Shirley Juanita Mckinney
May 9, 2015
Shirley Juanita McKinney, age 75, of Eastpoint, FL passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015 in the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, FL. She was born in Blue Ridge, GA on November 17, 1939 to the late Grady Farmer and Esther Long Farmer. She worked as a seamstress for Levi Strauss and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in...
Robert David Hyde
May 9, 2015
Robert David Hyde, age 70 of Benton, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015 at his home with his wife, children and best friend by his side. He was born June 16, 1944 in Copperhill to the late Odas and Audrey Hyde. Mr. Hyde was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Tumbling Creek in Copperhill. He retired from Hydro...
Kathy Lynn Nari
May 5, 2015
Mrs. Kathy Lynn Nari, age 56, of the Lifecare Center of Copper Basin, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Kathy was a native of the Copper Basin and was a daughter of the late Clarence and Frances Ray Nicholson, Jr. She was a lifelong member of the McGeetown House of Prayer and was a homemaker. She enjoyed fishing, traveling and...
Shawn Glendean Stringfellow
May 5, 2015
Shawn Glendean Stringfellow, age 45, of Jacksonville, FL passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015 in Jacksonville. Ms. Stringfellow was born on March 18, 1970 in Mansfield, OH to the late Glenn Earl Stringfellow and Betty Lou Sturgon Stringfellow. She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Debra R. and Roy Shade of Morganton, GA; brothers and sisters-in-law, Howard and Paulette...
Frances Weaver
May 4, 2015
Mary Frances Weaver, age 78, of McCaysville, GA passed away Monday, May 4, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Weaver was born on July 7, 1936 in McCaysville, GA to the late Frank Taylor and Parlee Jones Taylor. She owned and operated Weaver Auto Sales for many years. She had the distinction of being the first lady commissioner in Fannin County...
Bruce Richard Wiggleston
May 3, 2015
Mr. Bruce Richard Wiggleston, age 75, of Copperhill, TN passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Emory University Hospital. Mr. Wiggleston was born on January 8, 1940 in Knoxville, TN to the late Bruce Wiggleston and Barbara Faye Pedigo Wiggleston. Mr. Wiggleston worked as a heavy equipment operator, was of the Baptist faith, a member of the Ducktown Masonic Lodge...
Ruth Ann Queen
May 2, 2015
Mrs. Ruth Ann Queen, age 90, of Epworth, GA passed away Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale, GA. Mrs. Queen was born on March 6, 1925 to the late Joseph Walter Galloway and Ollie Avery Ora Fisher Galloway. She spent her life as a housewife and a loving mother. She was a member of Lebanon...
Rev. Glen Taylor
Apr 29, 2015
Rev. Glen Taylor, age 71, of Farner, TN passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Glen was born in Farner and was a son of the late Homer and Lena Ledford Taylor. He was a Carpenter and a member of Community Baptist Church.He was a minister in the area for thirty seven years pastoring several churches. He was a loving husband,...
Evelyn Prince Dockery-Abercrombie
Apr 29, 2015
Mrs. Evelyn Louise Prince Dockery Abercrombie, age 85, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away April 29, 2015. Born in Polk County, TN, she was the daughter of the late Fred Taft and Ila Lear Hembree Prince. She had worked at Levi Strauss for a number of years and was a member of the Sunrise Tabernacle Church. Mrs. Abercrombie was also...
Hoyt Edward Newman
Apr 28, 2015
Mr. Hoyt Edward Newman, age 71, of Copperhill, TN passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015 in Blue Ridge, GA. Mr. Newman was born in Farner, TN on April 4, 1944 to the late Carmel Newman and Thelma Pickelsimer Newman. He worked as a painter and foreman for TVA. He was a United States Army veteran and was preceded in death...
Maymie Dyer Taylor
Apr 26, 2015
Mrs. Maymie Dyer Taylor, age 82, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away April 26, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Taylor was born on October 15, 1932 in Pikeville, TN to the late William Lester "Heck" Dyer and Susie Miller Dyer. Mrs. Taylor owned her own floral business, loved to garden, enjoyed horseback riding, and was a superb marksman. She was...
Linda Sue Jones
Apr 25, 2015
Mrs. Linda Sue Jones, age 71, of Epworth, GA passed away on April 25, 2015. Born in Fannin County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Dave and Laura Dilbeck Callihan. Mrs. Jones was a long time and devoted member of the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. She had worked for 33 years as a Bailiff for Fannin County and...
Shane Eric Campbell
Apr 18, 2015
Shane Eric Campbell, age 41, of Cherry Log, GA passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015 in the Wellstar Cobb Hospital in Austell, GA. He was born November 15, 1973 in Austell, GA and was an electrician. Mr. Campbell is survived by his parents, Eddie and Sheryl Campbell of Cherry Log, GA; brothers, Brian (Penny Trammell) Campbell of Copperhill and Chad...
Lillie Sowers Anderson Ballard
Apr 14, 2015
Lillie Sowers Anderson Ballard, age 98, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 in the Pruitt Health Care Center in Blue Ridge, GA. Mrs. Ballard was born on December 15, 1916 in Marion, NC. She ran Blue Ridge Florist for a number of years. She was a member of Blue Ridge United Methodist Church. She was the...
Lewis Carlton 'Carl' Dodd
Apr 13, 2015
Lewis Carlton "Carl" Dodd, age 86, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Monday, April 13, 2015 at his home. Mr. Dodd was born on January 11, 1929 in Gordon County, GA to the late Ross Harry Dodd and Bessie Carr Dodd. He was an Assistant Vice President of Marketing at Lockheed where he was employed for over 40 years. He...
Ralph Douglas Kinser
Apr 13, 2015
Mr. Ralph Douglas Kinser, age 72, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on April 13, 2015 at his home. Born in Fannin County, GA, he was the son of the late William Russell Kinser and Ethel German Kinser. Mr. Kinser was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and working in his garden. Mr. Kinser had worked...
Virginia 'Gin' Hughes
Apr 13, 2015
Mrs. Virginia Mae "Gin" Hughes, age 83 of Turtletown,TN passed away Monday, April 13, 2015. Mrs. Hughes was a member of the Turtletown Church of God of Prophecy and was a daughter of the late George Oscar and Edith Kilpatrick Reid. She was also preceded in death by her husband, E.L. Hughes, infant daughter, Connie Lynn Hughes and siblings, Clyde...
Robert Earl Young
Apr 10, 2015
Robert Earl Young, age 60, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Friday, April 10, 2015 at his home. Mr. Young was born October 13, 1954 in Blue Ridge to Johnny Robert and Bernice Stanley Young. He owned and operated Young's Produce. He was a member of the Blue Ridge Church of Christ. He is preceded in death by his father,...
Imogene Loudermilk Thurman
Apr 9, 2015
Mrs. Imogene Louise Loudermilk Thurman, age 86, of Cleveland, TN passed away on April 9, 2015. Born in Polk County, TN, she was the daughter of the late Lee W. and Octa Franks Loudermilk. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Cyrus Jack Thurman; two sisters, Estelle Loudermilk Gilliam and Grace Loudermilk Long; and three brothers, Edgar L....
Jack Eldridge Harris
Apr 6, 2015
Mr. Jack Eldridge Harris, age 73, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Monday, April 6, 2015 at his home. Mr. Harris was born on July 24, 1941 in Fannin County, GA. He was a sheet rock hanger and finisher and was a member of Union Local #193. He was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church and was a United...
