Mae Ruth Newsome
Aug 3, 2017
Mae Ruth Newsome, age 90, of Ellijay, GA passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at her home with her loving children by her side. Mrs. Newsome was born on March 18, 1927 in Mineral Bluff, GA to the late William Arthur Postelle and Mary Odessa Panter Postelle. She was of the Baptist faith, enjoyed gardening, and served Cobb County,...
Joanne White
Aug 2, 2017
Joanne White, age 60, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. Mrs. White was born on January 25, 1957 in Kenosha, WI to the late Gene and Daisy Elrod Prince. She had worked for Shaw Industries and was a member of the Staffordtown Church of Life in Copperhill, TN.She is...
Estelle Wallace Loudermilk
Jul 30, 2017
Estelle Wallace Loudermilk, age 88, of Turtletown, passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2017. She was born on January 29, 1929 in Ducktown, TN to the late William Wallace and Edith Taylor Wallace . Mrs. Loudermilk was a devoted wife and mother. She was a member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church. Mrs. Loudermilk was preceded in death by her parents;...
Frances Merle Hamby
Jul 30, 2017
Frances Merle Hamby, age 87, of Turtletown, TN, passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017. Mrs. Hamby was born in Monroe County, TN to the late John Milton and Ada Mae Stiles Edwards. She was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and was an active member in the WMU. She had worked at Levi Strauss...
John Massengale
Jul 29, 2017
John Massengale, 79, a resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away on Saturday July 29, 2017 at Erlanger Medical Center from a brief illness. He was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church. He was born April 15, 1938 in Copperhill, TN to the late Wayne and Ruth Massengale. Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by his son, John...
Randall Keith Klein
Jul 28, 2017
Randall Keith Klein, age 61, of Cherry Log, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2017 in Cherry Log, GA. Born on December 31, 1955 in San Antonio, TX he was the son of the late John Thomas Klein and Dorothy Nell Sicko Klein. He worked as a carpenter for Gay Construction. He is preceded in death by his parents and...
Keith Aric Stanley
Jul 28, 2017
Keith Aric Stanley, age 38, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on July 28, 2017. He was born March 28, 1979 in Blue Ridge, GA. Keith was a member of the Young's Chapel Baptist Church and avid Georgia Bull Dog fan. He loved spending time with his three children and was an avid outdoorsman.Survivors include his wife, Tanja Hendrix Stanley;...
Herman 'Bone' James Godfrey
Jul 27, 2017
Mr. Herman James, better known as "Bone" Godfrey, age 86 of McCaysville, GA passed away on July 27, 2017 at his home. Born in Copperhill, TN, he was the son of the late William and Robbie Pearl Payne Godfrey. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a member of the McCaysville United Methodist Church. He had retired...
Margaret Lynn Walters
Jul 25, 2017
Margaret Lynn Walters, age 54, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2017. Mrs. Walters was born in Ellenwood, GA to the late Christopher and Billie Wenzler Walters. She had worked as a Veterinary Assistant.She is survived by children, Chris Corkern of Ducktown, TN and Steven Duffey of Loganville, GA.A memorial service will be conducted on Friday, August...
Gregory Anthony Stiles
Jul 20, 2017
Gregory Anthony Stiles, age 51, of Epworth, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at his home. Born on October 2, 1965 in Copperhill, TN, he was the son of the late Clyde Clarence Stiles and Linda Messer Stiles. He was a member of Damascus Baptist Church. He worked as a mechanic and truck driver for Lance Trucking. He was...
Carrie M. Galloway
Jul 20, 2017
Mrs. Carrie M. Galloway, age 79, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on July 20, 2017 at her home. She was born in Dawson County, GA, to the late James and Atlas McArthur Parks. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Galloway was a long time member of the New Antioch Baptist Church. She loved gardening and was...
Christine Payne Foster
Jul 17, 2017
Christine Payne Foster, age 81, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on July 17, 2017 at her home. Born in Fannin County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Kit Carson Payne and Ollie Patterson Payne. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother who loved helping others. She was also a long time member of the Staffordtown Holiness Church....
Winona Bennett Bailey
Jul 16, 2017
Winona Bennett Bailey, age 85, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on July 16, 2017 in Chattanooga, TN. Born in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Uel Levi and Olympia Moorehead Bennett. She attended Agnes Scott College and later graduated from Georgia State University earning her Masters Degree in Education. She retired from the Dekalb County Public...
Edward Douglas Weeks
Jul 12, 2017
Edward Douglas Weeks, better known as "Smokey" age 50, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in Morganton, GA. He was Born on October 11, 1966 in Copperhill, TN, son of the late Ruth Kinser Weeks. Edward was a member of the Church of Christ and was a Master Mason. He had worked as a Recovery Agent for several years....
James Edward Payne
Jul 12, 2017
James Edward Payne, age 82, of Turtletown, TN passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in the CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, TN following a brief illness. James was a native of the Copper Basin area and was the son of the late Carl and Mary Glynn Cole Payne. He was a member of the Farner Presbyterian Church where he served...
Carolyn Lynda Allen
Jul 11, 2017
Carolyn Lynda Allen, age 72, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on July 11, 2017. Born in Blue Ridge, GA, she was the daughter of the late Sanford Edward Miller and Loretta Nell Green Miller. She was loving wife, mother and friend to many. She was a member and assistant pastor with the Freedom Fellowship Church. Mrs. Allen was also...
Skipper Hughes
Jul 10, 2017
Skipper Hughes, age 48, of Decatur, TN passed away Monday, July 10, 2017 in the U.T Medical Center in Knoxville, TN, following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Skipper was born in Conyers, GA and was a talented Diesel Mechanic. He had owned and operated a Diesel Mechanic Shop for several years. He was a wonderful husband and father; an...
Jeffrey Lynn Brendle
Jul 9, 2017
Jeffrey Lynn Brendle, age 55, of Farner, TN, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. He was born on July 12, 1961 in Copperhill, TN. He was preceded in death by his father, Lakes Brendle; and one brother, Bryan Brendle. He is survived by his wife, Annette Goode Brendle; mother, Joyce Brendle; step-children, James and...
William Alvin Ledford
Jul 9, 2017
William Alvin Ledford, age 93 of Farner, TN passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017. Mr. Ledford was born on January 2, 1924 to the late Wesly Ledford and Abbie Bell Ledford in Shoal Creek, NC. He retired from Cities Services as a float plant operator. Mr. Ledford was of the Christian Faith. He was preceded in death by his parents;...
Doris Jean Beavers
Jul 6, 2017
Doris Jean Beavers, age 66, of McCaysville, GA passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017. Doris was born in McCaysville to the late Floyd and Barbara Pond Ballew. She was a member of the Friendship #2 Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed by all.She is survived by her husband, Charles Beavers of...
