James Franklin 'Frank' Morgan
Feb 6, 2016
James Franklin "Frank" Morgan, age 65 of Morganton, GA passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2016. He was born on Monday, June 26, 1950 in Polk County, TN. Frank was a road construction truck driver. He was a member of Murphy Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by father, Junior Howard Morgan and wife, Dawn Panther Morgan. Survivors...
Betty Jean Chester Cornett
Feb 3, 2016
Betty Jean Cornett, age 81, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2016 in the Pruitt Health Care Center of Blue Ridge, GA. Mrs. Cornett was born on March 25, 1934 in Dawson County, GA to the late Claude Newton Chester and Mamie Black Chester. She worked at Weaver's Variety in Blue Ridge as a Sales Manager. She...
Charles Clinton 'Clint' Carter
Feb 2, 2016
Mr. Charles Clinton "Clint" Carter, age 68, of Cherry Log, GA, passed away February 2, 2016 in Gainesville, GA. after a brief illness. Born in Ft. Leavenworth, KS, he was the son of the late Charles Ray and Evelyn Green Carter. He proudly served in the United States Navy for seven years. Clint retired from AT&T as a Major Account...
William Lynn Harris
Jan 30, 2016
Mr. William Lynn Harris, age 75, of Copperhill, TN passed away Saturday, January 30, 2016. Mr. Harris was born in Mineral Bluff, GA and was retired from S & S Rock Quarry where he had worked as a Blaster. He was a member of the Hot House Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a son, Kenny Harris and...
Earl Gene Wright
Jan 30, 2016
On December 25, 1932, Earl Gene Wright was born in a log cabin in rural Gilmer County, Georgia. The first born child of Norman and Annie Wright grew up in a loving, Christian home with five brothers and sisters on a small farm in Cherokee County, Georgia. He worked very hard as a child, tending the fields, raising chickens and...
Rev. Roy Edward Clore
Jan 28, 2016
Rev. Roy Edward Clore, age 87, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Thursday, January 28, 2015 at his home. Rev. Clore was born in Mineral Bluff, GA on September 13, 1928 to the late Ed Clore and Nancy Adams Clore. He worked as an Electrician for Tennessee Chemical Company. Rev. Clore was a member of New Liberty Baptist Church for...
Delena 'Leannie' Chinn O'Laughlin
Jan 25, 2016
Delena "Leannie" Chinn OLaughlin, age 55 of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away on Monday, January 25, 2016 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper, GA. She was born on August 7, 1960 in Vanceburg, KY to the late William Nathan Chinn and Elvira Carpenter Chinn. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. Survivors are two sons, James Michael (Amy)...
Kenneth 'Kenny' James Jones
Jan 24, 2016
Kenneth "Kenny" James Jones, age 57 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016. He was born in Fannin County, GA on Saturday, September 6, 1958. Kenny was a home construction painter. He was of the Baptist Faith. Kenny was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was preceded in death by his father, Wilburn John Jones and...
Jeanne Melissa Panter
Jan 23, 2016
Jeanne Melissa Panter, age 45 of Mineral Bluff passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2016. She was born on Saturday, July 25, 1970 in Fannin County. Jeanne registered patients at Fannin Regional Hospital. She was a member of Hothouse Baptist Church. Jeanne was preceded in death by a daughter, Gracie Clinton. Survivors are son, Matthew J Cash of Mineral Bluff,...
Louise Woody Wilson
Jan 21, 2016
Louise Woody Wilson, age 85 of Morganton, GA passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2016, at the Fannin Regional Hospital following an extended illness. Louise was born on Friday, February 7, 1930, to the late Dallas Monroe Woody and Mary Melinda Hood Woody of Dial, GA. She was a special lady and loved by all. Louise was a historian of...
William James 'Jimmy' Mull
Jan 20, 2016
Mr. William "Jimmy" James Mull, Sr., age 72, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away on January 20, 2016. Born in Fannin County, GA on December 28, 1943, he was the son of the late Frank and Mae Ledford Mull. He was a member of the Union Baptist Church. His hobbies included fishing and tinkering with items that needed to be...
Dawson William Lab
Jan 20, 2016
Dawson William Lab, infant son of Jordan and Constance Huskins Lab passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016. Dawson is survived by mom and dad along with grandparents, aunts, uncles and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, January 24th at 2:00 p.m. from the Akins of Copperhill Chapel with Rev. Mark Reid officiating. Interment will follow...
Janet Belinda Dilbeck Payne
Jan 17, 2016
Janet Belinda Dilbeck Payne, age 42 of the Mobile Community of McCaysville, GA went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 17, 2016 after a seven year fight with inflammatory breast cancer. Janet was a devout Christian and her unwavering faith during her battle touched many hearts and lives. She loved working with kids, teaching Sunday School and...
Peggy Jo Golden
Jan 16, 2016
Peggy Jo Golden, age 76 of Murphy, NC passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at home. She was born on Friday, May 19, 1939 in McCaysville, GA to the late Hoyle C. and Monnie S. Godfrey Rutherford. Mrs. Golden graduated from West Fannin in 1957. She had worked for Kings Leather, was a homemaker, enjoyed reading, and was an...
Bennie Lee Wright
Jan 15, 2016
Mrs. Bennie Lee Wright, age 84 of Epworth, GA passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016, at her daughters home in Jasper. She was born on Tuesday, November 3, 1931 in Ellijay, GA to the late Horace and Stella M. Davenport Parks. Mrs. Wright was a devout homemaker. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Mrs. Wright was...
Charles Mitchell Walker
Jan 13, 2016
Mr. Charles Mitchell Walker, age 67, of Blue Ridge, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. He was the son of the late Emery and Ollie Harte Jones Walker. He was a member of Black Creek Baptist Church. He was also preceded in death by his brother, David Walker. He is survived by his former wife...
Eric Charles Meissner, Jr.
Jan 10, 2016
Mr. Eric Charles Meissner, Jr., age 51, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on January 10, 2016. Born in Dover, New Jersey he was the son of the late Susan Joyce Pawlowicz Meissner. He had most recently been employed by Home Depot with the Mets Team. He was a member of the Macedonia Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife...
Louise Bernice Green Allen
Jan 4, 2016
Louise Bernice Green Allen, age 74, of Blairsville, GA passed away Monday, January 4, 2015 in the Union General Hospital in Blairsville, GA. She was born on May 21, 1941 in Fannin County, GA. She was a member of Welcome Hill #2 Baptist Church. Mrs. Allen was preceded in death by her husbands, James Robert Allen and Thomas Verlin "Boots"...
William Dale Ellis
Jan 3, 2016
Mr. William Dale Ellis, Sr., age 76, of Jasper, GA, passed away January 3, 2016, after a lengthy illness, surrounded by his loving family . He was born in Blue Ridge, GA on September 4, 1939 to William Frank Ellis, Jr. and Bonnie Williams Ellis. Dale graduated from West Fannin High School, attended Young Harris Junior College and graduated from...
Diane Koch Greene
Jan 2, 2016
Diane Koch-Greene, age 67, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Koch-Greene was born in New York, NY on December 25, 1948 She was preceded in death by her father Royden S. Koch. She was a Harbor Master in Borard County, Florida and also served as a United States Coast Guard Captain. She...
