Kathleen White
Oct 7, 2015
Mrs. Kathleen White, age 88, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at her home. Mrs. White was born on November 10, 1926 in Fannin County, GA to the late F.L. McFarland and Gertha Garrin McFarland. She worked in the lunchroom at Blue Ridge Elementary and was a member of New Testament Baptist Church and attended Gospel...
Linda Joyce Estes
Oct 7, 2015
Mrs. Linda Joyce Estes, age 73, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Estes was born in Chattanooga, TN on September 5, 1942 to the late Donald Pemberton and Dorothy Kersey Permberton. She was a member of First Baptist Church McCaysville/Copperhill, a volunteer for Stitches of Love and enjoyed knitting and shopping. She...
Johnny J. Worthey
Oct 7, 2015
Mr. Johnny Worthey, age 73, of Farner, TN, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015. Mr. Worthey was born in Farner to the late John Avery and Lula Taylor Worthey. He had worked with the Tennessee Chemical Company as a Repairman and was of the Baptist Faith. He enjoyed fishing as a hobby.He was also preceded in death by brothers-in-law, Gary...
Earnest Granville Wilson
Oct 6, 2015
Mr. Earnest Granville Wilson, age 74, of Chatsworth, GA passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Mr. Wilson was born on September 30, 1941 in Copperhill, TN to the late Roy James Wilson and Florence Evelyn Dockery Wilson. He was of the Baptist Faith. He was preceded in death by his brother, James...
Ruth Jeanette Bell
Oct 6, 2015
Mrs. Ruth Jeanette Bell, age 79, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2015. Mrs. Bell was born in Polk County,TN to the late Joseph Edgar and Louisa Hall Duvall. She was retired from the Morganton Manufacturing Plant where she had worked as a Seamstress. She is preceded in death by two brothers, Ray and Roy Duvall, and...
David Ransom Hyatt
Sep 23, 2015
Mr. David Ransom Hyatt, age 56, of Dallas, GA, passed away on September 23, 2015. David was a talented Musician who enjoyed writing and performing music. He was also loved riding his Harley Davidson Motorcycles.Preceding him in death was his father, Donald Gene Hyatt; step-father, Jeff Hitt; brother, Robert Hitt; and sister, Susan Ann Raybon.Survivors include his mother, Gloria Hitt...
Bradley Michael Campbell
Sep 23, 2015
Mr. Bradley Michael Campbell, age 35, formerly of Blue Ridge, passed away September 23, 2015. Bradley was born on November 19, 1979 in Knoxville, TN. Bradley was raised in Fannin County, GA and attended Epworth Elementary and Fannin County Middle School. He was a member of the Epworth First Baptist Church since the age of 10.He graduated from Fannin County...
Dickie Allen Adams
Sep 21, 2015
Dickie Allen Adams, age 59 of McCaysville, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2015 at his home. He was born on Monday, April 9, 1956 in Vanceburg, KY to the late Grant and Annie Lori Cooley Adams. He had worked as a mechanic and in a service station.Survivors are spouse, Kelly Fay Robersion of McCaysville, GA; sons, Perry Thomas Chinn...
Ronald 'Ronnie' Lynn Towl
Sep 20, 2015
Ronald "Ronnie" Lynn Towl, age 67 of Farner, TN passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at the Copper Basin Medical Center. He was born on Tuesday, April 6, 1948 in Copperhill, TN to the late Dolphus and Frances Allen Towl. Ronnie was a truck driver for Polk County Road Department. He was of the Baptist Faith. Ronnie was preceded...
Frankie Louise Glazner
Sep 19, 2015
Frankie Louise Glazner, age 81 of McCaysville, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at home. She was born on Thursday, February 1, 1934 in Fannin County to the late Earl and Erma Pope Gilliam. Mrs. Glazner had worked for Orbit Garment Manufacturing as a press operator. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Blairsville. She was preceded...
