Alfred 'Skip' Causey
Jul 20, 2012
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mr. Alfred "Skip" Causey, age 63 of Blue Ridge, GA who passed away on Friday, July 20, 2012 in the Fannin Regional Hospital from a long battle with esophageal cancer. He was born on June 27, 1949 in Forest Park, GA. He was preceded in death by his mother,...
Marvin Duane Courtney
Jul 19, 2012
Marvin Duane Courtney, age 80, of Rensselaer, passed away Thursday afternoon, July 19, 2012 at the Rensselaer Care Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Wayne County, Michigan on July 30, 1931, the son of Charles Irvin and Viola Mae (Post) Courtney. Marvin attended school in Wayne County and went on to serve his Country in the...
David Lamar Hall
Jul 18, 2012
David Lamar Hall, age 20, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2012 from injuries received in an automobile accident. David was born in Cleveland, TN and was a member of the Freedom Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was employed with F E M A.He is survived by his father, Chris (Christy) Hall of Adairsville,...
Kristen Sierra Bray
Jul 18, 2012
Kristen Sierra Bray, age 15, of Ducktown, TN passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2012 from injuries received in an automobile accident. Kristen was born in Cleveland, TN and was a member of the Crofts Chapel United Methodist Church.She is survived by parents, Robert Bray of Inglis, FL and Angela Cross of Ducktown, TN; brother Robert Bray of Ducktown, TN; many...
Donald 'Eddie' Newman, Jr.
Jul 17, 2012
Mr. Donald Edward "Eddie" Newman, Jr., age 48, of Morganton, GA passed away July 17, 2012. Born in Polk County, TN he was the son of the late Donald E. Sr. and Sandra Bryant Newman. He had worked in Law Enforcement for a number of years and most recently in Twiggs Co. Georgia. He was of the Baptist Faith, a...
Allen Fain Mcbrayer
Jul 17, 2012
Mr. Allen Fain McBrayer, age 89, of Farner, TN, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2012 in the Copper Basin Medical Center. Mr. McBrayer was born in Cherokee County, NC to the late Joseph Burton and Lucy Simonds McBrayer. He retired in 1981 from the Tennessee Copper Company where he worked as a Labor Foreman. He was a fifty year member...
Ella Arp
Jul 13, 2012
Ella Arp, age 85, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Friday, July 13, 2012. Ms. Arp was born in Fannin County, GA on November 25, 1926 to the late Harrison Arp and Ada Bell Arp. She was a member of Cornerstone Fellowship Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a sister, Thelma Arp.She is survived by brother, Lester Arp...
Lee Roy Johnson
Jul 10, 2012
Mr. Lee Roy Johnson, age 83, of McCaysville, GA passed away July 10, 2012 in the Life Care Center in Ducktown, TN. Born in Fannin County, GA he was the son of the late Ernest Akins and Lelia Mae Dockery Johnson. He was a retired operator for the Tennessee Chemical Company. He served in the United States Army. Mr. Johnson...
Jean H. Underwood
Jul 7, 2012
Mrs. Jean H. Underwood, age 79 of Blue Ridge, GA who passed away on Saturday, July 07, 2012. Mrs. Underwood was born on January 9, 1933 in Fannin County, GA to the late Georgie Howard. She retired after twenty-four years as secretary for First Baptist Church of Blue Ridge and served twenty-two years as secretary of the Morganton Baptist Association....
Margaret Mary Meyers
Jul 6, 2012
Margaret Mary Meyers, age 88, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Friday, July 6, 2012. She was a retired teacher from the Trenton Public School in Detroit, MI. She was a preceded in death by her loving husband, Joseph Meyers.Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, George and Bonnie Meyers of Trenton, Michigan, and James and Laura Meyers of Greenville, NC;...
Harold Davenport
Jul 4, 2012
Harold Davenport, age 68, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012 in the Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, GA. Mr. Davenport was born in Fannin County, GA on May 24, 1944 to the late Harley Grady Davenport and Mary Edna Holt Davenport. He worked as a Fab Process Inspector of Lockheed. He is survived by three...
Judith Louise George
Jul 3, 2012
Judith Louise George, age 61, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Summerville, SC. She was preceded in death by her parents Clyde Rhodes and Elsie Carson Rhodes. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Janice George of Epworth, GA and Brian and Penny George of Epworth, GA; daughter and son-in-law, Melissa and Jonathan McEwen of Summerville,...
Mary Elizabeth Anderson
Jul 2, 2012
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Anderson, age 89, of Flowery Branch, GA passed away Monday, July 2, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Anderson was born in Murray County, GA on March 11, 1923 to the late Milton Anthony Harris and Alma Calhoun Harris. She was a member of Blue Ridge United Methodist Church and was preceded in death by her huband, Jarrell...
Jacqueline Westmoreland Burrell
Jul 2, 2012
Mrs. Jacqueline Westmoreland Burrell, age 76, of Murphy, NC passed away Monday, July 2, 2012 in Chattanooga, TN. Born in Cherokee County, NC she was the daughter of the late Jack E. and Viola Harris Westmoreland. She was a homemaker and a member of the Temple Baptist Church in Murphy, NC. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...
Elizabeth Ann Worthey
Jul 1, 2012
Elizabeth Ann Worthey, age 68, of Morganton, GA, formerly of Lithonia, GA passed away Sunday, July 1, 2012. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church in Lithonia, GA and attended The Church at Blue Ridge. Survivors include her husband, Jack Worthey of the home; children and their spouses, Tamra and...
Earle Walter Levan
Jun 28, 2012
Earle Walter LeVan of Morganton, Georgia was born July 4, 1929 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Loretta and Orlo LeVan. He and Dora Marie Peterson were married November 27, 1954 and shared a living and satisfying 58 years of marriage. The family moved to Georgia in 1969. Dora Marie LeVan survives along with five children, Lori LeVan of Morganton, Lisa...
Georgia Ann 'Pat' Davis
Jun 27, 2012
Georgia Ann "Pat" Davis, age 71 of the Heritage Health Care in Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Pat was born in Portland, Oregon to the late Warren Thomas and Doris Helen Corson Davis. She had been employed with the Copper Basin Medical Center where she worked in Housekeeping and later had worked at the Piggly Wiggly...
Timothy Lynn Patterson
Jun 26, 2012
Mr. Timothy Lynn Patterson, age 41 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Tuesday June 26, 2012. He was a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. He had worked for Ocoee Animal Hospital where he was able to show his love of animals.Survivors include his wife, Candy Sue Patterson; children, Jessica Sue Patterson of Blue Ridge, GA, Dalton Alexander...
Mary Kathryn Schneller
Jun 26, 2012
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Mary Kathryn Schneller, age 66 of Turtletown, TN who passed away on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at Copper Basin Medical Center. She was born on June 7, 1946 in Cleveland, OH. Mary owned an animal rescue shelter. She was the president for many years of the Homeward Bound Animal Rescue....
Tommy Lynn Mitchell
Jun 25, 2012
Mr. Tommy Lynn Mitchell, age 71, passed away Monday, June 25, 2012, at Heritage Health Care center in Blue Ridge, GA. Born in Polk County, TN, he was the son of the late Roy and Dorothy Thomas Mitchell. He was a retired machinist having worked for the Tennessee Chemical Company and a long time member of the First United Methodist...
