James Roy Odum
Sep 12, 2012
Mr. James Roy Odum, age 80, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2012 in the Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, GA. Mr. Odum was born on February 5, 1932 in Fannin County, GA to the late Elick Odum and Edna Puckett Odum. He was of the Baptist faith and preceded in death by his wife, Gracie...
Edna Pauline Panter
Sep 10, 2012
Mrs. Edna Pauline Panter, age 94, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Monday, September 10, 2012 in the Heritage Health Care Center in Blue Ridge, GA. Mrs. Panter was born on April 5, 1918 in Murray County, GA to the late Charlie Edgar West and Martha Elizabeth Burnett West. She worked as a dietician for Fannin County Nursing Home and...
Edgar Franklin 'Frank' Falls
Sep 8, 2012
Mr. Edgar Franklin (Frank) Falls, age 88 of Morganton, GA passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville, GA. He was born on August 4, 1924 in Lynch, KY to the late Edgar Everett and Zola Alice Nichols Falls. Mr. Falls was self employed in real estate. He was a member of Wilscott Baptist...
Lucille Thomas Mcgill
Sep 6, 2012
Mrs. Lucille Thomas McGill, age 93, of the LifeCare Center of Ducktown, TN passed away Thursday, September 6, 2012. She was a member of Copperhill United Methodist Church and loved to plant flowers and sew quilts. She was preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin Harrison McGill; and two sons, Roy and Tom McGill. She is survived by a son,...
Reed 'Monk' Nicholson
Sep 5, 2012
Reed "Monk" NicholsonReed "Monk" Nicholson, 80, of Turtletown, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on September 5, 2012, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born on July 20, 1932 in Turtletown to the late Ray and Lana Payne Nicholson. In 1951 he married the former Betty Powell with whom he recently celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary. Since...
Wesley 'Tuey' Stewart Mcnelley
Sep 4, 2012
Mr. Wesley " Tuey" Stewart McNelley, age 61, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away September 4, 2012. Born in Fannin County, GA he was the son of the late John Wesley and Mildred Foster McNelley. He retired from Lockheed of Marietta, GA after many years of service. Mr. McNelley was a member of the Full Gospel Tabernacle.Survivors include his wife...
Robert Young Queen
Sep 4, 2012
Mr. Robert Young Queen, age 55, of McCaysville, GA passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2012 in the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Mr. Queen was born on March 23, 1957 in Fannin County, GA. He was preceded in death by his parents Howard Queen and Mary Bell Weeks Queen; his wife, Mary Godsey Queen; brother-in-law, Wayne Prince; and sister-in-law,...
Eston Bruce Bramlett
Sep 3, 2012
Mr. Eston Bruce Bramlett, age 86, of Suches, GA passed away Monday September 3, 2012. Born in the Margaret Community, GA he was the son of the late James Bruce and Velma Hunt Bramlett. He served his country during WWII in the United States Army and honorably discharged from the 11th Airborne. He owned and operated Bramletts Service Station in...
Travis Ray Hughes
Sep 1, 2012
Travis Ray Hughes, age 84, of Roswell, GA, passed away September 1, 2012. Ray grew up in Copperhill, TN, where he graduated from Copperhill High School in 1945. Even at the young age of 16, he already had an entrepreneurial spirit and opened a donut and hamburger shoppe where the young people loved to gather. Later, he decided to continue...
Naomi Duff Morris
Sep 1, 2012
Little Miss Naomi Duff Morris infant daughter of Philip and Sally Duff Schetter Morris of Murphy, NC passed away, Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Union General Hospital in Blairsville, GA.Survivors include her parents; siblings, Matthew Charles Morris of Murphy, NC and Abigail Hope Morris of Murphy, NC; maternal grandparents, Laura and Ken Schetter of New Market, TN; paternal grandparents, Rod...
Kathryn Schneller
Aug 30, 2012
Kathryn Schneller, age 93, of the Life Care Center of Copper Basin passed away Thursday, August 30, 2012. Mrs. Schneller was born January 21, 1919 in Painesville, Ohio to the late Laurence and Mildred Cleary McNamara. She resided at the Life Care Center of Copper Basin for several years, and lived for many years prior at the Brookshill Apartments in...
Grace Christine Burger
Aug 29, 2012
Grace Christine Burger, age 100, of Copperhill, TN, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Mrs. Burger was born April 12, 1912 to the late Joseph and Emma Dilbeck Johnson. She was the oldest member to attend Bethlehem Baptist Church and she was a member of the Bethlehem Homemakers Club. She was a homemaker who loved and enjoyed her family. She...
Geneva Briant Mull
Aug 29, 2012
Mrs. Geneva Briant Mull, age 92, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2012 in the Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, GA. Mrs. Mull was born in Pollk County, TN on October 10, 1919 to the late Clifton M. Briant and Betty Bryant Briant. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church and was preceded in death...
Elder Dewey Weston Withrow
Aug 28, 2012
Elder Dewey Weston Withrow, age 82, of Murphy, NC passed away on August 28th, 2012. Born in Mineral Bluff, GA he was the son of Mr. Thomas Dillard and Leora Scroggs Withrow. As a young man he served his country serving in the United States Marine Corps. He retired from the TEXACO/Chevron company and moved back to the Murphy area...
James Vernon 'Joe' Queen
Aug 23, 2012
Mr. James Vernon "Joe" Queen, age 84, of Morganton, GA passed away Thursday, August 23, 2012 in the Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, GA. Mr. Queen was born on December 27, 1927 in Peachtree, NC to the late Rans Queen and Dora Huskins Queen. He was a member of Harmony Baptist Church and was preceded in death by his...
Samuel Leroy Myers
Aug 23, 2012
Mr. Samuel Leroy "Sam" Myers, age 54, of Morganton, GA passed away Thursday, August 23, 2012 in the VistaCare Hospice in Atlanta, GA. Mr. Myers was born on December 31, 1957 in Bastrop, Louisiana. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Jackson, Mississippi, and was preceded in death by his father Leroy Myers, Jr. He is suvived by...
Hubert Leroy Ray
Aug 23, 2012
Hubert Leroy Ray, age 69, of Copperhill, TN passed away Thursday, August 23, 2012 in the Metro General Hospital in Nashville, TN. Mr. Ray was born in Fannin County, GA and was a member of the McGeetown House of Prayer. He had worked as a machinist at the Beaulieu of America Carpet Plant, was a member of the Copperhill Masonic...
Howell Kyser Teasley
Aug 22, 2012
Howell Kyser Teasley, 70 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Aug. 22, 2012, in Marietta, GA. Born in Elberton, GA, he was the son of the late Clyde and Nancy Teasley. He was a retired accountant for Lockheed in Marietta. Mr. Teasley was a member of the Temple Baptist Church. Howell's life was changed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ...
Ryker Colt Lunsford
Aug 21, 2012
Master Ryker Colt Lunsford, age 2 days old, passed away August 21, 2012. His survivors include his parents; Jason and Kayla Lunsford of Blue Ridge, GA; twin brother, Asa Blake Lunsford; paternal grandparents, Junior and Gloria Lunsford of Blairsville, GA; maternal grandparents, Mike and Denise Cox of Blue Ridge, GA; great grandparents, Juanita and Larry VanZandt of Blue Ridge, GA,...
Earl Lucas Swanson
Aug 21, 2012
Earl Lucas Swanson, age 71, of Turtletown, TN, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Earl was a native of the Copper Basin area and was retired as a miner and shop maintenance worker with the Tennessee Copper Company. He was of Baptist faith.He is survived by his wife, Louise Payne Swanson of the home; daughters and sons-in-law, Donna (Gary) Walters...
