Rody Clifford Hicks
Jun 9, 2017
Rody Clifford Hicks, age 78, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2017 at Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, GA. He was born in Copperhill, TN on February 26, 1939 to the late Jake and Helen Bell Hicks. He is survived by his son, William Richard Hicks of Blue Ridge; daughters, Tammy (Ronnie) Chancey of Blue Ridge and Sherry (James)...
Bill Dunn
Jun 6, 2017
Mr. Bill Dunn, age 86, of Copperhill, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2016 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. Born on December 24, 1930, he was the son of the late George Clifton and Hattie Millsaps Dunn. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Blue Ridge. He served in the United States Navy. He worked for the...
Minnie Sue Polk
Jun 6, 2017
Minnie Sue Polk, age 76, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at her home. She was born in Logansport, LA on July 27, 1940 to the late Marion and Elender Boyd Creech. She was of the Methodist faith and worked as a nursing aid for many years. Along with her parents, she is also preceded in death by a...
Kylil Sanchez Thomas
Jun 2, 2017
Master Kylil Sanchez Thomas, of Acworth GA passed away Friday, June 2, 2017 at Northside Hospital in Canton, GA. Kylil was born on June 2, 2017. Survivors are his parents, Kyle Sanchez Thomas and Megan Kathleen Thomas of Acworth, GA; brother, Koraun Humphrey, maternal grandparents, Joe Lawrence, Gina Small and Debbie Lawrence; paternal grandparents, John and Sandra Thomas and Gary...
Johnnie Mae Cearley
May 31, 2017
Johnnie Mae Cearley, age 79 of Ducktown, TN passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Johnnie Mae was a daughter of the late William Claude and Phoebie Lowery Higdon. She was a member of the Ducktown Friendship #499 OES and was of the Baptist Faith. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clois Cearley.She is survived by son, William...
Vincent Paul Costa
May 29, 2017
Vincent (Vinny) Paul Costa,63, of McCaysville, GA passed away on May 29, 2017 after a courageous battle with melanoma. He was born on December 25, 1953 in the Bronx, New York to Frank Paul Costa, Sr. and Josephine Marie Cordone Costa. Vinny was a 1972 graduate of Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda, FL. He worked for Winn Dixie in...
Linda Faye Hicks
May 29, 2017
Linda Faye Hicks, age 70, of Farner, TN, passed away Monday, May 29, 2017. Linda was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a daughter of the late George Rooney and Evelyn Omega Nicholson Hughes. She had worked as a waitress in area restaurants. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a member of the...
Berniece Underwood Harper
May 28, 2017
Berniece Underwood Harper, age 89, of Mineral Bluff, GA, passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2017 at her home. Born in Blue Ridge, GA, she was the daughter of the late William Cleveland Underwood, Sr. and Bernice Sprayberry Underwood. Mrs. Harper worked for thirty years with Van Raalt Hoisery Mill and various other seamstress jobs in the community. She had...
Betty G. Johnson
May 28, 2017
Betty G. Johnson, age 80, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Sunday, May 28, 2017 at Fannin Regional Hospital with her loving family by her side. Mrs. Johnson was born on July, 26, 1936 in Cherokee County, GA to the late Homer David Worley and Theodosia Missouri Ellis Worley. She sought and found God's saving grace when she was 13...
Albert Hoyt Green
May 27, 2017
Albert Hoyt Green, age 74, of Morganton, GA, passed away on May 27, 2017 in the North East Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. Born in Blue Ridge, GA, he was the son of the late Albert and Mattie Queen Green. Mr. Green had worked for a number of years as a Janitor for both the Fannin and Whitfield Counties...
Patricia Josphine Reese
May 27, 2017
Patsy Josephine Reese, age 69, gained her Heavenly Wings May 27, 2017 after an extended illness. She will be missed and was loved by many. Patsy was born May 6, 1948 to her parents G.B. and Beulah Pack of Blue Ridge who precede her in death.Her love and memory is left to her husband, Robert "Bob" Reese of Chattanooga, TN;...
Lisa Michelle Galloway
May 26, 2017
Dr. Lisa Michelle Barker Galloway, age 50, of Copperhill, TN passed away Friday, May 26, 2017. She was born in Copperhill, TN on August 3, 1966. Lisa was a loving wife, mother and grammy. She retired working as the Human Resources Director for Pickens County Board of Education, she was also the former Assistant Principal of Pickens County High School...
Jessie T. Robinson
May 25, 2017
Mr. Jessie T. Robinson, age 100, of Monterey, TN passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017. Jessie was born November 4, 1916 to the late Joe and Vanilla Morrow Roberson. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to garden. He was of the Baptist Faith. Mr. Robinson had retired as General Mining Foreman with the Tennessee Copper Company after being employed...
Michael Charles Sparks
May 24, 2017
Michael Charles (Mickey) Sparks, age 58, of Morganton, GA passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Sparks was born on September 18, 1958 in Young Harris, GA to the late Buel and Thyra Bernice Cobb Sparks. He was a truck driver and member of Liberty Hill Methodist Church.He is survived by his...
Carol Watson
May 17, 2017
J. Carol Watson, 70, of Clarkesville, Georgia died unexpectedly May 17, 2017. Carol was born January 31, 1947 in Valdosta, Georgia. She lived and raised her children in Smyrna, Georgia. The past year was spent retired and living with her husband in Clarkesville enjoying the North Georgia Mountains. She worked in the medical field for many years. She worked at...
Natalie Janet Luce
May 13, 2017
Natalie Janet Luce, age 82, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2017 in the Clay County Care Center. She was born on December 5, 1934 in Dunkirk, NY to the late Joseph and Emily Malkowski. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by a grandchild, Aaron Lucas. She is survived by her husband, Charles...
Barbara Joan Buchanan-Griggs
May 9, 2017
Mrs. Barbara Joan Buchanan Griggs, age 81, of the Life Care Center in Ducktown, TN, passed away on May 9, 2017. Born in Copperhill, TN, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Homer and Ruby Thomas Deal. Mrs. Griggs was of the Church of God of faith. She retired from Walmart after about twenty five years of service as...
Helen Melvine Deal
May 5, 2017
Helen Melvine Deal, age 79, of McCaysville, GA passed away Friday, May 5, 2017. Helen was born in Ducktown , TN to the late Robert Simon and Bonnie Tankersley O'Neal. She was a homemaker and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Donald Ray Deal, son, Robert Donald Deal, siblings Willard...
Mattie Louise Dale
May 5, 2017
Mattie Louise Dale, age 89, of Turtletown, TN, passed away Friday, May 5, 2017 in the Erlanger Medical Center. Mrs. Dale was born in Ducktown, TN on March 20, 1928 to the late John Henry Holbrooks and Loma Fair Ingram Holbrooks. She attended Calvary Baptist Church in Coker Creek, TN. Mrs. Dale had worked at Copper Basin Medical Center as...
Howard 'Boe' Irvin Deaton
Apr 29, 2017
Howard Irvin "Boe" Deaton, age 72, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2017 in Blue Ridge, GA. He was born on February 5, 1945 in Blue Ridge, GA to Bettie Sue Bell. He was a member of Glen Hope Baptist Church and was retired from The Kroger Company. He was a devout GA Tech Football fan.He is survived by his...
