Johnny Chambless
Apr 9, 2009
Johnny Ray Chambless, 73, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2009. Born in Winfield, AL, he was the son of the late Grady Chambless and Sally Mae Chambless. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, William, LeRoy, Dexter and Jimmy Chambless and sister, Louise Simmons. He was a retired truck driver and received a...
Elinore Blackwood
Apr 7, 2009
Elinore Mae Blackwood, 85, of Waynesville, NC, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2009. Born in Ventor City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late James Blackwood and Eva Grace Beaver Blackwood. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sister, Isabella J. Wolfe. She is survived by her niece, Maryam Strong of Franklin. No Services have...
Frances Nettles
Apr 6, 2009
Frances Irene Nettles, 82, of Snellville, GA, formerly of Franklin, passed away Monday, April 6, 2009. Born in Richmond, VA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Morgan Jones and Sarah Etta DeVinney Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Irvin Shelby Nettles. Frances was a Registered Nurse and...
Alice Miller
Mar 30, 2009
Alice McConnell Miller, 71, of Scaly Mountain, passed away Monday, March 30, 2009. Born in Scaly Mountain, NC, she was the daughter of Martha Anders McConnell Kell and the late Ray McConnell. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her step father, Donald Kell; three brothers, James, George and Kenneth McConnell, She retired from Cashiers Plastics...
Gerald Cook
Mar 29, 2009
Gerald "Jerry" Doane Cook, 68, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2009. Born in Gap Mills, WV, he was the son of the late Gilmer Patton Cook Sr. and Maggie King Cook. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Glenda Henderson Cook, who passed away December 20, 2007 and brother, Gilmer Patton Cook...
John Welch
Mar 27, 2009
John Sherman Welch, 91, of Franklin, passed away Friday, March 27, 2009. Born in Macon Co. he was the son of the late Oscar Franklin Welch and Lillie Ethel Daves Welch. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers, Virgil Welch, Bobby Welch and J.D. Welch and sister, Betty Jane Meredith. He was a member...
Jack Acord
Mar 27, 2009
Jack Acord, 73, of Franklin, passed away Friday, March 27, 2009. Born in Mount Hope, West VA, he was the son of the late Darell Acord and Susan Warwick Acord. Jack was a U.S. Marine Corp veteran and was a member of Union United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Betty Gribble Acord; two sons,...
Jane Privette
Mar 25, 2009
Jane Caroline Privette, 58, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Born in St. Pete, FL, she was the daughter of Jane Foster Humphrey and the late James Humphrey. She was a teacher in Jackson Co. and was a member of the Republican Women's Club. Jane attended Victory Baptist Church. In addition to her mother, Jane is survived by...
Doris Simmons
Mar 25, 2009
Doris Ann Bailey Simmons, 69, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Born in Macon Co. she was the daughter of the late James Thomas Bailey and Annie Mae Teems Bailey. She grew up in Franklin and traveled world=wide as a military spouse. After retirement she settled back in Franklin and worked for Sears, Vanity Fair Factory and Macon...
Elizabeth Pickels
Mar 19, 2009
Elizabeth Bridge Pickels, 94, of Cleveland, TN, formerly an 8 year resident of Soddy Daisy, TN and previously a resident of Franklin, NC, where she and her husband, Joseph H. Pickels resided for over 30 years, passed away, March 19, 2009. Born in NY, she was the daughter of the late Fred Noyes Bridge and Elizabeth Barber Schwartz. She was...
Nellie Carpenter
Mar 18, 2009
Nellie Mae Carpenter., 80, of Franklin, went Home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Roy Lee Dills and Lillie Mae Keener Dills. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Roger Carpenter; sister, Christine Webb and brother LeRoy "R.J"...
Donald Moore Sr.
Mar 18, 2009
Donald Churchill Moore Sr., 79, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Born in Stoneham, MA, he was the son of the late Robert Moore and Sara Jean Churchill Moore. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brother, Robert E. Moore. He was a U.S. Marines veteran. Donald worked at Carey Hand Funeral Home and...
Pauline Faulkner
Mar 15, 2009
Pauline Faulkner, born March 19, 1923, went home to be with her Lord at 10:15 PM on March 15, 2009. Mrs. Faulkner was a resident of Franklin, NC for 24 years. She was married to Glenn O. Faulkner for 65 years. Pauline was the daughter of the late Elbert Thomas and Georgia Carol Hays. In addition to her parents she...
Diane Higgins
Mar 15, 2009
Diane Faye Higgins, 51, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2009. Born in Mount Pleasant, PA, she was the daughter of Elsie Beaupre of Franklin and the late Donald Koontz. Diane was a nurse. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband of 25 years, Francis Higgins; son, Patrick Alan O'Bryan and wife Asheera of Franklin;...
Theresa Dziurgot
Mar 12, 2009
Theresa Ann Dziurgot, 90, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2009. Born in Wyandotte, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Tabor and Barbara Wietz Tabor. She was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters. She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Polish Legion...
Bare Tuttrup
Mar 11, 2009
Bare Jean Tuttrup, 51, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2009. Born in Phoenix, AZ, he was the son of the late Bertram Jean Tuttrup and Joan Maxine Bontrager Tuttrup. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by brother, Devon Miller. Bare was the chef at Cajun Connection Restaurant. He is survived by his daughter, Amanda...
Carroll Anderson
Mar 10, 2009
Carroll Alexander Anderson, 61, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2009. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late R.L. Anderson and Ruby Dills Norfleet. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Leondus Anderson and Larry Anderson. He retired from Belden and was a car dealer. He is survived by...
Arnold Green
Mar 7, 2009
Arnold Andrew Green, 60, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2009. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Homer Lee Green and Bertha Gertrude Jones Green. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Arnold was a skilled mechanic owning operating his own machine shop. He loved playing Bluegrass music. He is survived by two children, Steve...
Christine Ordway
Mar 5, 2009
Christine Anne Johnson Ordway, 45, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2009. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of Patricia Anne Horgan Johnson of Franklin and the late Robert I. Johnson. Christine was a gifted artist who attended the Art Institute of Chicago on a scholarship and a former member of the Macon County Art Association of...
