Kenneth Earl Sparks
Sep 21, 2017
Kenneth Earl Sparks, age 84, of Hanahan, SC, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017 in Walterboro, SC. Born on April 24, 1933 in Hemp, GA, he was the son of the late Jewel Sparks and Bessie Wilson Sparks. He served in the United States Air Force. He later worked as a Structural Engineer for 31 years at the Charleston...
William Richard Hicks
Sep 20, 2017
Richard Hicks, 50, William Richard Hicks age 50, of Blue Ridge, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 in Blue Ridge, GA. He was born on September 18, 1967 in Copperhill, TN. He is survived by sisters and brothers-in-law, Tammy and Ronnie Chancey of Blue Ridge and Sherry and James Keith of Ellijay; nieces Heather Hardin, Tara Clance, Kristy...
James 'Jimmy' Ray Sadler
Sep 19, 2017
James Ray "Jimmy" Sadler, age 22, of Morganton, GA passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2017. He was born on November 3, 1994 in Jacksonville, FL. Jimmy loved wakeboarding, whitewater rafting, music, and his car. Most of all, he cherished time with his family.He is survived by his father and step mother, Jim and Lyndsay Sadler of Copperhill, TN; his mother,...
Robert Gary Nichols
Sep 17, 2017
Robert Gary Nichols, age 74, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at his home. Born on June 3, 1943 in Mineral Bluff, GA, he was the son of the late Robert "Slew" Nichols and Evelyn "Doll" Nichols. He served in the United States Army and was a lifetime member of the DAV. He owned N&N Florist...
Stephen 'Fonzie' Gene Sisson
Sep 13, 2017
Stephen Gene "Fonzie" Sisson, age 57, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 in Atlanta, GA. Born on June 20, 1960 in Ellijay, GA, he was the son of the late William J. and Wilma Smith Sisson. He helped at Rob's Detail Shop for 20 years. He is survived by brothers, Billy Sisson, III, Max (Dawn) Sisson,...
Ronda Renee Thomas
Sep 11, 2017
Mrs. Ronda Renee Thomas, age 47, of Charlotte, NC, passed away on September 11, 2017. She was born in Copperhill, TN on September 26, 1969. She was a loving mother, homemaker and of the Baptist Faith.Survivors include her daughter, Grace Kelly Lennon of Charlotte, NC; parents, Ron and Diane Prince of Hiram, GA; brother and sister-in-law, Timothy and Krystal Prince...
Dennis Lee Kimsey
Sep 10, 2017
Dennis Lee Kimsey, age 73 of Turtletown passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2017. He was born on November 18, 1943 in Polk County, TN to the late Jay Paul Kimsey and Aleece Runion Kimsey. Mr. Kimsey worked for Tennessee Copper Company and Tennessee Valley Authority. He served in the United States Navy. Surviviors are his daughter, Dana Allen of...
Fay Lorraine Queen
Sep 5, 2017
Fay Lorraine Queen, age 67, of Epworth, passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at her home. Born on April 22, 1950 in Pickford, MI, she was the daughter of the late George Cowell and Edna Durant Cowell. She worked for Pruitt Health Care. She is preceded in death by her parents and a son, Matthew Bazinah She is survived...
Marie Edna Kuykendall
Sep 4, 2017
Marie Edna Kuykendall, age 92, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017 in Chattanooga. Born on June 23, 1925 in Akron, OH, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Rose Patterson Chastain. She was a member of Old Union Baptist Church in Young Harris. She was a member of the Morganton Chapter #394 of the...
Dakota Andrew Mccoy
Aug 31, 2017
Dakota Andrew McCoy, age 26 of Morganton, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2017. He was born on October 28, 1990 in Blue Ridge. Dakota worked for NCI iron and steel building. He was of the Baptist Faith. Dakota was preceded in death by his daughter, Kenzlee-Rae Elizabeth McCoy and grandfathers, Howard Franklin Auberry and J.D. Shields.Survivors include his grandmother,...
Dellie Mae Conner
Aug 30, 2017
Mrs. Dellie Mae Conner, age 86, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017. Mrs. Conner was a daughter of the late John and Artha Patterson Green. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Phillip Conner.She is survived by sons, Randall Conner and Melvin Conner, both...
Jerry Edward Bennie
Aug 27, 2017
Jerry Edward Bennie, age 57, of McCaysville, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2017 in Blue Ridge. Born on November 8, 1959 in Copperhill, TN, he was the son of the late Ralph Edward Bennie and Margaret Louise Goss. He is survived by brother and sister-in-law, Thomas and Roberta Bennie of McCaysville, three nieces, two nephews, and a host of...
Delbert Eugene Baxter, Sr.
Aug 26, 2017
Delbert Eugene Baxter, Sr., age 72 of Talking Rock, GA passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Kindred Hospital in Rome, GA. He was born on June 15, 1945 in Mobile, AL to the late George Delbert and Doris Rooney Baxter. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was a retired truck driver with Sprint Truck Lines....
Darrell Douglas Ledford
Aug 22, 2017
Darrell Douglas Ledford, age 61, of Murphy, NC passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Darrell was a son of the late Lewis and Lucille Baker Ledford. He had worked as an Inspector in carpet manufacturing.He is survived by his wife of forty years, Brenda Kaye Morrow Ledford of the home; brother, Steve (Linda) Ledford of Ducktown, TN; Many other relatives...
Jerry Carlton Holcomb
Aug 20, 2017
Jerry Carlton Holcomb, age 68, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017 in Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, GA. Mr. Holcomb was born in Atlanta, GA to the late Joseph Curtis Holcomb, Jr. and Mary Louise Shutley Holcomb. He worked as a Painter and was a member of Calvary Chapel. Mr. Holcomb was a United States...
John Michael Skapik, Jr.
Aug 19, 2017
John Michael Skapik, Jr., age 72, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Saturday, August 19, 2017 at his home. He was born in Louisville, KY on July 23, 1945. He was a member of the Mineral Bluff House of Prayer and was a heavy machine operator for the mining company Mosaic until retirement. He served our country as a Marine...
Troy Lee Cross
Aug 18, 2017
Troy Lee Cross, age 52, of Copperhill, TN passed away Friday, August 18, 2017. Mr Cross had worked as a laborer.Mr. Cross is survived by his parents, Arvil and Loretta Evans Cross; children, Justin Lee (Anna) Cherry, Jacob Lee (Kody) Cross, Candra Ann Hope Cross and fiance' Jason Allison, Jessica Christine Cross; brother, Steve (Susan) Cross; sister, Shelly (Mark) Walker;...
William 'Cookie' Darrel Cook
Aug 15, 2017
William Darrel "Cookie" Cook, age 67, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2017 at Kindred Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. Mr. Cook was born on July 9, 1950 in McCaysville, GA to the late Luther Alonzo and Ella Lewis Cook. He was of the Baptist Faith, a member of Blue Ridge Lodge #67F&AM and drove a concrete truck...
Vicki Jo Seabolt
Aug 14, 2017
Vicki Jo Seabolt, age 60, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on August 14, 2017. Born in Copperhill, TN, she was the daughter of the late Clifford Monroe Rutherford and Pauline Jesse Key Rutherford. She was a member of the Kingtown Baptist Church and had attended First Baptist Church of Epworth. She had retired after nearly thirty years as a...
Emma Mae Hembree
Aug 12, 2017
Emma Mae Hembree, age 91, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Blue Ridge. Born on November 5, 1925 in Epworth, GA, she was the daughter of the late John and Sally Payne Sosebee. She was a member of Macedonia Church of Christ. She retired from Morganton Manufacturing Company where she worked as a Sewing Machine...
