Clara Thompson
Mar 20, 2017
Clara Thompson, 98, of Franklin, passed away Monday, March 20, 2017. No local services will be held. Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Evelyn Mills
Mar 17, 2017
Evelyn Jane Mills, 75, of Otto, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017. Born in Diamond, OH, she was the daughter of the late Edward Simpson and Nora Hartzell Simpson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Alfred. She is survived by sister, Ethel Adcock of Franklin; niece, Ellen Sullivan and husband Tim of...
Denver Brooks
Mar 17, 2017
Denver Edward Brooks, 62, of Franklin, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017. Born in Swain Co, NC, he was the son of Myrtle Nations Brooks of Franklin and the late Rev. James Paul Brooks. Denver loved spending time with his friends and family, especially his grandchildren. He enjoyed woodworking and small construction projects. Denver was a member of Franklin Church...
William "Gene" Shields
Mar 15, 2017
William "Gene" Shields, 67, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Born in Macon Co, he was the son of the late Rev. William Shields and Clara Kiser Shields. Gene served the people of Macon County and surrounding areas for many years with Shields Monument Company. He was a member of West Franklin Church. He is survived by his...
Claude Allen
Mar 13, 2017
Claude Allen, 84, of Franklin, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Dewitt Allen and Lula Buchanan Allen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Nancy Millstead and Edna Ferguson and brothers, Cecil and John and a baby brother, Roger. Claude was a U.S. Army...
Geraldine Drinkwater
Mar 13, 2017
Geraldine Frances Drinkwater, 92, of Cullowhee, NC, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017. Born in Excelsior Springs, MO, she was the daughter of the late V. Lewis Drew and Gladys Lucille Rouse Drew. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Richard Milligan. Geraldine enjoyed painting and wood carving. She was a member of Christ...
Francis Venticinque
Mar 13, 2017
Francis Charles Venticinque, 70, of Franklin, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017. Born in Lake Orion, MI, he was the son of the late Dominic and Rosemary Joyl Venticinque. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Ruth Randall Venticinque. Francis was a US Navy veteran of the Vietnam Era. He worked as an electrician...
Rodney Watts
Mar 12, 2017
Rodney Keith Watts, 56, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017. Born in San Pedro, CA, he was the son of the late Clyde Wesley Watts and Mary Evelyn Groom Watts. Rodney enjoyed fishing, painting, drawing, surfing, and watching NASCAR. He is survived by three children, Crystal Watts Hayes, Rodney Watts and Corey Watts all of Franklin; one brother,...
Lena Garren
Mar 8, 2017
Lena Childers Garren, 84, of Highlands, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Born in Glennville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Hayes and Lou Stewart Childers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Harold Earl Garren and five brothers and sisters, Aldon, Neal, Jessie, Mary "Hurble" and Lucille. Lena was a member...
Sally Cook
Mar 8, 2017
Sally Queen Cook, 64, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Born in Bryson City, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lance Queen and Arbutus Anne Holden Queen. Sally was a well-known and respected hairdresser; some would even say she was the "best" during the 80's. She was the first to restore the McCollum House in Franklin....
William Claude Ashe
Mar 8, 2017
William Claude Ashe, 97, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late William Lonnie Ashe and Elmina Wilkes Ashe. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Harold, Terrell, Paul and an infant brother and sisters, Pallie Ghormley and Hallie Ashe. Claude was a U.S....
James Keener
Mar 7, 2017
James Willard Keener, 84, of Highlands, NC, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late James Robert Keener and Grace Talley Keener. He is survived by his wife Lois Marie Potts Keener; son, James Keener, Jr. (Leslie) of Brevard; daughter, Tammie Hall (Sandy) of Tucson, AZ; two sisters, Ruby Watts of...
Mary Roylston
Mar 7, 2017
Mary Slagle Roylston, 84, of Franklin, NC and most recently, Simpsonville, SC, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Fred Moore Slagle and Lida Alexander Slagle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Stephen Roylston and sisters Betty Kemper and Margaret Bulgin. Her life...
Clifford Bilger
Mar 5, 2017
Clifford Ralph Bilger, 93, of Franklin, passed away March 5, 2017. Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Ralph Lewis Bilger and Beatrice Emily Boulder Bilger. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Bilger who died, April 2, 2014 and two brothers, Richard Wayne Bilger and Robert John...
Carlo Pastore
Mar 4, 2017
Carlo Joseph Pastore, 88, of Franklin, N.C., passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017. He was born in New Rochelle, NY, the son of the late Carlo Joseph Pastore Sr. and Domizia DiBianco Pastore. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Andrews. He was raised in the Catholic faith. Carlo was a beloved...
Joseph Dawiczyki
Mar 3, 2017
Joseph Alec Dawiczyki, 92, of Franklin, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017. Born in Terryville, CT, he was the son of the late Walenty Dawiczyki and Dorota Kornieski Dawiczyki. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Julia; his second wife, Ruth and eleven brothers and sisters, Steven, Walter, Frank, Aloysius, John, Edward, Rose,...
Robert Wayne Queen
Mar 3, 2017
Robert Wayne Queen, 65, of Franklin, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2017. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Fred Wilson Queen and Ruth Houston Queen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Paul, Kenneth, Jimmy and Loyd and sisters, Judy Henry and Lou Anne Stockton and father-in-law, Jack Stamey....
Tom James
Mar 2, 2017
Tom Edward James, 83, of Highlands, went to Heaven on March 2, 2017. Born in Clayton, GA, he was the son of the late Lawton Pinkney James and Irene Picklesimer James. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Barbara James Taylor. Tom was a US Army veteran and served during the Korean conflict. He...
Lloyd Fenno
Mar 2, 2017
Lloyd E. Fenno (Gene) 91, of Franklin, NC, died March 2, 2017 of Alzheimer's. Gene was born in West Palm Beach on January 28, 1926. His family moved to Greeley, CO when he was 16. Gene served in the Navy from '44 to '46, then attended Colorado State Teachers College where he was on the gymnastics team. He returned to...
Elizabeth Mccurdy
Mar 1, 2017
Elizabeth Collins McCurdy, 87, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Born in Memphis, TN, she was the daughter of the late Frank Collins and Lottie Wilson Collins. In addition to his parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Allen Wood McCurdy, Jr. and seven brothers, Frank, George, Jimmy, Bob, Marion, Richard and Joseph Collins. Elizabeth was...
