Franklin High School Alumni Obituaries

84 of Dillsburg passed away on Friday January 16th 2026 at Messiah Lifeways in Mechanicsburg. He was bornSunday February 2nd 1941 in Johnstown PA the son of the late Robert N. and Mary Barkhymer Blough. Robert was married to Marlene E. Fogle Blough at St. Johns Franklin United Church of Christ in Di...

Nancy Morrison, 84, of Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania, passed away January 7, 2026, leaving behind a community of family and friends who will forever cherish her memory. Born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, on January 9, 1942, she was the daughter of John and Veronica Farris Burncheck, who instilled in he...

William Bill Gaugler Jr 93 of Coatesville PA passed away Saturday January 10th 2026 surrounded by family. Born in Graterford at home in June 1932 he was the son of the late William and Sarah Rawn Gaugler. He was a 1950 graduate of Schwenksville High School and a 1954 graduate of West Chester Univers...

Clara H. burke 96 of Carbondale passed away on Monday at the home of her daughter Michele Borosky. Born in Carbondale she was the daughter of the late Willis and Lucy Verrill Stevens. Clara attended Benjamin Franklin High School Carbondale. She had been employed as a private duty nurses aide. Clara ...

Thomas F. Schultz 86 of Waymart died Sunday evening at home. He was preceded in death by two wives Joy Jeanette Eldred in 1985 and Catherine Falong in 2024. Born in Carbondale he was the son of the late Willis and Helen Dolph Schultz. Tom was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School Carbondale at...

Etta Martha Muta 86 formerly of Simpson passed away Saturday at the Carbondale Nursing Home surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Donald J. Muta who died in 2017. Born in Carbondale the daughter of the late Harold and Etta Jay Lee. She attended Benjamin Franklin High School Carbondale. Etta...

Funeral service will be held at 1100 a.m. EST on Thursday January 15 2026 at Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church Phenix City AL. with Pastor Noble D. Williams officiant Eulogist. Burial will follow in Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery. Public viewing is Wednesday January 14 from 100 p.m. to 500 p.m. EST. O...

Franklin Delano Robinson III better known to just about everyone as "Del" passed away on January I 2026 which frankly was a terrible way for him to kick off the new year. If nothing else it was very onbrand for someone who never did things in a predictable way. Del was born on December 8 1976 in Dec...

Joseph Alexander "Joey" Halford 21 passed away unexpectedly Monday December 15 2025 in Forest Home Alabama where he was a resident. Joey graduated from Greenville High School class of 2022 and had ambitions to become a mechanic. He loved all things outdoors particularly fishing. He also had a love f...

Mr. William Miles Franklin age 81 passed away Friday January 16 2026 at a Pensacola Hospice Facility. Mr. Franklin was born in Brewton Alabama and had been a lifelong resident of Brewton. He was of the Protestant faith. Mr. Miles was a Class of 1962 graduate at T. R. Miller High School. He served hi...

Pearl Gallis Worley is the daughter of the late Michael Apostolon Cheokas and Lemonia Benetos Cheokas and the sister of the late Arthur A. Cheokas Anna M. Cheokas. Pearl born July 141921 departed peacefully to Heaven on January 6 2026. Pearl lived a life evident by perseverance hard work and unwaver...

Mark Franklin Davis 64 passed away at his home Monday December 22 2025 following an extended illness. Born in Huntsville AL. he is the son of Frank Davis of Christiana and the late Helen Carter Dam. Also precededing him in death were his fatherinlaw and motherinlaw Jimmy and Doris Markum. In additio...

66 of Wartrace passed peacefully from this life on Saturday December 20 2025 at his residence. He was born on November 21 1959 to the late Sherman Lee and Margaret Lorene Pentecost Robinson. William attended school in Coffee and Franklin Counties and was a 1978 graduate of Franklin County High Schoo...

46 of Winchester passed from this life on Sunday December 14 2025 at Southern TN Regional Medical Center in Winchester. He was born on August 9 1979 in Winchester to Glynda Champion Kinslow and Jerry Francis. He was preceded in death by his He was a 1998 graduate of Franklin County High School and g...

age 62 of Murfreesboro passed away unexpectedly on Friday April 25 2025 at TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville. He was born on March 28 1963 in Winchester Tennessee to the late Clifton Taylor and Esterine Taylor who survives. Kelvin married the love of his life Charlene Ikeard Taylor on Nove...

