Obituaries

FRANKLIN - Mae Belle Guffey Bates, 83, entered into her Heavenly home Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020.

FRANKLIN - Jonathan Harold Ball, 81, passed away Monday, Jan. 20, 2020.

Born in Glouster, England, he was the son of the late Harold Ball and Irene Hadley Ball. 

FRANKLIN - Ernest “Buster” Tallent, 71, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020.

OTTO - Joseph “Joe” Dennis Kuhn, 77, of Otto, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020.

Born in Tampa, Florida, he was the son of the late Joseph George Kuhn and Estrella Failde Kuhn. 

FRANKLIN - Barbara Joan Howard, 87, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Paul Walter Hill and Florence Renaud Hill.

ENGLEWOOD, FLORIDA - Carol Smith Horner, 87, formerly of Franklin, passed away Jan. 17, 2020.

FRANKLIN - Ernest Charles Golding, 80, passed away Friday, Jan. 17, 2020.

Born in Hillside, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Claude Golding and Lillian Meriwede Golding. 

FRANKLIN - Donna Lee Estes, 84, passed away Monday, Jan. 13, 2020.

BRYSON CITY - Thresia Darlene Brooks Eaton passed away on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. 

FRANKLIN - Atlas N. Vinson passed away on Jan. 8, 2020.