Rev. Earnest Stepp
Sep 7, 2014
Rev. Earnest Stepp, age 94 of Blue Ridge went home to be with his Lord on September 7, 2014. Rev. Stepp was born April 16, 1920 in Fannin County, GA to the late Clifford Hayden and Gertrude Higdon Stepp. He retired after thirty-six years as a machinist from Cities Service. Rev. Stepp preached and/or served as pastor to many of...
Harold Josephy 'Kit' Carson
Sep 5, 2014
Harold Joseph "Kit" Carson, 63, of Vine Grove, KY passed away Friday September 5, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Carson was retired from the United States Army, and he was a voting member of the Knifemakers Guild. He was a Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall of Fame inductee.He was preceded in death by his parents, Glenn and Arrie Carson, and one...
Thomas Jackson Patterson
Sep 4, 2014
Mr. Thomas Jackson Patterson, age 74, of Epworth, GA, passed away on September 4, 2014 in the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Born in Copperhill, TN, he was the son of the late William and Imogene Dailey Patterson. He was a retired Miner with Cities Services. Mr. Patterson was a member of the Mt. Zion (Tumbling Creek).Survivors include his...
William 'Papa Berry' Berry Broach
Sep 2, 2014
William Berry Broach, Jr. who was best known to his family and friends as "Papa Berry" departed this life on the 2nd day of September, 2014.A native of Rome, Georgia, Berry was born on January 10, 1937, the only child of the late William Berry Broach and Mary Louise Culpepper Broach. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathryn...
James Allen Hill
Sep 2, 2014
James Allen Hill, age 75, of Ducktown, TN formerly of Rhea Co., TN passed away Tuesday September 2, 2014. He was retired from Ross Mehan Foundries and Shaw Industries. He was preceded in death by a son, David Hill; parents, Mildred Hill and Humphrey Hill; sister, Vickie Lynn Shaw; brother, John Edward Hill.Survivors include two sisters and brother-in-laws, Helen and...
Kermit C. Montgomery
Aug 31, 2014
Mr.Kermit C. Montgomery, age 76, of Punta Gorda, FL, formerly of Ducktown, TN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 31, 2014. He was born in Copperhill to the late John and Norah Griffin Montgomery. He was a retired ordained Minister and served our country in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam Conflict. He was also preceded in death by...
Kullen Marshall Kroft Rhodes
Aug 30, 2014
Kullen Marshall Kroft Rhodes, son of Marshall and Barbara Rhodes, passed away at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, GA on Saturday, August 30, 2014. Other survivors include brother, Khalon Rhodes; grandparents, Diane and Johnny Ritchie, Harold Rhodes, and Stephen Terrio; aunts and uncles, Misty Burnette, Brett Rhodes, Renee Miller, Trent Rhodes, Amanda Little, Stephen Terrio Jr., Irene Johnson, and Tara Terrio-Quinn.A...
Ruth Evelyn Mason
Aug 24, 2014
Mrs. Ruth Evelyn Boring Mason, age 83, a resident of Clare Bridge in Cleveland, TN, formerly of Turtletown, TN, departed this life for her heavenly reward on Sunday, August 24, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Don Mason of 59 years; parents, Hettie King and Earl Boring.Survivors include her daughters, Donna Mason and Debbie Mizell (husband Gerald)...
Joseph 'Joe' Glenn Stillwell
Aug 22, 2014
Joseph "Joe" Glenn Stillwell, age 73 of Canton, GA passed away on Friday, August 22, 2014, at home. He was born on Thursday, September 26, 1940 in Copperhill, TN, to the late James Euclid and Carrie Elizabeth Brown Stillwell. Mr. Stillwell was retired from Tennessee Valley Authority, Watts Bar Plant, as an iron worker. He was of the Baptist Faith....
Jefferson 'Jeff' Gordon Chastain
Aug 20, 2014
Mr. Jefferson "Jeff" Gordon Chastain, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, GA on Wednesday, August 20, 2014. He was born November 22, 1928 to the late William Jefferson and Lona Mae Campbell Chastain. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Ellijay. He was a retired Lab Technician with Goodyear Aerospace.He is survived...
