Linda Kate Hughes
Mar 27, 2017
Linda Kate Hughes, age 62, of Berea, KY passed away Monday, March 27, 2017. Mrs. Hughes was born in Chicago, IL to the late Herman D. Duncan and Patsy Naler Duncan. She had worked as an Lab Analyst with URS and was a former Cub Scout Master in Ft. Payne, AL. She was a hard worker and cherished being a...
Helen Lucille Allen
Mar 25, 2017
Helen Lucille Allen, age 89, of Ducktown, TN passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017. Mrs. Allen was a daughter of the late Earnest and Ada Watts Henson. She had worked at Copper Basin Medical Center in the kitchen department. She was a member of the Word of God Tabernacle in the Stansbury community of Turtletown. She was also preceded in...
Oakley Lauren Graham
Mar 24, 2017
Oakley Lauren Graham, age 7 weeks, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017 in T.C. Thompson's Children's Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. Survivors include her parents: Benjamin and Caylie Hedden Graham; maternal grandparents, Jeremy and April Hedden; maternal great grandparents, Randy and Pam Beach, and Chuck and Sandra Hedden; maternal great great grandparents, Carol Beach and Martha Jones; paternal grandparents, Cliff...
John Henry Dyer
Mar 24, 2017
Mr. John Henry Dyer, age 70, of Epworth, GA passed away on March 24, 2017. Born in Epworth, GA, he was the son of the late Dock and Hester Jones Dyer. John had worked for 21 years at Shaw Industries as a Maintenance Mechanic. He was also a member of the New Vision Church. Survivors include his wife, Katherine Queen...
Rita Joan Hosking
Mar 23, 2017
Rita Joan Hosking, age 81, of Morganton, GA passed away on March 23, 2017. Born in Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Emil and Mary MIller Braun. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Hosking was of the Catholic Faith.Survivors include two sons and one daughter-in-law, Kevin Hosking and June of Mount Hope, NY, Scott...
Blanche Panter Clore
Mar 22, 2017
Mrs. Blanche Panter Clore, age 87, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away March 22, 2017 at her home. Born in Fannin County, GA, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Bell Panter. She was a Head Start Teacher for Fannin County for a number of years. She was a member of New Liberty Baptist Church for over...
John Gregory Thrasher
Mar 21, 2017
John Gregory "Greg" Thrasher, age 67, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at his home. Born on October 19, 1949 in Copperhill, TN, he was the son of the late Johnny O. Thrasher and Ruth Arlene Cash. He was a life long resident of Fannin County. He never met a stranger, loved his family, and was...
Okie Rudolph 'Rudy' Cook
Mar 18, 2017
Okie Rudolph "Rudy" Cook, age 83 passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at his home. Mr. Cook was born on January 22, 1934 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Walter James Cook and Mary Greene Cook. He worked for Lance Trucking as a truck driver. Mr. Cook was of the Baptist Faith. He served in the United States...
Mary Alice Lincoln
Mar 18, 2017
Mary Alice Lincoln, age 89, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2017 in Blue Ridge, GA. Born on November 4, 1927 in Syracuse, NY, she was the daughter of the late Anthony DiSanto and Margaret Pelow DiSanto. She had served as a secretary for the City of Miramar, FL for a number of years. She was of the Catholic faith...
Bobbie Ruth Ashley
Mar 15, 2017
Bobbie Ruth Ashley, age 83, of Liberty, SC passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017. She was preceded in death by siblings, Cecil Bruce, Jr, Max Bruce, Louise Breeden, Marilyn Hamby and Patsy Ann Heldt. Mrs. Ashley is survived by her husband of sixty four years, Bill Ashley of the home; sons, Michael (Jodie) Ashley of Marietta, SC, Robert (Susan) Ashley...
William Arterberry Thomas
Mar 15, 2017
William Arterberry Thomas, age 79, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 in the Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, GA. Mr. Thomas was born on December 31, 1937 in Fannin County, GA to the late Frank Thomas and Jennie Irene Brown Thomas. He was retired from ATC in Kennesaw where he worked as a Certified...
Lenard George Welch, Jr.
Mar 14, 2017
Lenard George Welch, Jr., age 81, of McCaysville, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 in Blue Ridge, GA. Born on February 23, 1936 in the Fry Community, he was the son of the late Lenard George Welch, Sr. and Juanita Lewis Welch. He was a member of Mobile Baptist Church. He worked as a local mechanic within the community...
Shirley Marie Thomas
Mar 14, 2017
Shirley Marie Thomas, age 71, of Copperhill, TN passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Mrs. Thomas was of the Christian Faith and enjoyed caring for her family, playing computer games, her dogs and enjoyed gospel music. She had worked at Beaulieu of America carpet company. She was preceded in death by her son, Ricky Nicholson and mother, Ruth Carter.She is...
Bette Ann Neal
Mar 12, 2017
Bette Ann Neal, age 77, of Blairsville, GA passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2017 in Summerville, GA. Born on March 7, 1940 in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Ivan Hilsinger and Dolores Kimm Hilsinger. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Steve Neal; brothers, Jerry Hilsinger and Jack Hilsinger; and sisters, Joan Boomer...
Scott Royce Hamilton
Mar 11, 2017
Scott Royce "8-Ball" Hamilton, age 55, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017 in Blue Ridge. Born on August 3, 1961 in St. Louis, MO, he was the son of the late Jack Harold Hamilton and Enid Harris Hamilton. He was a member of Damascus Baptist Church. He retired from Boyd Brothers Trucking in Birmingham, AL where...
Gilbert Hammonds Ingle
Mar 10, 2017
Gilbert Hammonds Ingle, age 81, of Farner, TN passed away Friday, March 10, 2017. "Gib" as he was affectionately known to family as friends was born in Farner to the late Clinton and Beadie Womble Ingle. He was retired from the Polk County Road Department where he was a heavy equipment operator. He was a member of the New Zion...
Bill Parris
Mar 9, 2017
Bill Parris, age 83, of Ellijay, GA passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017 at his home. Mr. Parris was born on July 7, 1933 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late William Lester Parris and Lillie Davis Parris. He was retired from the United States Navy and was of the Christian faith.He is survived by his wife, Juanita Sowers Parris...
Patricia Voorhees
Mar 8, 2017
Patricia Lamdin Voorhees, age 84, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 in Blue Ridge. Born on August 21, 1932, in Wilmington, NC, she was the daughter of the late Duval and Mary Marks Lamdin. She was a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Russell Voorhees, Sr.; son, Russell Voorhees, Jr.; and daughter,...
Thomas 'Tommy' George Lackey
Mar 7, 2017
Thomas "Tommy" George Lackey, age 72, of McCaysville, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 in Chattanooga, TN. Born on September 21, 1944 in Epworth, he was the son of the late Laura Lee Lewis. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He loved his children with a passion. He loved old cars, enjoyed the outdoors, cooking, piddling at...
James Vincent Johnstone
Mar 7, 2017
James V. "Jim" Johnstone, 86, of Blue Ridge, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017.A native of Nutley, New Jersey, he was born June 10, 1930, to Chester and Mildred Johnstone. Following graduation from Cornell University, Jim attended law school at the University of Miami earning the degree of Juris Doctor, and was a practicing attorney and trial lawyer for over...
