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Recent Obituaries in Franklin, NC
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Franklin, NC area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Danny Williams
Jul 10, 2006
Danny Ray Williams, 46, of Franklin, NC, passed away on Monday, July 10, 2006. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Robert Lee Williams and Ruth Dills Williams. In addition he was preceded in death by a brother, Fred Arnold. He is survived by three children, Danielle Williams, Crystal Gail Williams and Danny Ray Williams,...
A.F. "Jack" Biggs
Jul 8, 2006
A.F. "Jack" Biggs, 79, of Weaverville, NC, entered into rest on Saturday, July 8, 2006. A native of Coles County, Illinois, he was the son of the late Arthur Biggs and Elsie Walters Biggs. He was preceded in death by his first wife Betty Lou Sollars Biggs who died in 1989 and his second wife, Norma Holland Biggs. In addition...
Raymond Crunkleton
Jul 7, 2006
Raymond Crunkleton, 61, of Franklin, NC, passed away Friday, July 7, 2006 at a VA center in Richmond, VA. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Claud Crunkleton and Belle Stanfield Crunkleton. He was preceded in death by a brother, Chuckie Crunkleton. Raymond was a U.S. Army veteran and was a member of the VFW...
Margie Reece
Jul 7, 2006
Margaret "Margie" Waldroop Reece, 103, passed away Friday, July 7, 2006, in a local nursing center. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Margaret Allman Waldroop. She was married to the late Frank W. Reece who died in 1964 and was preceded in death by three children, John Reece of Montana, Lucille Reece...
David Allen Crawford
Jul 4, 2006
David Allen Crawford, 64, of Otto, NC, entered into rest on Tuesday, July 4, 2006. A native of Fleetwood, England, he was the son of Doris Isobel Jones Crawford and the late Richard Walter Crawford. In addition to his mother, Doris Isobel Crawford of Otto, NC; he is survived by a sister, Ethel Crawford of Boston, Mass. Funeral Services will...
Robert Marion Hogue
Jun 28, 2006
Robert Marion Hogue, 84, of Franklin, entered into rest Wednesday, June 28, 2006. A native of Ashtabula, Ohio, he was the son of the late Frank Lorin and Lillian M. Heaston Hogue. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Randy Hogue, who died in 1996. He was a US Coast Guard veteran of WWII,...
Michael Adam Green
Jun 27, 2006
Michael Adam Green, 22, of Candler, NC, formerly of Franklin, NC, passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2006. A native of Macon County, he was the son of Richard Arthur Green and Kathryn Bradley Bates. Adam was a member of the Civil Air Patrol at Franklin High School. He was currently a student at UNC Asheville. Adam enjoyed outdoor activities...
William Parrish
Jun 27, 2006
William L. Parrish, 86, of Otto, NC, entered into rest on Tuesday, June 27, 2006. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late William Parrish and Blanche Higdon Parrish. He was married to the late Verna Hardee Parrish who died August 9, 2002. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and was retired civil service....
William Doug Simpson
Jun 23, 2006
William Doug Simpson, 84, of Franklin, NC, entered into rest on Friday, June 23, 2006. A native of Canton, NC, he was the son of the late Dean Simpson and Dolly Myers Simpson. Doug was a member of First United Methodist Church; member of the Junaluskee Masonic Lodge No. 145; 32nd degree Mason and was town alderman for 28 years....
Martha Alice Posey
Jun 22, 2006
Martha "Alice" Posey, 87, of Franklin, entered into rest on Thursday, June 22, 2006. A native of Gastonia, NC, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Moore and Caroline Cable Moore. She was married to the late Alfred Henry Posey who died in 1993 and was preceded in death by a grandson, Alfred Breedlove and a great grandson, Johnny...
Florence Gaynell Pendergrass Tidwell
Jun 19, 2006
Florence "Gaynell" Pendergrass Tidwell, 84, of Boaz, Alabama formerly of Franklin, NC, entered into rest on Monday, June 19, 2006. A native of Nantahala, NC, she was the daughter of the late Bruce Duvall and Edith West Duvall. In addition she was preceded in death by her first husband, Vester Pendergrass who died in 1989; a daughter, Jane Dickard who...
The Reverend Edward F. Leblanc
Jun 16, 2006
The Reverend Edward F Leblanc, passed, as he lived his life very peacefully, at home on Friday June 16, 2006. Ed, as he was called was born in Cleveland Ohio, on June 27, 1922. Son of the late Howard E LeBlanc and Jane Cook LeBlanc. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Mary Jane Plesz, two wives,...
James Edgar Tippett
Jun 14, 2006
James "Edgar" Tippett, 98, of the Iotla Community of Macon County, died Wednesday, June 14, 2006, at his residence after a short period of declining health. Born May 3, 1908, in the Burningtown Community, Mr. Tippett was the son of the late William T. and Hattie Baldwin Tippett. He was married for seventy years to the late Bertha Stillwell Tippett...
Lolita Dean
Jun 13, 2006
Lolita A. Dean, 103 of Burningtown Road, passed away June 13, 2006 at her home. She was born November 15, 1902, to the late John H. and Candis McCoy Dean. She lived all of her life in the Burningtown Community. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Ralph J. Dean who died in 2001...
Brandy Lesa Ordway
Jun 12, 2006
Brandy Lesa Ordway, 21, of Franklin, NC, entered into rest on Monday, June 12, 2006. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of Les Ordway and the late Glenda Huscusson Ordway. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Eva Jade Pannell who died October 9, 2005. In addition to her father, Les...
William Rickman
Jun 6, 2006
William "Roger" Rickman, 86, of Franklin, entered into rest on Tues., June 6, 2006. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late William P. Rickman and Inez Bryson Rickman. In addition he was preceded in death by a step daughter, Gracie Dean Jackson. Roger graduated from N.C. State with a masters in Forestry. He was a...
Michael Redoutey
Jun 5, 2006
Michael Ray Redoutey, 35, of Franklin, entered into rest on Monday, June 5, 2006. A native of Macon County, he was the son of George Ray Redoutey and Ann Griffin Redoutey. He was a member of First Pentecost Assembly of God. He loved the Lord, loved his family and loved gardening and flowers. He was a member of the Potters...
R.L. Houston
Jun 1, 2006
R.L. Houston, 88, of Franklin, NC, entered into rest on Thursday, June 1, 2006. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Emlis G. Houston and Emma McCoy Houston. He was married first to Helen Ruth Mason Houston and second to Pansy Joyce Love Houston. In addition he was preceded in death by three brothers, Robert...
Ruth Parrish
May 29, 2006
Ruth "Ms. Rooster" Stuart Parrish, 85, of Franklin, NC, entered into rest Monday, May 29, 2006. A native of Troy, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late George Washington Stuart and Mamie Gilchrist Stuart. She was also preceded in death by two brothers. She was a career teacher, and a former Reading Teacher of the Year for the...
Richard Whitehurst
May 27, 2006
Richard D. Whitehurst, 79, of Lakeland, FL and summer resident of the Cullasaja River RV Park, Highlands Road, Franklin, NC, went to be with our Lord on Saturday, May 27, 2006. A native of Auburndale, FL, he was the son of the late Richard E. Whitehurst and Lillie Wooddall Whitehurst. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church of Lakeland...
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