Evelyn Irene Elrod
Apr 5, 2015
Evelyn Irene Elrod, age 87 of McCaysville, GA passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2015, at the Life Care Center of Copper Basin in Ducktown, TN. She was born Sunday, April 10, 1927 in Isabella, TN to the late Charlie Thomas and Mattie Jones Elrod. Ms. Elrod was a member of Mount Harmony Baptist Church. She was a manufacturing worker...
Robert Manning Thomas, Sr.
Apr 3, 2015
Mr. Robert Manning Thomas, Sr., age 85, of Blairsville, GA, formerly of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Friday, April 3, 2015 in the Stonehenge Assisted Living in Blairsville, GA. Mr. Thomas was born on September 7, 1929 in Fannin County, GA to the late Eugene Manning Thomas and Mary Ethel Adeline Sullivan Thomas. He owned and operated Thomas Insurance Agency...
Lynn Cearley
Mar 31, 2015
Mr. Lynn Cearley, age 64, of Copperhill, TN passed away on March 31, 2015 in the Erlanger Medical Center of Chattanooga, TN. Born in McCaysville, GA, he was the son of the late Wesley L. and Mary M. Wright Cearley. Mr. Cearley was also preceded in death by a son, Jarrod Lynn Cearley; and brothers, Randall, Carl, Jerry, Clifton, and...
Lura 'Jean' Calhoun
Mar 30, 2015
Lura "Jean" Calhoun, age 73 of Murphy, NC went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, March 30, 2015, in Murphy, NC. She was born on Tuesday, July 22, 1941 in Mineral Bluff, GA to the late James Harlo and Adele Bandy Harris. Mrs. Calhoun retired from the Mars Company in Cleveland, TN. She was a member...
William Richard Locke
Mar 29, 2015
Mr. William "Richard" Locke, age 75, of Copperhill, TN passed away on March 29, 2015 at his home. Born in Copperhill, TN, he was the son of the late William and Mary Waters Locke. Richard worked many years and retired as a foreman with the Tennessee Chemical Company and later had worked for Mohawk Industries for a number of years....
Charles Truman Dills
Mar 29, 2015
Charles Truman Dills, age 69 of Mineral Bluff passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2015, at home. He was born on Saturday, January 26, 1946 in Epworth, GA to the late Sherman Lee and Ruby Watkins Dills. Charles was a Navy and Marine Corps retired Veteran serving his country during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the McCaysville...
Peggy Ann Floyd
Mar 27, 2015
Peggy Ann Floyd, age 72, of Blue Ridge, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Floyd was born October 5, 1942 in Fannin County to the late Manual and Gladys Thrasher McVey. She was a member of Sugar Creek Baptist Church. She retired as Deputy Tax Commissioner of Cherokee County, GA. Mrs. Floyd is preceded in death...
Marion David Conrad Sr.
Mar 25, 2015
Marion David Conrad, Sr., age 73, of Mineral Bluff, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Copper Basin Medical Center in Copperhill. He was born April 20, 1941 to the late James Bradford Conrad and Edna Buckner Kilgariff. Marion worked as a Computer Operations Manager for the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta. He was also preceded in death...
Rev. William 'Bill' Smith
Mar 19, 2015
Rev. William Hoyt Smith, affectionately known as "Mr. Bill", of Cleveland, TN passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015. Bill was preceded in death by his loving wife, Helen Ruth Arpe Smith who passed away January 10, 2012, son, James Smith who passed away December 02, 2001, great-grandchildren, Tisha Postell in October 2005 and D.J.Payne in November 2011, his parents, Rans...
James Preston Parker
Mar 18, 2015
Mr. James "Jim" Preston Parker, age 81, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at his home. Mr. Parker was born on May 10, 1933 in White, GA to the late John Henry Parker and Tilda Ann Cox Parker. He was retired from Rich's Department Store where he worked in furniture sales. He was a member and...
