Wesley 'Kirby' Goforth, Jr.
Jun 17, 2013
Mr. Welsey "Kirby" Goforth, Jr., age 58, of Murphy, NC passed away Monday, June 17, 2013 in the Piedmont Hospital in Jasper, GA. Mr. Goforth was born in Copperhill, TN on Octobe 17, 1954 to the late Wesley Kirby Goforth, Sr. and Clymenia Jones Goforth. He worked as a truck driver for Little Debbie and as a member of First...
William 'Bill' Kenneth Prince
Jun 16, 2013
Mr. William "Bill" Kenneth Prince, age 70 of Copperhill, TN passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2013, at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. He was born in Polk County, TN on October 28, 1942 to the late Robert Lee Prince and Mary Lou Harris Prince. He was self-employed in timber harvesting as a saw miller and logger. Mr. Prince...
Thomas Vernon Shields, Jr
Jun 14, 2013
Mr. Thomas Vernon Shields, Jr. age 65, of Turtletown, TN passed away Friday, June 14, 2013. Mr. Shields was born in Polk County, TN to the late Thomas Shields, Sr and Billie Jane Simonds Shields. He was a Veteran of the U.S.Army and a member of the TVA Operating Engineer Local 917. He was of the Baptist Faith.Survivors include his...
Peggy Doris Giovannoni
Jun 13, 2013
Peggy Doris GiovannoniBorn - November 11, 1940Passed - June 13, 2013Devoted wife and companion to Cole Giovannoni.Loving mother to Rick, Vickie, Timothy, Michael, Doris, Karen, Eric & stepson, Butch. Grandmother and Great-Grandmother.After a five year battle with cancer we release her beautiful spirit to the source from which it came.There's an unbroken bond that is woven from love, and it...
Craig E. Lisk
Jun 13, 2013
Mr. Craig E. Lisk, age 24, of Blue Ridge, GA formerly of Brooksville, FL passed away on Thursday June 13, 2013. He attended Central High School in Brooksville until he moved to the Copper Basin area and graduated from Copper Basin High School in 2007. Mr. Lisk was employed by Akins Funeral Home where he was currently serving his apprenticeship...
Jerry Ray Towe, Sr.
Jun 8, 2013
Mr. Jerry Ray Towe, Sr., age 71, of Epworth, GA passed away on Saturday June 8, 2013. Born in Rome, GA he was the son of the late Fred M. and Pearl Key Towe. He served his country in the United States Air Force. He worked for over fifty years as a Truck Driver with most of those years with...
Carl Eugene Setser
Jun 3, 2013
Mr. Carl Eugene Setser, age 82, of Minral Bluff, GA passed away Monday, June 3, 2013 in the Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. Mr. Setser was born in Fannin County, GA on August 20, 1930 to the late Edward Setser ad Eula Cox Setser. He was retired from the Veteran's Administration Nursing Services in Atlanta, GA. He was a member...
Georgie Russell Hunt
Jun 3, 2013
Georgie Russell Hunt, Jr. passed away suddenly on June 3, 2013. He was 69 years old. He was born in the Sontag Community, just outside of Rocky Mount, Virginia, the son of Georgie Russell Hunt, Sr. and Helen Slayton Hunt, both of whom who predeceased him.He was a graduate of Lynchburg College, class of 1966. It was there that he...
Virginia Christine Mcgill
Jun 3, 2013
Mrs. Virginia Christine McGill, age 88, of Jackson, GA passed away Monday, June 3, 2013 in Monroe County Hospital in Forsyth, GA. Mrs. McGill was born on May 18, 1925 in Fannin County, GA to the late Charles B. Collis and Ethel Branton Collis. She worked at Levi Strauss and was a member of Cherry Log Baptist Church. She was...
Cleo E. Pelfrey
Jun 2, 2013
Mrs. Cleo E Pelfrey, age 78 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2013, at Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, GA. She was born on Saturday, June 30, 1934 and was the daughter of the late Kit Carson and Ollie Patterson Payne. Mrs. Pelfrey was a member of Mt Zion Baptist Church in Tumbling Creek. She...
