Karen Alexander
Apr 30, 2020
Karen Wofford Alexander, 60, of Sylva, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Born on September 19, 1959 in Fulton County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Myrtle Wofford. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandparents, who raised her, Hazel and Henry Parker and Columbus Brendle; and a brother, Marvin...
Stephen Vance
Apr 30, 2020
Stephen Alan Vance, 66, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020. Born in Fort Lauderdale, FL, he was the son of the late Orville and Wilma Cherry Vance. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death, in 2015, by his wife, Robin Jane Vance. Stephen was a builder and owned and operated Vance Builders. He is survived...
Erma Allison
Apr 26, 2020
On April 26, 2020 Erma Lois Allison bid us a final "Good-Bye". Erma was the youngest daughter of Louis Robbins Allison and Elsa Irma Heinrich, born on March 12th, 1929 in Cranford, Union County, New Jersey and died in Franklin, North Carolina at 91 years of age. Erma worked as an Executive Secretary for a New York bank and a...
Margaret Packer
Apr 25, 2020
Margaret Jean "Peggy" Kosela Packer, 72, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Stella Mose Kosela. After moving to Franklin, Peggy began working at Classic Properties where she was employed for twenty years and was a smiling face to all who entered and a very valuable asset. She is survived...
Hughey Rowland
Apr 25, 2020
Hughey Edward Rowland, 89, of Franklin, died Saturday, April 25 ,2020. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Dwight and Myrtle Smith Rowland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Richard, Fred, and Benny Rowland; two sisters, Trixie Rowland and Ruth Chapman; and his brother-in-law, Charles Stanley. Ed served...
William Ledford
Apr 24, 2020
William D. Ledford, Sr. "Duggan", 69, of Franklin, passed away Friday, April 24, 2020, at his residence. He was the son of the late Rev. Claude Ledford and Effie Byrd Ledford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Talmadge, Gilmer and Wilbur Ledford and one sister, Deborah Dicero. Duggan is survived by his two...
Barbara Guy
Apr 22, 2020
Barbara Jo Benninghoff Bryant Guy, who was born in Bainbridge, Georgia, on May 3, 1956, passed on April 22, 2020, in Franklin, North Carolina. Barbara's father, James Vernon "Jabo" Duke, a well-known figure in Bainbridge because of his position as Chief Public Safety Director, predeceased her, but her mother, Mary Jane Skipper Duke, also of Bainbridge, survives. Barbara was also...
James Collier
Apr 21, 2020
James Robert "Bobby" Collier, 77, of Franklin, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Born in Macon County, NC, he was the son of the late William and Mary Louise Crisp Collier. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Martha Collier and a nephew Jerry Collier. Bobby was a lifelong resident of Western North...
Porter Lambert
Apr 20, 2020
Porter Allen Lambert, 88, of Franklin, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020. Born in Wauchula, Florida, he was the son of the late Porter K. and Esther Odom Lambert. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Ronald Lambert, Harold Lambert, Lillian Shackleford, June Prebor and Joyce Lynn. Porter was a member of Cowee...
Frances Martinelli
Apr 19, 2020
Frances Lea Martinelli, 77, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020. Born in Galveston, TX, she was the daughter of the late Amanuel Melvin and Kathleen Margaret Merryman Bennight. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Brian Flattum; daughter, Margaret Crozierher; sister, Kathleen Armstrong and a brother, Richard Bennight. Frances was a...
William "Bill" Stanfield
Apr 19, 2020
William "Bill" Stanfield, 79, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Harley Stanfield and Esther Holland Stanfield. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 40 years, Annette "Big Turtle" Raby Stanfield; three sisters and seven brothers. Bill enjoyed spending...
Sarah Penland
Apr 19, 2020
Sarah Corbin Penland, 83, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020. Born in Macon Co, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Maggie Seay Corbin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Linda Osborne, Margaret Pendergrass, H.D. Corbin, Jr., William Clarence Corbin, Clyde Corbin and Harold Corbin. Sarah was a...
John Jacobs
Apr 19, 2020
John Raymond Jacobs, 81, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020. Born in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of the late Chester Jacobs and Geraldine McAdams Jacobs. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Waunita May Jacobs. John was a US Navy veteran. He owned and operated Kar Chem Supply and...
Margie Hopkins
Apr 18, 2020
Margie Collins Hopkins, 87, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Byrd Collins and Anna Franks Collins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Howard Hopkins, Sr.; children, Jerry Ray Hopkins, Charles Hopkins, Richard Hopkins, Mary Alice Hopkins, Betty Sue Hopkins, Harold...
Gene Pickens
Apr 18, 2020
Gene Pickens, 85, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Joseph Wade Pickens and Evelyn Sanders Pickens. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by son, Jimmy Pickens; daughter, Pat Browning; brother, Charles Pickens and infant brother, Joseph. Gene was a US Army veteran and...
Mary Lou Hooper
Apr 17, 2020
Mary Lou Hedden Hooper, 92, of Franklin, NC passed away Friday, April 17, 2020. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late John Quincey Hedden and Selma Howell Hedden. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert V. Hooper. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Franklin for...
William Brasington
Apr 15, 2020
William Judson Brasington, 85, of Otto, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2020. Born in Clare, MI, he was the son of the late Rufus and Lucille Halstead Brasington. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Carrie Brasington. William enjoyed wood working and gardening. He used to help the Baptist Men with Missions. He...
Bryant Holland
Apr 14, 2020
Bryant Loson Holland- Born on May 30, 1943 to the late Denver and Delton Jennings Holland in Franklin, NC. After a hard fight with cancer, he went to be with the Lord on April 14, 2020 at his home he built in Franklin, with his caring family by his side. He is survived by his faithful and loving wife of...
Lofton Leland
Apr 13, 2020
Lofton Dingler Leland, 87, of Franklin passed away Monday, April 13, 2020. Lofton was born in Newark, NJ on May 31, 1932. He was the son of the late Richard Ernest and Helen Elise Dingler Leland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Richard Ernest Leland, II. Lofton proudly served his Country in the...
Robert Wilson
Apr 12, 2020
Robert E. Wilson, 91, of Highlands, formerly of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2020. In 2016, Bob was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Dawn Wilson. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his two brothers. Bob served in the 511th Army Paratrooper Division as well as a Draftsman in that...
