Porter Lambert
Apr 20, 2020
Porter Allen Lambert, 88, of Franklin, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020. Born in Wauchula, Florida, he was the son of the late Porter K. and Esther Odom Lambert. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Ronald Lambert, Harold Lambert, Lillian Shackleford, June Prebor and Joyce Lynn. Porter was a member of Cowee...
John Jacobs
Apr 19, 2020
John Raymond Jacobs, 81, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020. Born in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of the late Chester Jacobs and Geraldine McAdams Jacobs. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Waunita May Jacobs. John was a US Navy veteran. He owned and operated Kar Chem Supply and...
William "Bill" Stanfield
Apr 19, 2020
William "Bill" Stanfield, 79, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Harley Stanfield and Esther Holland Stanfield. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 40 years, Annette "Big Turtle" Raby Stanfield; three sisters and seven brothers. Bill enjoyed spending...
Frances Martinelli
Apr 19, 2020
Frances Lea Martinelli, 77, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020. Born in Galveston, TX, she was the daughter of the late Amanuel Melvin and Kathleen Margaret Merryman Bennight. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Brian Flattum; daughter, Margaret Crozierher; sister, Kathleen Armstrong and a brother, Richard Bennight. Frances was a...
Sarah Penland
Apr 19, 2020
Sarah Corbin Penland, 83, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Maggie Seay Corbin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Linda Osborne, Margaret Pendergrass, H.D. Corbin, Jr., William Clarence Corbin, Clyde Corbin and Harold Corbin. Sarah was a...
Gene Pickens
Apr 18, 2020
Gene Pickens, 85, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Joseph Wade Pickens and Evelyn Sanders Pickens. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by son, Jimmy Pickens; daughter, Pat Browning; brother, Charles Pickens and infant brother, Joseph. Gene was a US Army veteran and...
Margie Hopkins
Apr 18, 2020
Margie Collins Hopkins, 87, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Byrd Collins and Anna Franks Collins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Howard Hopkins, Sr.; children, Jerry Ray Hopkins, Charles Hopkins, Richard Hopkins, Mary Alice Hopkins, Betty Sue Hopkins, Harold...
Mary Lou Hooper
Apr 17, 2020
Mary Lou Hedden Hooper, 92, of Franklin, NC passed away Friday, April 17, 2020. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late John Quincey Hedden and Selma Howell Hedden. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert V. Hooper. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Franklin for...
William Brasington
Apr 15, 2020
William Judson Brasington, 85, of Otto, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2020. Born in Clare, MI, he was the son of the late Rufus and Lucille Halstead Brasington. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Carrie Brasington. William enjoyed wood working and gardening. He used to help the Baptist Men with Missions. He...
Bryant Holland
Apr 14, 2020
Bryant Loson Holland- Born on May 30, 1943 to the late Denver and Delton Jennings Holland in Franklin, NC. After a hard fight with cancer, he went to be with the Lord on April 14, 2020 at his home he built in Franklin, with his caring family by his side. He is survived by his faithful and loving wife of...
Lofton Leland
Apr 13, 2020
Lofton Dingler Leland, 87, of Franklin passed away Monday, April 13, 2020. Lofton was born in Newark, NJ on May 31, 1932. He was the son of the late Richard Ernest and Helen Elise Dingler Leland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Richard Ernest Leland, II. Lofton proudly served his Country in the...
Robert Wilson
Apr 12, 2020
Robert E. Wilson, 91, of Highlands, formerly of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2020. In 2016, Bob was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Dawn Wilson. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his two brothers. Bob served in the 511th Army Paratrooper Division as well as a Draftsman in that...
Lucille Somers Green
Apr 11, 2020
Obituary Lucille Green 1922-2020 Lucy passed away peacefully on April 11th, 2020 at 98 years old of natural causes. She lived in Franklin, North Carolina for forty-four years. Lucy was born in Lemon City (Dade County) , Florida in 1922. She worked for the veteran's administration for many years helping veterans get access to the care they needed. She was...
Yvonne Angel
Apr 10, 2020
Yvonne Adeline Ledford Angel, 87, of Franklin, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Franchie Sanders Ledford. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Angel and six brothers and sisters, Ellis, Calvin and Wilson Ledford, Marie Ramey, Thelma Waldroop and...
Mary Jellison
Apr 9, 2020
Mary Muse Butler Jellison, 83, of Highlands, passed away on April 9, 2020. Mary was born during the early morning hours of September 30, 1936 along with her twin sister, Mildred Lee Butler at Jackson Hospital in Miami, Florida. Her parents were Thomas French Butler of Daisy, GA and Mildred Lee Skinner of Fitzgerald, GA. She also had a brother,...
Betty Frazier
Apr 6, 2020
Betty Robinson Frazier, 94, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2020. She was born in Haywood County, North Carolina and grew up there and in Asheville. She was preceded in death by her parents, G.G. and Elsie Byers Robinson, and her sisters, Geraldine Peyton and Margaret Reno. She was the wife of the late Charles O. Frazier, Principal of Franklin...
Nancy Mclane
Apr 6, 2020
Nancy Lee McLane, 81, of Blairsville, GA, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2020. Born in Grand Rapids, MI, she was the daughter of the late James and Connie McKay. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Samantha McLane and a grandson, Connor McLane. Nancy was a devout Christian and member of Living Waters...
Doc Cochran
Apr 5, 2020
Dockie Walter Cochran, known as Doc by his family and friends, was born in Swain County on February 4, 1937. He was one of ten children of Harley and Fannie Burr Cochran. His parents, a sister, Pearlea Mason; two brothers, Sidney Cochran and Leslie Cochran; a sister-in-law, Barbara Cochran; and a brother-in-law, Jeff Gunter, preceded him in death, as well...
Charles "Ed" Bowers
Apr 5, 2020
Charles "Ed" Edward Bowers, 88, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Born in Macon Co, he was the son of the late Charlie and Dorothy Clark Bowers. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Wiley and Gene Bowers. Ed was an active member of Higdonville Baptist Church where he served as...
Shirley Dills
Apr 5, 2020
Shirley Ann Brendle Dills, 65, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Billy Joe Brendle and Jennie Sue McCall Brendle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband George Dills who died in 2010 and sisters and brother, Linda, Betty and James....
