Bertha Mae Pinson Whitlow
Apr 8, 2010
Mrs. Bertha Mae Pinson Whitlow, age 98, of McCaysville, GA passed away Thursday, April 8, 2010 in the Life Care Center of Copper Basin. Mrs. Whitlow was born September 15, 1911 in Fry, GA to the late Bartley and Nancy Bridges Pinson. She graduated Copperhill High School in May, 1930 and attended Young Harris College and later Tennessee Wesleyan College...
Kenzlee-Rae Elizabeth Mccoy
Apr 6, 2010
Little Miss Kenzlee-Rae Elizabeth McCoy, age 3 months, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Monday, April 6, 2010 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. She was born in Chattanooga, TN on January 6, 2010. Little Kenzlee-Rae attended New Testament Baptist Church where she was dedicated. She is survived by her mother, Holly Miranda Callihan of Blue Ridge; father, Dakota Andrew McCoy...
Roy Lee Collins
Apr 5, 2010
Roy Lee Collins, age 74, of Copperhill, TN. passed away Monday, April 5, 2010. Roy was born in Cherokee County, NC and was preceded in death by parents, Wade Henry Collins, Sr. and Grace Montgomery Collins, two brothers, Guinn and Daniel Collins, three sisters, Anna Lee, Arlisa and Betty Jean Collins and one son, Rickey Collins. He retired after eighteen...
William Kenneth Lawrence
Apr 4, 2010
Mr. William "Kenneth" Lawrence, age 60, of Suches, GA passed away on Sunday April 4, 2010 at his home. Born in McCaysville, GA he was the son of the late Quentin Lawrence. He served in the National Guard and worked for a number of years as a Lineman for AT&T. Mr. Lawrence was also preceded in death by a son,...
Tabitha Lynn Peak Stonecipher
Apr 3, 2010
Tabitha Lynn Peak Stonecipher, age 31, of Copperhill,TN passed away Saturday, April 3, 2010. Tabitha was a native of the Copper Basin area and worked as a sales person with the Mountain Thrift Store in McCaysville,GA. She was a member of the Staffordtown Church but attended Riverside Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by son, Nicholas Stonecipher. She is...
Becky Lee Hawkins
Apr 2, 2010
Becky Lee Hawkins (Beavers), age 44, of Copperhill, TN who passed away Saturday, April 2, 2010 at her home. She was born in Copperhill, TN on April 2, 1966 to the late Marcus Payne and Sue Rhodes Payne. She is survived by her husband, Terry Hawkins of Copperhill; son and daughter-in-law, Jerome and Amanda Stewart of Blue Ridge; daughter, Chealeah...
William Henry White
Apr 1, 2010
Mr. William Henry White, age 87, of Farner, TN passed away on Thursday April 1, 2010 in the Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Born in Rhea County, TN he was the son of the late Luke and Lavada Thomas White. Mr. White served his country in the United States Army during World War II. He was of the Baptist Faith...
Emery Luther Allen
Mar 28, 2010
Mr. Emery Luther Allen, age 71, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Sunday, March 28, 2010 in the Wellstar Community Hospice in Austell, GA. Mr. Allen was born on March 15, 1939 in Fannin County, GA. He worked in construction for Rainwater Construction. He attended Macedonia Baptist Church and was preceded in death by his father Emery Harrison Allen. He...
Charles Toby 'Wart' Prichard
Mar 27, 2010
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces graveside services for Mr. Charles Toby Prichard, better known as "Wart", age 77, of Copperhill, TN who passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2010 in the Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Mr. Prichard was born on March 16, 1933 in Isabella, TN to the late Peeler and Mary Harris Prichard. He was...
Ada Lee Denton
Mar 26, 2010
Mrs. Ada Lee Denton, age 83, of Murphy, N.C., died Friday, March 26, 2010, at Vista Care Hospice House in Columbus, Ga. She was born on August 8, 1926 to the late William and Mary Crawford Stepp. She lived most of her life in North Carolina and was a homemaker. She was the wife of the late Davis McHan and...
