Obituaries

FRANKLIN - Daniel Jackson Smith, 57, passed away on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Macon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

FRANKLIN - Jacob Ortega Moncada, 14, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023.

FRANKLIN - James Richard McCall, 82, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023.  He was born April 14, 1940, in Macon County to the late Carl McCall and Josephine Brown McCall.

SYLVA - An old man without enemies, Raymond Ledford, died after a brief illness at the age of 87, on Jan. 18, 2023, with his family by his side.

FRANKLIN - Cora Pearl Holland, age 89, passed away Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. Bryant-Grant Funeral Home is serving the Holland family.

HAYESVILLE - Edward “Kain” Franklin, 37, of Hayesville and Franklin, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023.

FRANKLIN - Peggy Ann Dills, age 76, of Marietta, Georgia, passed away Dec. 17, 2022.

FRANKLIN - Dolen William Bates, age 84, passed away Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. Bryant-Grant Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Bates family.

FRANKLIN - Ann Morrow Southard died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Brevard.

She was preceded in death by her parents, C.L. and Ora Morrow, and brothers, William and Robert Morrow.

HIGHLANDS - Joyce Gail Rogers, 77, went home to be with Jesus on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. Macon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.