Loretta Fields
Jun 17, 2005
Loretta Fields, 74, of Franklin, entered into rest on Friday, June 17, 2005. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Bernard J. Preusser and Loretta Bolan Preusser. She was preceded in death by a sister, Dolores Landing. She retired from C.J. Harris Hospital and was co-owner of Alpine Tobacco for 9 years. Loretta was a...
Edward Frederick Rugg
Jun 16, 2005
Edward Frederick Rugg, 85, of Franklin, entered into rest Thursday, June 16, 2005. A native of Buffalo, NY, he was the son of the late Henry and Magdalene Rugg. Mr. Rugg was a US Army Air Force Veteran, flying thirty-five missions in three years while in service. He attended Mashburn Branch Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of...
Ervin Denton Burrell
Jun 16, 2005
Ervin Denton Burrell, 63, of Franklin, entered into rest on Thursday, June 16, 2005. Born in La Plata, Maryland, he was a lifelong resident of Macon County. He was the son of the late Boyd Denton Burrell and Flora Jeanette Hopper Burrell. He retired from Harris Corp. in 1998 and from Macon County Maintenance Dept. in 2004. Ervin was an...
Samuel Gleaner
Jun 13, 2005
Samuel Gleaner, 96, of Highlands, entered into rest Monday, June 13, 2005. A native of Russia, he was the son of the late Phillip and Rose Shiparo Gleaner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Anne Gleaner who died in 1964, and by seven brothers and sisters. Mr. Gleaner was a US Army WWII...
Charles Kenneth Kaas
Jun 12, 2005
Charles Kenneth Kaas, 82, of Franklin, entered into rest Sunday, June 12, 2005. A native of Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Charles Kaas and Beatrice Langlois Kaas. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Phillip Kaas. He was a US Army WWII Veteran; a self-employed upholsterer; and a member of...
William M. Black
Jun 11, 2005
Colonel William M. Black, United States Air Force, retired, succumbed Saturday, June 11, 2005 after a lengthy bout with Leukemia. He was 85 years old. Colonel Black entered the U.S. Army aviation cadet program in 1941 and received his commission and his pilot wings on January 2, 1942. He was a fighter pilot and test pilot and flew almost every...
Gladys Kreiser
Jun 11, 2005
Gladys F. Kreiser, 96, of Franklin, entered into rest Saturday, June 11, 2005. She is survived by two children, Elizabeth K. Meyer of Franklin and Norman L. Kreiser of San Jose, CA. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 25, at the First United Methodist Church. Rev. Wayne Allen and Rev. Maria Martin will officiate. Macon Funeral...
Jimmy Eugene Messer
Jun 10, 2005
Jimmy Eugene Messer, 67, of Franklin, entered into rest Friday, June 10, 2005, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Lynn and Iva Crisp Messer. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a brother, Lynn Messer, and two sisters, Emma Jean Sisti...
Arnfinn Sveen
Jun 10, 2005
Arnfinn Sveen, 52, of Franklin, entered into rest on Friday, June 10, 2005. A native of Lesja, Norway, he was the son of Anton Sveen and the late Jenny Sveen. Arnfinn owned and operated Adventures Travel Service. He was a member of St. Agnes Episcopal Church and served as a lay reader and vestryman. He was a member of Daybreak...
Bernice Benton Kozakoff
Jun 10, 2005
Bernice Benton Kozakoff, 88, of Franklin, NC entered into rest on Friday, June 10, 2005. A native of Charleston, SC, she was the daughter of the late Martin Garrick and Cora L. Whetstone Garrick. Bernice was employed at Sears where she worked as a purchasing agent. She subsequently owned and operated the Gift Shop in the Francis Marion Hotel in...
Donald Eugene Ohda
Jun 10, 2005
Donald Eugene Ohda, 66, of Franklin, entered into rest on Friday, June 10, 2005. A native of Sterling, Illinois, he was the son of Darlene Nason Ohda Stoner and the late Kenneth Ohda. Donald retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1977 after 22 years of service and retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 2001 after 20 years of...
Joseph Martin Boerner
Jun 7, 2005
Joseph Martin Boerner, 84, of Franklin, entered into rest on Wednesday, June 8, 2005. A native of Patchogue, NY, he was the son of the late Ewald Boerner and Amelia Litter Boerner. Mr. Boerner was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He retired from International Paper Co. where he worked as a steam fitter foreman. He was a member of...
Sarah Irada Russell
Jun 7, 2005
Sarah Irada Russell, 97, of Franklin, NC, entererd into rest on Tuesday, June 7, 2005. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late C.M. "Dutch" Dills and Carrie King Dills. She was married to the late Thomas D. Russell who died in 1942 and was preceded in death by two sons, Carl Thomas Russell and James...
Stewart Garland Taft
Jun 2, 2005
Stewart Garland Taft, 48, of Riverview, FL, and Franklin, NC, entered into rest Thursday, June 2, 2005. A native of Sumter, SC, he was the son of Dale Taft and June Whaley Taft. He was self employed as a mechanic and automobile sales. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Sharon Dixon of Plant City, FL...
Claudia Lynnette Griffith
May 30, 2005
Claudia Lynnette Welch Griffith, 25, of Franklin, entered into rest Monday, May 30, 2005. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of Gary E. Welch of Franklin and Linda Sue Conhiser Carson of Connelly Springs, NC. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two children, Brandon Griffith and Vanessa Griffith both of Franklin; paternal grandparents, Claude...
Brenda Vinson
May 25, 2005
Brenda Roberta Marsengill Vinson, 57, of Otto, entered into rest on Wednesday, May 25, 2005. A native of Rabun County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Webster Marsengill and Parilee Giles Marsengill. She worked for Rabun Apparel. Brenda was a member of Blue Heights Baptist Church, Mountain City, GA and attended Asbury Methodist Church. She was a...
Dorothy Swafford
May 24, 2005
Dorothy Bennett Swafford, 86, of Franklin, entered into rest on Tuesday, May 24, 2005. A native of Cataloochee in Haywood County, she lived most of her life in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Bartlett Bennett and Iva Lee Hannah Bennett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Fannie Burr Bradley...
Larry Dexter Crone
May 23, 2005
Larry Dexter Crone, 47, of Otto, NC, entered into rest on Monday, May 23, 2005. A native of Rabun County, Georgia, he was the son of the late Ferd Crone and Burel Dixon Crone. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Becky Elzia. Larry worked at Walmart in Clayton, GA as a stocker. He...
Randy Yates Mason
May 23, 2005
Randy Yates Mason, 45, of Franklin, formerly of Habersham Co, GA, entered into rest on Monday, May 23, 2005. A native of Seneca, South Carolina, he was the son of Dorothy Hopkins Mason and the late Elias Yates Mason. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a sister, Susan Giles who died in 2001. He graduated...
Betty "Bee Bee" Marsh
May 23, 2005
Betty "BeeBee" Marsh, 87, of Franklin, entered into rest on Saturday, May 21, 2005. A native of Clinton, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Karl Blakely and Allie Wetherell Blakely. She volunteered at the Smoky Mountain Visitor Center, Chamber of Commerce and the Macon County Public Library. No services are planned. Macon Funeral Home is in charge of...
