Margie Blanche Southard
Feb 8, 2007
Margie Blanche Southard, 75, of Franklin, went home to be with her Lord Thursday, February 8, 2007. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Lyman and Lassie Anderson Ledbetter. She was married to the late William Porter "Ernie� Southard who passed away July 1974; preceded by an infant daughter, Mary Louise who passed away March...
Charles Mcallister
Feb 7, 2007
Charles McAllister, 70, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2007. A native of Greenock, Scotland, he was the son of the late Charles McAllister and Grace Earls McAllister. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Lee McAllister who died in 2001 and a brother, William. Charles was a U.S. Air Force veteran and owned and operated Franklin...
Charles Browning
Feb 6, 2007
Charles L. Browning, of Harrison Avenue, Franklin, N.C. died on February 6, 2007. He was born in Bryson City, N.C. to J. Frank and Etta Bradley Browning, and spent most of his early years in Macon County. He was a descendent of Rev. Humphrey Posey who established most of the first Baptist Churches in Western North Carolina in the early...
Bob Sanders
Feb 3, 2007
Bob Sanders, 87, of 83 First Street, Franklin NC passed away peacefully at home on Sat., Feb. 3, 2007. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Frank and Iris Tallent Sanders. He was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church. In his later years, he attended First Baptist Church of Franklin. Bob served his country with...
Lettie Bishop
Feb 2, 2007
Lettie Peek Bishop, 92, of Franklin, went to be with her Lord, Fri., Feb. 2, 2007. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Peek and Ann Houston Peek. She was married to the late Daniel M. Bishop who died Jan. 18, 2004. She was a member of Ellijay Baptist Church. She is survived by...
Christine Mason
Feb 1, 2007
Christine Roper Mason, 92, of Franklin, passed away Thurs., February 1, 2007. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Roper and Zadie Wilkes Roper. She was preceded in death by her husband Roy Mason who died in 1991 and four sons, Gene Monroe Mason, Marion Willard Mason, Clyde Ernest Mason and Howard Thomas Mason....
The Rev. Henry I. Burton
Feb 1, 2007
The Rev. Henry I. Burton, 79, died Thursday, February 1, 2007, in Franklin, NC. Born in Ashland, KY, on December 1, 1927, to Guy and Lelia Burton, he served his country in the U.S. Army in Korea and then attended William Jewell College, Liberty, MO, where he pledged the Sigma Nu fraternity, graduating in 1950. He attended the Episcopal Theological...
Lawrence Lowry
Jan 29, 2007
Lawrence "Larry" Bright Lowry, 58, of Demorest, GA, passed away Mon., January 29, 2007. A native of Monroe Co, TN, he was the son of Ruby Daisy Belcher Curtis and the late Fulton Creed Lowry. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving three tours in Vietnam and was a building contractor. Larry was a member of Buck Creek Baptist Church...
Effie Mann
Jan 29, 2007
Effie Mae Childers Mann, 89, of Franklin, passed away Monday, January 29, 2007. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Porter Childers and Sarah Leopard Childers. She was married to the late Horace P. Mann who died August 1976. Effie was a member of Longview Baptist Church. She is survived by a daughter, Sarah Raby of...
Paula Calaway
Jan 28, 2007
Paula Kelly Williams Calaway, 64, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2007. A native of Raleigh, NC, she was the daughter of Mary Kelly Williams and the late John Williams. Paula was a homemaker, "and Navy wife". She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Franklin, singing in the choir and former Sunday School Teacher; and she also...
Ruth Whitaker
Jan 27, 2007
Ruth Morris Whitaker, 90, of Franklin, passed away Sat., Jan. 27, 2007. Born in Bryson City, NC, she was the daughter of the late Zeb Morris and Maude Hyatt Morris. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Edgar J. Whitaker who died in January 22, 1995 and three brothers and two sisters. Ruth was a member...
Michael Morgan
Jan 23, 2007
Michael "Mike" John Morgan, 45, of Otto, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 23, 2007. Born in Orlando, FL, he was the son of Jim Morgan and the late Wanda Collier Morgan. Mike graduated from Western Carolina University and was a member of Dryman's Chapel Methodist Church. He was the first Vice President and chief lending officer for Macon Bank,...
June Richardson
Jan 22, 2007
June Rowe Richardson, 90, of Franklin, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2007. A native of Upper Sandusky, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Perry Rowe and Iva Sworts Rowe. She was preceded in death by a son, Steven Hopper and a brother Charlie Rowe. She was the office manager for American Designing and Engineering and was a...
Gaetana Saladino
Jan 20, 2007
Gaetana Tricomi Saladino, 96, of Franklin, passed away January 20, 2007 in Kissimmee, FL. A native of Manhattan, NY, she was the daughter of Agatino Tricomi and Concetta Ravalli Tricomi. She was preceded in death by her husband, Onofrio Saladino who died in 1996, a brother, Edward Tricomi, and a sister Mary Perello. Mrs. Saladino was a member of St....
Alfred Seys
Jan 20, 2007
Alfred Edward Seys, 78, of Franklin, passed away Sat. Jan. 20, 2007. Born in Waukegan, Illinois, he lived most of his life in Michigan. He was the son of the late Stephen C. Seys and Esther A. Rottmayor Seys. Alfred was a US Army veteran. He is survived by five children, Cynthia Hacker and husband Michael of Marion, Iowa, Carol...
Robert Mcconnell
Jan 19, 2007
Robert Lawrence McConnell, 88, of Franklin, passed away Friday, January 19, 2007. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Loren A. McConnell and Bessie Laura McConnell. He was preceded in death by a sister, Elloise Land. Robert served his country with honor in the Infantry of the Army of the United States during World War...
Josephine Baird
Jan 19, 2007
Josephine D. Baird, 85, of Franklin, passed away Friday, January 19, 2007. Born in Jerratte, Tenn. she was a lifelong resident of Macon County. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Daves and Annie Phillips Daves. She was preceded in death by her husband, C.D. Baird who died in 1996; a daughter Vicki Baird who died in 1953; brother...
Wymer Gibson
Jan 19, 2007
Wymer J. Gibson, 93, of Franklin, passed away Friday, January 19, 2007. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Ben Gibson and Dolly Jennings Gibson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Holland Gibson who died in 1984, two sons, Frank Gibson and Johnny Clinton Gibson; brothers, Dock,...
Clayton Barbour
Jan 16, 2007
Clayton Odell Barbour, 86, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2007. A native of Pennsylvania County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Quitman Barbour and Ida Myers Barbour. Clayton was a US Navy veteran during WWII. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Arnita Hall Barbour; children,...
Cordie Angel
Jan 15, 2007
Cordie Mae Angel, 98, of Franklin, passed away Monday, January 15, 2007. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Ben Gibson and Dolly Jennings Gibson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred J. Angel who died in 1977 and a daughter, AnnaLee Angel. Cordie was the oldest member of Mashburn Branch Baptist Church....
