Willa Dean Burger
May 7, 2011
Willa Dean Burger, age 87, of Ducktown, TN passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011 in the Life Care Center of Copper Basin. Mrs. Burger was a native of the Copper Basin area. She was a homemaker and member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by husband, Cecil A. Burger; parents, William C. and Ethel Dilbeck Smith;...
Mildred Tipton Ledford
May 6, 2011
Mrs. Mildred Tipton Ledford, age 86, of Epworth, GA passed away Friday, May 06, 2011 in the Life Care Center in Ducktown, TN. Mrs. Ledford was born in Fannin County, GA on July 31, 1924 to the late Charles Burton Tipton and Nola Louella Leatherwood Tipton. She was a very active member of Mobile Baptist Church. She is survived by...
Bright Hunter
May 5, 2011
Mr. Bright Hunter, age 80, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Thursday, May 5, 2011 in the Chatuge Regional Nursing Home in Hiawassee, GA. Mr. Hunter was born in Fannin County, GA on August 24, 1930 to the late Harley Lincoln Hunter and Ethel Thomas Hunter. He attended Mineral Bluff House of Prayer and was a United States Army veteran...
Jessie Daniel Loudermilk
May 3, 2011
Jessie Daniel Loudermilk, age 79, of Turtletown, TN who passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Jessie was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a member of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. He was retired from the Tennessee Copper Company where he had worked in mining for over thirty seven years. He was preceded in death by parents,...
Lennie Louise Hughes
May 2, 2011
Mrs. Lennie Louise Hughes, age 75, of Farner, TN passed away on Monday, May 2, 2011 in Copper Basin Medical Center. Mrs. Hughes was born on June 6, 1935 in Polk County, TN to the late Oran Wesley and Effie Arhzine Hayes Runion. She was a homemaker and a member of Maple Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Hughes was preceded in...
Nathaniel Taylor
Apr 29, 2011
Nathaniel "Nath" Taylor age 48, of Farner, TN passed away Friday, April 29, 2011. Nath was born in Polk County to the late Johnny and Joan Mason Taylor. He was a member of the Community Baptist Church and worked in Timber Cutting. He enjoyed hunting, fishing or anything pertaining to the outdoors. He was also preceded in death by daughter...
Victor 'Vic' Donovan Boehning, Jr
Apr 26, 2011
Mr. Victor "Vic" Donovan Boehning, Jr., age 74 of Copperhill, TN passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Mr. Boehning was preceded in death by his parents, Victor and Mercia Boehning; brother, "Buddy" Boehning; sisters, Frankie Kinster and Donna Greene, all of Tampa, FL; also by his great-granddaughter Jerri Paige Cooper of Copperhill, TN. Vic retired from Verizon and served his...
Robert Willis 'Rob' Payne
Apr 26, 2011
The Akins Funeral of Copperhill announces the death of Robert Willis "Rob" Payne, age 84, of Turtletown, TN who passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Rob was a native of the Copper Basin area and was the last surviving child of the late George and Ima Long Payne. He was retired working as a laborer in construction. He is survived...
Edward Leon Deal
Apr 17, 2011
Mr. Edward Leon Deal, age 75 passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011 in the Life Care Center of Cleveland, TN. Mr. Deal was born on May 4, 1935 in Polk County, TN to the late Johnny Martin and Hattie Lois Walden Deal. He had worked at Rogers Dye of Dalton, GA. He was of the Baptist Faith. Mr. Deal was...
J.L. Patterson
Apr 17, 2011
Mr. J.L. Patterson, age 85, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011 in the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Mr. Patterson was born on October 29, 1925 to the late Clifton Patterson and Gailie Callihan Patterson. He worked as a crane operator for Tennessee Chemical Company and was a member of Barnes Chapel Baptist Church. He...
Margaret Patterson Mullis
Apr 17, 2011
Mrs. Margaret Patterson Mullis, age 86 of Blue Ridge passed away April 17, 2011 in Decatur, GA. She was a devoted and longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Blue Ridge. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty years, Lanier Mullis and her parents, E.J. Patterson and Mary Frances May. Her siblings, Lanier Patterson, Lawrence Patterson...
Robert 'Gene' Brown
Apr 14, 2011
Mr. Robert Eugene "Gene" Brown, age 77, of Scottsmoor, FL passed away April 14, 2011. He was the son of the late Charles and Oasel Foster Brown. Mr. Brown was also preceded in death by his brother Tunney Brown. Survivors include his wife Pat Brown of Scottsmoor, FL; son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Deborah Brown of Greensboro, NC; brother, Jack...
Mrs. Billie West
Apr 13, 2011
Mrs.Billie West, age 91, of Turtletown, TN who passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Mrs. West was born in Turtletown, TN to the late John and Grace Robinson Kimsey. She was retired as an LPN in the health industry and was of the Baptist Faith. She was also preceded in death by her husband Parks C. West, infant son Tim...
Phillips Namon Hamby
Apr 12, 2011
The Akins Funeral of Copperhill announces the death of Phillips Namon Hamby, age 67, of Turtletown, TN who passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2011. Phillips was born in Cherokee County, NC to the late Namon and Madie Adams Hamby. He was self-employed working in a saw mill hauling pulpwood. He enjoyed fishing and working in his garden. He was of...
James Claude Baker
Apr 8, 2011
Mr. James Claude Baker, age 68, of Blue Ridge, GA who passed away on Friday, April 8, 2011 at his home. He was born on July 20, 1942 in Fannin County, GA to the late Johnny Lester and Rada Josephine Stepp Baker. Mr. Baker had been employed with John Harlan Company as a printing press operator and worked with Ingles...
Lonas Dean Coleman
Apr 8, 2011
Lonas Dean Coleman, age 86, of Turtletown, TN passed away Friday, April 8, 2011. Lonas was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a son of the late George and Mary Ella Kimsey Coleman. He was a self-employed barber for a number of years and was a member of the Turtletown Baptist Church. He was a member of...
Rev. Phillip Edward Conner
Apr 7, 2011
The Akins Funeral of Copperhill announces the death of Rev. Phillip Edward Conner, age 81, of Blue Ridge, GA who passed away Thursday, April 7, 2011. Rev. Conner was born in Fannin County to the late Andy and Margaret Beck Conner. He was retired from the Fannin County Board of Education where he was employed as a school bus driver....
Georgia Madolia Adams
Apr 4, 2011
Mrs. Georgia Madolia Adams, age 93, of Marietta, GA passed away Monday, April 4, 2011 in the Signature Healthcare of Marietta in Marietta, GA. Mrs. Adams was born on August 17, 1917 in Franklin County, GA to the late James Mauldin and Pearl McClain Mauldin. She was a member of Canton United Methodist Church and was preceded in death by...
Frankie O. Harris
Mar 28, 2011
The Akins Funeral of Blue Ridge announces the death of Frankie O. Harris, age 86, of Blue Ridge, GA who passed away Monday, March 28, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Harris was born on January 27, 1925 in Polk County, TN to the late Coleman Isaac Padgett and Emma Edith Poe Padgett. She worked as a clerk in the Ladies...
Max Roosevelt Payne
Mar 28, 2011
Akins Funeral HomeP.O. Box 1627 P.O. Box 760Blue Ridge, GA 30513 Copperhill, TN 37317(706) 632-2267 (423) 496-5554 The Akins Funeral of Copperhill announces funeral services for Mr. Max Roosevelt Payne, age 78, of Copperhill, TN who passed away Monday, March 28, 2011.Born in Polk County, TN he was the son of the late Wallace Shadden Payne and Mabel Ann Pevehouse....
