Mary Scott Roof
Mar 2, 2012
Mary Scott Roof, age 92 and formerly of Decatur, passed on peacefullyat Heritage Health Care in Blue Ridge, Ga., March 2, 2012.Mary Virginia Scott was born July 13, 1919, in Todd, North Carolina,one of eight children of Claude and Ethel Scott. She finished highschool at the age of 16 and later enrolled at Lenoir Rhyne College,where she met her husband...
Virgina Lea Mull
Mar 1, 2012
Mrs. Virginia Lea Mull, age 64, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Thursday, March 1, 2012 in the Heritage Health Care Center in Blue Ridge, GA. Mrs. Mull was born on September 9, 1947 in Copperhill, TN to the late Howard Holden and Nola Sutton Holden. She worked for the Dollar General Store and was a member of Union Baptist...
Pauline Blanche Raper
Feb 23, 2012
Pauline Blanche Raper, age 68, of Farner, TN passed away Thursday, February 23, 2012. Pauline was born in Bradley County, TN to the late James Oscar and Blanche Pauline Dye Craig. She was retired from Levi Strauss where she had worked as a sewing machine operator. She was a member of the Community Baptist Church and was also preceded in...
Frank Edward Clore
Feb 21, 2012
Mr. Frank Edward Clore, age 59, of Chatsworth, GA passed away February 21, 2012 in the Murray Medical Center. He was born in Copperhill, TN on October 13, 1952. He was a member of the New Liberty Baptist Church and a member of the IBEW Electrical Union in Chattanooga, TN. Mr. Clore was an avid wood carver. He was preceded...
Evelyn Sisson
Feb 21, 2012
Mrs. Evelyn Sisson, age 84, of Riverdale, GA, died Tuesday, February 21, 2012, in Fayetteville, GA. She was a native of Fannin County, daughter of the late Clyde and Lou Emma Shirley Tanner. She was the wife of the late France E. Sisson. She was a member of the Church of Christ and a homemaker. Mrs. Sisson was preceded in...
Christian Michael Rhodes
Feb 19, 2012
Christian Michael Rhodes, infant son of Michael and Amanda Rhodes passed away on February 19, 2012. He is also survived by his grandparents, Kathy Rhodes of McCaysville, GA and Norma and David Cross of Copperhill, TN; great grandparents, Barbara Rhodes of Hortense, GA and Norma and David Cross of Copperhill, TN and Della Taylor of Turtletown, TN; aunts and uncles,...
Lake Clifton Henson
Feb 18, 2012
Mr. Lake Clifton Henson, age 80 of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at his home. He was born on Monday, February 23, 1931 in Mineral Bluff to the late Avery and Pearl Hughes Henson. Mr. Henson worked for Taylor and Jones Furniture Manufacturing as a cushion filler. He was a member of New Testament Baptist...
Julia Paulette Prince Millsaps
Feb 18, 2012
Julia Paulette Prince Millsaps, age 60 of Copperhill, TN passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2012, at her home. She was born Monday, March 19, 1951 in Polk County, TN to the late Fred Taft and Ila Hembree Prince. Paulette was a homemaker and a member of Youngstown Baptist Church in Blairsville, GA. Survivors include a son, John Millsaps of...
Delsie Norton Queen
Feb 16, 2012
Mrs. Delsie Norton Queen, daughter of Mira Wishon Norton and Harvey William Norton, passed away at Fannin Regional Hospital on Thursday, February 16, 2012, of age related illness. Mrs. Queen, born May 5, 1920, resided in the Epworth community for the majority of her adult life.She will be remembered for dedication to Lebanon Baptist Church and the local community. She...
James Edwin Panter
Feb 14, 2012
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces funeral services for Mr. James Edwin Panter, 84, of Ducktown, TN, who passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at Life Care of Copper Basin in Ducktown, TN He was born in Polk County, TN on Sunday, August 21, 1927 to the late Olin Edwin and Ruby Gilliam Panter. Mr. Panter was...
Charles Frank Humphrey
Feb 13, 2012
Mr. Charles Frank Humphrey, age 87, of McCaysville, GA passed away Monday February 13, 2012 at his home. Born in McCaysville, GA he was the son of the late Charles and Ruby Deaver Humphrey. After Graduating from High School, Mr. Humphrey joined the United States Army where he served during WWII earning several distinctions during his tour of duty. Later...
Emory Wallace Arp, Jr.
Feb 12, 2012
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces funeral services for Mr. Emory Wallace Arp, Jr. age 74, of Blue Ridge, GA, who passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2012 in Odyssey Hospice in Decatur, GA. He was born in Polk County, TN to the late Emory Wallace Arp Sr. and Anna Womble Arp on February 16, 1937. Mr. Arp...
Michael Eugene Moreland
Feb 11, 2012
Michael Eugene Moreland, age 59, of Turtletown, TN passed away Saturday, February 11, 2012. Mr. Moreland was born in Fulton County, GA to the late Barnett Marvin and Sarah Cobb Moreland. He was employed with Spartech Plastics working as a Maintenance Foreman and was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He is survived by his wife, Catherine Gillespie Moreland...
George Oren Wright
Feb 11, 2012
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces funeral services for George Oren Wright, age 64, of Mineral Bluff, GA who passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2012 in the Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, GA. He was born on February 22, 1947 in Fannin County, GA to the late Denson Oren and Jean Adell Nix Wright. George was...
Msgt Charles Long
Feb 6, 2012
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of MSgt Charles Long, age 74, of Turtletown, TN who passed away on Monday, February 6, 2012 at the Life Care Center of Copper Basin in Ducktown, TN. MSgt Long was born in Polk County, TN on June 26, 1937 to the late Louie and Mae Spurling Long. He was retired...
Jo Ann W. Ballew
Feb 4, 2012
Jo Ann Wright Ballew, age 72, of Copperhill, TN passed away Saturday, February 4, 2012 in the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Mrs. Ballew was a native of Polk County and was a daughter of the late James Louis and Ella Smith Wright. She had worked as a Business Manager in Respiratory Health.She is survived by her husband, Keith...
Pastor Harley Ray Morrow
Feb 3, 2012
Pastor Harley Ray Morrow, age 77, of Murphy, NC, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012. Mr. Morrow was born in Cherokee County, NC to the late Lloyd Edward and Alice Graves Morrow. He was retired from construction as an Ironworker and was a Veteran of the U.S. Marines. He was a member of the Fields of the Wood Church of...
Benjamin 'Ben' Robert Norton
Feb 3, 2012
Benjamin Robert Norton better known as "Ben", age 71, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Friday, February 3, 2012 at home. Ben was born in Fannin County on June 8, 1940 to the late Sam Hara Norton. He was retired from construction work and drove the school bus for the Fannin County Board of Education for many years. Ben...
Joy Walker
Feb 2, 2012
Joy Walker, age 91, of Bristol, TN, formerly of Turtletown, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012 at the Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, TN. Joy was a native of the Turtletown area and was retired from the Levi Strauss Company. She was a member of the Turtletown Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her parents, Thurston...
Deborah Lin Long
Jan 28, 2012
Mrs. Deborah Lin Long, age 59, of Jeffersonville, GA, died Saturday, January 28, 2012, at Jeffersonville Nursing and Rehab Center in Jeffersonville, GA. She was a member of the First Baptist Church Woodstock GA. She is survived by her husband: Warren Long of Blairsville, Ga.,. One Daughter: Katherine Ada Long, Fayetteville, NCOne Son: Stephen Mark Long, Auburn, INFour Grand Children,...
