Rebecca Dereamer
Nov 25, 2018
Rebecca E. DeReamer, 68, of Otto, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018. Born in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Irwin and Doris Bloomgarden. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald DeReamer. Rebecca worked at Walmart and Little Ceasears. She enjoyed gem collecting and was devoted to her family. She...
Theodore Wisniewski
Nov 25, 2018
Theodore F. Wisniewski, 79, of Highlands joined the love of his life on Sunday, November 25, 2018. He was born and raised in Buffalo New York, moving to Highlands North Carolina a few years ago, where he lived with his son at The Mountain. For Ted, the Mountain was a place of healing and acceptance. He was the beloved husband...
Patricia Boyd
Nov 23, 2018
Patricia Ethel Gerisch Boyd, 79, of Franklin, passed away Friday, November 23, 2018. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Oliver Frank Gunnell and Ethel Hazk Gunnell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Paul Gerisch (1995). Patricia was a member of the Resurrection Lutheran Church; she was also...
Radford Jacobs
Nov 22, 2018
Radford E. Jacobs, 95, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2018. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Eugene Lawrence Jacobs and Bessie Baldwin Jacobs. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Kate Anderson Jacobs; daughter, Susan Rogers; brother, Carroll and sister Kate. Radford was a US Army Veteran...
Carolyn Holden
Nov 19, 2018
Carolyn Louise Holden, of Franklin, NC, age 79, died peacefully on Monday, November 19, 2018, while in hospice care in The Solace House in Asheville, NC. A native of Macon County, Carolyn was the daughter of the late Darel McCoy and Ruth McCoy Edwards of Macon County. Carolyn is survived by her husband of 61 years, SFC Andrew (Andy) J....
James Nichols
Nov 19, 2018
James Dewitt Nichols, 86, of Asheville, formerly of Franklin, passed away Monday, November 19, 2018. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late James and Martha Nichols. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Ruth Cabe, Nellie Jamison and Lorene "Tib" Franklin and a brother, Charles Jack Nichols. James was a US...
Roger Hicks
Nov 18, 2018
Roger William Hicks Jr. of Rutledge, TN, born to Roger W. Hicks Sr. and the late Geraldine Messer Hicks on February 2, 1965, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018 in Johnson City, TN. Roger is survived by his father Roger William Hicks Sr. and his step mother Joan Keener Hicks, his longtime companion Amanda Caldwell and his sons, Jackson and...
Robert Kilian
Nov 18, 2018
Robert Henry Kilian, 78, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018. Born in Ridgewood, NY, he was the son of the late Henry and Ann Kilian. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Robert Henry Kilian, II; a brother, Frank A. Kilian and a sister, Rosemary Chiofalo. Robert was a Captain in the...
Carl Mcmillan
Nov 17, 2018
Carl Elton McMillan, 75, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018. Born in Warren, TX he was the son of the late Lee McMillan and Rose Lee Whitmire. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Dub, Dan, Vernon, and Fred, and sister, Delores. Carl attended Tellico Baptist Church and enjoyed spending time with his...
Lucinda Childers
Nov 14, 2018
Lucinda "Cindy" Hovis Childers, 52, of Franklin passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2018. Born in Gaston County, NC she was the daughter of Willie Kirkland Hovis and the late Raymond Hovis. Lucinda was a loving wife, mother, and friend that treated everyone like family. She was known to take care of all the neighborhood children, treating them as if they...
Lori Jordan
Nov 14, 2018
Lori Francisco Jordan, 50, of Franklin passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2018. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of Jeanene Stiles Francisco Wells and the late Donald Francisco. She was a member of First Alliance Church and loved and cherished her grandchildren. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Reggie Perry of Franklin; three...
Wilma Mcbride
Nov 14, 2018
Wilma Lois Nelson McBride, 87, of Franklin went home to be with Jesus Wednesday, November 14, 2018. Born in Noble, IL, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Nina Nelson. She and her husband bought a home in Franklin in 1977, visiting often until Dale's passing in 2001. In 2003 she became a full-time resident, having lived in...
Carrol Hyde
Nov 13, 2018
Carrol Wesley Hyde, 88, of Franklin passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2018. Born in Bryson City, NC he was the son of the late Ervin Hyde and Alice Medlin Hyde. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma Monteith Hyde; grandson, Chris Lipe; and father-in-law, Clyde Monteith. Carrol served in the US Navy and...
Deanne Roles
Nov 9, 2018
Deanne Gibson Roles, 71, of Franklin passed away Friday, November 9, 2018. Born in Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Paul Joseph Gibson and Helen Louise Edwards Gibson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Janet Gibson Becker of Silver Spring, MD. Deanne graduated from Western Carolina University with a degree...
Clyde Houston
Nov 8, 2018
Clyde Houston, Jr., 83 of Franklin, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2018. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Clyde Houston, Sr. and Frankie Nell Sutton Houston. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son, Shane Houston. Clyde retired from the US Air Force, was a member of Holly Springs Baptist...
Arlene Bishop
Nov 7, 2018
Arlene Bishop, 80, of Franklin went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, November 7, 2018. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late David Brown Bishop and Julia Ann Freeman Bishop. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harley Huffman; three brothers, John W. Bishop, Edgar Bishop, and Eullis Bishop;...
Bertha Bumgarner Watson
Nov 5, 2018
Bertha Irene Bumgarner Watson, 76, of Franklin passed away Monday, November 5, 2018. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Vernon Bumgarner and Nellie Belle Evitte Bumgarner. In addition to her parents, Bertha was preceded in death by two brothers, Eloth Bumgarner and Carl Bumgarner, and two sisters, Edith Jennings and Jessie Rogers. She was...
Earl Roper
Nov 3, 2018
Earl Roper, 88, of Franklin passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Orpha Roper and Beulah Yonce Roper. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Katherine Louise Waldroop Roper and brothers, Kenneth Roper, JD Roper, Mack Roper. Earl graduated from Western Carolina University and...
Helen Tippett
Nov 2, 2018
Helen Hoffmeyer Tippett, 87, of Franklin, went to be with the Lord Friday, November 2, 2018. Born in Chattanooga, TN, she was the daughter of the late Charles Otto Hoffmeyer and Evelyn Massey Hoffmeyer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James R. "Bob" Tippett; brother, Charles William Hoffmeyer and his wife Betty. Helen...
Harriet Sager
Nov 1, 2018
Harriet Vaughn Sager, 86, of Franklin passed away Thursday, November 1, 2018. Born in Rixford, PA she was the daughter of the late Alpha Daniel Layfield and Dorothy Fosmer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husbands, Wesley Gardner Vaughn and Samuel Sager. Harriet moved from Montgomery, AL, where she was a member of Westside Assembly...
