Ray Davis
Jan 21, 2008
Ray L. Davis, 76, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2008. Born in Stone Bluff, Indiana, he was the son of the late Lloyd L. and Bertha Brooks Davis. He was also preceded in death by two sons, Larry Davis and Steve Rolan; and one grandson, Raymond L. Davis. He is survived by his wife of fifty years, Ruth...
Larry "Jack" Revis, Sr.
Jan 19, 2008
Larry "Jack" Revis, Sr., 68, of Franklin, passed away Sat., January 19, 2008. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Robert Lon Revis and beloved mother, Amy Bumgarner Revis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Tracy Lee Revis; three brothers, Howard, Paul and Bruce and sister, Georgia Coltrane. Jack...
Kathleen Graham
Jan 19, 2008
Kathleen Russell Graham, 84, of Franklin, passed away Sat., Jan.19, 2008. Born in McDonough, GA, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Horace Russell and Mittie Moss Russell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Graham who passed away June 10, 2007; a daughter, Shirley Graves who passed away August 2007 and...
Franklin Rubie
Jan 16, 2008
Franklin L. Rubie, 87, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2008. Born in St. Louis, MO on May 4, 1920; Frank was a Veteran of the United States Coast Guard and served proudly on the USS Duane during World War II. He worked at Grumman Aviation in Bethpage, New York for 20 years where he participated in building the...
Leroy Beach
Jan 15, 2008
LeRoy Beach, 66, of Franklin, NC, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2008. A native of Pontiac, Michigan, he was the son of Elsie Webb Shrum of Clarkston, Michigan and the late LeRoy Beach. He was a US Army veteran and a recipient of the purple heart. LeRoy was a classic car restorer; member of the Smoky Mountain Auto Club and...
William Johnson
Jan 14, 2008
William Carl Johnson, 59, of Franklin, passed away January 14, 2008. Born in Long Island, NY, he was the son of the late Carl Ray Johnson and Katherine Hansbury Johnson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Emma Johnson. Will was a U.S. Navy veteran; senior vice commander and life member of the VFW...
Annette Stanfield
Jan 14, 2008
Annette R. Stanfield, 62, of Franklin, passed away Monday, January 14, 2008. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Parker and Laura Tippett Raby. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, John Troy Raby. Annette was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was an Assistant Teacher with...
Thea Eroes
Jan 12, 2008
Thea Eroes, beloved Pastor of the New Jerusalem Church of Macon County, passed away January 12, 2008, at the age of 80. Born in Vienna, Austria, she and her parents lived through a miraculous escape from Nazi invasion, not unlike the story of Corrie Ten Boom and the "Sound of Music" family, who were friends with Thea's family. Her life...
David Johnson
Jan 10, 2008
David J. Johnson, 75, of Franklin, went to be with the Lord in his sleep, Thursday, January 10, 2008. Born in Marianna, FL, he was the son of the late Rushia White Lusk. Dave received his BA degree from Anderson College, Anderson IN in 1955 and his MA degree from Florida International University, Miami, FL in 1981. He was teacher...
Cecil Kinsland
Jan 9, 2008
Cecil R. Kinsland, 79, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, January 9,2008. A native of Macon County, Mr. Kinsland was the son of the late Paul and Ruby Mason Kinsland. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Paul Judson Kinsland Jr., and one sister, Betty Kinsland. Mr. Kinsland was a graduate of Franklin High School and Western Carolina University....
Paul Smith
Jan 8, 2008
Paul F. Smith, 59, of Franklin, passed away January 8, 2008. Born in Rochester, NY, he was the son of the late Fredrick Raymond Smith and Grace Eunice Read Drum. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Bobby Smith. Paul was a U.S. Army veteran. He is survived by a sister, Susan Carol Rose...
Margie Curtis
Jan 7, 2008
Margie Phillps Curtis, 84, of Otto, passed away Monday, January 7, 2008. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late King and Allie Sanders Phillips. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Frank A. Curtis; one brother, Barnard Phillips; and one sister, Berthie Phillips. Mrs. Curtis was a homemaker and avid farmer. She was of...
Maude Baldwin
Jan 1, 2008
Maude Augusta Welch Baldwin, 104 of Franklin entered into eternal rest on January 1, 2008. Born in 1903, she was the first of fifteen children born to Wilburn and Alice Kimsey Welch. The family moved from Swain County to the Lower Burningtown community of Macon County when Maude was a child. She was married in 1923 to one of Macon...
James Taylor
Dec 28, 2007
James David Taylor, 65, of Sylva, NC, died Friday, December 28, 2007. Born in Gastonia, NC, he was the son of the late John W. Taylor and Lillie Mae Giles Taylor. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Marvin Thomas Jacobs. James was a U.S. Navy veteran; a member of the Oasis Temple of Charlotte, a member of...
Anita Wyatt
Dec 28, 2007
Anita Davis Wyatt, 43, of Franklin, passed away Friday, December 28, 2007, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Bryson City, NC, she was the daughter of Max Clyde Davis and Inez Stevenson Davis. Anita graduated from Western Carolina University with a degree in marketing and business management. She was manager of Premiere Marketing until her illness forced her...
Thomas Bivens
Dec 27, 2007
Thomas Samuel Bivens, 55, of Franklin, formerly of Cottonwood AZ, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2007. Born in Sacramento, CA, he was the son of Mary "Joy" McCorkle Bivens of Bayard, New Mexico and the late Tom Bivens. He was a Vietnam Veteran serving in the Coast Guard. Thomas was an aircraft mechanic and restaurant owner. In addition to his...
Dean Mashburn
Dec 27, 2007
Dean F. Mashburn, 91, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2007. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late W.C. "Charles" and Jennie Angel Mashburn. He is also preceded in death by one daughter, Shirley Jean Mashburn; four brothers, Avery, Furman, Clate, and Cecil Mashburn; and two sisters, Alice Gore and Jane Hardin. Mr. Mashburn...
Frances Fortson
Dec 25, 2007
Frances L. Fortson, 87, of Sylva, NC, formerly of Franklin, NC passed away December 25, 2007. Born in Eastman, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. Lancaster and Ethel Williamson Lancaster. Frances retired from Southern Bell. She is survived by two sons, Alan Henderson of Danielsville, GA and Charles Henderson of Atlanta, GA. No Services are planned....
Juanta Kama
Dec 23, 2007
Juanita Deen Kama, 80, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2007. Born in Oklahoma City, OK, she was the daughter of the late George M. and Beulah Rouse Deen. She is also preceded in death by a son, Otis Dale Wright. Mrs. Kama was a charter member of Respect, which is now known as R.E.A.C.H., a Brownie Leader and...
Shirley Golding
Dec 23, 2007
Shirley Golding, 68, of Cherryville, NC formerly of Franklin, NC, passed away December 23, 2007. Born in Miami, FL, she was the daughter of the late John Jereb and Ercel "Tiny" Hillhouse Jereb. Shirley was a tutor at Macon Middle School for many years; was a Real Estate Agent and a member of the Franklin Board of Realtors. She was...
