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Dwain Picklesimer

October 25, 1970 — October 1, 2024

Franklin, NC

Dwain Edward Picklesimer, 53, of Franklin, NC, passed away October 1, 2024. Dwain was born October 25, 1970, in Rabun County, Georgia to Radford Picklesimer and the late Evelyn Craine Picklesimer.

 Dwain had worked at Bumgarner Electric and at the Cherokee Indian Hospital as an electrician for 30 years. He was a member of Mountain Valley Fire Department for twenty-one and half years where he served as assistant fire chief and fire chief. He also worked for EMS for five years. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved deer hunting, camping, fishing, and hiking. Family was everything to Dwain and he especially loved his grandbaby.

He is survived by his father, Radford Picklesimer; his wife of thirty years, Jill Picklesimer; his children, Corey Picklesimer (Teresa) and Erin Picklesimer (Matthew Bowman); his grandson, Hayden Lee Picklesimer and expecting a grand baby girl; and his mother-in-law, Sue Ann Glascott.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, October 5, 2024, at 2:00 pm in the Chapel of Bryant-Grant Funeral Home, with Rev. Davis Hooper officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday from 12:00 till 2:00 pm prior to the service. Burial will be at Ridgecrest Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Corey Picklesimer, Matthew Bowman, Steve Carpenter, Mickey Carpenter, Paul Tallent, and Gary McMahan. Mountain Valley Fire Department members will serve as honorary pallbearers.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home and Crematory is honored to serve the Picklesimer family.

Online condolences may be made at www.bryantgrantfuneralhome.com.

"We would like to extend our sincere condolences to a close family friend of ours during this difficult time. As a courtesy announcement, Hunter Funeral Home is here to offer our support and understands the importance of honoring and celebrating the lives of those who have passed away."

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