Obituaries

William Way III, 87, of Wellington, Colorado, passed away on April 24 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Blanche Smith Morgan, 78, of Franklin, passed away on Tuesday, April 27.  She was born on November 5, 1942 in Franklin, to John Doyle and Dove (McCoy) Smith.

Diana Marie Schardt Bernard, 62, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, April 27.  She was born Jan. 8, 1959 in San Francisco, CA to Barbara Janicki Schardt and the late Dick Schardt.

On May 1, 2021, Eugene “Ted” Gilbert Spring passed away while at home with his family and pets Holly, Bella, Zeus and Willow.

Nancy Wetherbee Hodges Callaway, age 93, died peacefully at home Tuesday, April 13.

After experiencing declining health for a number of years, Mary Ann Keith Massey died peaceably on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Canterbury Court where she and her husband, Knox, had been living for

Ray “Buddy” Allen Cunningham, 73, of Franklin passed away Monday, April 19, 2021. Ray was born in Macon County, Aug. 26, 1947 to the late Ralph W. Cunningham and Maggie Elliot Cunningham.

Frances C. Young, 94, of Fort Lauderdale passed away April 5, 2021.

Mrs. Young was born on Nov. 13, 1926 in Key West, Florida to Laurence and Adelaide Crabtree. 

John Hudson Robinson Jr., 90, recently of Vero Beach, Florida, passed away on March 14, 2021.    

Paul Michael Swofford, 54, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 in Asheville at Mission Hospital from complications related to diabetes.