Vera Mae Stokes
Mar 17, 2015
Vera Mae Stokes, age 94, of Turtletown, TN, formerly of Old Town, FL who passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015 in the Life Care Center of Copper Basin. Mrs. Stokes was born in Altamont, IL to the late Arnold and Bertha Bauer Moll. She was a member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Chiefland, FL.She is survived by children,...
Stanton Carl Dale
Mar 12, 2015
Stanton Carl Dale, age 70, of Turtletown, TN passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015. Mr. Dale was a native of Polk County, TN and was a son of the late Carl Dale and Bonnie Walker Cahill. He had worked as a Restaurant and Resort Manager and was of the Protestant Faith. He was a 1964 graduate of Copper Basin High...
Ancil Fred Ganues, Sr.
Mar 12, 2015
Mr. Ancil Fred Ganues, Sr., age 86, of Morganton, GA passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015 in the Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. He was born on June 14, 1928 in Pickens County, GA. He was retired from L&N Railroad after 42 years of service as an agent/operator and was a member of Morganton Baptist Church. Mr. Ganues loved all...
Bobby Lane Dills
Mar 10, 2015
Mr. Bobby Lane Dills, age 75, of Blue Ridge,GA, passed away March 10, 2015. Born in Blue Ridge, GA, he was the son of the late Gerdine and Rosie Allen Dills. He served his country in the United States Army.Mr. Dills was retired from the Georgia Department of Corrections serving as a Probation Officer. Also he was a long time...
William Jason Ramsey
Mar 9, 2015
Mr. William Jason Ramsey, age 34, of Decatur, GA, passed away March 9, 2015. He served in the United States Air Force and also was a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Jason was a Certified Public Accountant.Survivors include three sons, Zachary, Aedan and Brody; one daughter, Kyndall; his parents, Jerry and Fran Ramsey of Mineral Bluff, GA;...
Clida Sue White
Mar 8, 2015
Clida Sue White, age 58, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015 in Erlanger Medical in Chattanooga, TN. Mrs. White was born on August 26, 1956 in Morganton, GA to Clores Hughes and Madeline Fisher Hughes. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her daughter, Madeline Michele Burnett; Karl Hughes and Darrell Watkins; brothers, Leveren and...
James Richard Penwell
Mar 7, 2015
Mr. James Richard Penwell, age 46, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on March 7, 2014. Born in Cullman, AL, he was the son of the late William "Bo" and Mary McBrayer Stewart. Survivors include his children, Brittany Penwell, James Penwell, Jr., and Adrian Penwell all of Blue Ridge; brothers and sister-in-laws, Mike and Rose Penwell of Cullman, AL, William...
Mattie Locke Lowery
Mar 7, 2015
Mattie Locke Lowery, age 86, of McCaysville,GA went home to be with the Lord Saturday, March 7, 2015. Mrs. Lowery was born January 22, 1929 in Copperhill to the late Frances Locke and Dollie Payne Locke. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by husband Joe Thomas Lowery, grandson, Brian Lowery, brothers, Carl, Roy, George, William, Henry and Wesley...
Luther James Watkins
Mar 7, 2015
Luther James Watkins, age 85 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at home. He was born on Sunday, December 8, 1929 in Polk County, TN to the late James Gordon and Bertha Payne Watkins. Mr. Watkins was a retired logger. Survivors are son, Roy Watkins of Blue Ridge; daughter, Charlotte Dunn (Vernon) of Blue Ridge;...
Fred Brenning Craddock
Mar 6, 2015
Dr. Fred Brenning Craddock of Cherry Log, GA. a world -renowned minister, scholar and author passed away at age 86, on March 6, 2015. He was born on in Humboldt, TN to the late Fred Brenning Craddock, Sr. and Ethel Marie Hood Craddock. Dr. Craddock received a Doctor of Theology degree from Vanderbilt University and was a retired Professor from...