Beatrice Mary Taylor Finney
Jun 1, 2013
Mrs. Beatrice Mary Taylor Finney, age 81, of Brooklyn, MI, passed away Monday, June 1, 2013 at her residence in Brooklyn. Mrs. Finney was a daughter of the late Thomas and Josie Craig Taylor and had worked as a Nurse's Aid in healthcare.She is survived by sisters, Addilee Taylor of Copperhill, TN, Brenda Taylor of Cleveland, TN; and Omie Scroggins...
Walter Haden Davis
Jun 1, 2013
Mr. Walter Haden Davis age 79 of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2013, at Henry Medical Center in Stockbridge, GA. He was born Wednesday, July 12, 1933 and was the son of the late Olen Davis and the late Bessie Farmer Davis. Mr. Davis was self employed as a large equipment operator and excavating. He was...
Larry Leon Smart
May 31, 2013
Larry L. Smart, 70, of Cherry Log, Georgia, passed away Friday, May 31, 2013 in Blue Ridge, Georgia. Mr. Smart was born on January 8, 1943 in Beloit, Wisconsin and was the son of Jack Smart and the late Meta Fields Smart. Larry earned a BA Degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin and spent many years in...
Betty Joyce Wilson
May 30, 2013
Mrs. Betty Joyce Wilson, age 78, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Wilson was born on April 19, 1935 in Tampa, FL to the late James Lovie Holton and Ella Mae Sheppard Holton. She was a member of Crossover Coummunity Church. She was preceded in death by her sons, Mike Kennedy, Elmer...
Inez Mary Jones
May 24, 2013
Mrs. Inez Mary Jones, age 85 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Friday, May 24, 2013 at home. Mrs. Jones was born in Fannin County, GA on April 26, 1928 to the late Homer C. and Ollie Patterson Davenport. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Jones loved interior decorating, cooking, especially baking. She loved children, especially her grandchildren. Mrs. Jones...
Viola Yale
May 24, 2013
Mrs. Viola Yale, age 91 of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away on Friday, May 24, 2013, at Copper Basin Medical Center in Copperhill, TN. She was born on Thursday, January 19, 1922 in Youngstown, OK to the late Joseph E. Jackson and Josephine Taylor Jackson. Mrs. Yale had been employed at Handy-Dan as a cashier. She lived most of her...
Kenneth Daris Mealer
May 21, 2013
Mr. Kenneth Daris "K.D." Mealer, age 81, of Epworth, GA passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in the LifeCare Center of Athens in Athens, TN. Mr. Mealer was born in Postelle, TN on May 4, 1932 to the late Gus Mealer and Mae Bell Howard Mealer. He was a Mining Foreman for Tennessee Copper Company and was a member of...
Rick Dale Beck
May 10, 2013
Rick Dale Beck, age 61 of Turtletown, TN passed away on Friday, May 10, 2013 from injuries sustained in a work related accident in Chattanooga, TN. Rick was born September 15, 1951 in Muskogee, OK to Delton and Mary Sue Beck. He was of the Baptist Faith and a tribal member of the Choctaw Indian Nation. Rick was preceded in...
June Amyrillis Crowder
May 10, 2013
Ms. June Amyrillis Dockery Crowder, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, May 10, 2013 at the home of her daughter in Dalton, GA surrounded by her loving family, after losing her battle with lung cancer. Born in Polk County, TN on June 10, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Ms. Rosa Bell Dockery Verner...
Alisa Kathryn O'Neill
May 9, 2013
Alisa Kathryn O'Neill, 37, of Marietta, GA passed away May 9th, 2013. Alisa was born on September 17, 1975 in Dalton, GA to Jeffrey and Gail O'Neill. She is survived by parents, Jeff and Gail O'Neill and sister and brother-in-law, Amanda and Frank Schoeniger; grandmother, Clara Chancey. She also has 2 nieces and 2 nephews; Joshua O'Neill, Jordan Merwin, Kayla...
