James "Sid" Davis
Sep 24, 2016
James "Sid" Davis, 80, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, September 24, 2016. Born in Miami, FL, he was the son of the late Martha Ann Ford Davis and Sidney "Doc" Davis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Reva McBroom, Cleo Douberley and brother, Emerson Louvoid "Bo" Davis. When Sid was younger he rode bulls...
Susan Ross
Sep 23, 2016
Susan Miriam Jones Ross, 66, of Franklin, NC, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016. Born in Birmingham England, she was the daughter of the late Harry Jones and Miriam Lawton Jones. She emigrated first to Vancouver, B.C., then to the US in the 70's, spending time in NYC, Washington state, Oregon, and Georgia. Sue adopted her new home in the...
Donald Gary Houston
Sep 22, 2016
Donald Gary Houston, 65, of Highlands, passed away, Thursday, September 22, 2016. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Donald Gordon Houston and Mary Elizabeth Rogers Houston. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Billy Floyd Houston. Gary worked as a masonry contractor and was a member of Bethel United...
Ronald "Ronnie" Ledford
Sep 22, 2016
Ronald Lowell Ledford, 67, of Franklin, died Thursday, September 22, 2016 at his home, surrounded by his family. Born in Macon County on May 31, 1949, he was the son of Gordon Ledford and the late Ella May Seay Ledford who passed away in 2002. Ronnie attended Franklin High School where he was a basketball star and legend, still holding...
Helen Reilly
Sep 22, 2016
Helen M. Reilly, 92, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences can be made at maconfuneralhome.com
Lorine Sumner
Sep 22, 2016
Lorine Sumner, 86, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2016. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Arlie Williams and Izora Armstrong Williams. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Eunice Martin. Lorine was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church and enjoyed painting and flower gardening. She is...
James Crippen
Sep 16, 2016
James Michael Crippen, 62, of Franklin, passed away Friday, September 16, 2016. Born in Salinas, CA, he was the son of the late Glenn Crippen and Gwenneth Scott Crippen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Justin and Gabriel Crippen and one sister, Kay Crippen. James was a US Navy veteran and served during...
Diane Heimbach
Sep 16, 2016
Diane Martha Heimbach, 71, of Franklin, NC and Leesburg, FL, passed away Friday, September 16, 2016. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Philip Robert Herman and Martha Veronica Knell Herman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one step-son, Steven Heimbach and one brother, Jack Herman. Diane was an avid reader...
Nancy Houseworth
Sep 14, 2016
Nancy Marie Beck Houseworth, 78, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016. Born in Mt. Vernon, OH, she was the daughter of the late Charles Cecil Beck and Hazel Mae Thatcher Beck. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Gerald Homer Houseworth; one grandson, Andrew Myers and one brother, Donald Beck. Nancy was...
Kenneth "Shane" Queen
Sep 13, 2016
Kenneth "Shane" Queen, 47, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Born in Macon Co, he was the son of Barbara Waldroop Queen and the late Kenneth Lewis Queen. Shane was a member of Burningtown Church of God. In addition to his mother, he is survived by two children, Caleb Kennedy of Oglethorpe, GA and Jorden Queen of Oregon;...
Gladys Hooper
Sep 12, 2016
Gladys Davis Hooper, 89, of Franklin, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Monday, September 12, 2016. Born in Whittier, NC, she was the daughter of the late Jarrett Davis and Ollie Wykle Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Dennis Hooper; one daughter, Janie Matthews, and nine brothers...
Furman Elliott
Sep 11, 2016
Furman Walter Elliott, 80, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016. Born in Macon Co, he was the son of the late Wiley Eugene Elliott and Lillian Agnes Panells Elliott; Furman was one of sixteen children. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Lillian Jane Macabee. Furman loved to fish and bird hunt....
Marcia Field
Sep 11, 2016
Marcia Mae Field, 61, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016. Born in Hartford, CN, she was the daughter of the late David Samuel Cohn and Irene Goldsmith Cohn. Marcia was a member of Harmony Hill Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Mark Henry Field; two sons, Jason and Jarod Field both of Franklin;...
Joan Held
Sep 10, 2016
Joan M. Held, 85, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016. Born in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late Isadore Moberg and Bertha Davis Moberg. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Donald Held and eight brothers and sisters. Joan enjoyed dancing, taking Sunday drives and was an avid baseball...
Bill (Arnott William) Madison
Sep 8, 2016
Franklin, NC – Bill Madison (Arnott W. Madison), 78, passed away Thursday, September 8th, 2016 at the Blue Ridge on the Mountain Nursing Home in Sylva from complications of pneumonia. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Betty (Kell) Madison, his son, Eric D. Madison of Reno, NV and a step-brother Chuck Mead of Binghamton, NY. Bill was...
Nan Perry
Sep 6, 2016
Nan Elizabeth Perry, 67, of Franklin, peacefully entered Heaven on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. At her side were her close friends, family and her cats. She was preceded in death by her parents, William "Duffie" and Audrey Shuford and brother, "Brownie" Shuford. She was also preceded in death by her beloved cat, "Charlie". Nan was a fun-loving person and enjoyed...
Stuart Gleman
Sep 6, 2016
Stuart Maxwell Gleman, 71, of Kissimmee, FL, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016 in Franklin, NC. Born in Charleston, SC, he was the son of the late Paul L. Gleman and Lydia Jane Malcolm Gleman. Stuart retired from the Kennedy Space Center where he was a physicist and engineer. He was an ultra-distance runner and founded an ultra-distance run in...
Sibyl Harouff
Sep 6, 2016
Sibyl Harper Harouff, 83, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016. Born in Ryan, WV, she was the daughter of the late Harry Wilbur Harper and Nannie Smith Harper. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Donald Zane Harouff and one sister, Charlotte Walters. Sibyl was a member of Iotla United Methodist Church...
Richard Holloway
Sep 5, 2016
Richard Louie Holloway, 90, of Franklin, passed away Monday, September 5, 2016. Born in Schley County, GA, he was the son of the late Edward Lee Holloway and Molly Childers Holloway. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Osborne Holloway and four brothers and sisters, Mildred Hite, Lillie Jones, Edward Holloway and Earl...
James Maddox
Sep 5, 2016
James Paul Maddox, 33, of Otto, NC, passed away Monday, September 5, 2016. Born in Las Vegas, NV, he was the son of Clinton E. Maddox and the late Judy Parrish Maddox. In addition to his father, he is survived by four children, Bridget Maddox of Avon Park, FL, James Paul Maddox Jr. of Lakeland, FL, Ayden Maddox and Zoie...