Robert Cecil Farmer
Mar 24, 2010
Robert Cecil Farmer, age 81, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010 in the Emory Eastside Medical Center in Snellville, GA. Mr. Farmer was born on May 14, 1928 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Ervin Farmer and Maude Foster Farmer. He was a member of Glen Hope Baptist Church. He enjoyed Nascar racing and watching...
Clyde Paul Mealer
Mar 22, 2010
Clyde Paul Mealer, age 75, of Morganton, GA passed away Monday, March 22, 2010, at his home. He was a native of the Copper Basin, son of the late Cicero and Florence Walden Mealer, and husband of the late Bertha Ellen Newberry Mealer. Mr. Mealer was self-employed, working as a heat and air conditioning technician. He was a member of...
Frankie Lelah Hale
Mar 20, 2010
Mrs. Frankie Lelah Hale, age 75, of Epworth, GA passed away Saturday, March 20, 2010 in the U.T. Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. Mrs. Hale was born on September 19, 1934 in Fannin County to the John R. Foster and Effie Davenport Foster. She was a member of the Chapel of Prayer in Akron, OH. She was preceded in death...
Patsy Hedden Nicholson Postell
Mar 20, 2010
Patsy Postell, age 77, of Turtletown, TN passed away Saturday, March 20, 2010 in the Kindred Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. Born in Ducktown, TN she was the daughter of the late Joseph Allen and Eva Sutton Hedden. She had worked as a Nurses Aid for over twenty years for the Life Care Center in Cleveland, TN and also for the...
Eric 'Stanley' Ledford
Mar 19, 2010
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces funeral services for Mr. Eric "Stanley" Ledford, age 45, of McCaysville, GA who passed away on Friday, March 19, 2010 in the Sweetwater Hospital in Sweetwater, TN. He was born in June 22, 1964 in Copperhill, TN. Stanley was employed with Blue Ridge Manufacturing as a welder. He was a member of...
Wade Ervin Cross
Mar 16, 2010
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces funeral services for Mr. Wade Ervin Cross, age 86, of Mineral Bluff, GA who passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at his home. Mr. Cross was born in Polk County, TN on December 12, 1923. He is a member of Pleasant Hill (Hardscrabble) Baptist Church. He was a United States Army veteran...
David 'Sam' Anderson, Sr.
Mar 13, 2010
Mr. David "Sam" Anderson, Sr., age 63, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on Saturday, March 13, 2010 in the Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper, GA. He was born on April 11, 1946 in Copperhill, TN to the late John Kenneth Anderson. Sam was a painter and a member of the Mineral Bluff Baptist Church. He was preceded in death...
Jerry Eugene Gilliam
Mar 13, 2010
Mr. Jerry Eugene Gilliam, Sr., age 67 of Mineral Bluff, GA, passed away on Saturday, March 13, 2010 in the Kindred Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. He was born on February 4, 1943 in Polk County, TN to the late Hershel Carmen and Ollie Goode Gilliam. Jerry was a miner with Cities Services and a member of Salem #2 Baptist Church....
Franklin 'Casey' Eugene Crago
Mar 12, 2010
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces funeral services for Franklin Eugene, affectionately known as "Casey" , Crago, age 76 of Turtletown, TN who passed away Friday, March 12, 2010. Mr. Crago was born in Huntington, Indiana and was a son of the late Emerson and Luella Hite Crago, Sr. He was retired from the Tennessee Chemical Company where he...
Willard Wallis Howard
Mar 8, 2010
Mrs. Willard Wallis Howard, age 90, of Blue Ridge, GA died Monday, March 8, 2010. Mrs. Howard was born April 29, 1919 in Jackson's Gap, Alabama to the late James David and Olive Banks Wallis. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willard Albert Howard, and by brothers, James D. Wallis and John R. Wallis. She lived for many...
