Odeis Dockery Hughes Self
Feb 8, 2014
Mrs. Odeis Dockery Hughes Self, age 88, of the Lifecare Center of Copper Basin passed away Saturday, February 8, 2014. Odeis was a native of the Polk County area and was a daughter of the late Lon and Josie Cearley Dockery. She was a former bus driver with M.A.T.S. and was a member of the Midway Baptist Church. She was...
Hubert Wayne Mashburn
Feb 5, 2014
Rev. Hubert Wayne Mashburn, age 71, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014 in the Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Mr. Mashburn was born in Fannin County, GA on September 22, 1942 to the late Hobert Hubert Mashburn and Verlie Estelle Mull Mashburn. He was a retired iron worker and a member of New Antioch Baptist Church....
Lucille Bishop
Feb 4, 2014
Mrs. Jewell "Lucille" Jenkins Bishop, age 91, of Dallas, GA passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 in the Delmar Gardens Smyrna in Smyrna, GA. Mrs. Bishop was born in Atlanta, GA on October 6, 1922 to the late John Raymond Bennett and Missouri Ann Rudaseal Bennett. She worked as a secretary for Fannin County School System, was a member and...
Ida Mae Vera 'Bootsie' Dills
Feb 3, 2014
Mrs. Ida Mae Vera "Bootsie" Dills, age 84, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Monday, February 3, 2014 at her home. She was born in Polk County, TN on July 9, 1929. Mrs. Dills worked as a clerk for Dollar General, was a member of Mineral Bluff Baptist Church, and was a member of the Ladies Auxillary of Fannin Regional...
Kenneth Lynn 'Buddy' Hensley
Jan 31, 2014
Kenneth Lynn, lovingly known as "Buddy", Hensley, age 60, of Turtletown, TN passed away Friday, January 31, 2014. Buddy was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a son of the late Kenneth and Betty Jean Arp Hensley. He was owner/operator of Hensley Auto Sales. He attended Temple Baptist Church.He is survived by his wife of forty years,...
Lori Ann Burnette
Jan 31, 2014
Miss Lori Ann Burnette, age 41, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on January 31, 2014 at her home. She was the daughter of Calvin and Willie Jo Burnette both of Blue Ridge. Other survivors include one brother and sister-in-law, Fabian and Josie Burnette of Copperhill, TN; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Christine and Terry Hughes of Turtletown, TN, Carolyn and...
Eric Dawson Pritchett
Jan 30, 2014
Mr. Eric Dawson Pritchett, age 56, of Ducktown, TN passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014 in the Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. Mr. Pritchett was born in Chicago, IL to the late James Troy and Nora Walden Pritchett. He had worked as a Machinist with the Boehing Company and most recently at the Chevron Station in Ducktown. He was also...
Edward Arthur Lague
Jan 29, 2014
Mr. Edward Arthur Lague, age 84, of Ducktown, TN passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2014. Mr. Lague was born in New Bedford,MA to the late Joseph Henry and Emma Caron Lague. He was a member of the Mine City Baptist Church.He served his country in the U.S.Army and retired after many years of serving as a Chef. He continued to...
James Richard Panter
Jan 26, 2014
James Richard Panter, age 50 of Copperhill, TN passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2014, at the Copper Basin Medical Center in Copperhill, TN. He was born on Friday, June 14, 1963, to the late Wayne and Bonnie Deal Panter. James had been self employed as a builder of concrete foundations for home construction. He was of the Baptist Faith....
Vivien Esther Locke
Jan 23, 2014
Mrs. Vivien Esther Locke, age 81, of Copperhill, TN passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014. Mrs. Locke was a homemaker and mother and was a member of the Mt. View Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by parents, Charlie and Minnie Mae Dalton Hedden; daughter, Mrs. Wanda Waters; son-in-law, Willard Waters; grandson, Doug Waters and six brothers.She is survived...
