Charles Shields Jr.
May 25, 2008
Charles Anthony Shields, Jr., 76, of Franklin, died May 25, 2008. Born in Franklin, he was the son of the late Charles Anthony and Elsie Duvall Shields. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Troy Shields. A gregarious man who never met a stranger, Charles graduated from Franklin High School, served in the US...
Mary Cadilac
May 23, 2008
Mary Grow Cadilac, 84, of Franklin, passed away Friday, May 23, 2008. Born in Wayne County, MI, she was the daughter of the late Hobart B. Grow and Jeannette MacGregor Grow. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Delvin "Del" H. Cadilac, who passed away in 2005. Mary was a homemaker and moved from...
Alfred Smith
May 18, 2008
Alfred W. Smith, 90, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2008. Born in Fonda, NY, he was the son of the late William K. Smith and Grace Nutt Smith. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by half brother, George Smith. Alfred retired from the University of Florida as a Ceramic Engineer. He served in the...
Stanley Penland
May 14, 2008
Stanley Edward Penland, 77, of Franklin, passed on to his Heavenly home on Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Mr. Penland was born in Clay County in 1930, and moved to Macon County in 1942. He was the son of Jessie Bayse Penland and Alva Henson Penland. He was co-owner and later owner of Riverbend Dairy Farm in the Iotla Community for...
George Billetdoux
May 13, 2008
George Joseph Billetdoux, 92, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Born in Hudson Falls, NY, He was the son of the late George Thomas Billetdoux and Louise Mae Conrow Billetdoux. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Marie Schubert Billetdoux who died May 13, 2006. George retired as a self employed Real...
Clarence Mason
May 12, 2008
Clarence Eugene Mason, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2008, at Harris Regional Hospital. A native of Macon County he was the son of the late beloved and Mary Gertrude Ray Mason Lee Roy Mason, Sr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Carroll , L.R., Ray and Harve Dale and one sister,...
Thelma Cowart
May 11, 2008
Thelma Ross Cowart, 73, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2008. Born in Frostburg, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late William Walter Ross Sr. and Alretta Mae Loar Ross. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by daughter, Patricia Pellerin and two brothers, Richard and Walter Ross. Thelma was a homemaker and lived in...
Helen Tallent
May 9, 2008
Helen Henderson Tallent, 76, of Franklin, passed away Friday, May 9, 2008. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Glenn Henderson and Mable Dills Henderson. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by brother, Jake Henderson and sister, Glenda Cook. Helen owned and operated "Helen's Beauty Shop" in her home for over 50...
William Macneill
May 5, 2008
William Neil MacNeill, born in 1918, of Franklin, passed away, May 5, 2008. Born in Lynn, Mass. He was the son of the late Neil MacNeill and Agnes English MacNeill. Bill was a retired heating and air conditioning engineer. He served in the US Air Force and US Army Air Corps during WWII and the Korean Conflict. Bill was former...
Joseph Roper
May 5, 2008
Joseph "Joe" Roper, 81, of Franklin, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2008. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Harley Roper and Bertha Garner Roper. In addition to his parents he was preceeded in death by one brother, Hal Roper and four sisters, Barbara Roper, Edna Houston, Edith Anderson and Gertrude McKinney. Joe was a...
George Kistner, Jr.
May 1, 2008
George Paul Kistner, Jr., 67, of Franklin, NC passed away Thursday, May 1, 2008. Born in Lakeland, FL, he was the son of George P. Kistner and the late Annie C. Lynch Kistner. George was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a retired police officer with a combined 38 years of service (25 years from Lakeland Police Dept. and 13...
Elda Womack
Apr 28, 2008
Elda Ledford Womack, 93, passed away after a brief illness on April 28, 2008 in Charlotte, NC. She was born February 27, 1915 in the Burningtown section of Macon county. Elda was the daughter of Fred and Dora Poindexter Ledford. Mrs. Womack was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Reid Womack, brothers Lee, Crawford, Howard and Bob Ledford...
Hildegarde Chasse
Apr 27, 2008
Hildegarde Simonne Chasse, 96, of Franklin, passed away, April 27, 2008. Born in Fall River, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Hildebert Gagne and Emma Gagnon Gagne. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leo Edward Chasse who died in 1964; brother, Conrad A. Gagne and two sisters, Emma Berube and Rita...
Richard Stone
Apr 25, 2008
Richard F. Stone, 76, of Franklin, passed away Friday, April 25, 2008. Born in Marlboro, MA. He was the son of the late Kenneth F. Stone and Dorothy Marie Thatcher Stone. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Jean Smith (August 28, 2007). Richard was a US Marine Corps combat wounded veteran of the...
Lester Vickers
Apr 25, 2008
Lester C. Vickers, 91, of Franklin, passed away Friday, April 25, 2008. Born in Sylacuga, AL, he was the son of the Cape Vickers and Lona Mae Vanderslice Vickers. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife, Effie Mae Cooper Vickers and son, Rev. Michael Vickers. Lester was a US Navy veteran and later...
Linda Ferguson
Apr 25, 2008
Linda Ann Ferguson, 45, of Franklin, passed away on Friday, April 25, 2008. Born in Peekskill, NY, she was the daughter of Roberta Adams Smith of Marco Island, FL and the late Joel H. Berman. Linda received her Bachelors Degree from the University of Florida and served as a judicial assistant for the 8th Circuit Court in Gainesville, FL. She...
Alice Clark
Apr 23, 2008
Alice Anderson Clark, 95, of Conyers, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2008. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late James A. Anderson and Hazel Crisp Anderson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Otis Clark; son Preston Clark and her two brothers and seven sisters. Alice retired in 1973...
Ruby Corpening
Apr 20, 2008
Ruby Penland Corpening, 91, of Hayesville passed away Sunday, April 20, 2008. Born in Towns County GA. She was the daughter of the late John Burton Penland and Mary Jane Johnson Penland. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Quincey Corpening in 1979; a brother, Von Penland; three sisters, Euel Penland, Ethel Sims and...
James "Jim Buck" Buchanan
Apr 19, 2008
James "Jim Buck" Buchanan, 72, of Franklin, passed away April 19, 2008. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Oscar Buchanan and Edna Picklesimer Buchanan. In addition he was preceded in death by five sisters, Margie Cabe, Myrtle Campbell, Annie Dykes, Ruby Justice, Hazel Rogers and one brother, Neville Buchanan. James retired in 1992 after 37...
Emma Erwin
Apr 19, 2008
Emma V. Erwin, 93, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2008. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late John B. Vinson, Sr. and Mae Belle Conley Vinson. In addition she was preceded in death by her husband, Norman Erwin who died in 1972. Emma was a member of First Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed reading and...
