Louise Elizabeth Ledford
Aug 19, 2005
Louise Elizabeth Blaine Ledford, 84, of Franklin, entered into rest Friday, August 19, 2005. A native and life long resident of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late David Wilson Blaine and Maude Green Blaine. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Fred Gray, who was killed in combat during WWII;...
Robert Thomas Bailey
Aug 17, 2005
Colonel Robert Thomas Bailey, retired, 67, of Franklin, died Wednesday, August 17, 2005. A native of Canton, GA., he was the son of the late Lee Newton Bailey and Lillian Porter Bailey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Anne Bailey. Mr. Bailey retired from the Finance Department, DeKalb County Board of Health; was...
Robert Anthony Fisher
Aug 17, 2005
Robert Anthony Fisher, 72, of Franklin, entered into rest Wednesday, August 17, 2005. A native of Freeport Long Island, NY, he was the son of the late Andrew J. Fisher and Edith Morris Fisher. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a son, Patrick Fisher. Mr. Fisher worked as a road construction supervisor; was a...
Dorothy Mae Houston
Aug 16, 2005
Dorothy Mae Spooner Houston, 94, of Cocoa, FL, and formerly of Highlands, entered into rest Tuesday, August 16, 2005, in Cocoa, Florida. A native of Baker, Oregon, she was the daughter of the late John Spooner and Bertha Zachary Spooner. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, James T. Houston who died in...
Willard Marve Ashe
Aug 14, 2005
Willard M. Ashe, 76, of Franklin, entered into rest on Sunday, August 14, 2005. A native of Murphy, NC, he was the son of the late Wade Ashe and Abbey Dockery Ashe. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Ellis. He was a member of First Assembly of God Church. He is survived by...
Johnny Clinton Gibson
Aug 6, 2005
Johnny Clinton Gibson, 51, of Franklin, entered into rest on Saturday, August 6, 2005. A native of Macon County he was the son of Wymer Gibson and the late Edna Holland Gibson. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of Mashburn Branch Baptist Church. In addition to his father, Wymer Gibson, he is survived by a sister, Gloria...
Avanell Stewart
Aug 6, 2005
Avanell Stewart, 69, of Franklin, entered into rest on Saturday, August 6, 2005. A native of Judsonia, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Lomey Chumley and Bertha Helton Chumley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Christine Free and her twin sister, Annabell Bunch. She was an active member of Franklin Church...
Richard B. Cofield
Aug 5, 2005
Richard B. Cofield, 87, of Franklin, NC and Ft. McCoy, FL, entered into rest on Friday, August 5, 2005. A native of Santa Rosa County, Florida, he was the son of the late Samuel Dexter Cofield and Berta Linton Cofield. Richard retired from the U.S. Army as a Master Sgt. and retired from the Florida National Guard after 32 years...
Frederick G. Harker
Aug 3, 2005
Fredrick G. Harker, 87, of Franklin, entered into rest Wednesday, August 3, 2005. A native of Kenosha, Wisconsin, he was the son of the late George Harker and Fredricka Senne Harker. Fred was first married to, Margaret Comley Harker who died in 1997; then to, Mildred Sweetsir Harker who died in 2004. He was also preceded in death by a...
John Troy Hurst
Jul 31, 2005
John "Troy" Hurst, 91, of Franklin, entered into rest on Sunday, July 31, 2005. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Albert Hurst and Nellie Raby Hurst. He was the oldest male member of Liberty Baptist Church where he served as a trustee and as building fund treasurer and he was an usher for 10...
Cynthia Booth
Jul 28, 2005
Cynthia Merritt Booth, 69, passed away suddenly on Thursday, July 28, 2005, at her home in Glenville, NC. Born in Madison, TN on August 25, 1935, she moved to Delray Beach, FL in 1946 with her parents, Herman and Hattie Mae "Peggy" Merritt. Cynthia graduated with honors from Seacrest High School in 1953, where she was a member of the...
Nadine Ruth Myers Bandy
Jul 27, 2005
Nadine Ruth Myers Bandy, 87, of Franklin, entered into rest on Wednesday, July 27, 2005. A native of Valdosta, GA, she was the daughter of the late William Miley and Luola Thompson Miley. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her husband, Curtis Bandy; one daughter, Betty Myers of Orlando, FL one sister, Ethel Putnam...
Arthur E. Jr. Schmidt
Jul 26, 2005
Arthur E. Schmidt, Jr., 79, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 in Tiger, GA. Formerly of Franklin, NC and Rye, NY he was born in Rye, NY to Charlotte B. and Arthur E. Schmidt, Sr. He is survived by his devoted wife of 35 years, Ruth, of Tiger, GA; son, James Schmidt of Richmond, VA; daughter, Lisa Jean Ferrell...
Max Cunningham
Jul 23, 2005
Max Cunningham, 60, of Otto, entered into rest on Saturday, July 23, 2005. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Sam Cunningham and Levida Webb Cunningham. He was preceded in death by a half brother, John Webb. Max was a heavy equipment operator for Vulcan of Rabun Gap, Georgia, was a member of Newman Chapel...
Roger Peter Stoddard
Jul 23, 2005
Roger Peter Stoddard, 77, of Franklin, entered into rest on Saturday, July 23, 2005. A native of Cohasset, Mass., he was the son of the late Elliott Stoddard and Mary E. Loughlin Stoddard. He was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Strawn. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of the American Legion #0047 in Rollinsford,...
Virginia Gloria Hoepner
Jul 22, 2005
Virginia Gloria Hoepner, 83, of Franklin, entered into rest on Friday, July 22, 2005. A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, born July 13, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Archibald Caruso and Wilhelmina Straga Caruso. She moved to Pewaukee, Wisconsin in 1950. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Edward Lloyd Honey and second husband, Charles...
Justin Johnson
Jul 20, 2005
Justin Edwin Johnson,8, of Cleveland, GA, entered into rest Wednesday, July 20, 2005. A native of Macon County, he was the son of Tommy and Cindy London Johnson of Cleveland, GA. In addition to his parents, he is survived by one sister, Amy Johnson of the home; paternal grandparents, T. A. and Hallie Johnson of Franklin; maternal grandfather, J. L....
Garl C. Parris
Jul 19, 2005
Garl C. Parris, 98, of Franklin, entered into rest on Tuesday, July 19, 2005. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late John Ransom Parris and Sally Ann Wike Parris. He was married to the late Alta Ethel Henley Parris who died April 7, 1991 and was preceded in death by a son, John Keith Parris...
Beverly Peden
Jul 19, 2005
Beverly Rouse Peden, 52, of Franklin, entered into rest Tuesday, July 19, 2005. A native of Nevada, IA, she was the daughter of Merle and Margaret Thomas Rouse. She was an active member of the Franklin Seventh Day Adventist Church where she served as the leader of the Cradle role through Kindergarten classes for 30 years. In addition to her...
Katherine Jenice Nelson
Jul 18, 2005
Jenice Rivers Nelson, 88, of Franklin, entered into rest on Monday, July 18, 2005. A native of Homestead, FL, she was the daughter of the late Gideon C. Rivers and Bertha Aleen Jackson Rivers. She was married to the late Earl Conrad Nelson who died March 8, 1998 and preceded in death by two brothers, Denniston Rivers and Ray Rivers...
