Glenn Struble
Nov 30, 2021
Otto, NC: Glenn Dean Struble, 61, passed away November 30, 2021 surrounded by his family. Glenn was born in Eustis, Florida, to Calvin L. and Mary Helen Smith Struble. His family moved to Otto, NC when Glenn was a boy. Glenn will be remembered as a loving man who cherished his family, especially his grandkids. He also enjoyed fishing and...
Kirsi Cohen
Nov 28, 2021
Kirsi Aulikki Cohen died on November 28th in Franklin, North Carolina. She was 80 and living in a memory care facility after suffering from dementia for many years. Kirsi was born in Myllykoski, a small paper mill town in southeastern Finland. At the age of 29, she was accepted into a teacher exchange program and traveled by boat to New...
Martha Rainer
Nov 27, 2021
Martha Rainer, 93, of Franklin, NC, died on November 27, 2021. A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Franklin, NC at 2 pm on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Rev. Tempe Fussell will officiate. Martha was born in Elba, Alabama, in 1928 to Franks Hendrick Rainer and Sara Farris Rainer. She attended Auburn University before Transferring to...
Jeremiah Gribble
Nov 25, 2021
Jeremiah Gribble passed away on the afternoon of Thanksgiving. He prepared the turkey earlier that day; this was to be the best yet. Family traveled in from out of town and we were so excited to see everyone. The tragedy of his sudden passing leaves us all reassessing how precious life truly is. J was phenomenal in the kitchen, always...
Patricia Vichich
Nov 25, 2021
Franklin, NC: Patricia Jean Conklin Vichich passed away November 25, 2021. No public services are planned. Moffitt Family Funeral Care is honored to serve Mrs. Vichich's family.
Anthony Yuzzi
Nov 24, 2021
Anthony Yuzzi, Jr., was born in Broward County, Florida, on February 10, 1966, to Alice Ivers Yuzzi and Anthony Yuzzi. When he was six years old, he and his family relocated to Franklin, NC. He passed from this life on November 24, 2021. Anthony leaves many memories. One of those is how he enjoyed going to Atlanta Storage auctions to...
Susan Willard
Nov 23, 2021
Susan Tillot Willard, 80 of Franklin, passed peacefully on November 23, 2021, at home surrounded by those she loved. She was born in Stamford, CT. to the late Eugene and Mary Vetter. She is proceeded in death by her son, Kevin Willard; and sister, Mary Koch of Connecticut. Susan moved to Florida with her family in 1973 where she was...
June Wolf
Nov 23, 2021
June Edna Wolf R.N. 6-19-1932 – 11-23-2021 Has gone to be with God. Loving mother and registered nurse to her last breath. A strong-willed woman who got what she wanted out of life. June helped people and her children more than anyone could imagine. Always thoughtful and generous and a believer in God. Those of us who remain should follow...
Thomas Browning
Nov 22, 2021
Thomas Andrew "Tommy" Browning, 62, of Franklin, passed away peacefully on Monday November 22nd 2021. Born November 10th 1959 in Macon County, Tommy was the youngest son of the late Bennie and Peggy Browning. Infamously known as "Browning brother", Tommy had a love for music since birth, backing up his father and gospel singing sisters, the Browning sisters. From bluegrass...
Myra Patton
Nov 22, 2021
Myra Crawford Patton of Franklin entered into eternal life on November 22, 2021 two days before her 87 birthday. Myra was born to the late Eugene and Mary Crawford in Cartoogechaye community into a home filled with love. Her childhood included playing with her special cousins and sisters and enjoying a love of nature that she held into her adult...
Ernie Sanders
Nov 21, 2021
Rev. Ernie Blanchard Sanders, of Franklin, N.C., slipped his earthy bonds to enter his heavenly home on Sunday, November 21, 2021. He was 83. Ernie was born in Franklin on February 23, 1938 to Nina Margaret Moffitt Sanders and Rev. James Andrew Benjamin Sanders. Ernie is survived by his beloved wife, Nellie Ruth Sanders, three Sanders brothers, Ralph (Thelma), Billy...
Janet Yeomans
Nov 21, 2021
Janet "Jan" Louise Yeomans, 76 of Franklin, passed away on November 21, 2021. Jan was born in Cincinnati, OH, to the late Albert Edmund and Dorothy Madeline Biedinger. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel "Danny" Morgan Yeomans; her son, Greg Yeomans; her brother, Raymond Biedinger; and granddaughter, Alexandria "Ally" Marler. Jan relied...
John Fouts
Nov 20, 2021
John Henry Fouts, 93, of Franklin, passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2021. John was born in Macon County to the late Nondus and Vira Farley Fouts. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Pinky Fouts; stepdaughter, Dorothy Rump; siblings, Betty Crawford, Max Fouts, Gene Fouts, Sheryl Fouts, Kenneth Fouts, Jack Ray Fouts, and...
Brenda Chastain
Nov 19, 2021
Brenda Joyce Brabson Chastain, 81 of Franklin, passed away on Friday, November 19, 2021. Brenda was born in Macon County NC to the late Nelson Shope and Blanche Brabson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Pritchard Chastain; and siblings, Steve Shope and Betty McComb; and great grandchild, Wesley Gregory. She enjoyed housekeeping and...
Patricia Matteson
Nov 19, 2021
Patricia "Pat" Matteson, 90 years old, moved to Heaven on November 19, 2021. Pat was born in 1931 in Kansas City, Missouri, raised in Monroe, Wisconsin, majored in music at St Mary's College of Notre Dame and the University of Wisconsin. She then married and relocated to Fort Lauderdale, Florida where she raised her family. She is preceded in death...
James Browne
Nov 18, 2021
BROWNE—James Stewart, died peacefully on November 18, 2021, surrounded by his family in Highlands, North Carolina. Born in 1944 in Brooklyn, New York, Jim spent most of his childhood in Coral Gables, Florida and graduated from Coral Gables High School. He had many fond memories of sailboat racing and biking while growing up, and he remained a lover of nature,...
James Mccall
Nov 18, 2021
James Albert McCall Jr., 91, of Franklin, went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, November 18, 2021. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late James Albert McCall, Sr., and Florence Fitzgerald McCall. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two daughters, Judy Sleight and Cathy Leopard; two brothers, Charles McCall, and...
Jane Knight Cabe
Nov 17, 2021
Jane Knight Cabe, 75, of Otto, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at her home. Born in Macon County on September 6, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Alonzo Franklin Knight Sr. and Myrtle Nora Whitmore Knight. She is survived by her husband, Zeb W. Cabe of Otto; one brother, Alonzo Franklin "Bo" Knight (Dorothy) of Otto,...
Agnes Dehart
Nov 16, 2021
Agnes Margaret Roberts DeHart left this earth peacefully, surrounded by loved ones on November 16, 2021 in Franklin, NC. She was born in Jeddo, PA, in 1927 to Verna May Keller and Benjamin Albert Roberts. She attended Temple University earning a nursing degree in 1947, commissioned to the U.S. Navy for five years and was awarded U.N. and Korean Ribbons....
Bruce Britton
Nov 13, 2021
Bruce Albert Britton, 76, of Franklin, passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2021, at his home, with some of his loving family present. Born in Canada, he was the son of the late Walter S. and Kathleen Mearsbeck Britton. Bruce enjoyed traveling, woodworking, carpentry, computers, fishing, being outdoors, photography, Nascar, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He loved spending time with...
