Gene Cox
Sep 17, 2011
Mr. Louie "Gene" Cox, age 80, of Blue Ridge passed away on September 17, 2011. Born in Fannin County, GA he was the son of the late Stewart and Hazel Welch Cox. He was of the Baptist Faith and a member of the Blue Ridge Masonic Lodge #67 F&AM. Mr. Cox was an accomplished Fiddle player and was inducted into...
Mary Bob Abernathy Carnes Hogsed
Sep 16, 2011
Mary Bob Abernathy Carnes Hogsed, age 77 of the Copper Basin area, passed away on September 16, 2011 in the Copper Basin Medical Center. She was born on September 4, 1934 in Polk County, TN to the late Robert Lamar and Hazel V. Cochran Abernathy. Mrs. Hogsed was educated at Emory University in Atlanta, GA and graduated from the Georgia...
Simmie Clifford Davenport
Sep 15, 2011
Mr. Simmie Clifford Davenport, age 73, of McCaysville, GA passed away September 15, 2011 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. Born in Fannin County, GA he was the son of the late Harley G. and Edna Holt Davenport. Mr. Davenport had worked many years for Cities Service and most recently at Tri-State Gas Station. He was a member of the Trinity...
Dennie Lee Sutton
Sep 13, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Dennie Lee Sutton, age 51, of Turtletown, TN who passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2011 in the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Dennie worked in retail sales and attended Community Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife Mamie Taylor Sutton of the home; son, Michael Davis of Athens,...
Tommy Allen Ross
Sep 10, 2011
Mr. Tommy Allen Ross, age 71, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2011 in Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. He was born in Fannin County on December 23, 1939 to the late Floyd and Iowa Joyce Ross. Survivors include a cousin, Alice and husband, Charles Seabolt of Epworth, GA; caregivers, Judy and husband, Kim Norton;...
Billie Ernest Pierce
Sep 9, 2011
Mr. Billie Ernest Pierce, age 79, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Friday, September 9, 2011 in Skyridge Medical Center in Cleveland, TN. He was born in Fannin County on March 19, 1932 to the late Carl and Lola Watkins Pierce. Mr. Pierce retired from Cities Service as a roaster operator. He was a member of the Church of...
Stanley E. Hall
Sep 8, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Stanley E. Hall, age 85, of Old Fort, TN who passed away Thursday, September 8, 2011. Stanley was a born in Cherokee County, NC to the late Otis J. and Emily Allen Hall. He was retired as a Computer Systems Analyst with General Electric and was a Veteran of the...
Howard David Hembree
Sep 6, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Howard David Hembree, age 73, of Ducktown, TN who passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2011. Mr. Hembree was born in McMinn County, TN to the late Joseph Hembree and Nora Mae Allen Hembree Kelly. He was retired from the Cities Service Company where he worked as a drill operator. He...
J.L. Postell
Sep 4, 2011
Mr. J.L. Postell, age 72, of Ducktown, TN passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at his residence. He was born on September 19, 1938 in Cherokee County, NC to the late James Lloyd and Ellen Gilliam Postell. Mr. Postell was retired from the city of Cleveland, TN as an auto mechanic. He was a member of Salem #2 Baptist...
Roger Allen Dowlin
Sep 3, 2011
Mr. Roger Allen Dowlin, age 59, of Isabella, TN passed away Saturday September 3, 2011 in the Copper Basin Medical Center. He was born in Chester County, PA, the son of the late Elmer Dowlin. Mr. Dowlin was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Copperhill, TN and worked as the manager of Wholesale Electrical and Plumbing Supply...
Alvie Richard Jones
Sep 2, 2011
Mr. Alvie Richard Jones, age 84, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2011 at Heritage Healthcare of Blue Ridge. He was born in Fannin County, GA on March 18, 1927 to the late Mark Hannah and Lela Angeline Foster Jones. Mr. Jones retired from Cities Service as a train car loader. He was a member and deacon...
Margaret Mull Stewart
Sep 1, 2011
Margaret Mull Stewart, age 77, of Atlanta, GA, a former resident of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Thursday, September 1, 2011 in the Hospice Atlanta in Atlanta, GA. Mrs. Stewart was born in Fannin County, GA on June 29, 1934 to the late Dallas Frank Mull and Mae Ledford Mull. She worked as a telephone operator for AT&T. Mrs. Stewart...
Ruby Mae Queen
Aug 28, 2011
Ruby Mae Queen, age 96, of Scottsboro, Alabama passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Queen was born in Fannin County to the late Walter and Ollie Fisher Galloway. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Lebanon Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hoyle Queen, son, Kenneth Queen and daughter,...
Barbara Ann Patterson
Aug 28, 2011
Barbara Ann Patterson, age 63, of Copperhill, TN passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Patterson was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a daughter of the late Ernie and Leavy Allen Cantrell. She was a homemaker and a member of the Mt. Zion (Tumbling Creek) Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by...
Thomas Hugh Panter
Aug 27, 2011
Mr. Thomas (Hugh) Panter, age 81 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Saturday, August 27, 2011 at his home. He was born in Fannin County on January 10, 1930 to the late William Richard and Willie Marie Thomas Panter. Mr. Panter was retired from Lance Trucking as a truck driver. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Blue...
Kenneth Wimberley
Aug 24, 2011
Mr. Kenneth Lee Wimberley, age 50, of Rock Springs, GA, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2011 in the Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN. He was born in Polk County, TN on July 28, 1961. He was a Business Analyst for Propex, Inc. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of McCaysville, a member of the Blue Ridge Lodge...
Kathy Payne
Aug 22, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mrs. Kathy Payne, age 51, of McCaysville, GA who passed away Monday, August 22, 2011 in the North Fulton Hospital in Roswell, GA. Mrs. Payne was born in Fannin County, GA on July 14, 1960 to the late Everette Tankersley and Bessie O'Neal Tankersley. She worked for Mercier's Orchards...
Omega Wise Hughes
Aug 22, 2011
Mrs. Omega Wise Hughes, age 77, of Ducktown, TN passed away August 22, 2011 at her home. Born in Copperhill, TN she was the daughter of the late Leonard Jackson Wise and Geneva Green Wise. She was a long time member of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. Mrs. Hughes was also preceded in death by her husband, James H. Hughes;...
Isaac Coleman Padgett
Aug 19, 2011
Mr. Isaac Coleman Padgett, age 92, of Copperhill, TN passed away Friday, August 19, 2011. Mr. Padgett was a son of the late Isaac Coleman and Emma Edith Poe Padgett. He was retired from the Tennessee Copper Company where he worked in the Acid Plant, also as a Crane Operator and in Security. He was a member of the Isabella...
Norman Lafette Harris
Aug 18, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Norman Lafette Harris, age 83, of Copperhill, TN who passed away Thursday, August 18, 2011. Mr. Harris was born in Polk County to the late Robert Edward and Nancy Fair Craig Harris. Mr. Harris enjoyed working on his farm as a pastime. He was preceded in death by his wife,...
