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Ethridge Payton Underwood
Dec 7, 2015
Mr. Ethridge Payton Underwood, age 77, of Canton, GA passed away Monday, December 7, 2015 in Sylvia's House Hospice in Ocala, FL. Mr. Underwood was born in Morganton, GA on May 2, 1938 to the late Doc Prince Underwood and Rady E. Woody Underwood. He worked in Maintenance for General Motors Corporation and was a member of Concord Baptist Church....
James L. Anderson
Dec 1, 2015
James L. Anderson, age 64 of Rock Creek, WV passed away Tuesday December 1, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. James was a retired coal miner of Local 1503 for 30 years and proudly served his country in the US Army. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Anderson and Irene Cantley, a son Billy Anderson, a brother...
Cora Bearden Holloway
Nov 30, 2015
Mrs. Cora Bearden Holloway, age 93, of Epworth, GA passed away Monday, November 30, 2015 in the Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville, GA following a long illness. Mrs. Holloway was born in McCaysville, GA on June 20, 1922 to the late Barto Bearden and Lillie Stanley Bearden. She was a member of Macedonia Church of Christ and was preceded...
Wynell V. Layton
Nov 29, 2015
Wynell V. Layton, age 88, of Canton, GA, formerly of Blue Ridge, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2015 in the Northside Hospital Cherokee in Canton, GA. She was born in Dothan, AL on March 27, 1927 to the late Leondis Vann and Stella Williams Vann. She was of the Methodist faith and was preceded in death by her husband, Ewell...
Sherry Kincaid
Nov 28, 2015
Sherry Kincaid, age 57 of Blue Ridge, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Union General Hospital in Blairsville, GA. She was born on Friday, April 18, 1958. Sherry worked in upholstery. She was a member of New Cannan Baptist Church. Sherry was preceded in death by father, Paul Davenport and a daughter, Sherry Wilcox.Survivors are her husband, James...
Billy E. Butt
Nov 28, 2015
Billy E. Butt, age 76 of Morganton passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Fannin Regional Hospital. He was born on Friday, June 9, 1939 in Union City, GA to the late Birge and Metta Mason Butt. Mr. Butt retired from Tennessee Chemical Company and the United States Army National Guard. He was a member of Morganton Baptist Church....
Helen Louise Westmoreland
Nov 28, 2015
Mrs. Helen Louise Westmoreland, age 76, of Murphy, NC, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015. Mrs. Westmoreland was a homemaker and a member of Temple Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ellis and Jessie Watkins Guthrie and two brothers, Larry and Arnold Guthrie.She is survived by her husband of fifty nine years, Winston Westmoreland of the...
Ruth Margaret Dilbeck Bruce
Nov 27, 2015
Mrs. Ruth Margaret Dilbeck Bradenburg Bruce, age 95, of Ducktown, TN, passed away Friday, November 27, 2015. Mrs. Bruce was born on May 22, 1920 to the late James A. Dilbeck and Ruby Irene Shearer Dilbeck. Mrs. Bruce was a homemaker and was a faithful member of the Mine City Baptist Church. She loved her family and her church family...
Donna Ann Nicholson
Nov 26, 2015
Donna Ann Nicholson, age 52, of Farner, TN passed away Thursday, November 27, 2015 in the Hospice Care Center in Chattanooga, TN. Ms. Nicholson was born on January 23, 1963 in Polk County, TN . She worked as a seamstress for Cemetery Funeral Supply. She graduated Copper Basin High School in the Class of 1981 and was of the Christian...
Geraldine Roper
Nov 24, 2015
Geraldine Roper, age 75, of Acworth, GA passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Northside Cherokee Hospital in Canton, GA. Mrs. Roper was born in Union County, GA on November 12, 1940 to the late Elgin J. Allen and Grova Maie Stover Allen. She a member of Grace Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Coy P....
Thomas Arthur Bell
Nov 24, 2015
Thomas Arthur Bell, age 71, of Blue Ridge, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at his home. He was born in Fannin County to the late Lloyd and Fair Ellna Magness Bell. He worked for the Roaster Department of Cities Services and later as a Custodian at Fannin County Middle School. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church....
Richard Lance
Nov 23, 2015
Richard Lance, 96, of Epworth, Georgia, formerly of Toledo, Ohio, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2015 in Fannin Regional Hospital, Blue Ridge, Georgia. Richard was born September 14, 1919 in Hancock County, Ohio to Jessie (Merritt) and Orlo Lance.Richard's parents died when he was a young boy. He was raised by his grandmother, Alice (Hastings) Lance, who instilled in him...
Grover Jehue Thomas, Jr.
Nov 22, 2015
Mr. Grover Jehue Thomas, Jr., age 89 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on November 22, 2015. Grover was born Mar. 5th, 1926 on a farm near Blue Ridge, Georgia. Early in his life he learned the value of hard work and the responsibility of contributing to the needs of his family. Among his many tasks, he included caring for...
Gerald Dee Bell
Nov 19, 2015
Gerald Dee Bell, age 77 of Walhalla, SC passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2015, at home. He was born on Tuesday, July 26, 1938 in Copperhill, TN to the late Olin Bell and Ruby Lucille Verner Bell. Mr. Bell retired from General Motors. He was also preceded in death by a sister, JoAnn Suits.Survivors are his wife, Beverly Bell...
Jerry Herbert Freer
Nov 17, 2015
Jerry Herbert Freer, age 81, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away November 17, 2015. Born in Angleton, TX he was the son of the late Herbert L. and Gertrude Bluett Freer. Mr. Freer served our country in the United States Air Force and retired after 25 years of service as a Major. He worked during that time as a Mechanical...
Cheri Venette German
Nov 16, 2015
Cheri Vennette German, age 52, of Epworth, GA, passed away Monday, November 16, 2015. She was born on June 30, 1963 in Polk County, TN to Ernest J.M. and Sarah Josephine McVey Jones. Cheri was a kind-hearted person who could always find a positive light in any situation. Her smile and laugh could cheer up the saddest heart. Her goal...
Jewel Ruby Mashburn
Nov 15, 2015
Jewel Ruby Mashburn, age 85, of Dallas, GA passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Kimberly Assisted Living. She was born on March 2, 1930 to the late Carl and Mary Arizona Carver Mashburn. She retired as a secretary at Lockheed Aircraft. She was a member of First Methodist Church of Marietta. She is survived by her daughter, Theresa Gregory...
Donna Rebecca Hodgson
Nov 14, 2015
Donna Rebecca Hodgson, age 61 of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at home. She was born on Thursday, October 28, 1954 in Tallahassee, FL. Donna was a clerk at a Commercial Sign Company. She loved genealogy and gold panning. Donna was preceded in death by her father, Donald Eugene Bryan of Fort Pierce, FL and...
Jennifer Lynne Sones
Nov 12, 2015
Jennifer Lynne Sones, age 42, of Morganton, GA passed away peacefully Thursday, November 12, 2015 at her home. She was born on February 24, 1973 in Hattiesburg, MS. She was an adminstrative assistant with Wolf Creek Broadcasting. Jennifer was a member of First Baptist Church of Blue Ridge. She is survived by her parents, Donald Edward and Linda Earl Harvey...
Stephen James Trantham
Nov 6, 2015
Mr. Stephen James Trantham, age 60, of Copperhill, TN passed away Friday, November 6, 2015. Stephen was born in Polk County and was a salesman with Carport Cars in Murphy, NC. He was preceded in death by his mother, Dolores Brown Trantham and a daughter, Melissa Sue Trantham.He is survived by his wife Cynthia Raper Trantham of the home; daughter,...
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