Joseph Lopez
Nov 28, 2006
Joseph Michael Lopez, 75, of Franklin, went to be with Jesus, November 28, 2006. A native of Porterville, CA, he was the son of the late Joseph Lopez and Mary Paredes Lopez. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Benjamin Lopez, Juan Manuel "Jack" Lopez and Arthur Eugene Lopez. Joe was retired from the U.S....
Wade Gilkey
Nov 27, 2006
Wade D. Gilkey, 87, of Franklin, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 27, 2006. Born May 21, 1919 in Anacortes, Washington he was the son of the late Walter Wade Gilkey and Nell Dollinger Gilkey. Wade retired from Aleutian Construction of Seattle, Skagit Valley Lab of Mt. Vernon, WA and was currently employed by Sapphire Valley...
John Miller
Nov 27, 2006
John Richard Miller, 85, of Franklin, passed away Monday, November 27, 2006. A native of Marion, Ohio, he was the son of the late Clyde M. and Edna L. Bader Miller. He was preceded in death by six sisters, and a grandson, Matthew Klonkowski. Mr. Miller was a general contractor in construction and commercial building; a WWII veteran of the...
Raymond Martin
Nov 26, 2006
Raymond William Martin, 84, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2006. A native of Elizabeth, NJ, he was the son of the late Ralph Martin and Jeannette Rankin Martin. He was a WWII Marine Corp. Sergeant; and worked as a printer in the Government Printing Office in Washington, DC. He is survived by three children, Ronald Martin of Whiting,...
Helen Morrison
Nov 25, 2006
Helen Virginia Morrison, 96, of Englewood, Florida, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2006 in Otto, NC. Born in Lynchburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Rossie Seppell Wood and Lillie Davis Wood. She was married to the late James Morrison who died in 1990. Helen was a member of the United Methodist Church, Englewood, FL and was...
Alice Slagle
Nov 24, 2006
Alice Amanda Slagle, 93, of Franklin, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2006. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late George McPherson Slagle and Rosadell Holmes Slagle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Rachel Fagg and Molly Bolton and two brothers, George Slagle and John Slagle. Alice retired...
Harry Moses
Nov 23, 2006
Harry Moses, 82, of Franklin, passed away on Thursday, November 23, 2006. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Lorenz T. Moses and Edna Bowman Moses. In addtion to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Edgar Moses. He was a WWII US Navy veteran serving on the USS Franklin CV13 in...
Christine Guy
Nov 22, 2006
Christine Guy died at the age of 95 in the arms of her daughter Janie Winter It was a graceful transition full of peace.Christine and her daughter had only been here for one year but were impressed with the beauty of Franklin and the loveliness of its people. The warmth shown by all was reminiscent of Louisiana, their previous home....
Paxton Engert
Nov 20, 2006
Paxton James Engert, infant son of John and Amber Tippett Engert, passed away on Monday, November 20, 2006. In addition to his parents, he is survived by sister, Destiny Sanders of the home; maternal grandparents, Susan and Tim Hunter; paternal grandparents, Mary Ann and Brian White and John and Dorinda Engert; maternal great grandmother, Helen Tippett; and paternal great grandmother,...
Sara Franklin
Nov 16, 2006
Sara Lee Bryson Franklin, 62, of Loganville, GA, formerly of Franklin, NC, passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2006. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Thaddeus Bryson and Helen Sellers Bryson. Sara graduated from Franklin High School in 1962. She was a graduate of Truett McConnell College and the University of Georgia. She...
Anna Tastinger
Nov 14, 2006
Anna Tastinger, 85, of Franklin, entered into rest on Tues., Nov. 14, 2006. Born in the Czechoslovakia on Sept. 16, 1921. At the age of 18, she came to New York. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Barbara Weiss. She was a member of the St. Francis Catholic Church. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother....
George Ray
Nov 14, 2006
George Ray, 72, of Franklin, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2006. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Robert Ray and Beulah Dowdle Ray. He was preceded in death by three brothers, R.L., Paul and Ralph and a sister, Myrtle Baker. George worked for City Dry Cleaners, LBJ Job Corp, Macon County Supply and...
Linda Mccall
Nov 12, 2006
Linda McCall, 59, of Franklin, passed away on November 12, 2006. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Jasper Cornell McCall and Ella Anise Nichols McConkey. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brother, Reggie McCall who died July 2, 2005. A Graveside Service will be held at 1 p.m....
Walter Moffitt
Nov 12, 2006
Walter Reid Moffitt, Sr., 77, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2006 at his residence. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Mack Moffitt and Blanche Blaine Moffitt. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ray and Blaine and a sister, Ruth Elmore. Moffitt was a 30 year retired USAF Chief Master...
Violet Warner
Nov 11, 2006
Violet Postell Warner, 76, of Franklin, passed away Friday, November 10, 2006. A native of Andrews, NC, she was the daughter of the late Delores Postell. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her husband, Otis Phil Warner who died in 1987. She was a homemaker, a member of Red Marble Baptist Church in Topton, NC,...
Florence Bleick Godin
Nov 6, 2006
Florence Bleick Godin, 93, of Franklin, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2006. A native of Mankato, Minnesota, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Simmonds and Olga Plautz Simmonds. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Wilbert Carl Bleick who died in 1967 and second husband, Anthony Godin who died in 1989, brother, Lyle Simmonds and...
Charles Parrish
Nov 6, 2006
Rev. Charles "Charlie Brown" Parrish, 85, of Franklin, passed away Monday, Nov. 6, 2006. A native of Cary, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Charles K. Parrish and Louise Hicks Parrish. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of sixty-two years, Ruth Stuart Parrish who died in May 2006. He was...
W.F. Sheppard, Jr.
Oct 31, 2006
W. F. Sheppard, Jr., 87, of Franklin, passed away on Tuesday, October 31, 2006. A native of Winter Haven, FL, he was the son of the late W. F. Sheppard, Sr. and Fannie Reeves Sheppard. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a son, Harry Hunter Sheppard and two sisters, Bronnamae Grubbs and Audrey Maddox....
Ethel Fouts
Oct 31, 2006
ETHEL FOUTS, age 87, died Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at William Beaumont Hospital, in Royal Oak, Michigan. She had been a resident of Fox Run Community in Novi, and former resident of Henry Ford Village in Dearborn and of Hazel Park and Franklin, NC. She was born in Asheville, NC. Mrs. Fouts worked in retail at Sears Roebuck at both...
Ennis Mashburn
Oct 29, 2006
Ennis A. Mashburn, 90, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2006 after a brief illness. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Amos Mashburn and Cora Jane Holland Mashburn. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Everett, Verlin and Emory; and sister, Eula. He was a Lab Technician at Angel Community Hospital...
