Patricia Sears
Aug 8, 2015
It is with heavy hearts we tender to you our mother, Patricia Alma Griffin Sears, has passed away. She was born July 11, 1936, passed away on Saturday August 8, 2015. She is survived by her son's Kelley Davis, Lonnie Davis, Tracey Davis and her daughter Laura Love. Seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She was a strong woman and...
Wilma Roper
Aug 7, 2015
Wilma Daisy Edwards Roper, 86, of Franklin, passed away Friday, August 7, 2015. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late AJ Edwards and Daisy Baldwin Edwards. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by six sisters and two brothers. Wilma worked as the cafeteria manager for Iotla Elementary School for many years. Her...
Pauline Sanders
Aug 5, 2015
Pauline Wild Sanders, 92, of Greenville, SC formerly of Franklin, NC, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of late Judson A. Wild and Lela Ray Wild. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harris L. Sanders and her three brothers; Frank M. Wild, James B. Wild...
Betty Sue "Pat" Dills
Aug 4, 2015
Betty Sue "Pat" Dills, 78, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Benbow Dills and Lassie Hastings Dills. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Jean Coggins, Lula Pearl Dills and Ova Greene and two brothers, J.B. Dills and Gerald Dills....
William "Billy" Joel Collins
Aug 4, 2015
William "Billy" Joel Collins, Jr., 64, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Born in Atlanta, GA, he was the son of Evelyn Graves Collins of Conyers, GA, and the late William Joel Collins, Sr. In addition to his father; he was preceded in death by a brother, Steve Collins. Billy was a retired school teacher/coach at Edwards Middle...
Mark Edward Russell
Jul 27, 2015
Mark Edward Russell, 56, of Franklin, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015. Born in Greensboro, NC, he was the son of the late Gilbert Clark Russell and Jean Elizabeth Whitley Kelsey. Mark was a member of Franklin Covenant Church; worked for MedWest as a phlebotomist; was an avid sports fan; enjoyed helping others and spending time with his Lord. He...
Anita Lynn Pistolis
Jul 26, 2015
Anita Lynn Pistolis, 49, of Highlands, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015. Born in Rabun County, GA, she was the daughter of Kenneth and Kathryn Chastain Forrester of Highlands. Lynn loved to hike, read, tend to her dogs and cut and style hair. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two daughters, Kathryn "Kate" Anne Pistolis and Demitra...
Marcella Martin
Jul 21, 2015
Marcella Hall Martin, 93, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Born and raised in Newark, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Willis and Ruth Wright. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by former husband, Stub Hall and a sister, Beverly Swan of Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Marcella was a U.S. Army veteran of...
Annie Mae Hensley
Jul 21, 2015
Annie Mae Henry Hensley, 91, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Charlie M. Henry and Brittie Webb Henry. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Nathanael Hensley. Annie enjoyed cooking and fishing and was a member of First Baptist Church of...
Robert "Bob" Keener
Jul 20, 2015
Robert "Bob" Keener, died in his home on July 20th 2015 of natural causes. He was 85. Bob was born on July 4, 1930 to Willard and Albia Keener. He lived his entire life in Franklin, NC, marrying Mary Etta Keener in April 1953. At different times during his career he built houses, owned and operated the wonderfully remembered Sugar...
Theodore "Ted" Smyre
Jul 17, 2015
Theodore "Ted" Perry Smyre, 73, of Cullowhee, NC, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015. Born in Newton, NC, he was the son of the late Alvin Theodore Smyre and Mattie Hampton Smyre. Ted enjoyed restoring his 1931 Chevrolet, carpentry work and gardening and landscaping. He was the property manager of he and his wife's housing development and member of the...
Dorothy Smith
Jul 17, 2015
Dorothy Gless Smith, 77, of Franklin, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Albert Gless and Catherine Johnson Gless. She is survived by two sons, Kip Roggendorf and Erik Carlson. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, in the Chapel of Macon Funeral Home....
Thomas "Tom" Roberts Jr.
Jul 16, 2015
Thomas "Tom" Franklin Roberts, Jr., passed away peacefully at home with his wife Barbara at his side on Thursday, July 16th, 2015. This was the end to a five year struggle to recover from a traumatic brain injury he received in 2015, following a fall at home. Tom lived a life filled with so many blessings. One of his greatest...
James Rasbury Jr.
Jul 15, 2015
James B. Rasbury, Jr., 81, of Highlands, NC, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015. No services will be held. Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Marvin Robert Bills
Jul 13, 2015
Marvin Robert Bills, 72, of Franklin, NC and Bradenton, FL, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, July 13, 2015. Born in Buffalo, NY, he was the son of the late Roy A. Bills and Ellen McConnell Bills. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Bills. He was a U.S. Army Vietnam...
Archie C. Burnham
Jul 12, 2015
Archie C. Burnham, Jr., 80, of McDonough, GA and Franklin, NC, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2015. Archie was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, May 10, 1935. He attended the Virginia Military Institute where as a young cadet he was motivated by a quote from General Stonewall Jackson, "You can be whatever you resolve to be." The result was a...
Audrey Bokisa
Jul 12, 2015
Audrey C. Bokisa, 91, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2015 at her residence. Born in La Jose, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Daisy McFadden Thompson. She was married to the late Pete Bokisa for 64 years. Audrey was a very loving and creative mother. She served her country during WWII in the Army...
Florence May Turgeon
Jul 11, 2015
Florence May Turgeon, 84, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Hiram Chalk and Mary Purchase Chalk. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Ruth Turgeon and a brother, Tim Chalk. Florence worked for McKesson and Robbins and later worked for Walmart....
Virginia Mardelle "Mardee" Davis
Jul 10, 2015
Virginia Mardelle "Mardee" Davis, 92, of Franklin, passed away July 10, 2015. Born in McLean, IL, she was the daughter of the late Clarence William Mallory and Ruth Florence Anderson Mallory. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Clarence Donald Mallory and a sister, Francine Gemlich. She is survived by her husband of 61...
Beulah Cunningham
Jul 9, 2015
Beulah Lequire Cunningham , 91, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015. Born in Swain, NC, she was the daughter of the late William Henderson Lequire and Martha Emaline Taylor Lequire. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Arnold Cook and husband, JS Cunningham and brothers and sisters, Dellie Cook, Harley Lequire,...
