Obituaries

Walter “John” Watson, 79, of Highlands, passed away on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.

Marjorie Tibitha Webb, 82, of Highlands, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019.  She was born February 6, 1937 in Macon County, to the late Sarge and Effie Henry Gibson.

Gavin James Bryan Johnson, 21, of Franklin, passed away Nov. 20, 2019. He was born in Jackson County, July 24, 1998 to Samuel Johnson and Michelle Provencal.

Elden Eugene Adameit, 96, died Wednesday Nov. 27, 2019. Born in Raritan Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Aimee and William Adameit.

Mrs. Eleanor Grace Blankenship, daughter of James Willard Keener and Grace Keener, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019.

Marian Elizabeth Stone Marks passed away peacefully at the age of 89, in her home in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Nov. 19, 2019.

Eugene Thannel Talley, 73, of Highlands, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. He was born in Rabun County, Georgia, Oct.14, 1946 to the late Radford and Myrtle Bryson Talley.

Ruth Anne Lee Bolick, 84, of Niceville, Florida, passed away on October 22, 2019.  She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Eugene “Gene” Bolick and brother Chick Lee and survived by her two

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Christy Kelly at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church.

Phillip Raymond Elder, 72, of Highlands, passed away Monday, Oct. 14. Phil was born May 16, 1947 in Bradford County, Florida, to the late Emmett O. Elder and Cbell Stroud Elder.