Alvin Crowe Jr.
Jan 31, 2014
Alvin Crowe, Jr., 78, of Franklin, passed away Friday, January 31, 2014. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Alvin Calvin Crowe, Sr. and Pearl Reed Crowe. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Morris Crowe and a sister, Doris Crowe Picklesimer. Alvin was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist...
Joe Albert Christy Ii
Jan 31, 2014
Joe Albert Christy, II, 74, of Franklin, passed away Friday, January 31, 2014. Born in Charleston, WV, he was the son of the late Joe Albert Christy Sr. and Justine Clevinger Christy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brother, Julius Albert Christy. Joe was a US Army veteran. He was owner/operator of Franklin Town Cobbler...
Cristina Cruz
Jan 28, 2014
Cristina Mendez Cruz, 69, of Franklin, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2014. A Prayer Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 1st in the Chapel of Macon Funeral Home. Father Tien Duong will officiate. The family will receive friends from 10-11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 1st at Macon Funeral Home. Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the...
Dorothy Schellens
Jan 27, 2014
Dorothy Ann Schellens, 94, of Franklin, passed away Monday, January 27, 2014. Born in Alexandria, OH, she was the daughter of the late Guy L. Hammond and Rachel Minerva Wood Hammond. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, William Russell Hughes and John Schellens and two sisters, Elizabeth Clary and Virginia Andrew. Dorothy was...
Ellis Degroff
Jan 22, 2014
Ellis Irvin DeGroff, 93, of Rabun Gap, GA, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2014. Born in Nunda, NY, he was the son of the late Leslie DeGroff and Jennie DeMocker DeGroff. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra DeGroff Morris; two grandchildren, Kyle Morris and Reagan Morris and three brothers, Leslie DeGroff, Jr.,...
William Eugene "Gene" Chastain
Jan 19, 2014
William Eugene "Gene" Chastain 69, of Franklin went home to be with The Lord on Sunday January 19. A Memorial Service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Friday, January 24th in the Chapel of Macon Funeral Home. The Rev Mike Chastain and Rev. Greg Rogers will officiate with military rites conducted by VFW Post 7339, American Legion Post 108 and...
Bonnie "Weed" Anderson
Jan 19, 2014
Bonnie Marie "Weed" Anderson, 67, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2014. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Thurman Russell Anderson and Ollie Jenkins Anderson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Frances Anderson. Marie was a member of Tellico Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons,...
Clara Jo Bishop
Jan 16, 2014
Clara Jo Waters Bishop, 79, of Franklin, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2014. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Dock Haynes Waters and Nina Belle Teague Waters. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Robert David (Bob) Bishop; brother, Buster Waters and three sisters, Marie Truett, Jane Pendergrass...
Truman Rogers
Jan 15, 2014
Truman Arnold Rogers, 76, of Franklin, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Born in Macon Co, he was the son of the late Arnold Rickman Rogers and Callie Green Rogers. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Elmo Rogers and sisters, Nell Varney and Juanita Deere. Truman was owner of Rogers Gas Island...
Sara Taylor
Jan 11, 2014
Sara A. Taylor, a resident of Franklin, NC, died Saturday, January 11, 2014 at her home. She was born in Van Wert, Ohio to Truman H. and Pauline C. Abbott, who predeceased her. She graduated from the Ohio State University with a major in Radio and Television and did some postgraduate work at the University of Cincinnati. She was a...
Gregory Ryon
Jan 11, 2014
Gregory Keith Ryon, 47, of Franklin, passed away on Saturday, January 11 2014. Gregory was born in Maryland; he was a construction worker and enjoyed fishing. He is survived by his parents, Choice Ryon and wife Renee and Margie Kapher and husband Bob; three children, Tanya Crawford and husband Josh, Cynthia Ryon and Mallory Ryon all of Franklin; three grandchildren,...
Tamara Meadows
Jan 4, 2014
Tamara Ann Meadows, of Brevard, NC, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014. She was born August 10, 1966 in Asheville, NC. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Tommy C. Meadows of Clarksville, Tennessee and the late Violet Ann Welch Meadows of Asheville, NC. Tamara graduated from the Candler Christian Day School in Candler, N.C. She then worked for...
Marceita Redfern
Jan 4, 2014
Marceita Sondra Redfern, 80, of Highlands, NC, died Saturday January 4, 2014 at Chestnut Hill on hospice, with her daughter Susan by her side. She was born to the late George E. and Marceita Skidmore, Apr. 02, 1933, in Patchogue, NY. Sondra graduated from Cathedral School of St. Mary High School in 1952 and received a BS in Education from...
Berton "Dwight" Beaman
Jan 1, 2014
Berton "Dwight" Beaman, 86, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Born in Gary, IN, he was the son of the late Clay Berton Beaman and Audrey Eleanor Boyd Beaman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Heather Sunshine Freeman. Dwight was an Electricians Mate Second Class with the US Navy and served...
Drusilla Kutcher
Dec 31, 2013
Drusilla P. Kutcher, 79, of Franklin, died Tuesday, December 31, 2013. She was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and lived in Franklin for 20 years. She is survived by her husband, James Kutcher; four children, David Kutcher, Dyann Wagner, Doug Kutcher and Dina Picou; nine grandchildren, Karyn, Jennifer, Natalie, Jaimie, Amanda, Sarah, Julia, Meagan and Brianna; and three great grandchildren....
Ellen Gail Forester
Dec 27, 2013
Ellen Gail Forester, 64, of Franklin, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013. Born in Tuscaloosa, AL, she was the daughter of Ellen Tompkins Davis and the late Charles Wallace Davis. Gail was a member of Cullasaja Assembly of God. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Leonard Forester; two children, Lisa Boyd of Florida and Brandon...
Joseph "Randy" Raby
Dec 26, 2013
Joseph "Randy" Randolph Raby, 60, of Franklin passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013. Born in Macon Co, he was the son of Doris Lakey Raby and the late Billy Bryson Raby. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, William Terry Raby. Randy worked at the local radio station as a radio announcer for 30...
Reginald Lapiere
Dec 25, 2013
Reginald Gilbert LaPiere, 82, of Franklin, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2013. Born in Burlington, Vermont, he was the son of the late Frederick LaPiere and Madaline Miller LaPiere. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Michael LaPiere and a grandson, Michael Velasco. He was a US Army veteran, and a member of...
Nancy Locklear
Dec 22, 2013
Nancy Ammons Watts Locklear went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 22, 2013. She was born January 5, 1928 in Macon County to the late Alex and Margaret Ann Leatherman Ammons. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband Freeman Watts and four children, son Sherrill Watts, daughters, Sharon Watts...
Irene Morgan
Dec 21, 2013
Irene Mitchell Morgan, of Franklin passed away at home on Saturday, December 21, 2013. She graduated from Vanderbilt University, and taught and practiced nursing in the WWII European and Pacific Theaters, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia for many years. She retired from the Georgia State Board of Workman's Compensation in 1980. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church, Cartoogechaye....
