August Meyer
Sep 8, 2010
August "Howard" Meyer, 72, of Franklin, passed away, Friday, October 8, 2010. Funeral Service will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, October 12, in the Chapel of Macon Funeral Home. Rev. Eddie Stillwell and Rev. Andy Cloer will officiate. Burial will be in the Barker's Creek Cemetery, Sylva, NC. Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Evelyn Mathis
Sep 5, 2010
Evelyn Ayers Mathis, 74, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2010. Born in Robbinsville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Wayne Ayers and Ruby Harwood Ayers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Frank Mathis III; son-in-law, William R. Powell; and two brothers, Maurice Ayers and Melvin Ayers. Evelyn was a...
Pauline Redgrave
Sep 5, 2010
Pauline Grace Redgrave, 83, of Leesburg, FL and Franklin, NC, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2010. Born in Gardiner, ME, she was the daughter of the late Louis LaPointe and Eva Beaudette LaPointe. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Lionel LaPointe. Pauline enjoyed morning walks at the greenway and working jigsaw puzzles at...
Elaine Porter
Aug 31, 2010
Elaine Jackson Porter, 89, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Born in Salem, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Charles Jackson and Lydia Waddington Jackson. Elaine enjoyed playing the piano and organ and attended Bethel United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Robert F. Porter; four children, Nancy Porter of Murphy,...
Helen Pennington
Aug 31, 2010
Helen H. Pennington, 83 of Sylva, NC, formerly of Roanoke, VA, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Born in Chattanooga, TN, she was the daughter of the late James Highfield and Carrie Bowles Highfield. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Pennington; a son, Joseph Pennington Jr. and a daughter, Dee Butcher. Helen...
Nellie Barry
Aug 30, 2010
Nellie Barry, 94, of Franklin, passed away Monday, August 30, 2010. Born in Ukraine, she was the daughter of the late Tihon and Akelina Sedlar. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Barry; sons, William Little and Les Barry and four sisters. Nellie was a licensed cosmetologist in 5 states and currently held...
Julius Swinks Jr.
Aug 29, 2010
Julius B. Swinks Jr., 76, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2010. Born in Scottdale, GA, he was the son of the late Julius B. Swinks Sr. and Verlin Martin Swinks. J.B. was a US Army veteran and served during the Korean conflict. He retired from Mobley Tire Co. and since, enjoyed traveling and running his fire wood business....
Claire Guenette
Aug 27, 2010
Claire Florence Guenette, 85, of Franklin, passed away Friday, August 27, 2010. Born in Central Falls, RI, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rosa Derois Baron. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Germaine DeMichele, Cecile Doire and Pauline Fontaine and a brother, Raymond Baron. Claire received her B.A. degree from...
William Graham
Aug 27, 2010
William "Bill" Clark Graham, 78, of Franklin, passed away Friday, August 27, 2010. Born in Huntington, WV, he was the son of the late Lemuel T. Graham and Marie Mills Graham. He was a US Army veteran and served during the Korean Conflict; was a residential building contractor and was a member of the VFW Post 7339 and member of...
Rudy Alstrom
Aug 26, 2010
Rudolph "Rudy" Alstrom passed away Aug. 26 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital following a series of illnesses. Rudy was born in the Bronx, N.Y., on July 5, 1931. He was the youngest of eight children born to Neil and Blinda Ahlstrom. He served in the U.S. Air Force for four years during the Korean War. After Korea, Rudy worked as an...
Hugh Willis
Aug 22, 2010
Hugh "Sonny" Willis, 82, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, August 22, 2010. Born in Ocala, FL, he was the son of the late Lewis and Murle Berry Willis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Tony Willis and two sisters Ouida Welbon and Eleanor. He was a U.S. Army veteran; member of Victory Baptist...
Lyla Maxson
Aug 19, 2010
Lyla Reese Maxson, infant daughter of Kenneth and Shauna Maxson, passed away Thursday, August 19, 2010. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a brother, Wesley Maxson of the home; paternal grandfather, Ronnie Maxson of Franklin; paternal grandmother, Alice Davis and husband Roger of Franklin; maternal grandfather, Ricky Queen of Franklin; maternal grandmother, Sharon Bryson and husband Tony...
Mildred Crisp
Aug 11, 2010
Mildred Sue Jones Crisp, 65, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2010. Born in Macon Co. she was the daughter of Grady Jones and the late Effie Mae Martin Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Douglas MacArthur Crisp who passed away May 23, 2010; son, Tony Crisp; brother, Doug Jones and...
Aunt Muriel Welch
Aug 11, 2010
"Aunt Muriel" Welch, 99, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2010. Born in Macon Co. she was the daughter of the late Wilburn E. Welch and Alice Kimsey Welch. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by twelve brothers and sisters, Fred Welch, Louis Welch, Maude Baldwin, Frank Welch, Eula Welch, Ralph Welch, Howard Welch, Bill...
Rickey Holland
Aug 9, 2010
Rickey Melvin Holland, 56, of River Road, passed away Monday, August 9, 2010. Rickey was the son of Sophia Pendergrass Holland and the late Ernest Holland. He was preceded in death by his father, a sister, Melody Breedlove and two brothers, Seivert and Reggie Holland. Rickey worked at the Highlands Country Club for over 30 years, most recently as Wildlife...
Alex Godbout
Aug 9, 2010
Alex Godbout, 91, of Niceville, FL, formerly of Franklin, passed away Sunday, August 8, 2010. Born in Dayton, OH, he was the son of the late Alexander Joseph Godbout and Pearl Marie Wilkie Godbout. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Velma Godbout. Alex was retired from the US Air Force...
Donald Wilson
Aug 4, 2010
Donald Ray Wilson, 63, of Cullowhee, NC, passed away Wednesday, August 4, 2010.Born in Dearborn, MI, he was the son of Bernice Dunker Martin and the late Fredrick Lewis Wilson. Donald retired from Ford Motor Co. after 41 years of service. He was a Mason, Shriner, golfer, President of the Woods Mountain Village Home Owners Association, motorcycle enthusiast, proud father...
Rev. Ronald Odum
Aug 3, 2010
Rev. Ronald Lewis Odum, 73, of Franklin, NC, went Home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. Born in Bristol, TN, Ron was the son of the late Ted Odum and Verna Smith Odum. He was a US Marine Corps veteran and served during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was an officer for the Bristol...
Mike Ledford
Aug 2, 2010
Mike Ledford, 47, of Franklin, passed away Monday, August 02, 2010. Born in Macon Co. he was the son of Joyce Ramsey Ledford and the late Delano "Bud" Ledford. He worked as a mechanic for the NC DOT. Mike was an avid outdoorsman and loved deer hunting, fishing and sports. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist church and...
Jose Lopez
Aug 1, 2010
Jose Jesus Lopez, 72, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, August 1, 2010. Born in San Felipe, Mexico, he was the son of the late Guencelodo Lopez and Maria Banderas. He attended St. Francis Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Maria L. Curiel De Lopez; eleven children, Carolina Lopez and Carmen Lopez of Mexico City, Elva...
