Patricia Laverne Northam
Apr 12, 2014
Patricia Laverne Northam, age 80 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2014, at her home. She was born Friday, January 26, 1934 in West Palm Beach, FL and was the daughter of the late Bruce Trevens Burrus, Sr. and Verna Cooner Burrus. Mrs. Northam was the wife of the late Deaver Northam. She had been a...
Rev. Bill Johnson
Apr 11, 2014
Rev. Billy Albert "Bill" Johnson, age 84 of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014, at his home. He was born Thursday, December 5, 1929 to the late Arnold J. and Allie Pruitt Johnson. Rev. Johnson was a member and served as pastor of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and several churches in the Tri-State area. He retired...
Billy June Patterson
Apr 11, 2014
Mr. Billy June "Bill" Patterson, age 76 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014, at his home. He was born Monday, July 5, 1937 in Fannin County, GA to the late Luther and Lola Ellen Callihan Patterson. Mr. Patterson was a member of Boardtown Church of Christ. He was employed by Fannin County Board of Education...
Kenneth Wayne Simonds
Apr 8, 2014
Mr. Kenneth Wayne Simonds, age 87, died at his home in East Ridge, Tennessee, April 8, 2014. On February 27, 1927 in Polk County, Tennessee, Kenneth Wayne Simonds was the fifth of nine children born of the late Mr. John Robert Simonds and Mrs. Ora Estella Long Simonds. A veteran of World War II, he volunteered for the Eleventh Airbornes...
Rosie Panther Watkins Trantham
Apr 6, 2014
Rosie Panther Watkins Trantham, 90 of Mineral Bluff, Georgia passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014, at her home. Born in Peachtree, NC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Panther and Alice Lemon. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family. She was a member of Macedonia (Wolf Creek) Baptist Church. She...
Master Sergeant Richard Dan Warren
Apr 1, 2014
Retired Master Sergeant Richard Dan Warren, age 62 of Epworth, GA passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at Fannin Regional Hospital. He was born on Tuesday, February 12, 1952 in Stoneham, MA and was the son of the late Leon Warren and the late Frances Burns Warren. MSgt Warren was retired from United States Air Force as a nuclear...
Beta Wilson
Apr 1, 2014
Mrs. Beta S. Wilson, age 95, passed away April 1, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie M. Wilson and grandson, Mathew Wilson.She is survived by her children, Terry Wilson and wife Laurie of Bastrop, TX and Mark Wilson of Blue Ridge, GA; grandchildren Charlie, Trish and Mark Jr., great grandchildren, Emma and Olivia. For those desiring,...
June Carolyn Craig
Apr 1, 2014
Mrs. June Carolyn Craig, age 76, of Ellijay, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2014 in Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. June was born in Polk County to the late Richard Raymond and Maxine Catella Panter Stillwell. She was retired as a Seamstress and was of the Baptist Faith. Her hobbies included Quilting and growing a garden. She is...
Larry Ernest Long
Apr 1, 2014
Mr. Larry Ernest Long, age 58, of Ellijay, GA passed away April 1, 2014 at his home. Born in Copperhill, TN he was the son of the late Ernest Clinton Long and Christine Octalee Franks Long Panter. He was a Diesel Mechanic for Komatsu Tractor and Equipment. He was a member of the Temple Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife,...
Walter Benjamin Exley
Apr 1, 2014
Mr. Walter Benjamin Exley, age 90, of Turtletown, TN, formerly of Savannah, GA passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Mr. Exley was a member of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the American Legion in Savannah, GA. He was a Veteran of W.W.II having served in the U.S.Air Force. He retired as a pipefitter with American Cynamide Chemical Company. He...
Thomas Lee 'Tom' Meadows
Mar 31, 2014
Mr. Thomas Lee "Tom" Meadows, age 65, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Monday, March 31, 2014 at his home. Mr. Meadows was born on March 7, 1949 in Hot Springs, VA. He worked as a buiding and supply purchasing manager for Ace Hardware. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church and was a Marine Corp veteran. He was...
Nellie Ruth Bakowski
Mar 31, 2014
Mrs. Nellie Ruth Bakowski, age 79 of Decatur, GA passed away on Monday, March 31, 2014, at Dekalb Medical Center-North Decatur in Decatur, GA. She was born on Sunday, December 2, 1934 in Ducktown, TN to the late Oscar McKinley Corn, Sr. and Cora Katherine Sanders Corn. Mrs. Bakowski had worked as an accountant. She was preceded in death by...
Angus Harold Jason Macdonell
Mar 31, 2014
Mr. Angus Harold Jason MacDonell, age 37, of Murphy, NC, passed away Monday, March 31, 2014. Angus was born in Andres, NC and had worked with D H R Mechanical as a Commercial Refrigeration Installer. He was a Volunteer Coach at Murphy High School and was of Baptist Faith. He was preceded in death by his mother, Sandra Gail Hogsed...
Dean Daugherty
Mar 28, 2014
Mr. Dean Daugherty age 79 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014, at Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, GA. He was born on Thursday, October 4, 1934 in Wilmington, Ohio, to the late Cecil Roy and Alice Lamacke Daugherty. Mr. Daugherty had been employed by Sprint as a house service mechanic. He was a member...
Minnie N. Bearden
Mar 27, 2014
Minnie N. Bearden, age 68, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014 in the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. Mrs. Bearden was born on March 21, 1946 in McCaysville, GA to the late William Bud Nix and Ollie Harrison Nix. She was a supervisor for the Levi Strauss Company and was a member of Bethel...
Harold 'Barney' Barnes
Mar 27, 2014
Harold N. Barnes, known as "Barney", passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at his home in the Morganton community. Barney was born in Brewton, Alabama on April 18, 1932, one of the nine children of Richard and Alyne Murphy Barnes. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the Navy and began his career. He was chosen for Officer...
Jimmy Ray Hughes
Mar 26, 2014
Mr. Jimmy Ray Hughes, age 81, of Bethpage, TN, formerly of Turtletown, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Ray was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a son of the late William and Delpha Marr Hughes. He was retired as a heavy equipment operator in construction.He was also preceded in death by siblings, Louise Cole, Hazel Chancey,...
John William Reel
Mar 25, 2014
Mr. John William Reel, better known as "Jack", age 95, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away March 25, 2014. Born in Sullivan County, IN, he was the son of the late William and Sylvia Ridgeway Reel. He served his country in the United States Army during WWII. Mr. Reel was a State Inspector for the Fannin County Health Department. He...
Rev. Ronnie Kimsey White
Mar 24, 2014
Rev. Ronnie Kimsey White, age 51 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away March 24, 2014 in Chattanooga, TN. He was born in Copperhill, TN on August 31, 1962. Ronnie had served Fannin County Fire and EMS for ever a decade. He was one of the first Cardiac Techs in Fannin County. He also served in numerous capacities during that time...
Juanita Essie Bearden
Mar 23, 2014
Juanita Essie Bearden, age 90, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014 at her home. She was born in Union County, GA on December 17, 1923 to the late Lewis Calvin Parris and Florida Godfrey Parris. She was of the Baptist faith and was preceded in death by her husband Floyd Bearden, Jr. She is survived by...
