William “Bill” McGimsey

William “Bill” McGimsey

William “Bill” McGimsey William Claywell McGimsey ( Bill or Billy to everyone) passed away on Tuesday, Sept 3, 2024 of heart failure at the age of 69 in his usual style, quietly and on his terms, having just passed his birthday on August 28. Bill was the son of Dr....
William “Bill” McGimsey

Lana H. Jones

Lana H. Jones Lana Holmes Jones, 81, of Etowah, NC, and former educator of Henderson County Public Schools, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2024, at The Landings of Mills River after an extended illness. She was born August 7, 1943, in Huntington, WV, to the...
William “Bill” McGimsey

Sharon P. Johnson

Sharon P. Johnson Sharon Powell Johnson, a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on September 7, 2024. Born on June 14, 1941, in Hendersonville, NC, Sharon was the daughter of James Reid Powell and Edna Love Powell. She was the cherished...
William “Bill” McGimsey

Michael C. Handley

Michael C. Handley  Michael Handley was born March 2, 1973, in Plantation, Florida, to Bill and Joyce Handley. Michael’s family, which included an older brother, Billy, moved to Franklin, when he was in the second grade. He had a small-town childhood with...
William “Bill” McGimsey

Elwin “Ed” Dalton

Elwin “Ed” Dalton Elwin Edward “Ed” Dalton passed away peacefully at home at the age of 76 on Monday August 26th, 2024 surrounded by his daughters after a brief illness. He was born on January 30, 1948 to Edward Henry “Bud” Dalton and Betty Louise Thompson Dalton in...