William Hoyt 'Skip' Harris
May 26, 2014
Mr. William Hoyt "Skip" Harris, age 62, of Copperhill, TN passed away Monday, May 26, 2014. William was a son of the late Robert Hoyt and Thelma Mae Helton Harris. He was a member of the Maple Grove Missionary Baptist Church and had worked with the Labor Local Union # 193 of Atlanta, GA as a Painter. He served our...
Lillie Faye Brown
May 24, 2014
Lillie Faye Brown, age 67, of Ducktown, TN went home to be with her Lord Saturday morning, May 24, 2014. Lillie was a daughter of the late Joe and Floyd Patterson Muncher. She was retired from Levi's after twenty years where she worked as a seamstress. She was a member of Mine City Baptist Church but recently had been attending...
Charles 'Doc' Newell Pelfrey
May 24, 2014
Charles "Doc" Newell Pelfrey, age 77, of Brownsville, KY, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014 at his home. He was born March 26, 1937 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Charles and Della Brown Pelfrey. He worked on the assembly line at General Motors and also owned Doc and Joe's. He is survived by his wife, Ellen Laverne Vincent...
Imogene Stepp Davenport
May 22, 2014
Mrs. Imogene Isabelle Davenport, age 89, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away May 22, 2014 in the Copper Basin Medical Center. Born in Blue Ridge, GA, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Elizabeth Garrison Stepp. Mrs. Davenport had worked for a number of years for Levi Strauss. She was also a long time member of the Mt....
William King Mcelhannon
May 18, 2014
William "Bill" King McElhannon, age 82, of Blue Ridge, GA died Sunday, May 18, 2014. He was born March 4, 1932, in Atlanta to Norris Lee and Cora Lee Hightower McElhannon. Mr. McElhannon was a US Army Korean War veteran. He graduated from Ga Tech in 1959 with a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering (IE) and also received a Master's...
Betty Driskell
May 13, 2014
Mrs. Betty Lucinda Driskell, age 94, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at the Copper Basin Medical Center in Copperhill, TN. Mrs. Driskell was born on January 31, 1920 in Toledo, Ohio. She was a beloved spouse, parent, and friend as well as a life time member of Beta Sigma Phi. Mrs. Driskell was preceded in...
Myrtle Susann Allen Walz
May 11, 2014
Mrs. Myrtle Susann Allen Walz, age 85, of Epworth, GA, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Walz was born on December 26, 1928 in Fannin County, GA. She was a member of Bethany Church. Mrs. Walz was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Homer Allen and Ella Pauline Sluder Allen; her husband, Edwin Fredrick Walz,...
Jack Hughes
May 6, 2014
Mr. Jack Hughes, age 79, of the Life Care Center of Ducktown, TN passed away on May 6, 2014. Born in Fannin County, GA, he was the son of the late June and Louisa Fox Hughes. He was a member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church located at Rock Creek. Survivors include two sons, Billy and Andy Hughes; one daughter,...
Garvin 'Ray' Bell, Jr.
May 5, 2014
Garvin "Ray" Bell, Jr., age 59, of Blue Ridge, GA, formerly of Canton, GA, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2014 in the Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Mr. Bell was born on September 30, 1954 in Atlanta, GA. He was owner of Bell Concete Walls in Canton, GA and was a party at His Hands Church in Woodstock, GA.....
Harry Wilford Spencer, Sr.
May 4, 2014
Mr. Harry Wilford Spencer, Sr., age 85 of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2014, at his home. He was born on Friday, June 15, 1928 in Anderson, SC to the late Tallie Comer and Cora Louise Hyde Spencer. Mr. Spencer, Sr. served in the United States Marines. He was a member of O'Zion Baptist Church. Survivors...
Mrs. Ethel Marylou Norton
May 2, 2014
Mrs. Ethel Marylou Brooks Norton, age 100 of Blue Ridge, GA, Heaven spoke and she went home on Friday, May 2, 2014, at Fannin Regional Hospital. She was born on Monday, February 2, 1914 to the late Benjamin Lewis and Amanda Leola Stone Brooks. Mrs. Norton was a homemaker and a member of Philadelphia Church in Jasper, GA. She was...
Marilyn 'Lynn' Phillips
May 1, 2014
Mrs. Marilyn "Lynn" Phillips, age 83, of Cherry Log, died on May 1, 2014. She was born Tuesday, March 31, 1931 in Reading, PA to the late Ralph and Estella Stout. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Kenneth Phillips. She is survived by her son, William K. Phillips, Jr. and her daughter and son-in-law, Christie and Kevin...
Ronnie Loftis
Apr 29, 2014
Mr. Ronnie "Chin" Loftis, age 63, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away April 29, 2014 in Andrews, NC. Born in Yancey County, NC he was the son of the late Ettie Jones and William Justus Loftis. He was a member of the Andrews Baptist Church. Also preceding him in death are four brothers, Kenneth, Arnold, Jerry and Sonny Loftis. Survivors...
Pauline Ausburn
Apr 27, 2014
Nancy Pauline Ausburn, age 81, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014 in the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Mrs. Ausburn was born in Fannin County, GA on September 14, 1932 to the late Floyd T. Davenport and Stella Jones Davenport. She was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church and worked as a machine operator for...
Lena Carol Elrod
Apr 26, 2014
Mrs. Lena Carol Elrod age 72 of Turtletown, TN passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Copper Basin Medical Center in Copperhill, TN. She was born on Monday, March 2, 1942 in Copperhill, TN to the late J.C. and Mary Elliott Bryant. Mrs. Elrod was a homemaker and a member of Apostolic Lighthouse Church. She was preceded in death...
Skylar Nevaeh Saldana
Apr 25, 2014
Infant Skylar Nevaeh Saldana, passed away on Friday, April 25, 2014, at Fannin Regional Hospital. She was born on Friday, April 25, 2014 in Blue Ridge and was the daughter of Jorge Saldana and Sherina Chapman. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, April 28, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. from the Akins of Blue Ridge Chapel. Interment will follow in...
Allen Clifford Lewis
Apr 23, 2014
Mr. Clifford Allen Lewis, age 83, of Copperhill, TN, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Mr. Lewis was born in Mineral Bluff, Georgia and was a son of the late Allen Darrell and Sarah Jane Hawkins Lewis. He moved back to the local area about twenty five years ago after retiring from the U S Steel Corporation where he worked...
David Scott Dickson
Apr 22, 2014
Mr. David Scott Dickson, age 55, of Murphy, NC passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014. Mr. Dickson was born in Michigan and was a self employed Carpenter and Musician. He was preceded in death by his father, James Dickson. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Dickson of Murphy, NC; son, James Dickson and Fiance Chloe Russell of Brookhaven, GA;...
Charles Guinn Smith, Jr
Apr 16, 2014
Mr. Charles Guinn Smith, Jr, age 62, of Turtletown, TN passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Mr. Smith was a Systems Analyst with the GA Department of Transportation. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Smith, Sr. He also leaves behind his beloved dog of seventeen years, "Lady Bug". He is survived by daughter, Gwen (Kerry) Dills of...
Angela Matthews
Apr 15, 2014
Mrs. Angela "Angel" Lowery Matthews, age 25, of Twentynine Palms, CA formerly of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away April 15, 2014. Angel was a beautiful lady and had a smile that would light up the whole room. She invited Jesus Christ into her heart when she was fifteen years old. She really had a love for God and placed her...
