Doris Jean Thrasher
Mar 7, 2011
Mrs. Doris Jean Thrasher, age 74, of Morganton, GA, passed away March 7, 2011 at her home. Born in Fannin County, GA she was the daughter of the late Roy Clifton and Lucille Ammons Davis. She was a longtime member of the New Antioch Baptist Church. She and her husband owned and operated Thrasher Photographic Enterprises. Survivors include her husband,...
Willis Monroe Sharp
Mar 7, 2011
Mr. Willis Monroe Sharp, age 90 of Blue Ridge, GA , passed away on Monday, March 7, 2011 at his home. Mr. Sharp was born on June 24, 1920 in Fannin County to the late John and Minnie Smith Sharp. He was an assembly worker with a furniture manufacturing company. Mr. Sharp was a member of Mount Moriah Baptist Church....
Rev. Bill Mcgill
Mar 7, 2011
Rev. Bill McGill, age 86, of Jackson, GA formally of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2011 at Vitas Innovative Hospice in Stockbridge, GA. Rev. McGill was born on March 7, 1925 in Pickens County, GA to the late William Thomas and Laura Ann Allen McGill. He was employed with United States Postal Service. Rev. McGill was...
Jania 'Jan' Ellis
Mar 6, 2011
Jania "Jan" Lou Ellis, age 74, of Ducktown. TN, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2011 in Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Jan was born on July 11, 1936 in Polk County, TN to the late James Leonard "Hen" and Edna Manaughta Duvall Ellis. She was a clerk with McCaysville Pharmacy in McCaysville, GA forty-eight years. Jan was of the...
Grady Henry Henson
Mar 4, 2011
Grady Henry Henson, age 88, of McCaysville, GA passed away Friday, March 4, 2011 in the North Georgia Medical Center in Ellijay, GA. Mr. Henson was a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and was retired from the Cities Service Company where he had worked as a Roaster Operator. He was a Veteran of WWII having served in the...
Billy Hyatt Cole,Sr Msgt Ret. Usaf
Mar 3, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Billy Hyatt Cole, Sr., MSGT Ret. USAF, age 75, of Cleveland, TN who passed away Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. Mr. Cole was a native of Ducktown, TN, son of the late Robert and Lettie Webb Cole. He was a Vietnam Veteran serving his country...
Edd Amos Patterson
Mar 3, 2011
Mr. Edd Amos Patterson, age 87, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at his farmhouse on Dills Road in the Barnes Chapel Community. Born on March 14, 1923 in Copperhill, TN, he was the son of the late George Lester and Amanda Lou Weeks Patterson. Edd was a faithful member of the Barnes Chapel Baptist Church for seventy four...
Leonard E. Green
Mar 2, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mr. Leonard E. Green, age 80, of Blue Ridge, GA who passed away Wednesday, March 02, 2011 in the Nation Health Care in Rossville, GA. Mr. Green was born on August 13, 1930 in Fannin County, GA to the late Albert Green and Mattie Queen Green. He was of...
Diana Ruth Volkman
Mar 2, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Diana Ruth Volkman, age 55, of Copperhill, TN who passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Mrs. Volkman was born in Pontiac, MI and was employed as a CNA . She is survived by her husband, Robert Volkman of Copperhill, TN; children, Michael Carpenter of Copperhill, TN and Brandy Smiddy of...
Steve Stanley
Mar 1, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Steve Stanley, age 47, of Blue Ridge, GA who passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at his home. Mr. Stanley was born September 7, 1963 in Tate, GA. He worked as a saw miller for Cruse Lumber and was a member of Big Creek Baptist Church. He loved hunting,...
Frank Delane Wright
Feb 26, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Frank DeLane Wright, age 45, of Blue Ridge, Georgia who passed away Saturday, February 26, 2011. DeLane was a member of the Belltown Church of God and was a former employee of the Georgia State Patrol Post # 27 in Blue Ridge, GA. He was a Veteran of the U.S....
Pauline Marie Allen Priest
Feb 26, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mrs. Pauline Marie Priest, age 89 of Blue Ridge, GA, who passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2011 in Fannin Regional Hospital. She was born on February 7, 1922 in Fannin County, GA to the late Harvey Newton and Laura May Cole Allen. Mrs. Priest was a homemaker and...
Eunice Jones
Feb 25, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Eunice Jones, age 77, of Copperhill, TN who passed away Friday, February 25, 2011. Mrs. Jones was born in Reliance, TN and was a daughter of the late Ellijah and Martha Merrell Rymer. She was a member of the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Postell and was retired from...
Zechariah John Palmer
Feb 24, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Master Zechariah John Palmer, infant son of Joshua John Palmer and Danielle Renae Bryer who passed away Thursday, February 24, 2011. He was preceded in death by maternal grandfather, Wally Bryer. Also surviving are Paternal Grandmother, Medra Palmer of Farner, TN; Paternal Grandfather, David Palmer of Murphy, NC; Maternal Grandmother,...
Robert M. Grice
Feb 22, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Mr. Robert M. (Bob) Grice, age 70, a former resident of the Basin area, who passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2011, in a Nashville, TN hospital. He was born on October 29, 1940 in Bibb County, GA to the late Earl Jackson and Linnie Foreman Grice. Bob was retired...
Ruth Ann Cutcher
Feb 19, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Ann Cutcher, age 82, of Copperhill, TN who passed away February 19, 2011 in the Life Care Center in Ducktown, TN. Born in Polk County, TN she was the daughter of the late John and Ella Coleman Johnson. She was a former school teacher and later in life...
Gale Robin Hancock
Feb 16, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Gale Robin Hancock, age 74, a resident of Doraville, GA for thirty years who passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2011 in Atlanta, GA. Mrs. Hancock was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Ansel and Lora Ryder Rogers. She was a member of the Cross and Crown Lutheran Church in...
Thomas Henry Deal, Sr
Feb 16, 2011
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Thomas Henry "Tommy" Deal, Sr., age 65, of Copperhill, TN who passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2011. Mr. Deal was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a son of the late John Martin and Hattie Marie Walden Deal. He was retired from the Tennessee Chemical Company where...
Jacob Wyatt Ramsey
Feb 14, 2011
Master Jacob Wyatt Ramsey, age 3 months, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away February 15, 2011 at his home. He is survived by parents James and Jennifer Ramsey of Mineral Bluff; brother, Alexander Ramsey; sisters, Ava Ramsey and Maggie Ramsey; grandparents, Doris Ramsey and the late Denvel Ramsey of Mineral Bluff and Tom and Donna Bandemer of Orlando, FL. Funeral...
James 'Larry' Seabolt
Feb 12, 2011
James "Larry" Seabolt, age 61, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Fannin Regional Hospital. He was born on April 2, 1949 in Fannin County, GA. Larry was a member of Wilscott Baptist Church. He was self employed in upholstering furniture. Larry was preceded in death by father, James Earl Seabolt; mother-in-law, Cathy Davis; father-in-law,...
