Jean Morgan
May 3, 2024
Jean Morgan, 91, of Franklin, went to be with the Lord on May 3, 2024. She was born in Haywood County on March 6, 1933, to the late Judd and Hattie Trantham. She was of the Baptist Faith and was a member of Watauga Baptist Church. She loved to cook for her family and her church family as well. One...
Florence Navalany
May 2, 2024
Florence Winters Navalany, 97, of Franklin, NC, passed away Thursday May 2, 2024. Florence was born on Staten Island, NY, to the late John and Helen Moleski Winters. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Henry Navalany, who retired from USPS in 1978. She retired from Southern Bell of Ft Lauderdale, FL, in 1978,...
James Smith
Apr 27, 2024
James Wehrli Smith, 53, of Franklin, NC passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024. James was born in Syracuse, NY, to Frederick W. Smith and Edna Smith Frady. He was preceded in death by his mother; siblings; Vicky Smith and Al Smith. He liked to write, draw cars, and enjoyed a variety of music from rock to contemporary. He is survived...
Robert Ruble
Apr 25, 2024
Robert "Bob" William Ruble, 85, of Franklin, NC, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2024. Bob was born in Chicago, IL, to the late William and Charlotte Kroll Ruble. Before his retirement, he owned and operated WayWest Heating & Cooling. He lived briefly in Florida when he was a member of the Civil Air Patrol. Then moved to his mountain home...
Roger Hoppe
Apr 24, 2024
Roger Neil Hoppe of Franklin, NC went home to our Heavenly Father on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. He was 84 years old. Neil is preceded in death by his wife of 31 years, Bonnie Sue Hoppe (Barrick); his parents Herman Julius Hoppe and Irene Goldie Lewis; his brothers Wilbert (Bill) Roland Hoppe, Herman (Bud) Lewis Hoppe and his sister Dorothy...
Geraldine Heenan
Apr 22, 2024
Geraldine "Gerry" Snyder Heenan, 84, of Franklin, NC passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024, in Chapel Hill, NC. Gerry was born in West New York, New Jersey to the late Frederick William and Mary Byrnes Snyder. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Peter Heenan; son, Frank Peter Heenan, Jr.; and brother,...
Robert Young
Apr 21, 2024
Robert Woodrow Young, 84, of Franklin, NC passed away Sunday, April 21, 2024. Robert was born in Macon County to the late Hunter and Lucille Shook Young. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Gary and Bruce Young. He was a member of the Masons and the American Legion. He liked to ride motorcycles and...
Ronald Holland
Apr 20, 2024
Ronald "Ronnie" Wayne Holland, 75, of Franklin, NC, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Ronnie a native to Macon County and was the son of the late Charles Robert and Betty Hazel Adams Holland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Beverly Elaine Jenkins. He was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church...
Nycole Holland
Apr 19, 2024
Nycole "Coley" Marie Snyder Holland was born in Bradenton Fl, May 15, 1986, resided in Franklin, NC, for 35 years. She attended and graduated from Franklin High School, where she played tennis, and sang in the women's ensemble. She then attended college and graduated with a cosmetology license, becoming a successful color specialist. She poured her soul into making her...
Waylon Hardegree
Apr 17, 2024
Waylon Lee Hardegree, 29, native to Western NC, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, April 17, 2024. He was preceded in death by his mother Joy Elaine Wyatt. He was succeeded in life by his father Lee Hardegree; brother, Brandon Harris; and sister, Samantha Hardegree; his wife, Alex Hardegree; and children, Ally, Jadyen, Jenavecia, Dominic, Sophia, and Athena....
Stephen Glenn Clark
Apr 17, 2024
Stephen Glenn Clark passed away on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024, at his home in Cashiers, NC following a brief illness. We are all sad to announce the passing of Stephen Glenn Clark of Cashiers, North Carolina at the young age of 53 after battling brain cancer. He was born on August 9, 1970, in Orlando, Florida. He was adopted shortly...
Patricia Taylor
Apr 15, 2024
Patricia Sumner Taylor, 62, of Franklin, NC, passed away Monday, April 15, 2024. Patricia was born in Phoenix, AZ, to the late JC and Opal Sumner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Sarai Ann Taylor and sister Suzi Kinamon. Patricia loved camping, fishing, sunflowers, daisies and cats. She is survived by her son,...
James "Jimmy" Stinson
Apr 14, 2024
James "Jimmy" Edgar Stinson, 75, of Franklin, NC, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2024. Jimmy was born in Macon County to the late Earl and Elva Waldroop Stinson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Jonathan Trent Stinson, and brothers, Earl Stinson Jr and Tommy Stinson. He was a retired heavy equipment operator for...
Johnny Curtis
Apr 11, 2024
Johnny Charles Curtis, 70, of Otto, NC passed away Thursday, April 11, 2024. Johnny was born in Rabun County, GA, to the late Charles and Georgia Ann Moffitt Curtis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Katherine Curtis and sister, Teressa Curtis. He worked for the Department of Defense on military missiles. During...
Ruth Nolen Williams
Apr 11, 2024
Ruth Nolen Williams of Franklin, NC, was welcomed to Heaven by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 11, 2024. She was born April 6, 1948, Carolyn Ruth Nolen to the late Horace and Ruth Nolen of Franklin. She was called RuRu by her family and friends. She was married to the late Jim Alfred Williams who was the...
Janelle Ramsey
Apr 9, 2024
Janelle Wallace Ramsey, 77, of Orange, TX, passed away on April 9, 2024. Born to the late Jim and Nellie Salee Wallace on June 3, 1946, in Evansville, Indiana, she graduated from the University of Alabama and obtained a Master of Library Science from the University of North Carolina. Her joy in life was to instill the love of reading,...
James Dawkins
Apr 6, 2024
James "Jim" Byron Dawkins Jr., 85, of Franklin, NC, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2024. Jim was born in Andalusia, AL, to the late James Bryon Dawkins Sr. and Gladys Franklin Dawkins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by son, Daniel Wayne Dawkins. He was a retired electrician and member of the Army National Guard Reserves...
Ruby Curtis
Apr 5, 2024
Ruby Daisy Belcher Curtis, 96, of Franklin, NC, passed away Friday, April 5, 2024. Ruby was the daughter of the late Thomas Harvey and Nevada Webb Belcher. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Claude Neville Curtis; children, Ruth Arzetta Martin, Lawrence Bright Lowry, Keith Neville Curtis; grandsons, Jeff Martin, Ricky Lowry, Shannon Lowry; and twelve brothers and...
Louise Morgan
Apr 4, 2024
Louise M. Snyder (Bell) Morgan, 91, went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, April 4, 2024 surrounded by her family in Franklin, North Carolina. Louise was born on March 8, 1933, in Lee County, Florida, to Reuben and Ethel Snyder. She was a resident of North Fort Myers, Florida for most of her life and a summer resident of...
Phyllis Fisher
Apr 3, 2024
Phyllis Moses Fisher, 92, of Annandale, Virgina, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Phyllis was born in Franklin, NC, to the late Peter Nathan and Martha Taylor Moses. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Wesley Fisher. Phyllis spent much of her life in Macon County until she moved to Virginia in 1996....