Bobby Calvin Long
Jan 21, 2014
Bobby Calvin Long, age 58, of Morganton, GA passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2014 in the Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper, GA. Mr. Long was born on September 24, 1955 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Willie Calvin Long and Lucille Cavendar Long. He was owner/operator of North Georgia Stone since 1987, owner/operator of North Georgia Gun & Pawn,...
Ruby Ann Cross
Jan 15, 2014
Miss Ruby Ann Cross, age 56, passed away on January 15, 2014 in Mineral Bluff, GA surrounded by her family. Born in McCaysville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Wendell G. and Eula Mae Roberson Cross. Miss Cross had worked for Levi Strauss for over twenty six years and later worked at Wal-Mart in Ellijay for ten years....
Shirley Ann Bullock
Jan 15, 2014
Mrs. Shirley Ann Bullock, age 78, of Chatsworth, GA passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014 in the Chatsworth Healthcare in Chatsworth, GA. Mrs. Bullock was a homemaker and daughter of the late Joseph M. and Mary V. Sisson Godfrey. She was a member of the Mt. View Baptist Church. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Davey and Betty Vining...
Wayne Franklin Huffman
Jan 15, 2014
Wayne Franklin Huffman of Blue Ridge. Wayne Huffman was the son of the late Harold Wayne and Willie Brinkley Huffman. He was born and spent his life within the city limits of Blue Ridge and was a true native son. He graduated from Blue Ridge High School as the youngest member of his class and spent his early years delivering...
Ruth Helen Deal
Jan 10, 2014
Mrs. Ruth Helen Deal, age 85 of McCaysville, GA passed away on Friday, January 10, 2014, at the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. She was born on Saturday, July 7, 1928 and was the daughter of the late George Everett and Sylvia Katherine Purdew Cochran. Mrs. Deal had owned several restaurants. She was a member of Mountain View Baptist...
Frances Ramsey
Jan 6, 2014
Mrs. Frances Ramsey, a loving mother and grandmother passed away at age 79, January 6, 2014. Born in Polk County, TN she was the daughter of the late James Henry and Ada Beulah Parr Guy. She was a long time member of the Welcome Hill #2 Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Ralph Ramsey.Survivors...
Jack Coleman Ganues
Jan 4, 2014
Mr. Jack Coleman Ganues, age 92 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2014, in Copperhill, TN. He was born on Thursday, April 7, 1921 in Talking Rock, GA to the late Les and Minnie Mann Ganues. Mr. Ganues was a 1941 graduate of Pickens High School. He attended his 72nd reunion this past May. Jack was...
Saharah Elise Love Weatherspoon
Jan 1, 2014
Little Miss Saharah Elise Love Weatherspoon, age 2, passed away January 1, 2014 in Chattanooga, TN. Survivors include her mother, Jennifer Palmer of Blue Ridge, GA; brothers and sister, Elijah Weatherspoon, Daniel Allen Edgar Palmer and Sarah Ann Hope Palmer; grandparents, Ronald and Mary Jones of Farner, TN; aunts and uncles, Wanda Sweitzer of PA, Janet Smith of Ducktown, TN,...
Dana Renae Panter Worley
Dec 28, 2013
Mrs. Dana Renae Worley, age 50 of Farner, TN passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2013, at the Copper Basin Medical Center in Copperhill, TN. She was born on Saturday, March 23, 1963 in Polk County TN and was the daughter of the late Harold and Leslie Patterson Panter. Dana was a homemaker and was of the Baptist Faith. She...
Wilburn Freeman 'Short' Loudermilk
Dec 26, 2013
Mr. Wilburn Freeman "Short" Loudermilk, age 80 of Copperhill, TN passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013. "Short" was born in Polk County to the late William Harley and Della Mae Clore Loudermilk. He was a member of the Mt. Harmony Baptist Church in Isabella and was retired from Tennessee Copper Company where he had worked as a repairman. He was...
