Richie Karp
Oct 5, 2012
Richie Karp, after a long illness died peacefully on October 5, 2012 in his log cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains surrounded by nature his dogs, kitty and loving wife. Born a New Yorker in 1943, he spent most of his life on Long Island. He attended Hofstra University. His natural sales abilities were obvious to all when in grade...
Mrs. Helen Ruth Bigham Hughes
Sep 30, 2012
Mrs. Helen Ruth Bigham Hughes, age 89, of Turtletown, TN died suddenly Sunday, September 30, 2012 at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. She was born on July 22, 1923 in Polk County, TN to the late Nora Lee and David Octavius Bigham. Mrs. Hughes was a homemaker most of her earlier years. She started a career in her 70s with...
Robert Albert 'Sam' Dillard
Sep 28, 2012
Mr. Robert Albert "Sam" Dillard, age 71, of Murphy, NC, passed away Friday, September 28, 2012 in the Erlanger Medical Center. Mr. Dillard was born in the Hot House Community of Cherokee County, NC to the late Albert Robert and Hassie Denton Dillard. He was a self-employed contractor with Dillard Excavating Construction. He was an avid fan of Nascar and...
Richard Edward Daetwyler
Sep 28, 2012
Mr. Richard Edward Daetwyler, age 85, of Mineral Bluff, GA, passed away September 28, 2012, in the Fannin Regional Hospital. He was the son of the late Paul and Anna Zumbach Daetwyler. He served his country in the United States Navy. After graduating college Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, WV he worked for a number of years for Fairchild...
Calvin Marion Mealer
Sep 27, 2012
Calvin Marion Mealer, age 82, of Copperhill passed away Thursday, September 27, 2012. Calvin was a native of Polk County and was a son of the late Cicero and Florence Walden Mealer. He was a member of the Boilermaker Local # 1 and had been employed by Bacon Tanks as a Metal Fabricator. He was a member of the Grassy...
Grace Lawrence Peacock
Sep 27, 2012
Mrs. Grace Lawrence Peacock, age 92, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Thursday, September 27, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Peacock was born on November 18, 1919 to the late Emory Lawrence and Hattie Davis Lawrence. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Franklin Peacock and a son, John Peacock. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church...
Ted Loudermilk
Sep 25, 2012
Ted Loudermilk, age 64, of Mineral Bluff, Georgia passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2012 in the Copper Basin Medical Center.Ted was a son of the late Harley and Della Clore Loudermilk. He was a member of the Mt. Harmony Baptist Church and was also preceded in death by siblings, Clifford Loudermilk, Wayne Loudermilk, Jim Loudermilk, Pauline Loudermilk, Polly Loudermilk and...
Paul Edward Bell
Sep 22, 2012
Paul Edward Bell, age 86, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away September 22, 2012 in Towns County, GA. Born in Fannin County, GA he was the son of the late Joseph Lafayette and Carolyne Deweese Bell. He was a retired Supervisor at Lockheed in Marietta, GA. He was of the Baptist faith and served his country in the United States...
Christopher Lehmon Tanner
Sep 17, 2012
Christopher Lehmon Tanner, age 40, of Dyersburg, TN, passed away Monday, September 17, 2012. Christopher was a native of the Copper Basin area and worked in Healthcare as a Registered Nurse, Respiratory Therapist, and served as a Paramedic, a Firefighter and a Certified Police Officer in the state of South Carolina. He was a member of the Bethany Church. He...
Cynthia 'Cindy' Ann Kaylor
Sep 16, 2012
Cynthia Ann "Cindy" Kaylor, age 49, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Sunday, September 16, 2012 at her home. Miss Kaylor was born in Fulton County, GA on December 20, 1962, She was of the Baptist faith and was preceded in death by her father, Donald Otis Kaylor. She is survived by her mother, Frances Louise Davis Kaylor of Mineral...
James Daniel 'Dan' Pascoe
Sep 14, 2012
James Daniel "Dan" Pascoe, age 63, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Friday, September 14, 2012, at his residence. He was born on Friday, October 22, 1948 in Goldsboro, NC to the late James Pascoe and Cleo Johnson Pascoe. Dan worked at AMFI as a metal fabrication supervisor. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam conflict.Survivors...
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...
