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...
Emma Smith
Feb 6, 2005
Emma "Ellie" Smith, 51, of Franklin, entered into rest on Sunday, February 6, 2005. A native of Lexington, SC, she was the daughter of Adam Leonard Smith and Margaret Bannister Smith. She was employed by the Macon Citizens for the Handicapped. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two brothers, Frank L. Smith of West Columbia, SC and...
Pamela Partington
Feb 5, 2005
Pamela Jo Partington, 52, Franklin, entered into rest on Saturday, February 5, 2005. A native of Panama City, FL, she was the daughter of P.Z. Pickens and Carol Strickland Pickens of Panama City, FL. Pam was a cosmetologist for 25 years and had worked at Smoky Mountain Health Care for the past 6 years. She was a member of First...
Dewey Price
Feb 4, 2005
Dewey Edward Price, Jr., 77, of Franklin, entered into rest on Friday, February 4, 2005. A native of Taplin, West Virginia, he was the son of Mamie Wills Cabell of Uneeda, West Virginia and the late Dewey Edward Price, Sr. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a sister, LoisAnn Price. He graduated from Van High...
Jane Gullett
Feb 1, 2005
Jane Carpenter Gullett, 55, of Clayton, GA, entered into rest on Tuesday, February 1, 2005. A native of Kokomo, Indiana, she was the daughter of Senator Robert C. Carpenter and the late Ruth Cope Carpenter. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Elizabeth Poppe and Debbie Marshall. Jane worked at Rabun County Hospital for...
Donald Hodgin
Jan 31, 2005
Donald D. Hodgin, 63, entered into rest Monday, January 31, 2005. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late William Hodgin and Hazel Watts Conley. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a brother, Ronnie Hodgin who died in 1989. Donald was a construction worker and a member of Gillespie Chapel...
Estelle Chastain
Jan 28, 2005
Thelma "Estelle" Chastain, 82, of Otto, entered into rest on Friday, January 28, 2005. A native of Rabun County, GA, she was the daughter of the late William Riley Lamb and Beaulah Curtis Lamb. She was married to the late Furman "Dock" Chastain who died in 2002 and was preceded in death by three brothers, Robert, Floyd and Paul Lamb...
Janet Hutchins
Jan 28, 2005
Janet Ann Hutchins, 70, of Franklin, entered into rest on Friday, January 28, 2005. A native of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of the late Steve Schultz and Emma Morrison Schultz. She is survived by her husband of 29 years, Gene Hutchins; four children, Dena Butts and husband Ron of Franklin and Scott Cogan, Jody Schurig and husband Jon...
Gladys Elmore
Jan 26, 2005
Gladys R. Elmore, 91, of Franklin, entered into rest on Wednesday, January 26, 2005. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie M. Rogers and Louise Hall Rogers. She was married to the late Charles A. Elmore. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Annie Stevenson and...
Stephen Long
Jan 23, 2005
MACON FUNERAL HOME P.O. BOX 1175 FRANKLIN, NC 28744 828-524-5540 Fax-828-349-0818 Stephen Edwin Long, 57, of Whittier, NC, entered into rest on Sunday, January 23, 2005. A native of Winston Salem, NC, he was the son of Cleo Caudle Long of Winston Salem, NC and the late George Long. Stephen was the manager of Peoples Department Store for many years...
Carl Gruber
Jan 22, 2005
Carl Richard Gruber, 75, of Franklin, entered into rest Saturday, January 22, 2005. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late Carl J. and Dagmar Alm Gruber. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Corrine Byrne Carl was a US Navy Korean War Veteran; Past Commander of American Legion Post...
Paul Kloko
Jan 20, 2005
Paul Keith Kloko was born in Niles, Michigan on August 31, 1935, the son of Ervin Louis Kloko and Berniece Bowersox Kloko. He attended high school in Niles and Sturgis, Michigan. He married Emelyne Lane on February 12, 1954. He worked for the U.S. Post Office in Sturgis until 1963, then moved out west for four years. After getting an...
Lewis Cansler
Jan 19, 2005
Furman "Lewis" Cansler, 77, of Franklin, entered into rest, Wednesday, January 19, 2005. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Zeb and Hallie Tippett Cansler. He was married to the late Mary Will Henson Cansler who died in 1995. Lewis was a member of Iotla Baptist Church. He loved to witness and gave out hundreds...
Dover Welch
Jan 14, 2005
Dover D. Welch, 80, of Franklin, entered into rest Friday, January 14, 2005. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Austin L. and Pearl Morgan Welch. In addition to his parents. Dover was a U.S. Marine Corp. veteran of WWII and was a member of the American Legion Post 108. He retired from General Motors...
Eula Brock
Jan 13, 2005
Eula Steptoe Brock, 84, of Franklin, entered into rest on Thursday, January 13, 2005. A native of Worthington Springs, FL, she was the daughter of the late Manning Leon Steptoe and Myra Atkins Steptoe. She was a nurse for the Baptist Hospital in Miami, FL. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Lonnie J. Brock; one son, Stephen...
