Richard Lewis Hampton
Aug 1, 2011
The Akins Funeral of Copperhill announces the death of Richard Lewis Hampton, age 65, of Copperhill,TN, who passed away Monday, August 1, 2011. Mr. Hampton was a native of Miami, FL and was a son of the late James Lewis and Emma Jean Tuttle Hampton.He is survived by son Todd R. Hampton; sisters, Joann Harold of Lawrenceville, GA; Charlotte Sue...
Loretta Kay Mealer
Jul 31, 2011
Mrs. Loretta Kay Mealer, age 40, of Copperhill, TN passed away July 31, 2011 at her home. She loved flower gardening and was blessed to help others. She was of the Baptist Faith and proceeded in death by her father, Mr. Kenneth Mealer.Survivors include her husband, Frank Welch of Copperhill, TN; daughter, Kendall Mason of Copperhill, TN; mother, Frances Mealer...
Dorothy Jean Morrow
Jul 30, 2011
Mrs. Dorothy Jean Morrow, age 80 of Murphy, NC passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at home. Mrs. Morrow was born on November 2, 1930 in Polk County, TN to the late David and Mae Wilson Hopkins. She was a member of Turtletown Baptist Church. Mrs. Morrow enjoyed crafts and her flowers. She was preceded in death by her...
Everett William Dalton
Jul 30, 2011
Mr. Everett William Dalton, age 82 of Copperhill, TN passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at Life Care Center of Copper Basin in Ducktown, TN. Mr. Dalton was born in Polk County, TN to the late Will and Bessie Stuart Dalton. He was of the Baptist Faith. Mr. Dalton served his country in the United States Air Force. He...
Lamar Emory Lunsford
Jul 30, 2011
Mr. Lamar Emory Lunsford, age 68, of Mineral Bluff, GA, a former lifelong resident of Atlanta, GA passed away Saturday, July 30, 2011 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Atlanta, GA on September 10, 1942 to the late Lamar Emory Lunsford and Edna Hembree Lunsford. Mr. Lunsford was the owner/operator of Donald Ray's Brother's Place...
Troy Hicks
Jul 28, 2011
The Akins Funeral of Copperhill announces the death of Troy Hicks, age 72, of Farner, TN who passed away Thursday, July 28, 2011. Troy was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a member of the Towee Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Homer Lee and Lillian Gertrude Jones Hicks. He was also preceded in...
Edward Jon Ipe
Jul 27, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mr. Edward Jon Ipe, age 25, of Epworth, GA who passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2011 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mr. Ipe was born on June 21, 1986 in Sarasota, FL. He was a member of the McCaysville Church of Christ. He is survived by his...
Jeffery Dale Tucker
Jul 26, 2011
Mr. Jeffery Dale Tucker, age 49, of Blue Ridge, Ga., passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2011 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was a native of Owensboro, Ky., and was a member of the Livermore Missionary Baptist Church in Livermore, Ky. He was a commercial plumber working management projects in the construction industry.He is survived by his wife,...
Rowena Mercedes Greer Dunbar
Jul 26, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mrs. Rowena Mercedes Greer Dunbar, age 71, of Chatsworth, GA who passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2011 in the Murray Medical Center in Chatsworth. Mrs. Dunbar was born in Copperhill, TN on May 15, 1940 to the late Lewis Burdine Greer and Amanda Ada Petty Greer. She was a...
Susie Hughes
Jul 23, 2011
Mrs. Edith Myrtle "Susie" Dockery Hughes, age 80, of Douglasville, GA passed away Saturday, July 23, 20011 at her residence. She was born December 29, 1930 in Copperhill, TN the daughter of the late Mr. Lon Devo Dockery and the Late Mrs. Jossie Jane Cearley Dockery. She was a member of Clearview Baptist Church in Douglasville. She was a homemaker...
Dorothy E. Tumlin
Jul 19, 2011
Dorothy Ellison Tumlin, age 88 passed away on Tuesday July 19, 2011 at her home. Born in Little Rock, AR she was the daughter of the late Roy, Sr. and Cleo Clift Ellison. She graduated from the University of West Georgia with a bachelor's degree in Sociology. She later retired from the state of Georgia as an employment counselor. Mrs....
Amos Dunn
Jul 14, 2011
Mr. Amos Dunn, age 87, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Thursday, July 14, 2011 at his home. Mr. Dunn was born on December 30, 1923 in Fannin County, GA to the late John Henry Dunn and Annie Payne Dunn. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. He is survived by a niece, Bangel Norton and her husband Harrison...
Ruth B. Postelle
Jul 11, 2011
The Akins Funeral of Copperhill announces the death of Ruth B. Postelle, age 85, of Farner, TN who passed away Monday, July 11, 2011. Mrs. Postelle was born in Polk County, TN to the late Fred and Flossie Worley Bryant. She was a member of the Croft's Chapel Methodist Church and enjoyed gardening and sewing as her hobbies. She was...
Richard Lee Shearer
Jul 9, 2011
Richard Lee Shearer, age 52 of Carrollton, GA passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2011 at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, GA. Richard was born in Marietta, GA on October 26, 1958. He was a screen maker and developer with Screen Print Unlimited, Inc. of Douglasville, GA. Richard was a very hard worker and enjoyed gardening. He was preceded in...
Calvin Coolidge Queen
Jul 7, 2011
Calvin Coolidge Queen, age 87, of McCaysville, GA passed away Thursday, July 7, 2011. Mr. Queen was born in Fannin County, GA, to the late William Wesley and Mary Bell Long Queen. He had worked in retail sales as a Clerk and Delivery Man at Hampton Hardware and Buttram Hardware Stores. He was of the Baptist Faith. He was also...
Claude Thomas Foster
Jul 7, 2011
Claude Thomas Foster, age 92, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Thursday, July 7, 2011, at Heritage Health Care of Blue Ridge. He was a native of Fannin County, son of the late Walter Wilson Foster and Sarah Bethina Davenport Foster. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Brown Foster, four sisters, Iva Lee Baker, Oma Todd, Ethel...
Reathel Marie Foster
Jul 6, 2011
Reathel Marie Brown Foster grew up on a small farm in the rural Higdon community. She was the daughter of the late Joe and the late Oma Brown. Reathel was proud to be the first in her family to finish high school. She graduated from Epworth High as salutatorian in 1944. She then moved to Dalton to work and attend...
Mozelle Fain Jones
Jun 27, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mozelle Fain Jones, age 77, of Morganton, Georgia who passed away Monday, June 27, 2011 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. Mrs. Jones was a native of Fannin County and was a daughter of the late Etherin and Hattie Lue Whitener Fain. She was a homemaker and member of the...
Joan M. Jones
Jun 27, 2011
The Akins Funeral of Copperhill announces the death of Joan M. Jones, age 68, of the Grassy Creek Community, Copperhill, TN who passed away Monday, June 27, 2011 in the Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Joan was born in Swedesboro, NJ to the late James and Mary Minnitti Monahon. She was a member of Mt. Harmony Baptist Church. She...
Clifton 'Ted' Christopher
Jun 26, 2011
Ted Christopher age 62 of Newnan, GA for the past thirty years and a former resident of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Sunday morning, June 26, 2011 in the Piedmont Newnan Hospital following several months of illness. Ted was an well respected wallpaper and painting contractor in Newnan having restored many of the old antebellum homes in that area. Ted...
