Lynn Springfield
Feb 13, 2015
Lynn Highsmith Springfield, 49, of Franklin, passed away February 13, 2015. Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 15, at Macon Funeral Home. Rev. Vic Greene and Rev. Mitch Schultz will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to college fund for Liam Stalker Highsmith, C/O...
Charles Doering
Feb 11, 2015
Charles William Doering, 70, of Canton, NC, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Born in Union Beach, NJ, he was the son of the late Charles Doering and Teresa Harvey Doering. Charles was a tanker with the US Marine Corps, serving two tours in Vietnam and was the recipient of a Purple Heart and several other commendations. He was a...
Cathy Jo Wood
Feb 11, 2015
Cathy Jo Wood, 43, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of Melvin Phillip Wood, Sr. and wife, Doris Haggard and Mary Kay Moore and husband Robert. Cathy enjoyed writing poetry and liked to quilt. She was Baptist by faith. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her grandmother,...
Joseph "Pete" Pons
Feb 4, 2015
Joseph Peter "Pete" Pons, 99, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Born in Asheville, he was the son of the late John Peter Pons and Janie Hurley Pons. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jeannette Pons; brother, Frank William Pons and granddaughter, Bonnie Pons. Pete was a US Air Force veteran...
Annabelle Hastings
Feb 4, 2015
Annabelle M. Hastings, 78, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Born in Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late George Alvarez and Suzanne Kahn Alvarez. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Peter Kapinos. Annabelle was a lifelong employee of the Southern Bell/AT&T phone company and in retirement was a...
Gloria Durfey
Feb 2, 2015
Gloria June Durfey, 82, of Otto, NC, passed away Feb 2, 2015 Born in Miami, FL, she was preceded in death by parents, Sarvino Silvio Bertoni & Hazel Grace Zimmerman Bertoni; husband, Benjamin Durfey and sister, Betty Stewart. She attended Dryman Chapel United Methodist Church of Franklin, NC and St. Helena of Clayton, GA. Gloria was very active in her...
Beverlee Ann Meredith
Feb 2, 2015
Beverlee Ann Meredith, 74, of Franklin, passed away February 2, 2015. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late John A Meredith and Pauline Jones Meredith. Beverlee enjoyed dining out, socializing, meeting people, photography, ceramics and reading. She was a caregiver and of the Southern Baptist faith. She is survived by her partner, Kathy Reed of Franklin;...
Michael Jolly
Feb 2, 2015
Michael Wyatt Jolly, 60, of Franklin, passed away Monday, February 2, 2015. Born in Jacksonville, FL, he was the son of the late Milton M. Jolly and Gloria Greene Jolly. He has gone to join his beloved wife Sarah Jean Bishop Jolly. Michael was an avid sportsman; he enjoyed hunting and fishing. Most of all, he loved his family. He...
Fred August
Feb 1, 2015
Fred B. August, 79, of Franklin, passed away February 1, 2015. Born in Miami, FL, he was the son of the late Samuel Joseph August and Hilma Hannah Rose August. Fred attended Emory University, was former owner of August Homes in Dillsboro and August Brothers Bakery in Miami, FL. He also worked for two timeshare organizations; was a certified pistol...
Lolita West
Jan 30, 2015
Lolita Beulah Baldwin West, age 93, of Franklin, NC, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 30, 2015. A lifelong resident of Macon County, Mrs. West was born in the Olive Hill Community on April 23, 1921 to the late W.E. "Gene" and Geneva Parrish Baldwin. She was a 1940 graduate of Franklin High School and a graduate of Western Carolina...
George Curtis
Jan 30, 2015
On January 30, 2015, a story that began on December 11, 1932 in Otto, North Carolina, came to an end. George Edward Curtis was a wonderful man. His was the story of the best father; husband, brother, son, and friend that anyone could ever have. It's the story of someone who never acted in anger and was always ready to...
William Russell Lequire
Jan 25, 2015
William "Russell" Lequire, 41, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015. Born in Andrews, NC, he was the son of Carl William Lequire, Jr. of Topton, NC and Glenda Reece of Robbinsville, NC. Russell was a member of Ellijay Missionary Baptist Church and attended Central Baptist Church. He fished Heartland Anglers, B.F.L. and loved to play softball, golf and...
William Frederick Cowart
Jan 24, 2015
William Frederick Cowart, Sr., 81, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Frank R. Cowart and Maybelle Williamson Cowart. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma Ross Cowart who died May 11, 2008; two children, Patricia Cowart Pellerin and Marlene Cowart...
Betty Shope
Jan 24, 2015
Betty Jean Shope, 82, of Otto, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015. Born in Grenada, MS, she was the daughter of the late Richard C. Smith and Effie Louise Clark Smith. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by grandson, Michael J. Shope; sister, Louise Shotts and brothers, Curtis, Wilson, Albert and Fred Smith. Betty loved birds,...
Bruce Glaspy
Jan 24, 2015
Bruce Glaspy, 59, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Angel Medical Center. He was born in Panama Canal Zone to a military family and moved to Franklin from Florida 6 years ago. He is survived by his mother, Sadymae Quinlan; sister, Bonnie Pfeiffer of Alva, FL and brother, Michael Glaspy of Conroe, TX. A Memorial Service will...
Jimmy Sanders
Jan 19, 2015
Jimmy Hanes Sanders, 75, of Franklin, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Jess Sanders and Ida Shope Sanders. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Elura Bell Walters, Edith Conley, Willa Stiles and Margaret Harrison; brothers, Charles Sanders and Sonny Sanders and half-brother, Timothy...
Shirley Waldroop
Jan 18, 2015
Shirley Lenior Waldroop, 73, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin B. Lenoir and Lucinda C. Huckaby Lenoir. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers, J.B., Leon, John, Benny and Bill and two sisters, Nell Harrison and Ada Florence Leatherwood. Shirley...
Timothy "Tim" Butterfield
Jan 17, 2015
Timothy "Tim" Bernard Butterfield, 57, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015. Born in Miami, FL, he was the son of the late Ross Butterfield and Jacoba Lamport Butterfield. Tim worked for Jorgensen Labs as a veterinarian equipment salesman. He is survived by his wife of 15 years, Marie Boyd Butterfield; sister, Sharon Butterfield of Franklin; father-in-law and mother-in-law,...
Betty Lou Schwartz
Jan 14, 2015
Betty Lou Schwartz, 89, of Jacksonville, FL, formerly of Franklin, NC, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2015. Born July 27, 1925, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Daniels of Miami, FL. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Stanley; two sisters and one grandson. She resided in Franklin for...
Wade Lindsay
Jan 14, 2015
Wade Lindsay, 84, of Franklin, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Born in Saint Pauls, NC, he was the son of the late Arthur Lindsay and Bertie Rogers Lindsay. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Earline Faircloth Lindsay who died in 2011; son, Wade Lindsay, Jr. who passed away 2003 and five...
