Walter Widman
Jun 19, 2014
Lt. Colonel Walter F. Widman went to be with the Lord on June 19, 2014 at Angel Hospital in Franklin, NC. He was 96 years old; born December 23, 1917 in Newark, NJ. He was the son of Harry Widman and Hazel Newton Widman. He was preceded in death by brothers, Harold and Robert Widman; sister, Gladys Widman Place; daughter,...
Harold Corbin
Jun 18, 2014
Harold Pinkney Corbin, 82, of Franklin, passed away on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Henry D. Corbin and Maggie Seay Corbin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Joann Hopkins Corbin and brothers and sisters, Margaret Pendergrass, Linwood Osborne, H.D. Corbin, Clarence Corbin,...
T. L. Jamison
Jun 16, 2014
T.L. Jamison, 90, of Franklin, passed away Monday, June 16, 2014. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Grover Jamison, Sr. and Mary Brown Jamison. T.L. was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII, receiving the Purple Heart; retired from the U.S. Postal Service and worked many years at Jamison Jewelers. He was member of Cowee Baptist...
Bobby Hartsell
Jun 15, 2014
Bobby Lee Hartsell, 74, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2014. Born in Charlotte, NC, he was the son of the late Gene Hartsell and Ethel McCullar Hartsell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Mac Perkins and two sisters, Steele Kearney and Virginia Grey. Bobby was a U.S. Army veteran; he...
Dorothy Canfield
Jun 14, 2014
Dorothy Mae Canfield, 63, of Franklin, passed away on June 14, 2014. Born in Pikeville, KY, she was the daughter of the late Bill Cowden and Bertha Looney Cowden. Dorothy was a member of Westside Church of Christ; worked at Whitley Plant and worked at the Welcome Center. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, John Canfield; two...
Willa "June" James
Jun 13, 2014
Willa "June" Fowler Johnson James, 83, of Franklin, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2014. Born in Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of the late Carroll Frederick Snodgrass and Helen Marie Stahley Snodgrass. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Jeff Fowler; second husband, Pearlman Johnson and daughter, Jill Lorraine Fowler. June...
David Joseph Walsh
Jun 8, 2014
David Joseph Walsh, 56, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, June 8, 2014. Born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, he was the son of Virginia Fields Walsh of Hayesville, NC and the late Lorne Francis Walsh. He was a retired police officer with the Spring Valley Police Department. He enjoyed leather crafting; wood working and watching Fox News. In addition to his...
Louise Herring Henry
Jun 7, 2014
Louise Herring Henry, 91, of Franklin, went home to be with the Lord, on Saturday, June 7, 2014. Born in Dillon, SC, she was the daughter of the late Sam Webster and Mae Bell Carter Webster. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Boyd Herring and second husband, Walter Henry; four sons, Boyd,...
Carole Anderson
Jun 6, 2014
Carole Ann Hoemeke Anderson, 69, of Franklin, passed away on Friday, June 6, 2014. Born in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of the late Victor A. Hoemeke and Charlotte Virginia O'brien Hoemeke. Carole was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Robert Anderson; two sons, Mark Edward Anderson of...
Clark Suttle
Jun 5, 2014
Clark Suttle, 69, of Newnan, GA, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2014. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Clinton Suttle and Berdie Clark Suttle. Clark was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam Era; a retired chemist with Porex Technologies in Fairburn, GA; active member of St. Matthews Catholic Church in Tyrone, GA;...
Christine "Teenie" Mincey
Jun 5, 2014
Christine "Teenie" Southard Mincey, 83, of Franklin, passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2014. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Bert Southard and Delphia Miller Southard Peek. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Marshall Mincey who died in 1999; daughter, Deborah Hood who died on May 8,...
Linda Moody
Jun 4, 2014
Linda Moody, 67, of Otto, passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Born in Asheville, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley Monteith and Mary Barnett Monteith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, John Monteith. Linda was a part of the law enforcement family in WNC since 1978, where she made...
Betty Jean Daniel
Jun 2, 2014
Betty Ledford Daniel, 77, of Commerce, GA, passed away Monday, June 2, 2014. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Harley and Nellie Watts Ledford. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers, James, John and Glenn and sisters, Bessie Ledford, Kate Speed and Irene Ledford. Betty was a member of Gillespie...
Rass Huggins
Jun 2, 2014
Rass L. Huggins, 86, of Franklin, passed away on June 2, 2014. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Ernest Huggins and Reba Parrish Huggins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Christine Welch and Laura Jean Stidham and a brother, Bill Huggins. Rass was a US Navy veteran of...
Michael Steiert
Jun 1, 2014
Michael Peter Steiert, 70, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2014. Born in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Paul Michael Steiert and Mae Ambrosia Steiert Flamm. Michael was a US Navy veteran serving during the Cold War; member of Franklin Church of Christ, member of the Macon Aero Modelers and was a member of...
Virginia Shepherd-Foshee
May 31, 2014
Virginia Shepherd "Ginny" Foshee, 61, of Milton, FL, formerly of Franklin, NC, passed away, May 31, 2014. Ginny was the baby daughter of the late J.C. "Zeke" and Myrtle Holden Shepherd of Franklin, NC and was preceded in death by her brother, Ralph L. Shepherd. Ginny worked for 27 years at NAS Whiting Field of Milton, FL, her last job...
Grace Altman
May 31, 2014
Grace Mary Altman, 96, of Franklin, passed away on May 31, 2014. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Hurley and Helen Zapf Hurley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Michael Flora, second husband, Doc Altman; a daughter, Michelle Rudisill and a brother, Francis Hurley. Grace moved...
Rachael Jenks
May 31, 2014
Rachael Richards Jenks, 96, passed away peacefully on May 31, 2014. A memorial service, celebrating her life will be held on Monday, June 23, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at The Church of the Incarnation in Highlands, North Carolina with The Reverend Howard W. L'Enfant officiating. A graveside service will follow at Highlands Memorial Cemetery. Rachael was born in Ellendale, Wisconsin...
Fred Crisp
May 26, 2014
Fred Loren "Junior" Crisp, Jr., 82, of Franklin, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2014. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Fred L. Crisp, Sr. and Hessie Rachael Grant Crisp. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Hazel Hylton, Marie Smith, Joyce Stiwinter; brothers, Troy Crisp, Sr. and Doug Crisp....
Alan Hill, Iii
May 23, 2014
Alan Gerard Hill, III, 64, of Franklin, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2014. Born in Beverly, MA, he was the son of Alan Gerard Hill, Jr. and the late Constance Reed Hill. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Hill. After moving from New England, Alan and his family lived in Pinellas...