Christina Yvette Pless
Sep 18, 2015
Christina Yvette Pless, age 32, of McCaysville, GA passed away Friday, September 18, 2015. Christina was born in Gilmer County, Georgia and attended the Mineral Bluff House of Prayer. She was a graduate of Georgia Perimeter College where she received her Associate Degree and became a Veterinary Technician. She loved caring for animals. She is survived by her father and...
Clara Ruth Jones
Sep 17, 2015
Clara Ruth Bearden Jones, age 87, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Heritage Hospice in Marietta, GA. Born in McCaysville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Bart and Lillie Stanley Bearden. She was a member of Macedonia Church of Christ. She is preceded in death by her husband, Hayden Young Jones; son, Russell...
Marie Jane Panter Burch
Sep 17, 2015
Marie Jane Panter Burch, affectionately known as "Aunt Tootsie", age 84, of Jonesboro, GA, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015. Mrs. Burch was a native of Copperhill, TN and was a daughter of the late Elisha and Gertrude Bell Panter. She had attended Lee College and Carol Lynn Business School. She wrote beautiful poetry and loved music and singing. She...
Bruce Dewight Ingle
Sep 16, 2015
Bruce Dewight Ingle, age 72, of Turtletown, TN passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015. He was a son of the late Clinton and Beadie Womble Ingle. He was a Veteran of the U.S.Army and a member of the Laborers International Union of North America. He is survived by his domestic partner, Patricia Stiles Phillips; brothers, Howard (Helen) Ingle, Gilbert (Annie)...
Clifford Martin Pye
Sep 15, 2015
Mr. Clifford Pye, age 72, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015 in Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, GA. Mr. Pye was born on March 7, 1943 in Hartford, CT to the late Willis Clifford Pye and Marjorie Sirles Pye. Mr. Pye retired from the United States Postal Service and was a member of Bethel United...
Frieda Kay Mercer
Sep 14, 2015
Mrs. Frieda Kay Mercer, age 67, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Monday, September 14, 2015 at Fannin Regional Hospital. Mrs. Mercer was born on May 10, 1948 in Arcadia, FL to the late Gilbert Mercer and Georgie Mansfield Mercer. She was of the Baptist Faith.Per her wishes, Mrs. Mercer was cremated. Condolences may be left at www.akinsfuneralhome.com. Akins Funeral...
Charlotte Irene Cook
Sep 12, 2015
Charlotte Cook, 75, passed away September 12, 2015, at Hospice of Chattanooga following an extended illness. Her family and friends lost a shining light in their lives. She will be sorely missed. Born in Ducktown, TN, and raised in McCaysville, GA, Charlotte lived her entire life in the area and loved her home. Apart from being a wonderful wife and...
Mary Lucille O'Neal
Sep 10, 2015
Mrs. Mary Lucille O'Neal, age 71, of McCaysville, GA, passed away September 10, 2015 in the Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. Born in Higdon, GA, she was the daughter of the late James and Florence Bell Mathis. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. O'Neal enjoyed traveling and working in her garden. She was a member of the...
Luba Alexandria Wiessner
Sep 7, 2015
Luba Alexandrovnov Moschajev Wiessner, Blue Ridge artist, passed away peacefully September 7, 2015 at the Soddy-Daisy Healthcare Center. She was born September 30, 1926 in Odessa, Ukraine on the Black Sea and had lived in Blue Ridge since the 1970's. She was fond of saying that the name her mother gave her was the most beautiful word in the Russian...
Jimmy Barry 'Moose' Mealer
Sep 5, 2015
Jimmy Barry "Moose" Mealer, age 57 of Ringgold, GA passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2015, at Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton, GA. He was born Wednesday, January 15, 1958 in Gary, IN to the late Columbus Lawson Mealer and Lucille Rose Henson Arp. Moose was employed by Mohawk Industries as a project engineer. He was a member of Varnell...
