died in 1965. She was a C.N.A. and was a member of Toms Creek Baptist...
Sara Wadsworth
Jul 10, 2007
Sara Anna Smithdeal Wadsworth, Born December 24, 1920 in Cleveland, North Carolina. Sara passed away July 10, 2007, at her daughter's home in Franklin, surrounded by her family. She was predeceased by her husband Walter. Married Walter Earl Wadsworth, August 18, 1940, and for 23 years was the exemplary naval wife, packing and moving the family of four up and...
