Douglas Peek
Dec 19, 2013
Douglas Arthur Peek, 71, of Franklin passed away Thursday, December 19, 2013. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Bulen Neil Peek and Nellie Hedden Peek. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Grendell, Morley and Sterling and his companion of 30 years, Margaret Lovell who died December 4, 2012. Doug...
John Harvey Clark
Dec 19, 2013
John Harvey Clark, 59, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2013. Born in Shelburne, Ontario, Canada, he was the son of Helen Jean McLean Clark of Otto and the late Harvey William Clark. John enjoyed playing bridge, flying remote control airplanes, watching Nascar and the History Channel. He was a member of the Franklin, Highlands and Tiger Bridge Clubs....
Randall Buchanan
Dec 18, 2013
Randall "Willie" Winston Buchanan, 66, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013. Born in Jackson Co, he was the son of the late Perry Buchanan and Myrtle Leopard Buchanan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Wayne Buchanan. Willie loved football and racing. He was a member of Windy Gap Baptist Church. He...
Laszlo "Laci" Kelemen
Dec 17, 2013
Laszlo "Laci" Kelemen, 81, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013. Born in Hungary, he was the son of the late Josof Kelemen and Gurelic Gergosils. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Laszlo "Laci" Kelemen. Laci served in the Hungarian Air Force, was a greeter at Wal-Mart and worked at the Otto...
David Redoutey
Dec 17, 2013
David Keith Redoutey, 58, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013. Born in Portsmouth, OH, he was the son of Mary Webb Ellis and the late George Franklin Redoutey. David enjoyed playing the piano and attended Trinity Assembly of God. In addition to his mother, he is survived by a brother, George Ray Redoutey and wife Ann of Franklin...
Geraldine Hardegree
Dec 15, 2013
Geraldine Madaline Hardegree, 71, of Otto, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013. Born in Teaneck, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Rene Bergrab and Annette Kastorea Bergrab. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Julie Jackson and son, Edward Daniel Hardegree. Geraldine graduated from Miami Dade Community College with a degree...
Kyleigh Benton
Dec 12, 2013
Kyleigh Elizabeth Benton, infant daughter of Andrew G. Benton and Gabrielle L. Benton passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2013. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her paternal grandmother, Leslie Benton of Carlton, GA; maternal grandmother and grandfather, Patricia Lavender and Ronny Lavender both of Otto, NC; great grandmother, Judy Wiggins of Carlton, GA and great grandfathers,...
Ingrid Wiggs
Dec 11, 2013
Ingrid Dillevig Wiggs, 67, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2013. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Olav Arthur Dillevig and Goldie "Evelyn" Waldroop Dillevig. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband and a son, Doug Wiggs. Ingrid spent time sewing, painting, cake making and wood working. She...
Shirley Gill
Dec 11, 2013
Shirley Jean "Nana" Edwards Gill, 84, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2013. From Springfield, IL, Shirley was the daughter of the late Leslie and Opal Edwards. She lived in California, Arizona, Miami, Florida, and Key West, Florida prior to retiring to Franklin with her husband. Shirley was an interior designer for major commercial businesses in the greater Miami...
Yorke Jander Jr.
Dec 7, 2013
Yorke George Jander, Jr., 86, of Franklin, NC passed away on December 7, 2013. He was born in New York, NY, the son of the late Yorke George Jander, Sr. and Eleanor Nestrock Jander. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two infant children, Hope Daniel...
Patricia Marlin
Dec 5, 2013
Patricia Louise Marlin, 73, of Franklin, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2013. Born in Klamath Falls, Oregon, she was the daughter of the late Charles Byron Slay and Anna Mae Haynes Slay. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Roger and Bill and three sisters, Judy, Charlce and Shirley. She is survived by...
Una Margaret Setser
Dec 3, 2013
Una Margaret Crawford Setser, 81, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Emerson Crawford and Mary Estella Snyder Crawford. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Edwin Ray Setser who died in 2011. Una graduated from Franklin High School and Western...
Lindsay Cardenas-Feria
Dec 2, 2013
Lindsay Lizeth Cardenas-Feria, infant daughter of Gumaro Cardenas and Angelina Feria - Cruz, passed away Monday, December 2, 2013. In addition to her parents, she is survived by paternal grandparents, Jorge Cardenas of Killeen, TX and Maria Hernandez of Mexico; maternal grandmother, Angelina Cruz – Sanchez of Mexico; sister, Jazmin Sanchez – Feria and brother, Dennis Sanchez – Feria both...
Fia Scheyer
Dec 1, 2013
Fia B. Scheyer, 82, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Sasha Bartnovski and Antonette Salisbury Bartnovski. Fia was a Julliard trained professional singer and recording artist and was an author of numerous articles and curricula as well as an author with two books in print. She worked...
Alfred Williams
Dec 1, 2013
Alfred James Williams, of Franklin, passed away on December 1, 2013. He was born in Columbus, OH and later settled with his family in Jamestown, TN where they established a funeral home business. Jim would later become a mortician and make a part of his early career working in the funeral home. Jim decided to venture out and he worked...
Rita Benney
Nov 29, 2013
Rita Elizabeth Benney, 69, of Franklin, passed away Friday, November 29, 2013. Visitation will be held from 4-6:00 p.m. Sunday, December 1st at Macon Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to The Rathbun Center, 121 Sherwood Rd, Asheville, NC 28803. Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences can be made at...
Samuel Whitehurst
Nov 29, 2013
Samuel Edward Whitehurst, 89, of Panama City, FL and Franklin, NC, passed away on November 29, 2013. Born in the St. Andrews section of Panama City, FL, he was the son of the late William Wesley Whitehurst and Ollie Mae Bazzell Whitehurst. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by twin daughters at birth and later two...
Norman King
Nov 29, 2013
Norman King, 84, of Otto, passed away Friday, November 29, 2013. Born in Harrisburg, PA, he was the son of the late Frank and Hilda King. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Marion King. Norman was a US Army veteran and served during the Korean conflict. He was Catholic by...
Betty Gladwell Gunter Craig
Nov 28, 2013
Betty Gladwell Gunter Craig, 65, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Barnett and Carrie Lee Sprinkle Gladwell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Carl Ray Gunter, second husband, Jerry Craig and an infant brother, Kenneth. Betty was a member...
Gwen Litten
Nov 21, 2013
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Litten, 85, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013. Born in Augusta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Pinkney Powell Sr. and Emmie Walton Powell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandy Litten; five brothers and one sister. Gwen was an active member of the Ladies Auxiliary,...