Rasem Musa Malley
Aug 17, 2014
Mr. Rasem Musa Malley, CMSGT USAF retired, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2014 in Florence, SC after an illness.Mr. Malley was the husband of Diane Eller Malley for 35 years. He was the loving father of Mike, Kathie and Teresa, grandfather of 3 and great-grandfather of 3. He proudly served in the US Air Force for 30 years, retiring as...
Master Carson Bobby Long
Aug 14, 2014
Master Carson Bobby Long, passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Union General Hospital. Survivors are parents, Courtney Ware of Blue Ridge and Calvin Long of Morganton; maternal grandparents, Anthony and Sheila Ware of Blue Ridge; paternal grandparents, Terrie and the late Bobby Long of Morganton; maternal great grandparents, Rev, Gene and Jessie Ruth Ware of Blue Ridge; paternal...
Sharon Ann Rodvan
Aug 9, 2014
Mrs. Sharon Ann Lawrence Rodvan, age 66, of Heritage Health Care of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2014, at Fannin Regional Hospital. She was born on Friday, September 26, 1947 in GA to the late Louise Reece and Clarence Henderson Lawrence. Sharon was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. She was preceded in death by...
Mrs. Debra Jo Deal
Aug 9, 2014
Mrs. Debra Jo Deal, age 58 of Copperhill, TN passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2014, at Park Ridge Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. She was born on Thursday, November 3, 1955, to the late William Arthur and Ester Leona Danner Patterson. Debra worked at Mercier Orchards making cider. She was a member of Mount Zion (Tumbling Creek) Baptist Church....
Mary Ellen Wright
Aug 6, 2014
Mrs. Mary Ellen Carpenter Wright, age 85, passed away on August 6, 2014. Born in Hurst, GA she was the daughter of the late George and Alice Frye Carpenter. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Fred E. Wright; two sons, Billy and John Robert Wright; and one grandson, Michael Millholland. She was a loving mother and enjoyed...
Miss Little Gabriel Ann Lawson
Aug 2, 2014
Little Miss Gabriel Ann Lawson, passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014, at Fannin Regional Hospital. She was the infant daughter of Travis and Holly Lawson of Calhoun, GA; maternal grandparents, Donna and Marvin Fortner of Copperhill, TN; paternal grandparents, Lynn Lawson of Calhoun, GA and the late David Lawson. Little Miss Gabriel was cremated and no visitation or services...
Paul Dennis Coleman
Jul 31, 2014
Mr. Paul Dennis Coleman, age 91, of Epworth, GA passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014. Mr. Coleman was born in Blount County, TN to the late George Washington Coleman and Mary Ella Kimsey Coleman. He was retired from the Simpson Bridge Company where he had worked in Bridge Construction. He was a member of the Tallahatchie Baptist Church in Alpine,...
Sylvia Louise 'Sib' Stiles Rose
Jul 31, 2014
Ms. Sylvia Louise,"Sib" Stiles Rose, age 69, of Cleveland, TN passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014. Sylvia was a native of Polk County and was a daughter of the late William Nathanial and Beatrice Marr Stiles. She was retired as a machine operator with a textile company and was of the Baptist Faith.She is survived by children, Mike Rose and...
Estelle Ellen Loudermilk Gilliam
Jul 30, 2014
Estelle Ellen Loudermilk Gilliam, age 94, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Wednesday, Jul 30, 2014 in the Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, GA. She was born on February 23, 1920 to the late Lee Washington Loudermilk and Octa Lee Franks Loudermilk. She had worked for a number of years as a paraprofessional for the Fannin County School System....
Grady Harold Tarpley
Jul 28, 2014
Mr. Grady Harold Tarpley, age 71, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2014 at his home. Mr. Tarpley was born on January 12, 1943 in Mineral Bluff, GA to the late Grady Hoyt and Armanda Anderson Tarpley. He worked as a fork lift operator for Sonoco Paper Company for over 37 years. He was a member of...
