Jannella "Ann" Rosa
May 23, 2013
Jannella "Ann" Thornton Rosa, 77, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013. Born in Jacksonville, FL, she was the daughter of the late Curtis Wesley Thornton and Burnice Vaughn Thornton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, William Scott Rosa, II. and Cory Curtis Rosa and two grandchildren, Sasha Cantrell and Anthony Rosa....
Ralph Henderson
May 21, 2013
Ralph Henderson, 59, of Yellow Mountain, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Born in Clayton, GA, he was the son of Ella Mae Mathis Moss and the late Carmen Henderson. Ralph was a dedicated and well respected member of the Glenville Cashiers Volunteer Fire Department. He was a member of Yellow Mountain Baptist Church and will be greatly missed by...
Fred Bader
May 18, 2013
Fred Louis Bader, 80, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013. Born in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of the late Henry George Bader and Mary Ponstingle Bader. Fred was raised on a farm in Brookpark, OH and started farming at the age of 12. He graduated from Berea High School and joined the military afterwards, where he...
Marquard "Mark" Debardelaben
May 18, 2013
MARQUARD EARL (Mark) DEBARDELABEN Mark DeBardelaben of Franklin, NC died at home on May 18, 2013 after a long and productive Christian life. He was born in Symrna, Cobb County, Georgia on October 7, 1923, the sixth of eight children born to Marion Milton DeBardelaben, Sr. and Paulina Lee Herndon DeBardelaben, and in addition had one adopted brother. In 1949,...
Bonnie Branson
May 18, 2013
Bonnie Rae Gale Branson, 82, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013. Born in Ocala, FL, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Earl Gale and Genevieve Patterson Pierson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Clement Branson; brother, Richard Gale and a grandson, Justin Heath. Bonnie loved making ceramics and...
Lynn Olson
May 17, 2013
Lynn Catherine Olson, 65, of Franklin, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013. Born in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of Clifford Olson and the late Catherine Smith Olson. Lynn was a member of St. Agnes Episcopal Church. In addition to her father, she is survived by a God-daughter, Regina Mascellino. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m....
Judy Howell
May 15, 2013
Judy Howell, 61, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013, surrounded by her friends. Born in Jackson Co, she was the daughter of the late Horace Howell and Mary Ann Battle Howell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Betty H. Cole and brother, David Howell. Judy was a long time resident of...
Christine Bankston
May 12, 2013
Christine Hall Bankston, 79, of Marietta, GA, formerly of Franklin, NC, passed away on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 12, 2013. She was nine days short of her 80th birthday.Born in Macon Co., NC, she was the daughter of the late Boise Albert Hall and Laura Robinson Hall. Christine graduated from Franklin High School in 1951 and fulfilled a life-long dream...
Marilyn Hogue
May 9, 2013
Marilyn Grace Hogue, 81, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, May 09, 2013. Born in Spotswood, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Orville Magee and Myrtle Stone Magee. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert M. Hogue who died June 28, 2006; brothers, Kenneth Magee and Melvin Orville Magee and sister, Elinor...
Ruby Bradley
May 9, 2013
Ruby Inez McMahan Bradley, 83, was called home to heaven on May 9, 2013 from her home at 103 Bidwell Street, Franklin, NC after a long battle with Alzheimer Disease. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late John R. McMahan and Hattie Jones McMahan. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...
Arbutus Shuler
May 9, 2013
Arbutus Elizabeth Shuler, 85, of Franklin, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2013. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Norman G. Clampitt and Pearl Cochran Clampitt. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert Clampitt, Eugene Clampitt and two sisters, Gertrude Ledford and Vergie Baldwin. She was a member...
Marianne Bacon
May 8, 2013
Marianne Bacon, 87, of Franklin, NC formerly of Zephyrhills, FL passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Born in Harrisonburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. Breeden and Frances Macomb Breeden. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin D. Bacon, Jr. She was a member of First Alliance Church, was...
Dale Phillips
May 6, 2013
Dale Spencer Phillips, 76, of Franklin, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2013. Born in Avery County, NC, he was the son of the late Spencer and Ella Fae Woodring Phillips. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, George Phillips and Paul Allen Phillips and a sister, Barbara Brown. Dale was a member of...
Joseph Woodard
May 5, 2013
Joseph "Joe" Garrell Woodard, 70, of Lawndale, NC, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2013. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late William Robert Woodard and Nina B. Brooks Woodard Peek. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Shirley Guyer and a brother, Jackson Earl Woodard. He was a retired...
Russel Saporito
May 4, 2013
Russel Stephen Saporito, 70, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013, after a two year battle with cancer. Born in Queens, NY, he was the son of the late Louis and Teresa Arcario Saporito. Russ graduated from Oceanside High School, was a US Army veteran and retired from AT&T and Smoky Mountain Systems. He was a member of St....
Neville Clark
Apr 27, 2013
Neville Clark, 67, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Joe and Annie Mae McCoy Clark. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Thad Clark and sister, Wanda Jarrell. Neville was a member of Black Mountain Baptist where he served as Adult...
Edith Beckwith
Apr 27, 2013
Edith Reedy Beckwith, 83, of Auburn, GA formerly of Franklin, NC, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013. Born in Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Oscar P. Reedy, Sr. and Virginia P. Garland Reedy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles L. Beckwith who passed on June 8, 2001 and...
Wanda Nelson
Apr 23, 2013
Wanda Tabor Nelson, 73, of Bryson City, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Born in Swain Co., she was the daughter of the late Verlin Clyde Tabor and Louise Welch Tabor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John E. Nelson; infant son, Robert Zane Nelson and three brothers, Bernard, Clyde and Carroll...
Max Wiggins
Apr 22, 2013
Max Wiggins, 76, of Vero Beach, Florida died April 22, 2013 at the Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach. Max was born in High Shoals, North Carolina and moved to Vero Beach in 1965 from Cleveland, Tennessee. He worked as an agent for Liberty National Life Insurance Co. in Vero Beach for 35 years. Max was a member of...
Guy Hawks
Apr 21, 2013
Guy Hawks, 65, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2013. Born in Highland Park, MI, he was the son of the late Robert Hawks Sr and Mary Lou McCarty Hawks. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers and sister, Jack Hawks, Jerry Hawks and Linda Hawks. Guy enjoyed coin collecting and playing golf...
