Ruth Wilson Harper
Nov 18, 2011
Mrs. Ruth Wilson Harper, age 91, of Mineral Bluff Highway "Pantertown" section of McCaysville, GA passed away Friday, November 18, 2011 in the Heritage Health Care Center in Blue Ridge, GA. Mrs. Harper was born in Fannin County, GA on October 11, 1920 to the late "Foxy" John Wilson and Mary Lively Wilson. She was a member of Pantertown Baptist...
Arvil Cleaston Burger
Nov 13, 2011
Mr. Arvil Cleaston Burger, age 91 , of Farner, TN was called home to be with his Lord on Sunday, November 13, 2011. Mr. Burger was a lifelong resident of Polk County and enjoyed being outdoors and spending time with his family. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. He was preceded in death by...
James Bernard 'Jimmy' Chapman, Ii
Nov 12, 2011
Mr. James Bernard Chapman, II, affecionately known to family and friends as "Jimmy", age 59, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011. Mr. Chapman was born in Omaha, Nebraska on March 18, 1952 to the late James Bernard Chapman, Sr. and Rita Ann Shanahan Chapman. He was a journeyman electrician and was a loyal and faithful member...
Hoke Thomas Jones, Jr.
Nov 9, 2011
Mr. Hoke Thomas Jones, Jr., age 60, of McCaysville, GA, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. He was born in Polk County, Tennessee, June 7, 1951, son of the late Hoke Thomas Jones, Sr. and Ophie Stewart Jones. He was a member of Blue Ridge First Baptist Church. Thomas loved music. He had...
Virginia Ellen Mathis
Nov 9, 2011
Mrs. Virginia Ellen Mathis, age 63, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Mathis was born in Fannin County, GA on April 11, 1948 to the late Audlee Ritchie and Marie Dilbeck Ritchie. She was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church and assistant Sunday School teacher for over forty years. Mrs. Mathis was...
Michael 'Beef' Rhodes
Nov 7, 2011
Mr. Michael Anthony Rhodes, better known as "Beef", age 54, of McCaysville, GA passed away on Monday November 7, 2011 at his home. Born in Albertville, AL he was the son of the late James Carol Rhodes. He graduated from Georgia Southern with a degree in secondary education and a minor in political science. Mike served his country in the...
Irene Vesta Rogers
Nov 7, 2011
Mrs. Irene Vesta Rogers, age 75, of the Gilmer County Nursing Home, Ellijay, GA passed away Monday, November 7, 2011 in the North Georgia Medical Center in Ellijay. Mrs. Rogers was born in Fannin County, GA on January 2, 1936 to the late John Henry Mann and Martha Beautell Ballew Mann. She worked as a paraprofessional for Clayton County School...
James B. 'J.B.' Addington
Nov 4, 2011
Mr. James B. "J.B." Addington age 91, of Morganton, GA passed away on Friday, November 4, 2011 in Fannin Regional Hospital. Mr. Addington was born in Fannin County, GA on November 8, 1919 to the late Robert Lee and Laura Olive Orton Addington. He was a member of Morganton Baptist Church where he served as an usher. Mr. Addington was...
Mary Frances Towe Wood
Nov 4, 2011
Mrs. Mary Frances Towe Wood, age 92, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Friday, November 04, 2011 in the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Mrs. Wood was born in Bartow County, GA on August 15, 1919 to the late Alonzo Towe and Laura Mae Blalock Towe. She was a member of Mineral Bluff Baptist Church and was preceded in...
David A. White
Nov 2, 2011
Mr. David Arnold White, age 61, of Damascus Circle, Blue Ridge, GA passed away Wednesday, November 02, 2011 at his home. Mr. White was born in Polk County, TN on January 16, 1950 to the late Rufus White and Priscilla Joyce White. He worked as a spreader for Levis Strauss. He was a member of Damascus Baptist Church. Mr. White...
Marjorie Tankersley
Nov 2, 2011
Mrs. Marjorie Tankersley, age 81, of Morganton, GA passed away Wednesday, November 02, 2011 in the Heritage Health Care Center in Blue Ridge, GA. She was born in McCaysville, GA on August 9, 1930 to the late Willie Stepp and Mary Lou Crawford Stepp. She owned and operated the Economy Sewing Machine Company in Blue Ridge. She was a member...
Ezell Albert Queen
Nov 1, 2011
Mr. Ezell Albert Queen, age 81, of McCaysville, GA passed away on Tuesday November 1, 2011 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Fannin County, GA he was the son of the late Garnett and Elsie Russell Queen. Mr. Queen served in the United States Air Force. He worked as a Boilermaker for the Tennessee Chemical Company for...
Oliver Sonny Mason
Oct 31, 2011
Oliver "Sonny" Mason retired from the Floyd County Board of Education after 30 years of teaching and coaching. He coached baseball and football at Coosa High School in Rome, Georgia. Sonny's passion for sports and love of young people endured throughout his life.Mr. Mason was preceded in death by his first wife Lucy White Mason, and his parents Margurite and...
Rev. Thomas Avery Warren, Jr.
Oct 25, 2011
Rev. Thomas Avery Warren, Jr., age 86, of Morganton, GA passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2011 in the Northside Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Rev. Warren was born in Robbinsville, NC on February 26, 1925 to the late Thomas Avery Warren, Sr. and Hattie Mae Green Warren. He served as an ordained minister for over 35 years and pastored at Harmony...
Emma Mae Powell Prince
Oct 23, 2011
Mrs. Emma Mae Powell Prince, age 90 of Murphy, NC slipped away peacefully into her eternal home with Jesus on Sunday morning, October 23, 2011 surrounded by family at her home in the Wehutty community. She was born on January 21, 1921 in the Shoal Creek area of Murphy, NC daughter of the late Alonzo Clayton and Altie Roxanna Harris...
Martha Jean Dunn
Oct 21, 2011
Mrs. Martha Jean Dunn, age 80, of Copperhill, TN passed away Friday, October 21, 2011 in the LifeCare Center in Ducktown, TN. Mrs. Dunn was born in McMinn County, TN on February 23, 1931 to the late Robert Wyatt and Lola Coffey Wyatt. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Blue Ridge where she taught Sunday School for...
Charles Leon Hays, Jr.
Oct 21, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mr. Charles Leon Hays, Jr., age 75, of Blue Ridge, GA who passed away Friday, October 21, 2011 at his home. Mr. Hays was born in Glavewater, Texas on December 16, 1935 to the late Charles Leon Hays, Sr. and Jean Alexander. He earned a B.S. degree from the...
Joe Donovan Russell
Oct 21, 2011
Joe Donovan Russell, age 74, of Epworth, Ga., died Friday, October 21, 2011, at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Russell was employed by Shaw Industries and attended Damascus Baptist Church.He was born in Polk County, TN on February 9, 1937 to the late James McKinney Russell and Johnnie Margaret Owenby Russell. He was preceded in death by one son,...
Holister Braley Mckee
Oct 20, 2011
Mr. Holister Braley McKee, age 92, of Turtletown, TN passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011 in the VA Medical Center in Decatur, GA. Mr.McKee was a born in Hague, NY and was a son of the late John and Jane Braley McKee. He was retired from the Manatee School Board in Bradenton, Fl and was a member of the Crofts...
Lois Anderson Hall
Oct 19, 2011
Lois Virginia Anderson Hall, age 82nd, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Anderson was born in Dekalb County, GA on March 27, 1929 to the late William Millard Anderson and Guyeula Beacham Anderson. She worked as a probation officer for Dekalb County Court System. She is survived by her beloved husband...
