Joseph Moses
Jan 20, 2020
Joseph B. Moses, 84, of Franklin, passed away Monday, January 20, 2020. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Lorenz T. Moses and Edna Bowman Moses. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Edgar and Harry and two sisters, Hazel Stamey and Virginia Corbin. Joe was a US Air Force...
Jonathan Ball
Jan 20, 2020
Jonathan Harold Ball, 81, of Franklin passed away Monday, January 20, 2020. Born in Gloucester, England, he was the son of the late Harold Ball and Irene Hadley Ball. John graduated from Buffalo Bible and Houghton College and served as pastor and missionary for over 27 years. He was a member of First Alliance Church. He is survived by his...
Jerry Corleone
Jan 20, 2020
Jerry Thomas Corleone, 77, of Highlands, passed away Monday, January 20, 2020. Born in Summit, NJ, he was the son of the late Thomas Cook and Elsie Deroche Cook. He was a bartender at Highlands Country Club for 25 years; enjoyed gardening and meeting and talking to people. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Highlands...
Carol Horner
Jan 17, 2020
Carol Smith Horner, 87, of Englewood, FL, formerly of Franklin, NC, passed away January 17, 2020. Born in Jacksonville, FL, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Edward Smith and Dorothy Deaton Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, James Herbert Horner, a son, Michael Clarence Horner and a...
Ernest Golding
Jan 17, 2020
Ernest Charles Golding, 80, of Franklin, passed away Friday, January 17, 2020. Born in Hillside, NJ, he was the son of the late Claude Golding and Lillian Meriwede Golding. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Ann McGowan Golding and nine brothers and sisters. Ernest graduated from All State Construction College; served in...
Ernest "Buster" Tallent
Jan 16, 2020
Ernest "Buster" Tallent, 71, of Franklin, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020. Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Grayson Thomas Tallent and Freda Moore Tallent. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Bruce Tallent and sister, Blanche Tallent. Buster was a US Army veteran and honorably served with...
Barbara Howard
Jan 16, 2020
Barbara Joan Howard, 87, of Franklin, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020. Born in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Paul Walter Hill and Florence Renaud Hill. Barbara is survived by her husband of 68 years, William Beik Howard; three children, William H. Howard of Franklin, Catherine J. Ziegler (Michael) of Fort Lauderdale, FL and Steven...
Joseph Kuhn
Jan 14, 2020
Joseph "Joe" Dennis Kuhn, 77, of Otto, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. Born in Tampa, FL, he was the son of the late Joseph George Kuhn and Estrella Failde Kuhn. Joe enjoyed woodworking, playing golf, dogs, working with horses, watching old westerns, and listening to music. He was a member of Hickory Knoll United Methodist Church. He is...
Donna Estes
Jan 13, 2020
Donna Lee Estes, 84, of Franklin, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020. Born in Akron, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late John Henry Sholts and Elizabeth DeRoussee Sholts. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Edward Estes; two brothers, John and Joe Sholts and three sisters, Barbara Finch, Addie Mae Hustick...
Martha Kelly
Jan 11, 2020
Martha Rheta Kelly, 99, of Franklin, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020. Born in Fort Worth, TX, she was the daughter of the late Clifford Nolan Harrison and Sybil Mitchell Harrison. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Lee Kelly, Sr; two daughters, Sherrill Ann Kelly and Bonnie Kelly; one brother, Odell...
Josephine Jorstad
Jan 9, 2020
Josephine "Jo" Jorstad, 95, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020. Born in Platteville, IL, she was the daughter of the late Bert and Elphia Hauge. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Fosse Jorstad. Jo graduated Salutatorian at age 15 from Newark High School and attended Joliet Business College. She was...
Eugene "Gene" Orcutt
Jan 8, 2020
Eugene "Gene" Orcutt, 87, of Franklin, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. Born in Miami, OK, he was the son of the late Eugene and Gayle Wooldridge Orcutt. He loved the Lord and enjoyed spending time with his wife, Diane Pitt Orcutt. Gene retired as a pharmacist and built and operated little vacation rental cabins with his wife here...
Randolph Austin
Jan 7, 2020
Randolph Lee Austin, Sr died January 7 after a long illness. Randy was born in 1940 to John Southern Austin and Ruth Shippey Austin of Dunwoody, in Atlanta, Georgia. Randy Austin was a graduate of Davidson College, a Southern gentleman, a lifelong athlete, a Senior Olympian, and a furniture executive who dearly loved the industry and the fraternity of furniture...
Jeannette Poff
Jan 7, 2020
Jeannette "Jan" Reeder Poff, 91, of Franklin, passed away on January 7, 2020. Born in Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Reeder and Jeannette Jepson Reeder. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, William R. Poff. Jan was a member of First Presbyterian Church where she was...
Myra Waldroop
Jan 6, 2020
Myra Slagle Waldroop, 92, of Franklin, died Monday, January 6th, 2020. Born February 7, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Louise Slagle. Myra attended UNC-Greensboro, then Women's College. She majored in Chemistry and returned to Franklin to teach Science at Franklin High School for 32 years. Her main interests were her family, her teaching and her...
Carolyn Dalrymple
Jan 5, 2020
Carolyn Ann Cabe Dalrymple, 75, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020. Born in Jackson Co, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Delsie Cochran Cabe. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Boyd Dalrymple; a brother, Bobby Cabe and daughter in-law, Karen Dalrymple. Carolyn was a member of Franklin...
Maymia Haggard
Jan 5, 2020
Maymia Lucille Haggard, 99, passed away quietly, with her daughter and son-in-law by her side, on Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Solace Hospice in Asheville, NC. She was born in August of 1920 in Cumberland County, TN, the first of 9 children born to Bert and Lottie Lewis. She lived in TN for her first 36 years. Maymia attended Pleasant...
Junior Hurst
Jan 4, 2020
Junior McArthur Hurst, 74, of Franklin, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020. Born in Macon Co, he was the son of the late James McArthur Hurst and Eliza Elliott Hurst. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Bruce and Leon Hurst and grandson, Brandon Hurst. Junior enjoyed gardening and spending time with his grandkids....
Howard Southard
Dec 27, 2019
Rev. Howard W. Southard, at the age of 91, went home to be with Jesus on Friday, December 27, 2019, after a brief period of declining health. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Albert & Iola Henry Southard of Franklin, NC. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife...
Jill Yeary
Dec 26, 2019
Jill Holland Yeary, 65, of Franklin, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Pauline "Scoot" Rowland Holland. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Judy Holland Haire. She was a Christian by faith and the much-loved daughter, sister, aunt and friend...
