Emerson Lee Parker
Mar 20, 2005
Emerson Lee Parker, 79, of Highlands, NC, entered into rest on Sunday, March 20, 2005. A native of Port Kent, NY, he was the son of the late Carl Tracy Parker and Birdie Morrow Bullis Parker. He was self-employed as an attorney and realestate developer;a US Navy WWII Veteran; member of the St. Petersburg and Federal Bar Associations member of;...
Daniel Yeomans
Mar 19, 2005
Daniel "Dan" Yeomans, age 66, of Franklin, N.C., entered into rest Saturday, March 19, 2005. A native of Montrose, Pa., Mr. Yeomans was the son of the late Hurbert and Anita Carlsen Yeomans. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers. He was a retired electrical contractor, he formerly served on the Board of Directors...
Thomas Kinsland
Mar 18, 2005
Thomas A. Kinsland, 81, of Franklin, entered into rest Thursday, March 17, 2005. He was a native of Jackson County and the son of the late Thomas and Gertrude Crawford Kinsland. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two brothers, Grady and Fred Kinsland. He was a US Army WWII veteran, serving in Europe. After...
Edith Schmidt
Mar 13, 2005
Edith Schmidt, 94, of Otto, entered into rest on Sunday, March 13, 2005. A native of Nashville, TN, she was the daughter of the late J.W. and Nancy Truett Jewell. She was married to the late Edward E. Schmidt who died in 1999. She is survived by a son, David Schmidt of Otto; two grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. Services...
Anne Elizabeth Morgan
Mar 11, 2005
Anne Elizabeth Morgan, 74, of Franklin, entered into rest on Friday, March 11, 2005. A native of Midland, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Charles William Long and Susan Elizabeth Kirkpatrick Long. She was married to the late Douglas B. Morgan who died October 23, 1991. She is survived by three children, Charles Morgan of Las Vegas, Nevada,...
Edythe Calloway
Mar 10, 2005
Edythe Welch Calloway, 96, of Franklin, entered into rest on Thursday, March 10, 2005. Born in Swain County in 1909, she was the daughter of the late Charles Edwin Welch and Ellen Piercy Welch. She was married to the late L. Henderson Calloway who died in 1987. She was a member of First Baptist Church. She is survived by two...
Clarence Vanhook
Mar 8, 2005
Clarence R. Vanhook, 89, of Franklin, entered into rest Tuesday, March 8, 2005. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late C. B. "Bun" and Addie Angel Vanhook. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two daughters, Shirly Vanhook and Kathy Shirley Hayes; one sister, Mary Louise Dowdle; and three brothers, Lewis,...
Rebecca White
Mar 2, 2005
Rebecca B. White, 44, of Franklin, entered into rest on Wednesday, March 2, 2005. A native of Alexander City, Alabama, she was the daughter of Carolyn Crawford Howard White and the late Albert Patton White. She was a graduate of Georgia Tech and was a mechanical engineer for Lockheed Martin in Marietta, GA. Rebecca was a member of Macland Presbyterian...
Alberta Siess
Feb 26, 2005
Alberta Pearce Siess, 96, of Franklin, entered into rest on Saturday, February 26, 2005. A native of Edmondton, Alberta, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Leroy Pearce and Edith Bell Rummell Pearce. She was married to the late John D. Siess who died in 1995. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. She is survived...
Robert "Bob" George Morrison
Feb 25, 2005
Robert "Bob" George Morrison, 84, of Lake City, FL and Franklin, NC, entered into rest on Friday, February 25, 2005. A native of Youngstown, Ohio, he was the son of the late Roy I. Morrison and Ruth G. Conner Morrison. He was a US Army veteran of WWII and the Korean Conflict. Bob attended Rutgers The State University of New...
Ruth Dawiczyki (Dovitski)
Feb 23, 2005
Ruth A. Dawiczyki (Dovitski), 76, of Franklin, NC, entered into rest Wednesday, February 23, 2005. A native of Portland, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Alvin and Mildred Grover Adams. She worked as an office manager in doctors offices; was a Sunday School Teacher; prime time singer; worked with kids in the after school program; and was a...
Ida Mabel Green
Feb 22, 2005
Ida Mabel Green, 73, of Franklin, entered into rest Tuesday, February 22, 2005. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Earnest Benjamin and Alice Texie Dills Beck. She was a homemaker and member of the Cartoogechaye Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband of 56 years, Norman Green; three children, Norman Melvin Green and wife, Nancy...
Lonnie Brock
Feb 21, 2005
Lonnie Junior Brock, 83, of Franklin, entered into rest Monday, February 21, 2005. A native of Marion County, FL, he was the son of the late Lonnie B. and Neta Jerkins Brock. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Eula Brock and a sister, Lillie May Faircloth Roberts. Mr. Brock was a Civil Service...
James Bussey
Feb 21, 2005
James Rittner Bussey, 66, of Otto, entered into rest Monday, February 21, 2005. A native of Nicholas County W. VA., he was the son of the late Arnett and Virginia Elswick Bussey. He retired as a public works director for Arcadia, FL, and currently worked for Macon County at the Otto Recycling Center; he retired from the US Air Force...
Viola Ashley Nicole Brown
Feb 21, 2005
Viola Ashley Nicole Willis Brown, 59, of Springfield, MO, entered into rest Monday, February 21, 2005, in Springfield. A native of Bryson City, NC, she was the daughter of the late Garland Willis, who died in 1998 and Hazel Burns Willis. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Willis who died in 1963....
Annie Lou Tallent
Feb 20, 2005
Annie Lou Huscusson Tallent, 76, of Franklin, entered into rest on Sunday, February 20, 2005. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Cornelius and Margaret Edwards Huscusson. She was married to the late James H.Tallent, Jr. who died in 1996. In addition she was preceded in death by a sister, Pearl Frady and a brother,...
Jack Smith
Feb 16, 2005
Jack Walton Smith, 80, of Franklin, entered into rest Wednesday, February 16, 2005. A native of Broken Bow, OK, he was the son of the late O. K. and Sarah Wood Smith. In adition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, O. K. Smith. Jack worked in road construction as a Construction Superintendent. He retired from...
Evelyn Paxton
Feb 14, 2005
Evelyn Welch Paxton, 81, of Franklin, entered into rest Monday, February 14, 2005. A native of Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Dennis Rogers Welch, Sr. and Nellie Christine Jones Welch. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Harold S. "Butch� Paxton, who died November 2, 2004, and a grandson, Cameron...
Sarah Waldroop
Feb 7, 2005
Sarah Ledford Waldroop, 72, of Franklin, entered into rest on Monday, February 7, 2005. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Ledford and Florence Ray Ledford. She was married to the late George "Spud" Waldroop. Sarah graduated sum cum laude from Western Carolina University in 1977 with a degree in marketing. She retired in...
Hazel Hylton
Feb 6, 2005
Hazel Cunningham Hylton, 83, of Windy Gap Road, Franklin, went home to be with her Lord, Sunday, February 6, 2005. Hazel was the daughter of the late James W. and Wilcie Jones Cunningham. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Gertrude Patton and Annie May Cunningham; three brothers, Ralph, Robert and Marshall Cunningham and special friends Doris and Buddy...