David Austin Hymas was born August 15, 1946, in Montpelier, Idaho, the 2 nd son of Helen Austin and Rex Ernest Hymas. Dave attended Washington Grade School, Franklin Jr. High in...

Gilbert W. Sterling 103 of Brilliant OH passed away Monday December 8 2025 at Sienna Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in Wintersville OH. Gilbert was born on August 4 1922 in Mt. Pleasant Oh son of Rev. Delbert Wesley Sterling and Elsie Louise Pyle Sterling. In addition to his parents he was prece...

Pauline Black Tolbert age 81 passed away peacefully on December 18 2025. She was surrounded by her sweetheart of 63 years and her six children. Pauline was born on June 14 1944 in Delta Utah to Lucian Paul and Deona Church Black. She was the fifth of seven children. She had three older sisters Chery...

Franklin Layvonne Murdaugh Sr. 89 of Hampton SC passed away Thursday December 4 2025. He was born February 10 1936 in Yemassee SC to the late Cornelious Franklin Murdaugh and Irene Gibson Murdaugh. He was married for 61 years to the late Queenie Davis Murdaugh. He will be greatly missed by his child...

Ervin was born July 20 1940 the son of the late John Lorie Horne and Mary Pauline Jones Horne Orebaugh in Newport News Va. He married his high school sweetheart Mary Elizabeth Harcum Horne on April 1 1961. They were married for 64 years and had one daughter Lori. Ervin was a veteran of the U.S. Air ...

Rita Bernadette Joe 63 of La Plata Maryland peacefully departed this life on December 5 2025 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 30 1962 in Rocky Mount Virginia to Dr. Frank L. Joe Jr. and Rev. Shirley L. Joe. Rita accepted Christ as her Savior at a young age at Holy Trinity Ba...

Janice Morris Martin, 85, of Lynchburg passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 after a courageous battle with cancer.Born on October 31, 1939 in Lynchburg, she was a daughter of the late Hugh Franklin Morris and Catherine Thoms Morris and was also preceded in death by an older sister, Betty Morris....

Funeral services will be 1200 noon Saturday January 3 2026 at Ebenezer AME Zion Church in Smyrna SC with Rev. Alvin Murdock officiating and Rev. Dennis McCleave eulogizing. Burial will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens in York SC. The family will receive friends from 600 to 700 pm Friday January 2 2...

Elizabeth Betty Ann Neumann 93 of Chesapeake Virginia passed away peacefully on Friday December 19 2025. Born September 27 1932 in Chicago Illinois Betty was the daughter of the late Walter Theodore Slicker and Agnes Josephine Slicker. Betty was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 65 years L...

Yolanda Zanetta Ricks departed this life on January 5 2026 at Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn New York. She was born on February 9 1962 to John R. Hack Sr. and Ethel M. Ricks in Brooklyn New York. Yolanda graduated from Bayridge High School in Brooklyn. She enjoyed music and traveling to Virgi...

Ruth Ann Ann AP Pierce age 65 passed away on Sunday January 11 2026 at the Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol TN. Ruth Ann Pierce was born on September 15 1960 to Samuel Franklin Bad Eye Pierce and Georgie Ruth Pierce. Known affectionately as Ann or AP by her family and friends she was a on...

was born on July 5 1950 to James Tee Sr. and Victoria Rogers Gray in Southampton County Virginia. She was the fourth of eight children five sisters and two brothers. She attended schools in Southampton County where she played the clarinet in the marching band before graduating from Riverview High S...

Robert Glenn Taylor age 90 years old entered into his heavenly home on Wednesday December 24 2025. On September 17 1935 Vincent Taylor Sr. and Hortense Harris Taylor welcomed him as their youngest child. Now he joins them in heaven along with his three brothers and sistersinlaw Thomas Harris BettyeV...

Crawford Gallimore of Pawleys Island SC and Murfreesboro TN passed into the loving arms of his Savior on Sunday January 11 2026 at his home in Murfreesboro. A memorial service will be held on February 7 2026 at Martin First Methodist Church Martin Tennessee. Visitation from 11 am to 2 pm with servic...

Franklin Jean Paige Coggsdale Vaughan 88 passed away January 6 2026 in Huntsville Alabama. She was born May 9 1937 in Franklin to the late John W. Coggsdale Sr. and Bertha Harcum Coggsdale. Jean was predeceased by her husband George Edward Vaughan Sr. three brothers Freddy Coggsdale Shelton Coggsda...