Claude Robert Miller
Sep 3, 2015
Claude Robert Miller, age 80, of Copperhill, TN passed away Thursday, September 3, 2015. Claude was born in Monroe County, TN to the late James Everett and Birdie Ellen Duckett Miller. He had worked in the timber industry as a skidder operator and was a member of the Staffordtown Church. He was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Robert Hyde.He...
Robert Steven Lynn Geisler
Sep 3, 2015
Robert Steven Lynn Geisler age 49 of Blue Ridge passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015. He was born on November 6, 1965 in Copperhill, TN. Robert worked with Ray Queen Construction.Survivors are his daughter and son-in-law, Arlene and Cody Novak of Glendora, NJ; brothers, Ray Queen of Morganton, GA and William Lynn Geisler of Turtletown, TN; several nieces and...
William Reece Lee, M.D.
Aug 29, 2015
Dr. Lee died peacefully surrounded by family on August 29, 2015. He was born on September 21, 1926, in Etowah, TN. His parents were Minnie Tallent and Arnold Lee. He was a direct descendent of Captain Thomas Lee, who was of an original first family settling in TN.Upon completing high school in 1944, he enlisted in the United States Navy...
William George Deal
Aug 28, 2015
William George Deal, age 58, of Copperhill, TN passed away Friday, August 28, 2015. George was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a member and Deacon of the Mt. Zion (Tumbling Creek) Baptist Church. He had worked as a Detention Officer with the Polk County Justice Center. He was an avid fisherman and hunter.He is survived by...
Mildred Leona Greene
Aug 27, 2015
Mildred Leona Greene, age 90, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Thursday, August 27, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Greene was born September 27, 1924 in Suit, NC. She worked as a clerk at Blue Ridge Pharmacy. She was a member of New Antioch Baptist Church and the Blue Ridge Homemakers Club. Mrs. Greene was preceded in death by her...
George Harry Briant
Aug 26, 2015
George Harry Briant, age 76, of McDonough, GA, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 in Southern Regional Hospital in Riverdale, GA. Mr. Briant was born in McCaysville, GA to the late Murphy Christopher Briant and Retha Marie Hill Briant. He worked as an inspector for General Motors and retired after 30 years of service, He was a member of Peoples...
Addrienne Diane Newman
Aug 25, 2015
Addrienne Diane Newman, age 27, of Turtletown, TN passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015. Addrienne was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a graduate of Copper Basin High School where she served on the Cheerleading Squad. She was employed with Tri State Life Safety as an Executive Assistant in Security System Management. She was a member of...
Ramon Bruce Patterson
Aug 25, 2015
Mr. Ramon "Bruce" Patterson, age 84, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at the Pine Point Hospice Facility in Macon, GA. Mr. Patterson was born in Blairsville, GA on February 16, 1931 to the late Arvil and Bessie Weaver Patterson. He was a member of Liberty Hill United Methodist Church and was also a member of Young Cane Masonic Lodge...
Clyde Elick Trantham
Aug 23, 2015
Clyde Elick Trantham, age 90 of Murphy, NC passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2015, at the Copper Basin Medical Center in Copperhill, TN. He was born on Wednesday, August 19, 1925 in Murphy, NC. Mr. Trantham was a lifelong poultry and beef farmer. A Graveside Service will be conducted on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. from the...
Clyde Marcus Ward
Aug 21, 2015
Clyde Marcus Ward, age 77 of Blue Ridge passed away on Friday, August 21, 2015, at the Pruitt Health Care in Blue Ridge. He was born on Tuesday, October 19, 1937 in Huber, GA to the late Edgar Ward and Mary Criswell Ward. Mr. Ward was a retired electrician and was a member of the IBEW Local Union Number 613...
Billy Ray Franklin
Aug 19, 2015
Mr. Billy Ray Franklin, age 73, of Epworth, GA, passed away August 19, 2015. Born in Concord, NC, he was the son of the late Jim and Ethel Levetia Stewart Franklin. He lettered in Track and Field for the University of Georgia. He later Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education. He taught special education for 20 years...
Rev. J.D. Thomas
Aug 17, 2015
Rev. J.D. Thomas, age 91, of Cartersville, GA, formerly of Blue Ridge,GA, passed away on August 17, 2015. Born in Fannin County, GA he was the son of the late Rev. Thomas Luther Thomas and Hattie Chastain Thomas. He retired from the Tennessee Copper Company where he worked for 42 years. Rev. Thomas was saved at the age of 15...
Ruby Lucille Parr
Aug 15, 2015
Mrs. Ruby Lucille Watkins Parr, age 82, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on August 15, 2015. She was the daughter of the late James Gordon and Bertha Elizabeth Payne Watkins. Mrs. Parr was also preceded in death by three brothers and one sister. She was a loving mother, grandmother and a long time member of the Cherry Log Baptist...
James Daniel Hyatt, Jr.
Aug 15, 2015
Mr. James Daniel Hyatt, Jr., age 69, of Copperhill, TN passed away on August 15, 2015. Born in Copperhill, TN, he was the son of the late James Daniel, Sr., and Isabella Deal Hyatt. Mr. Hyatt had worked for number of years for the Tennessee Chemical Company as a Water Treatment Operator. He was also preceded in death by two...
B. Mildred Ledford
Aug 11, 2015
Mrs. B. Mildred Ledford, age 93, of Ducktown, TN passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Mildred was a daughter of the late Charles and Lula Margaret Mealer Goode. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith.She is survived by children, Mike (Doris) Karranza, Rick (Donna) Stueve and Sarah Gubbard; sister, Joyce Singo; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren....
Ronia Kaye Patterson
Aug 10, 2015
Mrs. Ronia Kaye Patterson, age 77, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Monday, August 10, 2015 at her home. She was born in Tucker, GA on June 25, 1938 to the late Albert Alexander Shellnut and Annie Mae Bowen Shellnut. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Guinn Warbington and William F. Patterson; daughter, Debra Warbington; a co-child, Michael...
Robert Lee Mcdaniel
Aug 9, 2015
Mr. Robert Lee McDaniel, age 56, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Sunday, August 9, 2015 at his home. Mr. McDaniel was born on June 11, 1959 in Polk County, TN. He worked as a supervisor for Kismet Products. He was a member of Mobile Baptist Church. He liked hunting, fishing, and riding his Tennessee Walking Horses and loved spending...
Lake Edward Stepp
Aug 7, 2015
Lake Edward Stepp, age 80 of Blue Ridge, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2015 at his home. He was born on Monday, October 15, 1934 in Blue Ridge to the late Lillian Irene Stepp. Mr. Stepp had worked in construction. He was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church.Survivors are an Aunt, Maxine S. Halleck of Mableton, GA and several...
Jason Shawn Christopher Brown
Aug 5, 2015
Mr. Jason Shawn Christopher Brown, age 20, passed away August 5, 2015 at St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis, TN. Mr. Brown was born on June 19, 1995 in Blairsville, GA to Jason Brown and Lisa Ritchie Brown. He was of the Baptist faith and attended Hemptown Baptist Church. He also was a 2013 graduate of Fannin County High School.He is...
Dorothy Joan Mckenzie
Aug 2, 2015
Mrs. Dorothy Joan McKenzie, age 83 of Morganton, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2015, at Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge. She was born on Wednesday, March 2, 1932 in Wilkes Barre, PA to the late Jack and Mary O'Kunieska. Mrs. McKenzie had been employed by J.L. Prescott Trucking. She was a member of Blue Ridge United Methodist Church,...
