Paul David Hayes
Mar 11, 2025
Paul "David" Hayes, age 74, of Turtletown passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at his home. David was born on October 26, 1950 in Turtletown to the late William Wesley Hayes and Lola Irene Croft Hayes. He worked for many years as a hyster operator and line supervisor for Whirlpool. David attended the Farner Church of God. He...
Janie Mae Bearden
Mar 10, 2025
Janie Mae Bearden (Gray) devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, 75, of Blue Ridge died March 10, 2025 in her home with family. Born in Copperhill, TN, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Hancil Gray and Willa Nell Gray. She was in the school system for 37 years. She was a member of the Hiawassee Church of Christ....
Linda Lorene Goddard
Mar 9, 2025
Mrs. Linda Lorene Goddard, age 74, of Mineral Bluff, Georgia passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2025 in Blue Ridge, Georgia. She was born on June 6, 1950 in Copperhill, Tennessee to the late Homer Robert Hughes and Ellie Lorene Parris Hughes. Linda was devoted in the Baptist faith. She enjoyed cooking, solving puzzles, thrifting, and crafting. Most of...
Hoyt Lee Carr
Mar 8, 2025
Rev. Hoyt Lee Carr, age 91 of Copperhill, TN passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2025. He was born on September 25, 1933 in the Pierceville Community which is now McCaysville, GA to the late Rev. William Lee Carr and Myrtle Parris Carr. Rev. Carr retired after working forty-four years as a boilermaker at Tennessee Chemical Company. He was...
Dennis Lee Setser
Mar 7, 2025
Dennis Lee Setser, age 77 of Morganton, GA passed away on Friday, March 7, 2025. He was born on December 27, 1947 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Ivan Glen Setser and Grace Eliza Porter Setser. Dennis retired after serving his country for twenty-three years with honor in the United States Navy. He was a member of the...
Rudine Anne Thrasher-Lee
Mar 3, 2025
Rudine Anne Thrasher-Lee, a beloved matriarch known for her kindness, warmth, and unwavering love, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2025, in Titusville, Florida. Born on March 17, 1937, in Wolf Creek, North Carolina, she carried a deep appreciation for nature and family throughout her life.
Rudine dedicated many years as a meticulous bookkeeper at a local...
Terry Lee Ware
Mar 2, 2025
Mr. Terry Lee Ware, age 72, of Mineral Bluff, Georgia passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 23, 1952 in Akron, Ohio to the late Thomas Benton Ware and Doris Jean Kaylor Ware.
Terry worked in the heating and air industry for many years,...
Sheila Yvonne York
Feb 27, 2025
Sheila Yvonne York, age 56, of McCaysville, Georgia passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2025 in Morganton, Georgia. She was born on December 30, 1968 in Copperhill, Tennessee to David York and Clara Godfrey. Growing up, she was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Copperhill. She had recently been attending the House of the Living God....
William Leonard Turner
Feb 26, 2025
Mr. William Leonard Turner, beloved Christian, educator, mentor, author, and pillar of the Epworth community passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 in Blue Ridge, Georgia. William was born the 4th child (and only son) of Earl and Louise Turner.
He is pre-deceased by his parents and his significant other, Shirley Stanley, and his brother-in-law, Ben Russell...
Connie Jo Cantrell
Feb 26, 2025
Mrs. Connie Jo Cantrell, age 66, of Epworth, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at her home. She was born on September 15, 1958 in Monroe, Georgia to Richard H. Garrett, Sr. and Frances Coleman.
She cherished her children and grandchildren, finding her greatest joy in the time spent with them whether traveling together or...
Donald Ray Roberts
Feb 25, 2025
Donald Ray "Don" Roberts Sr., age 84, of Mineral Bluff passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. Don was born on November 4, 1940 in Copperhill to the late Beulah Hunter. He served in the United States Navy for six years. Don was a member of Mineral Bluff Baptist Church, and most recently, attended Hot House Baptist Church. He...
Billy Joe Bowers
Feb 22, 2025
Mr. Billy Joe Bowers, age 77, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on February 22, 2025 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Fannin County on October 20, 1947 to the late Joseph Andy and Willie Ledford Bowers. Billy owned and operated his concrete business for many years serving the tri-state area. He was of...
Michael Gerald Waits
Feb 17, 2025
Michael Gerald Waits, age 65, of Epworth, Georgia passed away on Monday, February 17, 2025 in Blue Ridge, Georgia. He was born on November 1, 1959 in Georgia to Grace Panter Waits.
He is preceded in death by his mother, Grace Waits; and sister, Donna Moore.
Mr. Waits is survived by his daughter, Mackenzie Star...
Nina Bonita Patterson
Feb 16, 2025
Nina Bonita Patterson, age 89, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2025. She was born on December 11, 1935, in Blue Ridge, to the late Henry Phillips and Celia Williams Phillips. Bonita was a member of Barnes Chapel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, J.L. Patterson. Bonita loved her...
Jeffrey Todd Compton
Feb 13, 2025
Jeffrey Todd Compton, known to all as Todd, 58 of Marietta, Georgia passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 13, 2025 from a sudden illness. Todd was born in Glasgow, Kentucky, but spent his childhood and early adult years in Walhalla, South Carolina. He was the seventh of eight children born to Rev. Bill Compton and Ruth Ann Lewis Compton....
James Anthony Cavender
Feb 11, 2025
James Anthony Cavender, age 49, of Ducktown passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. He was born in Copperhill on January 15, 2976. James was of baptist faith.
His wishes were to be cremated, and a celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Condolences may be made to the family online at...
John Timothy Chance
Feb 10, 2025
John Timothy Chance, 63, originally from Cochran, GA passed away unexpectedly on February 10, 2025 in Mineral Bluff, GA. He was preceded in death by his parents John C. Chance and Shirley Ann (Sapp) Chance. He is survived by his partner James Geer and a sister Robin Chance Hall. John was a lifelong lover of classical music and animals....
Geneva Dora Mcfarland
Feb 8, 2025
Mrs. Geneva Dora Reid Blackwell McFarland, age 94, of Cleveland, TN passed away on February 8, 2025 in Chattanooga, TN. She was born in the Postell community on May 12, 1930 to the late George Oscar and Edith Kilpatrick Reid. Geneva had worked as a Ward Clerk for the Copper Basin Medical Center for a number of years and...
Jerry Eugene Clack
Feb 8, 2025
Jerry Eugene Clack, age 85, passed away on February 8, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. Born on October 22, 1939, in Decatur, Georgia, he was the beloved son of Mary and Dean Clack.
A devoted husband, Jerry shared 62 years of love and partnership with his wife, Barbara Clack. Together, they built a life rich with cherished memories....
Maxine Godfrey
Feb 7, 2025
Maxine Godfrey, age 79, of Epworth GA passed away on Friday, February 7, 2025. She was born on January 5, 1946 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Claude Thomas Hughes and Edith Birdie Hancock Hughes. Maxine was a member of Kingtown Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by parents; husband, Rev. Charles Edward Godfrey and brother, C.J....
