Obituaries

Norma Jean Welch

FRANKLIN - Norma Jean Welch (Jean), 84, passed away on Sept. 16, 2020 at her home.  Services were held Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 at the Bryant-Grant Funeral Home. Graveside services followed at Burningtown Baptist Church Cemetery.

Deleda Drinnon McGaha

FRANKLIN - Deleda Drinnon McGaha, 80, passed away at home on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020.  A memorial service was held outside at Burningtown Baptist Church on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. A private burial followed the service. Macon Funeral Home is handling the local arrangements.

Lynne Finney Lehtinen

FRANKLIN - Lynne Finney Lehtinen, 59, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. No services will be held at this time. Macon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Patricia Ann Hurst

FRANKLIN - Patricia Ann Hurst, 67, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23 at Mulberry United Methodist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Wesley Price will officiate. The family will receive friends from 2:30-3:30 p.m.

William “Bill” Beik Howard

FRANKLIN - William “Bill” Beik Howard, 90, passed away on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020 at his home. No services are planned at this time. Macon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. 

Porter Coy Duncan

FRANKLIN - Porter Coy Duncan, 96, passed away at home Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. He was born on June 23, 1924. There will be a simple, private graveside service with interment following at the Patton United Methodist Church cemetery.

Helen Jacobs Byrd

HENDERSONVILLE - Helen Jacobs Byrd, formerly of Franklin, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. Funeral services were held Tuesday Sept. 22 in the chapel of Macon Funeral Home. Her niece, the Rev. Janet Greene, officiated. Burial was in the Iotla Baptist Church Cemetery.

Patsy Lynette Ukele

FRANKLIN - Patsy Lynette Ukele passed away at Mission Health in Asheville with her family at her side on Sunday night, Sept. 13, 2020, from digestive complications.  Patsy was born on Nov. 26, 1948 to John and Evelyn Harbaugh of North Liberty, Indiana. She resided in Franklin since 2002.

Robert (Bob) Lowrance Taro

FRANKLIN - Robert (Bob) Lowrance Taro, 89, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. Born in Nutley, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Thomas Delano and Blanche Lowrance Taro.  Bob loved hunting, fishing, woodcarving and landscaping his home.

Harold Warstler

FRANKLIN - Harold Warstler, 92, passed away on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Harold was born in Goshen, Indiana on June 16, 1928 and was the son of the late Ezra and Bertha Warstler. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Griggs, and a brother, Michael Garber.