Judy Marie Mealer
Jun 2, 2010
Mrs. Judy Marie Mealer, age 50, of McCaysville, GA passed away on June 2, 2010. She was born March 15, 1960 in Sevierville, TN. Mrs. Mealer was a loving Wife, Mother, and Grandmother. She was a member of the Stanfield Baptist Church in Georgetown, TN. She worked for Shaw Industries as an operator.Survivors include her husband of thirty two years,...
Howard Francis Cole
May 31, 2010
Mr. Howard Francis Cole age 82, of Blairsville, GA who passed away on May 31, 2010. He was a veteran of the United States Navy.Survivors include his wife, Lucille L. Cole of Blairsville, GA; one son, David H. Waldschmitt of Lakeport, CA; one sister, Bernice Garren of Morganton, GA; and one grandchild.Funeral services were conducted on Thursday June 3, 2010...
Harold Joe Rhodes
May 29, 2010
Mr. Harold Joe Rhodes, age 50, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, GA. He was born in Marietta, GA on September 12, 1959 to the late William Lonzo and Kathleen Queen Rhodes. Harold operated R and N Sanitation. He enjoyed golfing, hot rod cars, camping, fishing and was of the...
Irene Givens Jack
May 27, 2010
Irene Givens Jack, age 86, of Turtletown, TN passed away Thursday, May 27th 2010. Born in Rocky Face, GA she was the daughter of the late Newton and Maggie Fox Givens. She loved her family and working in her flower and vegetable garden. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting, sewing and cooking. Mrs. Jack worked for a number of years at ADH...
Lois Louise Dilbeck
May 25, 2010
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces funeral services for Lois Louise Dilbeck, age 85, of Ducktown who passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Mrs. Dilbeck was born in Polk County to the late George Henry and Ima Long Payne. She was a member of the Mine City Baptist Church where she was actively involved with the WMU. She was...
Garland Wayland Postell
May 23, 2010
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces funeral services Mr. Garland Wayland Postell, age 91 of Mineral Bluff, GA who passed away on May 23, 2010. Born in Andrews, NC he was the son of the late Henry and Ella Derryberry Postell. He served his country during WWII in the United States Navy. Mr. Postell was a Timber Cutter...
Johnny Stephen Kinman
May 19, 2010
Mr. Johnny Stephen Kinman, age 62, of Morganton, GA passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2010 in the Union General Hospital in Blairsville, GA. Mr. Kinman was born on March 26, 1948 in Fulton County, GA to the late Henry Eugene Kinman and Ruth Blache Conner Kinman. He was a United States Army paratrooper serving in combat in Vietnam. He was...
Cora Mae Dockery
May 16, 2010
Mrs. Cora Mae Dockery, age 81, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Sunday May 16, 2010. Born in Etowah, TN she was the daughter of the late Grady and Alma Chastain Lackey. She had worked for a number of years at Levi Strauss as a seamstress. Mrs. Dockery was also a longtime member of the Damascus Baptist Church. She...
Nancy Ann Williams
May 16, 2010
Nancy Ann Wine Williams, 82, passed away Sunday May 16th in Blue Ridge Georgia.Nancy was raised in West Orange, NJ and graduated from West Orange High School where her father was the Principal and High School football coach. She was the only child of Chester Harold Wine and Edna Frances Dougherty Wine. Nancy went off to Bucknell University where she...
Betty D. Cannaday
May 16, 2010
Mrs. Betty D. Cannaday, age 79, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Sunday May 16, 2010 at her home. Born in New York, NY she was the daughter of the Late William R. and Anna L. Vernimmen Davis. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker. Mrs. Cannaday enjoyed working with flowers and plants. One son, Johnny Horne also...
Robert Lynn Sterling
May 15, 2010
Robert Lynn Sterling, age 68 of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Saturday, May 15, 2010 at his home. He was born in Deshler, OH on October 8, 1941 to the late Lydus and Violet Sterling. Robert retired from Chrysler Jeep Corporation as a computer programmer. He was a member of the Pentecostal Church. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Jeff Sterling...
Maude Lee Sparks
May 13, 2010
Maude Lee Sparks, age 85, of Copperhill, TN passed away Thursday, May 13, 2010 in the Copper Basin Medical Center. Maude was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a daughter of the late Tom and Lou Nix Hicks. She was a member of Coletown Baptist Church and was preceded in death by sons, Franklin Sparks and Jackson...
Albert Edward Azelski
May 12, 2010
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces funeral services for Mr. Albert Edward Azelski, age 88, of Blue Ridge, GA who passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2010 in the Atlanta Medical Center in Atlanta, GA. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 28, 1922 to the late Joseph Azelski and Fracis Stafi Azelski. He was a United States...
Charles Herdis Phillips
May 6, 2010
Mr. Charles Herdis Phillips, age 87, of Stonehenge Assisted Living Center, Blairsville, GA passed away Thursday, May 6, 2010 at Stonehenge. Mr. Phillips was born in Fannin County, GA on February 4, 1923 to the late Nathan Phillips and Birdie McCabee Phillips. He was a member of Calvary Church. Mr. Phillips worked as a machinist for Tennessee Chemical Company and...
Anthony Mitchell Tankersley
May 5, 2010
Anthony "Mitchell" Tankersley, age 37, of Blue Ridge passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at his home. He was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his wife, Suzzanne S. Tankersley of Blue Ridge; children, Jacob Tankersley of Dalton, GA, Carrie Tankersley of Blue Ridge, Braylon Tankersley of Marietta, GA, Hannah Tankersley of Marietta, GA, Jayden Tankersley of McCaysville,...
Joe E. King
May 4, 2010
Mr. Joe Earl King, age 73, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2010 after a brief illness. Joe was born in Pell City, Alabama but later moved with his family to Tifton, Georgia, where he was raised. Joe spent his adult life serving his country and the state of Georgia. He retired from the Georgia Army National Guard with 37 years...
Jean O'Connor Myers
May 1, 2010
Jean O'Connor Myers, 81 of Hayesville, NC formerly of Blue Ridge, GA died Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. Mrs. Myers was born in Springwood, Virginia to the late T.W. and Lucille Greene O'Connor. She graduated from Roanoke (VA) College with degrees in Education. Prior to her retirement Jean taught English in Fannin and Union County schools....
Mary 'Amelia' Hughes
Apr 29, 2010
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces memorial services for Mary "Amelia" Grant Hughes, DDS, age 51, of Mineral Bluff, GA who passed away Thursday April 29, 2010. She practiced at Talbot Dental in Ellijay, GA. She was a member of New Vision Pentecostal in Ellijay, GA. Survivors include her husband of nineteen years, J.D. Hughes; of Mineral Bluff;...
Robert King Ballew
Apr 29, 2010
Mr. Robert K. Ballew, 84 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on April 29, 2010. Born in Copperhill, TN, he was the son of the late Robert Fulton Ballew and Helen King Ballew. He served this country in the Army Air Force. He was also a longtime member the Blue Ridge United Methodist Church and had practiced Law in Blue...
Thomas Howard Linderman
Apr 27, 2010
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces funeral services for Thomas Howard Linderman, age 82, of Turtletown, TN who passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Howard was born in Cherokee County, NC to the late Earl Taylor and Mabel Hamby Linderman. He was retired from the Tennessee Copper Company where he worked as an operator at London Mill . He...
