Harry Joye
Aug 19, 2023
Tom Joye, 92, of Franklin, NC, met Jesus on Saturday, August 19, 2023. He took his last breath on Earth and his first breath in Eternity. Tom was born to the late Harry Thomas and Mildred Sellers Joye in Dillon, SC. He was preceded in death by his parents, and wife of 67 years, Eleanor Claire Joye. He served our...
Dayton Mashburn
Aug 18, 2023
Dayton Imbray Mashburn, 78, of Franklin, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Lawrence Grady and Jane Henry Mashburn. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his precious granddaughter, Staci Mashburn; and seven siblings, Bruce Mashburn, David Mashburn, Nina Wood, Mildred Vaughn, Furman Mashburn, Howard...
Flora Franks
Aug 17, 2023
Flora "Evelyn" Young Franks, 92, of Sylva, went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, August 17, 2023. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late John and Lula Ann Ridley Young. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Clinton Franks; three children, Steven Franks, Sandra Franks, and...
Raymond Shepherd
Aug 15, 2023
Raymond Hoyle Shepherd, 77, of Franklin, NC, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Raymond was the son of the late Perry and Lola Messer Shepherd. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Minnie Talley; brothers, Robert Shepherd and John Shepherd. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. He was a Macon County Commissioner...
Mack Dalrymple
Aug 14, 2023
Mack Kenneth Dalrymple, 71, of Franklin, passed away on Monday, August 14, 2023. Mack was born in Macon County, the son of the late Doyle and Loretta McLean Dalrymple. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Boyd Dalrymple; and a sister, Evelyn Dalrymple. He liked to hunt and fish, carpentry, and remodeling. He is...
Merrilee Bordeaux
Aug 14, 2023
Merrilee Ann Bordeaux, 77, of Franklin, NC, passed on Monday August 14, 2023, in the early hours of the morning. She was the daughter of the late Bill and Meda Bryson. She was an active member of the community, assisting with the many festivals that grace our small town. She had a passion for writing, having won multiple awards for...
Rodney Spivey
Aug 13, 2023
Rodney Stephen Spivey, 76, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2023. Rodney was the son of the late Preston and Margarette McCracken Spivey. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Bill Spivey; and sister, Susan Spivey. He was an information technology coordinator and served our country in the Navy during the Vietnam Era. He enjoyed cooking, working...
Edgar Garcia Monjaraz
Aug 11, 2023
Edgar Educardo Garcia Monjaraz, 19, of Franklin, NC, passed away Friday, August 11, 2023. He was the son of Alberto Garcia Hernandez and Guadalupe Monjaraz Garcia. Edgar's greatest treasure was his family and making modifications to his car. He was passionalte about mechanics, very fond of caps and tennis shoes, loved spending quality time with his family and friends, liked...
Fidencio Hernandez
Aug 11, 2023
Fidencio Hernandez of Franklin, NC, passed away on Friday, August 11, 2023, after a lengthy decline due to Alzheimer's Disease. He spent his final days at Grandview Manor and Angel Medical Center. Fidencio was born in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida. He attended Jefferson high School and earned an Associate's Degree from Hillsborough Community College. He was a professional musician, who...
Paul Wrobel
Aug 11, 2023
Paul David Wrobel, 71, of Franklin, NC, passed away on Friday, August 11th, 2023. Paul was born on May 27th, 1952, to Raoul and Eleanor Wrobel in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Myers High School, he worked for his brother Ray at "Ray's Car Clinic." After that, he worked alongside his beloved father at Sunrise Village in Tampa, Florida, for...
Francisco Garcia Monjaraz
Aug 11, 2023
Francisco Javier Garcia Monjaraz, 25, of Franklin, NC, passed away Friday, August 11, 2023. He was the son of Alberto Garcia Hernandez and Guadalupe Monjaraz Garcia. Francisco's priority was to take care of his family and workers, he was proud of his achievements, a lover of fishing, a fan of basketball, he loved cartoon animations like "Dragon Ball Z" and...
Kenneth Manley
Aug 10, 2023
Kenneth John Manley, 65, of Sautee, GA and Highlands, NC passed away on August 10, 2023. Kenneth was the son of the late Lonnie and Jessie Zachary Manley. He spent his career working for Verizon as an installer/lineman and office tech from which he retired. Over the years Kenneth thoroughly enjoyed several activities such as men's softball, basketball, bowling and...
Marcie Castle
Aug 9, 2023
Marcie was born August 8, 2023, at 8:25am. The doctors immediately began tests in the NICU and discovered her veins were very small, which made any of the planned surgeries questionable. She then moved to the cardiac ICU with further tests. Those tests revealed her lungs were extremely damaged due to the lack of heart development and use over the...
Joyce Hedrick
Aug 8, 2023
Joyce McCall Norris Hedrick, 91, of Sebewaing, MI, formerly of Franklin, passed away on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Sam R. and Bessie Louise Sorrells McCall. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Billy D. Norris, and Ray Edward Hedrick; and brothers, Kenneth, Shirley...
Richard Haight
Aug 6, 2023
Richard John Haight, age 59 left this earth peacefully on August 6, 2023. Rick was born on September 24, 1963 in Atlanta GA. He is predeceased by his parents, Irving Richard Haight and Jean Marie Van Wagenen Haight. Rick moved to Highlands NC in 1994 to start his landscaping business Four Seasons Landscape. He met his wife, Donita Cline, in...
Charles Mcclure
Aug 6, 2023
Charles "Uncle Charlie" Erwin McClure, 73, of Franklin NC, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, August 6, 2023. Charlie was the son of the late William Howard and Alma Hastings McClure. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother William "Billy" McClure. He attended Western Carolina University and Southwestern Community College, graduating with a degree in Business....
Benjamin Ledford
Aug 4, 2023
Benjamin Harris Ledford, 67, of Otto, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2023. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Lake R. and Ruth Anderson Ledford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Tami Taylor Ledford; son, Jake Thomas; daughter, Jennifer Ledford Holmes; and siblings, Linda Watson, Johnny Ledford, Ginny...
Bo Cunningham
Aug 4, 2023
Kenneth "Bo" Travis Cunningham, 42, of Franklin, went home to be with Jesus after facing a long courageous battle on Friday, August 4, 2023. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of Jo Cloer Zachary and the late Kenneth "Kenny" Howard Cunningham. Bo was very good at shooting pool; he had even won a trip to Las Vegas to...
Douglas Neal
Aug 3, 2023
Douglas Marlin Neal, 80, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, August 3, 2023. Born in Chatham County, NC, Douglas was the son of the late Carl Lee and Vernie Tripp Neal. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Helen Tallent Neal, and a sister, Nancy Daniel. Doug was a member of the...
Marilyn Hixon
Aug 1, 2023
Marilyn Rowena Hunter Henson Hixon, 75, of Sylva, went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. Born in Brevard, NC, she was the daughter of the late Cleo and Hassie Smith Hunter. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Frank Henson, Jr in 2012; and a brother, Manuel Hunter. Marilyn...
