Obituaries

Ernest Alford Klatt Sr.

FRANKLIN – Ernest Alford Klatt Sr. (Big Al) passed away Jan. 26, 2021 at the age of 80. He was born in Dania, Florida to the late Ernest Klatt and Violet Stewart.  Al was a long-time resident of Macon County, and the former owner and manager of the family business, Ruby City Gems.

Norma Ivey

MURPHY – Norma Ivey, 81, died Jan. 29, 2021. Townson-Rose Funeral Home is serving the family.

Pearl “Maxine” Cunningham Tallent Hodgin

FRANKLIN – Pearl “Maxine” Cunningham Tallent Hodgin, 87, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Cunningham and Sadie Woods Cunningham. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, J.D.

George Emerson Crawford

FRANKLIN – George Emerson Crawford, 92, died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. A native of Macon County, Mr. Crawford lived most of his life in Franklin. He was the son of the late Cecil and Flora Robinson Crawford.

Bessie Louise Cooper

Jerry O. Coker

HENDERSONVILLE – Jerry O. Coker, 72, died Jan. 25, 2021 at Advent Health Hospital in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Shuler Funeral Home will be assisting the family.

Ann M. Clark

FRANKLIN – Ann M. Clark, died on Jan. 29, 2021.   Bryant-Grant Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Clark family. 

Victoria Bowman

DAHLONEGA, GEORGIA – Victoria Bowman, 91, formerly of Franklin, passed away Jan. 8, 2021. Anderson-Underwood Funeral Home is serving the family.

James M. Barfield

FRANKLIN – James M. Barfield, 95, died Jan. 27, 2021.  A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday Feb. 4, 2021 in the Bryant-Grant Funeral Home chapel. The family will greet friends and hour prior to the service. Burial will be private in the Addington Cemetery.

Mary Bale-Skwarek

FRANKLIN – Mary Bale-Skwarek, 92, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Born in Hazel Crest, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Claude Ferris and Lauris Schrickel Bodry.