Phillip Robin Sheffer
Jul 2, 2017
Phillip Robin Sheffer, age 57, of Copperhill, TN was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 2, 2017. He was born on June 25, 1960 in Marietta, GA to James and Shirley Sheffer. Of the Christian faith, Phil studied with The Shepherds Chapel for over 20 years. He was a firefighter-paramedic having retired from Cherokee County, GA...
Rev. Alton Eugene Towe
Jun 29, 2017
Rev. Alton Eugene Towe, age 91, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away June 29, 2017 at his home. He was born in Cherokee County, GA to the late Melvin Fred Towe and Pearl Missouri Key Towe. Rev. Towe was a combat veteran of the United States Army serving during WWII. He also served as a Ordained Baptist Minister for 65...
Reid Tarpley
Jun 25, 2017
Mr. Johnny "Reid" Tarpley, age 70, of Mineral Bluff, GA, passed away on June 25, 2017 at his home following an extended illness. He was born in Copperhill, TN to the late Cecil Harold Tarpley and Della Hazel Ross Tarpley. Mr. Tarpley served in the United States Marine Corps and worked for forty years as a heavy machinery operator for...
Timothy William Backus
Jun 22, 2017
Timothy William Backus, age 77, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017 at his home. He was born on November 28, 1939 in Jamestown, NY to the late Willam Asa Backus and Inez Viola Erickson Backus. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Karen Backus; daughter and son-in-law, Julie and James Madarasz; and three...
John William 'Bill' Carlisle
Jun 22, 2017
John William "Bill" Carlisle, age 70, of Acworth, GA passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017 in the Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, GA. Mr. Carlisle was born on December 22, 1946 in Thomaston, GA to the late Willie Joe Carlisle and Lawanna Felts Carlisle. He served as a Law Enforcement Officer and was a member of the Police Benevolent Association. He...
James Brown
Jun 22, 2017
James Brown, age 85, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at his home. Mr. Brown was born on September 13, 1931 to the late Frank Brown and Minnie LueVeana Watson Brown. He worked in Real Estate and was a Korean War veteran, serving in the Merchant Marines.He is survived by his wife, Jean Patterson Brown...
Beverly Ann Williams
Jun 18, 2017
Beverly Ann Williams, age 43, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2017 at her home in Blue Ridge, GA. She was born on February 2, 1974 to the late Jerry Baliles and Susie Miller Patterson. Along with her father, she is preceded in death by her grandparents, Claude Elsie Miller, Bobbie and Junior Patterson, and Coyt Baliles.She is survived by...
Dennis James Allen
Jun 14, 2017
Dennis James Allen, age 59 of McCaysville, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Born on July 8, 1957, he was the son of late James Benard Allen and Ruth Treadway Allen. He was a member of the Ducktown Lodge #241 F&AM.He is survived by his wife, Michelle Lea Allen of the home; sons, Chad Allen of Blue Ridge, Alex...
William Bruce Mcbrayer
Jun 12, 2017
William Bruce McBrayer, age 60, of Farner, TN passed away Monday, June 12, 2017. Bruce was a native of the Copper Basin area and was preceded in death by parents, Allen Fain and Maggie Josephine Farmer McBrayer and a brother, J.B. McBrayer. He was a self-employed carpenter, among his many talents he enjoyed woodworking, cross stitch and other crafts. He...
Jacqueline Carlton Cliett Burch
Jun 12, 2017
Jacqueline (Jackie) Carlton Cliett Burch, a beloved mother, grandmother, and educator, died the 12th of June, 2017 at Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, GA. She was a resident of Blue Ridge, GA.Born on November 29, 1941 in Wauchula, Florida, Jackie received her Bachelor's Degree in Education from Florida Southern College. She continued her studies to further receive her Master's...
Clara Godfrey Sisson
Jun 11, 2017
Clara Godfrey Sisson, age 66, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017 at her home. She was born on June 14, 1950 in Copperhill, TN to the late Roy Steve Godfrey and Beulah Patterson Godfrey. She was a very strong, loving, and selfless woman who devoted her life to taking care of her family. She is preceded in death by her...
Charles Ray Nelson
Jun 9, 2017
Charles Ray Nelson, age 76, of Ducktown passed away Friday, June 9, 2017. Charles Ray was a native of the Copper Basin area and was the son of the late Agustus "Gus" and Dovie Carver Nelson. He was a member of the Ducktown United Methodist Church, and was a Veteran of the US Army achieving the rank of E3 during...
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...
