Jeanne Fisher
Jan 3, 2016
Jeanne Fisher, 88, of Otto, NC, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016. Born in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of the late Ellwood Kalbach and Carol Rowley Kalbach. Jeanne was a member of First Presbyterian Church and was a member of the Otto Garden Club. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Jack Fisher; three children,...
Brian Arthur Jennings
Jan 2, 2016
Brian Arthur Jennings, 39, of Franklin, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, January 2, 2016. Born in Macon County, he was the son of Josephine Shepherd Jennings and the late Paul Jennings. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Scott and Eric. Brian was a graduate of WCU and received his...
Dorothy Mae Hein
Dec 28, 2015
Dorothy Mae McComas Hein, 94, of Franklin, passed away Monday, December 28, 2015. Born in Huntington, West VA, she was the daughter of the late Ernest McComas and Edith Barber McComas. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Emil Hein. Dorothy was a loving mother; she enjoyed sweets and was of the Methodist faith....
Chalmers Johnson, Iii
Dec 27, 2015
Chalmers C. Johnson, III, 63, of Franklin, passed away December 27, 2015. No Services are planned.
Kathleen Jones
Dec 26, 2015
Kathleen "Marie" Roberson Jones, 87, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015. Born in Birmingham, AL on April 12, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Clark and Venie Roberson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one grandson and one nephew. Marie was a member of Franklin Church of Christ. She is survived...
Willard Berdit
Dec 25, 2015
Willard Norris Berdit, 90, of Franklin, passed away Friday, December 25, 2015. Born in Wilmington, DE, he was the son of the late Charles Berdit and Fay Hindin Berdit. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Marvin Berdit. Will was member of the U.S. Army 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team (PRCT) during WWII. He...
Sam Dwight Parrish
Dec 23, 2015
Sam Dwight Parrish, 61, of Otto, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Max Parrish and Ruth Perteet Parrish. Sam retired from the U.S. Forest Service where he worked as a civil engineer. He was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church. Sam enjoyed his cattle and working on the...
Geraldine Miller
Dec 17, 2015
Geraldine Evelyn Miller, 91, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015. Born in Mansfield, OH, she was the daughter of the late Ivan Koch and Goldie Bell Graham. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband John R. Miller and grandson, Matthew Klonkowski and a granddaughter, Christina Haynes. Geraldine was Methodist by faith. She...
Joseph "Joe" Kilpatrick
Dec 17, 2015
Joseph "Joe" E. Kilpatrick, 74, of Hendersonville went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at the Elizabeth House following a brief illness. He was a son of the late Onie and Annie Brackett Kilpatrick. He was also preceded in death by three sisters, Libby, Edna and Louise; and a brother, Onie "Jr.". Joe was the...
Hazel Brewer
Dec 11, 2015
Hazel Irene Henry Brewer, 80, of Franklin, passed away Friday, December 11, 2015. Born in Highlands, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Henry and Dena Ramey Henry. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Eugene Brewer; one brother, June Henry and three sisters, Louise Keener, Patsy Hedden and Edith Patton....
Bob Crumley
Dec 10, 2015
Bob Crumley, 89, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015. Born in Lake County, FL, he was the son of the late Beda Crumley and Agnes Ophelia Mulican Crumley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by daughter, Gail Lynn Crumley Barley and son, Russell Douglas Crumley. Bob was a naval carrier pilot and aviator for...
Michael Ray Holland
Dec 8, 2015
Michael Ray Holland, 58, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015. Born in Hendersonville, NC, he was the son of Pearl Angel Holland and the late V.L. Holland. Mike was a U.S. Army veteran; member of Emmanuel Baptist Church; was self- employed as appliance repairman and was a minister of the gospel. In addition to his mother, Pearl Angel...
Nicole Rose Meher
Dec 8, 2015
Nicole Rose Meher, 48, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, December 08, 2015. Born in Atlantic City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas DiElmo and Catherine Williston DiElmo. Nicole was a member of First Christian Church and was a former member of the Burningtown Fire Department. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Michael Meher; two...
Catherine Yacuk
Dec 7, 2015
Catherine Yacuk, 70, of Franklin, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015. Born in Weri, Lippe, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Peter Yacuk and Priska Esaenko Yacuk. Catherine was a retired legal secretary. She is survived by two daughters, April Duckworth and Tasha Burgess and a brother, Tom Yacuk. No Services are planned. Macon Funeral Home is...
Warren Potter
Dec 6, 2015
Warren Robert Potter, 80, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015. Born in New York City, NY, he was the son of the late Churchill Potter and Emma Spies DeWaard. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Craig V. Potter; daughter, Marilyn Frances Potter and a brother, Charles W. Potter. He was a...
John Shapard
Dec 3, 2015
John Miller Shapard, 100, of Downingtown, PA, formerly of Franklin, NC, passed away December 3, 2015. Services will be held at a later date.
Louise Lequire
Dec 2, 2015
Louise Wooten Lequire, 85, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Roy Benjamin Wooten and Myrtle Sorrells Wooten. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James "Harley" Lequire and one sister, Mildred Rosanne Saunders. Louise enjoyed knitting and crocheting. She was a...
David Snell
Nov 30, 2015
David Walter Snell, 63, of Robbinsville, NC, passed away Monday, November 30, 2015. Born in Savannah, GA, and raised in Panama City, FL, he was the son of the late Frederick F. Snell and Muriel R. Brendemuhl Snell. David graduated from Berry Academy High School in Newberry, SC and went on to receive an Associate's degree from the College of...
Ina Carpenter
Nov 25, 2015
Ina Pauline Hedden Carpenter, 91, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late John Hedden and Ruie Woods Hedden. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Elbert Carpenter and thirteen brothers and sisters. Ina was a member of Franklin Church of God. She...
Alfred Turgeon
Nov 24, 2015
Alfred James Turgeon, 85, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he was the last surviving child of 16 to the late Samuel H. and Marie R. Turgeon. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Florence May Turgeon who died July 11, 2015 and daughter,...
