George "Eddie" Edward Long
Jun 21, 2017
George "Eddie" Edward Long, 75, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Lawrence H. Long, Sr. and Annie Laura Sprinkle Long. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, George Edward Long, Jr. and a brother, Lawrence Long, Jr. Eddie was a member...
Dorothy Childers
Jun 20, 2017
Dorothy Fouts Childers, 94, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Alex Rozell Fouts and Hazel Dewees Fouts. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Childers and three brothers, Lewis, James Reid and Claude Fouts. Dorothy was a retired school teacher....
Doreen Miller
Jun 20, 2017
Doreen Lynn Miller passed away at Solace Center in Asheville, NC on June 20, 2017 following and extended illness. She was preceded in death by her parents John and Mildred Miller. Doreen retired from the USDA Forest Service after having worked in the Nanahala National Forest. Her focus was managing wetlands and wildlife. Previously, she worked for the Alabama Department...
Nellie Dillard
Jun 20, 2017
Nellie Dillard 96, of the Pumpkintown Community, passed away on Tuesday June 20th. She was the wife of the late Charlie Dillard and the daughter of the late Mack and Dolly Franks. Mrs. Dillard was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church and she enjoyed flowers, gardening, quilting, and cooking. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded...
James Roper
Jun 19, 2017
James Bernard Roper, 89, of Franklin, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2017. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Leland Roper and Mary Welch Roper. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Wilma Daisy Edwards Roper. James was elected twelve times to the Macon County Soil...
Billy Norton
Jun 19, 2017
Billy C. Norton, 64, of Franklin, passed away peacefully in his home with his wife by his side, on Monday, June 19, 2017. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Clyde Norton and Irene Hurst Norton Dowdle. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Dale Dowdle. Billy was a U.S....
Jeannie Burrows
Jun 19, 2017
Jeannie M. Burrows, 73, of Franklin, NC, passed on June 19th at Angel Hospital with her son by her side. Originally from Miami, FL, where she sang opera in the Miami Opera Guild and also received her degree as a registered nurse; she had a long career of taking care of patients in and out of the hospital. She is...
Raymond "Buddy" Earl Thompson, Jr.
Jun 18, 2017
Raymond "Buddy" Earl Thompson Jr., age 76, of Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017 at Angel Medical Center in Franklin, NC. He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond Sr. and Kathleen Thompson; and wife, Glenda Thompson. He is survived by his wife, Linda Thompson of Franklin, NC; children, Ricky and Melissa Thompson and Gary and Tammy...
Cmsgt. Charles Kenneth Carpenter
Jun 15, 2017
On the afternoon of Thursday, June 15, 2017, Charles Kenneth Carpenter, 83, peacefully stepped into eternity. CMSgt. Carpenter was born on November 29, 1933, in Franklin, North Carolina to the late E.J. and Ula Dean Carpenter. He graduated from Franklin High School where he excelled in all sports in which participated. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy...
Kenneth Rogers
Jun 14, 2017
Kenneth Rogers, 85 of Franklin, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Born in Macon Co, he was the son of the late Fred Albert Rogers and Grace Coggins Rogers. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Cora Mae Rogers; one son, Brent Rogers and his sister Marquitta Bryson. Kenneth was a great grandson...
Hattie Shobe
Jun 13, 2017
Hattie Shobe, 91 of Franklin, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. Born in Cairo, GA, she was the daughter of the late Kader Claiburn Hawthorne and Hattie Whitfield Hawthorne. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Willard Dale Shobe; three brothers, Paul, Ed and Ira and five sisters, Lillian, Lizzy, Ada, Ola and...
Harrold "Doug" Black Sr.
Jun 13, 2017
Harrold "Doug" Black Sr., 70, of Franklin, NC, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. Born in Lakeland, FL, he was the son of the late Harrold A Black and Elizabeth Thomson Krieger. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Harrold Douglas Black, Jr. and a sister, Donna Doster. Doug was a member of...
Annie Cabe
Jun 12, 2017
Annie Ruth Dean Cabe, the daughter of John Henry Dean and Lessie Mary Ammons Dean, was born August 17, 1935 in the home built by her father in the Burningtown section of Macon County. Her parents moved to a farm on Rabbit Creek in the Holly Springs Community when she was a baby, and she lived most of the rest...
Marena Mikol
Jun 11, 2017
Marena Jeannette Mikol, 77, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017. Born in Lansing, MI, she was the daughter of the late Eberhardt Waidelich and Marie Kornes Waidelich. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Donald Frank Mikol. Marena was a member of Resurrection Lutheran Church, where she served as former secretary...
James "Jimbo" Potts
Jun 6, 2017
James "Jimbo" Potts passed away peacefully on June 6, 2017. Jimbo Potts was born in Highlands, NC on July 3, 1929. He was the oldest of Pearl and Arthur "Shine" Potts' five children. He married Geneva Allie Bradly on December 31, 1953. They had five children: Clarence "Dabs", Keith "Cowboy", Timothy, Diana, and Lisa. Jimbo is survived by his four...
Minnie Talley
Jun 5, 2017
Minnie L. Talley, age 81, of Ball Ground, GA passed away on Monday, June 5, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-three years, Fred H. Talley, Sr; brother, John D. Shepherd; parents, Perry and Lola Messer Shepherd. Mrs. Talley is survived by her daughter, Janice Gayla Talley-Riddle, Ball Ground, GA; son, Fred H. Talley, Jr and...
Joseph Boyd Tallent
Jun 4, 2017
Joseph Boyd Tallent, age 78, of Arvil Guyer Rd., Franklin, NC took flight to be with Jesus on Sunday, June 4, 2017. A native of Macon County, he was born to Joseph Stevenson and Ruth Adeline Guyer Tallent in the Iotla community. Later in life, Boyd built his own home in the same community with his wife, Frances Jones Tallent,...
Elissa Beth Slanczka
Jun 3, 2017
Elissa Beth Slanczka, 31, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017. Born in Orlando, FL, she was the daughter of Robert Slanczka of Center Point, Iowa and Diane Thompson Cutter of Franklin. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her sister, Devon Cutter of Orlando, FL and a brother, Danny Dell of Orlando, FL. No services are...
Christopher Hodgin
May 30, 2017
Christopher Daniel Hodgin, 32, of Franklin, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Born in Macon Co, he was the son of Barbara Trammel Rogers (Hank) of Clayton, GA and the late Danny "Red" Hodgin. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother Matthew Hodgin; paternal grandmother Mary Hodgin and maternal grandmother, Frances Cruse. Christopher...
Nancy Marie Johnson Wyatt
May 30, 2017
Nancy Marie Johnson Wyatt, 59, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Born in Ft. Myers, FL, she was the daughter of the late John F. Johnson, Jr. and Irene E. May Johnson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband; Jerry Raymond Wyatt, Sr.; her son, Tristan John Wyatt; sister, Debbie Allen and...
