Birdell Holland
Jun 20, 2011
Birdell Inez McClure Holland, 87, of Franklin, passed away Monday, June 20, 2011. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Lee McClure and Brunette McCoy McClure. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Cleo Holland; daughter, Freda Estes and siblings, James, Ralph and Sherman McClure. Birdell cherished her family. She...
Demetri Vlass
Jun 15, 2011
Demetri "Dee" G. Vlass, 58, of Franklin, passed away at home, Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Born in Atlanta, GA, he was the son of George Vlass and the late Millie Harris Vlass. Dee was owner of Vlass House Grill; was the owner of the Lunch Box and previously worked at Lowe's. He loved sports, the Atlanta Braves and any team...
John Deal
Jun 14, 2011
John J. "Jay" Deal, 90, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at his home. A native of Macon County, he was the born September 28, 1920 to the late John B. Deal and Effie Henry Deal. In his younger years, he worked for Zickgraf Lumber Company and retired from Verizon. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of...
Margaret Bedell Crawford
Jun 14, 2011
Margaret Bedell Bradley Crawford, 89, of Franklin, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Will Bradley and Tim Shepherd Bradley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Vivian R. Crawford who died September 19, 2008; three brothers, Olin, Arlen and Willard Bradley and...
Charles Reuter
Jun 13, 2011
Charles Edward Reuter, 78, of Franklin, passed away Monday, June 13, 2011. Born in Jenkintown, PA, he was the son of the late Peter Reuter and Madeleine Assal Reuter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor Bartol Reuter who died October 28, 2009; a brother, Paul Reuter; a brother-in law, Theodor Bartol and...
Rose Martin
Jun 12, 2011
Mrs. Rose Mary Greco Martin, 87 formally of Melbourne, Florida passed away Sunday June 12, 2011 at Grandview Assisted Living in Franklin, NC. She had lived in Franklin, NC for over 9 years at the home of her daughter Beckie. Rose Mary was born in Cambria WV the last of 8 children born to Giovanni & Filomena Greco. but resided...
Earline Lindsay
Jun 11, 2011
Earline Faircloith Lindsay, 80, of Franklin, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2011. Born in Meadow, GA, she was the daughter of the late Toby Faircloth and Eula Lamp Faircloth. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Floyd and Earnest. Earline enjoyed fishing, gardening, going on walks and the outdoors. She was a member...
Imogene White
Jun 10, 2011
Imogene C. White, 76, of Franklin, passed away June 10, 2011. Born in Talladega, AL, she was the daughter of the late Bruce Ray and Ruth McGill Ray. She was married to the late Jimmy White and was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Sharon; two brothers, Kenneth Ray and Everett Ray and two sisters, Betty Sue Hanson and...
Myrtle Faircloth
Jun 9, 2011
Myrtle Williams Faircloth, 98, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2011. Born in Camilla, GA, she was the daughter of the late Posdel Williams and Susie Golden Williams. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wilmer Faircloth; two children, Kermit Eugene Faircloth and Jewel Patricia Faircloth and seven brothers and sisters. Myrtle was...
Andrew Patton
Jun 9, 2011
Andrew Jackson Patton, age 85, of McKinney, Texas, passed away June 9, 2011, in McKinney. Andy was born February 27, 1926, in Franklin, North Carolina, to Robert A. and Mamie (Slagle) Patton. He married Barbara Corbeels on August 25, 1956, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Andy, a graduate of NC State, was an aeronautical engineer who worked in purchasing, materials and...
Joseph Parker
Jun 7, 2011
Joseph Rescoe Parker, 66, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Born in Miami, FL, he was the son of T. Carroll Parker and Edna Maye Bussey Parker. He attended Southern Illinois University and graduated with degree in child education. He was a Lieutenant with the US Navy and was awarded five Navy-Air medals, National Defense Ribbon and ten...
Thomas Brown
Jun 7, 2011
Thomas Addison Brown, 77, of Otto, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Born in Cortland, NY, he was the son of the late Addison Brown and Virginia Filzinger Brown. Tom was an auto body restorer and was of the Presbyterian faith. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Annette Boivin Brown; three daughters, Valerie Jean Brown of Largo, FL; Roxie...
Carlton Martin
Jun 6, 2011
Carlton Grady Martin, 82, of Franklin, passed away Monday, June 6, 2011, in Franklin. Born in Macon Co, he was the son of the late John Marion Martin and Mary Lucinda Gregory Martin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Katherine Gregory Martin; second wife Irene Price Martin and sister, Effie Mae Jones...
Lorene Locklear
Jun 3, 2011
Lorene Locklear, 82, of Franklin, passed away Friday, June 3, 2011. Born in Barbourville, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Walter Detherage and Minnie Stafford Detherage. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Locklear who died in 2005; a sister, Betty Waldroop and brother, Herbert Hamilton. Lorene was a founding member...
Gary Welch
Jun 3, 2011
Gary Ervin Welch, 64, of Franklin, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2011. Born in Macon County, he was the son of Claude Welch and the late Christine Huggins Welch. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Claudia Griffith. Gary was a U.S. Army veteran. In addition to his father, he is survived by...
Frances Dewitt
May 24, 2011
Frances Nolan DeWitt, 87, of Otto, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Born in Morehouse, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Simpson N. Nolan and Katherine Jordon Nolan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, William E. "Bill" DeWitt who died May 13, 2011. Frances was the owner of...
Delcia Carver
May 20, 2011
Alice Delcia Carver, 68, of Franklin, passed away Friday, May 20, 2011. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Byrd Monroe Collins and Lou Anna Franks Collins. She was preceded in death by four brothers, J.L., Tommy Weaver and James "Ellis" Collins and Furman Franks and two sisters, Mamie Collins and Dorothy Jones. She was a...
Michael Jacobs
May 19, 2011
Michael Frederick Jacobs, 54, of Franklin, passed away May 19, 2011. Born in Roanoke Rapids, NC, he was the son of Frances Faye Faulkner Jacobs of Cincinnati, OH and the late Jerome Arthur Jacobs. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was of the Catholic faith. Michael enjoyed outdoor activities, swimming, travel & electronics. In addition to his mother, he...
Kathleen Stewart
May 17, 2011
Kathleen Jaye Stewart, 19, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Born in Sylva, she was the beloved daughter of Michael Stewart and Joyce Bradley Stewart. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her loving sisi, Jacquelyn Stewart, with whom she shared a special love and bond; paternal grandmother, Kathleen Stewart of Wabash, IN; aunts and uncles,...
Mayzell Vinson
May 17, 2011
Mayzell Vinson, 75, of Otto, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Born in Deer Lodge, TN, she was the daughter of the late Elbert Lee Smith and Gertrude Durham Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Teddy Smith and Ozell Smith. Mayzell loved sewing and cooking. She was a member and Sunday school...
