Nancy Patterson
Aug 19, 2014
Nancy Eleanor Bush Patterson, 94, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 after several weeks of hospice care and illness. She died, surrounded by friends and family in her home in Holly Springs, Franklin, NC. "A Celebration of Life" service will be held at the Franklin Seventh-day Adventist Church on September 7, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. Nancy was born...
Simon Paul Jelonek
Aug 16, 2014
Simon "Paul" Jelonek, 57of Franklin, passed away at his home on Saturday August 16, 2014. Born in the United Kingdom he was the son of the late Simon and Barbara Warner Jelonek. He was a member of the Rhodesian Army and owner and operator of the Cullasaja Exxon and the Cowee Convenience and Deli. He attended Burningtown Baptist Church. Formerly...
Addie Bell
Aug 12, 2014
Addie H. Bell, age 89, beloved mother of eight, grandmother of 19, and great-grandmother of 4, died in Franklin, NC on August 12, 2014. Her great loves were people (especially feeding them), her pets, gardening, and art (quilting, painting, and woodwork). She graduated from high school in Gainesville, FL in 1941 and was the first woman to receive a Bachelor...
John Robbins
Aug 11, 2014
John Adam Robbins, 90, of Franklin, passed away Monday, August 11, 2014. Born in Effingham, IL, he was the son of the late Lambert Robbins and Bertha Combs Robbins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Alice L. Robbins, Margaret St. Clair and Bertha Hornsby. John was a US Navy Veteran and served during WWII....
John Paul Morgan
Aug 10, 2014
John Paul Morgan, infant son of Jeffrey and Brandy Morgan of Waynesville, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014. In addition to his parents, John is survived by sister, Jessica Morgan and brother, Elijah Morgan both of the home; paternal grandparents, Bruce and Diane Morgan of Franklin; maternal grandfather, Terry Jones of Canton, NC and maternal grandmother, Beth Pope of Canton,...
Virginia Gavin
Aug 6, 2014
Virginia Goodwin "Bunny" Gavin, age 77, of Douglasville, Georgia, was carried to her mansion that Jesus had promised her on Wednesday, August 06, 2014. She was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on June 6, 1937, the daughter of the late C.B. and Ollie Mae Walker Goodwin. She was a supervisor in the Food Service industry and was a Christian. She...
Frances Winstead
Aug 4, 2014
Frances Winstead, of Franklin, a resident of Franklin, NC since 1953, died Monday, August 4, 2014, at Grandview Manor Care Center, following a period of declining health. She had just had her 98th birthday. She was a native of Nash County, NC and the only daughter of the late George Ashby Winstead and the late Mabel Winstead Holmes. Miss Winstead...
Mitchell "Elwood" O'Shields
Aug 2, 2014
Elwood O'Shields, 39, of Otto, passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014. Born in Clayton, GA, he was the son of Rheba Owens Henslee and the late Harrison O'Shields. Elwood was a member of Life Church; he enjoyed sports, especially softball and basketball. He was fun, loving and enjoyed life. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his...
Day Williamson
Aug 2, 2014
Day Yarbrough Williamson, 71, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2014. Born in Houston, TX, she was the daughter of Annette Smith Yarbrough and the late N.B. Yarbrough. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, James "Jake" Cleveland Williamson. Day was a founding member of Mt. Harmony Baptist Church. She was a member...
Pauline Freeman
Aug 2, 2014
Pauline Simons Freeman, 81, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2014. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Tommy Simons and Lottie Clark Simons. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Freeman who died February 9, 2007; two brothers, Clint and wife Coye Sue, Dent and wife Bernice;...
Glenda Johnson
Jul 31, 2014
Glenda Faulkner Johnson, 68, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014. Born in Winter Park, FL, she was the daughter of the late Glen Faulkner and Pauline Hayes Faulkner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Beth Johnson; son, Stephen Johnson and a sister, Rose Mary Gober. Glenda enjoyed gardening, arts and crafts,...
Mary Elizabeth Simpson
Jul 26, 2014
Obituary for Mary Elizabeth Franklin Simpson: Our beloved Mother, Mary Elizabeth Franklin Simpson passed away peacefully on July 26, 2014, at the Fedelia Eckerd Living Center in Highlands, North Carolina. She was born in Murphy, North Carolina on April 29, 1924, to James Walter Franklin and Jessie Howell Franklin. Her life was spent in devotion to her husband, W.D. Simpson...
Robert "Bob" Wilson
Jul 24, 2014
Robert Earl Wilson, 86, of Franklin, passed away on July 24, 2014. Born in Vine Grove, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Benjamin Earl Wilson and Lera Varine Martin Wilson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Gary and Stephen and a brother, Harold Wilson. Bob was a US Air Force veteran...
Jacqueline Debetta
Jul 21, 2014
Jacqueline DeBetta, 81, of Franklin, passed away Monday, July 21, 2014. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late George Strebel and Louise Brown Strebel. She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church and was retired from Pan Am Airlines. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Jack DeBetta; three children, Dayna Panico...
Greyson Noah Giles
Jul 19, 2014
Greyson Noah Giles, infant son of Keith and Lyndie Giles, died Saturday, July 19, 2014. Greyson was the grandson of Randy Giles of Franklin, Laura Wood of Franklin, Tom Cowan of Bryson City and the late Susan Giles. In addition to his parents, and grandparents, he is survived by great grandmother Lula Belle Giles of Mtn. City, GA; uncles, Matthew...
Donna Joyce Hanna
Jul 19, 2014
Donna Dirton Hanna of Franklin, NC, formerly of Huntington, WV, passed away, July 19, 2014. Donna was born February 28, 1940 in Huntington, WVA. She was wife of the late James V. Hanna and daughter of the late Freeman L. and Ruby R. Dirton. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Franklin. Donna did office work at Somerville...
Hattie Shope
Jul 19, 2014
Hattie L. Shope, 93, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Andy and Sarah McDowell Woods. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow Shope who passed away in 1997; sisters, Bertha Holden, Pearl Moses, Annie Lee Sickler and Lou Ellen Darnell;...
Ann Johnson
Jul 17, 2014
Ann Landreau Johnson passed away on Thursday, July 17, in Highlands, NC. A graveside service will be held on Sunday, July 20, at 2:30 PM (EST) in Marseilles Cemetery in West Point, GA, with the Reverend Tom Tucker and the Reverend Hugh Peacock officiating. In recent months Mrs. Johnson had resided at the Fidelia Eckert Living Center in Highlands, NC,...
Edna Bowers
Jul 15, 2014
Edna Juanitta Bolick Bowers, 86, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Carl Allen Bolick and Eva Rogers Bolick. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Joe Warren Bowers; son, James Bowers; son-in-law, Jackie West; brother, Loyd Bolick; two sisters, Willa Mae...
