Gertrude Hafner
Apr 22, 2005
Gertrude "Gaye" Hafner, 93, of Franklin, NC and Tamarac, FL, entered into rest on Friday, April 22, 2005. A native of Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mary Speiser Glemser. She was a retired personnel director for McArthur Dairy, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Gaye was a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Church in North...
Vernon Pruett Justus
Apr 16, 2005
Vernon Parrish Pruett Justus, 92, of Asheville, NC formerly of Franklin, NC, entered into rest on Friday, April 15, 2005. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late George T. Parrish and Beulah Porter Parrish. She was first married to the late Buran Jason Pruett then to the late Carlton Justus and in addition was preceded...
Helen Dowdle
Apr 16, 2005
Helen Daves Dowdle, 88, of Franklin, entered into rest on Saturday, April 16, 2005. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ann Phillips Daves. She was married to the late Woodrow Dowdle who died in 1979. She was a member of Wells Grove Baptist Church. She is survived by two children, Brenda Corbin...
Garland Stephen Byrd
Apr 15, 2005
Garland Stephen Byrd, 88, of Franklin, entered into rest on Friday, April 15, 2005. A native of McDowell County, NC, he was the son of the late Roe and Minnie Hollifield Byrd. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Bill and eight sisters, Mildred, Mae, Myrtle, Katherine, Edith, Althea, Bessie and Davada. He was...
Fannie Faye Dean
Apr 14, 2005
Fannie "Faye" Forrester Dean, 67, of Franklin, entered into rest on Thursday, April 14, 2005. Graveside Service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 18, at Brush Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Bryson City. Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences available @www.maconfuneralhome.com
Dr. H. Nelson, Jr. Makinson
Apr 12, 2005
Dr. H. Nelson Makinson, Jr., 79, of Franklin, entered into rest Tuesday, April 12, 2005. A native of Kissimmee, FL, he was the son of the late Henry Nelson Makinson, Sr. and Grace Winn Makinson. Dr. Makinson was a Veterinarian and was a US Army Air Corps WWII Veteran. Dr. Makinson was the founding pastor and member of Franklin Covenant...
Elizabeth "Betty" Lindner
Apr 10, 2005
Elizabeth "Betty" Lindner, 95, of Franklin, entered into rest on Sunday, April 10, 2005. A native of Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Anna Ramp Heidt. She was married to the late Edwin Lindner who died in 1985 and was preceded in death by five brothers, Joseph, Chris, Anton, Nick and John Heidt. She was...
Frank Hartman Cox
Apr 9, 2005
Frank H. Cox, Jr. 72, of Franklin, entered into rest on Saturday, April 9, 2005. A native of St. Petersburg, FL, he was the son of the late Frank Hartman Cox, Sr. and Fayrene Atherton Cox. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son, Glenn Francis Cox who died in 1996. He retired from the...
Charles Dewey "C.D." Corbin
Apr 8, 2005
Charles Dewey "C. D." Corbin, Jr. born January 17, 1929, and son of the late Charles and Minnie Corbin of the Holly Springs Community, passed away after a brief illness at Angel Medical Center, Thursday, April 7, 2005. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Grady William Corbin. Mr. Corbin was a deacon and...
Thelma Hyde
Apr 7, 2005
Thelma Monteith Hyde, 68, of Franklin, entered into rest Thursday, April 7, 2005. A native of Swain County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Samuel Clyde and Hazel McClure Monteith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Chris Lipe who died in 2000. She was a Registrar for eight years at...
Corwin James Mitten
Apr 7, 2005
Corwin James Mitten, 83, of Franklin, entered into rest Thursday, April 7, 2005. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late Corwin Warden and Catherine MacIvor Mitten. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Donald Mitten. He was a US Army WWII Veteran and a retired Army Reservist. After retirement...
John Howard Stamey
Apr 5, 2005
John Howard Stamey, 47, of Franklin, entered into rest on Tuesday, April 5, 2005. A native of Macon County, NC, he was the son of Sherill and Mary Ellen Ammons Stamey. He was self employed in the automobile business and was a member of Liberty Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. In addition to his parents, he is...
Ida Hinds
Apr 4, 2005
Ida Thompson Hinds, 86, of Franklin, entered into rest on Monday, April 4, 2005. A native of China, Texas, she was the daughter of the late William H. Thompson and Nannie Bell Redding Thompson. She was married to the late Joseph W. Hinds, Sr. who died in 1990 and was preceded in death by a daughter, Judith P. Ross who...
Margaret Robinson
Apr 4, 2005
Margaret Robinson, 73, formerly of Franklin, entered into rest Friday, April 8, 2005, in a Florida Hospital. She is survived by one sister, Dorthy Sudosky; six daughters, Wanda Morris, Wanda Watson, Cheryl Conaster, Pam Pride, Susan Jones, Marsha Jones; three sons, Johnny Brown, Robert Brown, and Albert Brown; twenty grandchildren and thirty-six great grandchildren. She was greatly loved and will...
Edwin Smith Wilson
Apr 3, 2005
Edwin Smith Wilson, 98, of Franklin, entered into rest on Sunday, April 3, 2005. A native of New Castle, PA, he was the son of the late Edwin and Elizabeth Shoaff Wilson. He was a US Army veteran of WWII. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Dorothy Jochum Wilson; and several nieces and nephews. No Services are...
Granville Porter
Apr 2, 2005
Granville Dwight Porter, 88, of Franklin and Stuart, FL passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2005. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1937-1941 and was a Pearl Harbor survivor. After service he became an electrical engineer with the Civil Service serving 25 years. Mr. Porter was a member of IBEW for 50+ years, a member of the Eagles Club...
Carl Reagan
Mar 28, 2005
Carl W. Reagan, 77, of Franklin, entered into rest in Jacksonville, FL on Monday, March 28, 2005. He is survived by his wife, Mary Reagan. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 31, in the Chapel of Macon Funeral Home. Rev. Harold Ball will officiate. Burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Hazel Walker
Mar 27, 2005
Hazel M. Walker, 92, of Franklin, entered into rest on Sunday, March 27, 2005. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late John Bowman Matlock and Lily Mason Matlock. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Roy Herbert Cantrell, second husband, Julius Walker; a daughter, Alberta Jane Cantrell, a son, Howard Roy Cantrell and...
Dolores Miller
Mar 25, 2005
Dolores Bradley Miller, 80, of Franklin, NC, formerly of West Palm Beach, FL, entered into rest on Friday, March 25, 2005 after a long illness. A native of Adell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Jerry Thomas Bradley and Julia Linder Corbitt Bradley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Diane Dillon,...
Pearl Himschoot
Mar 21, 2005
Pearl Goletz Himschoot, 83, of Franklin, entered into rest on Monday, March 21, 2005. A native of Harvey, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Marie Sarnowski Goletz. She was married to the late James "Jim" Himschoot who died January 13, 2005 and was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan Himschoot who died in 2002. Mrs....
