Opal Sarah Jane Bunch Davis
Oct 13, 2009
Mrs. Opal Sarah Jane Bunch Davis, age 98, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at her home. Mrs. Davis was born in Pickens County, GA on April 26, 1911 to the late Thomas Walter Bunch and Bertha Henderson Bunch. She was a homemaker, and devoted mother and grandmother. At the time of her death, Mrs. Davis...
Jewell Garrett Prather
Oct 13, 2009
Mrs. Jewel Garrett Prather, age 89 of Blue Ridge passed away Tuesday, October 13, in Heritage Health Care of Blue Ridge. She was a native of Pickens County, daughter of the late Jim and Sally Densmore Garrett. She had lived in Blue Ridge since 1945, and she was married to N.L. Prather for 67 years. She was a member of...
Mary Elizabeth Dalton
Oct 8, 2009
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Patterson Dalton, age 75, of the Life Care Center passed away on Thursday October 8, 2009. Born in Polk County, TN she was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Maude Messer Patterson. She was a long time member of the Mt. Zion Tumbling Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Dalton was preceded in death by three brothers, Carl...
Luther Alonzo Cook
Oct 7, 2009
Mr. Luther Alonzo Cook, age 91, of Blue Ridge passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2009 in the Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper, GA. Mr. Cook was born in Fannin County, GA on December 10, 1917 to the late William D. Cook and Oda Sisson Cook. He worked as a boiler maker in Salvage for Tennessee Copper Company and Cities Service...
Eula Mae Cross
Oct 6, 2009
Mrs. Eula Mae Cross, age 80, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2009 in the Heritage Health Care Center in Blue Ridge, GA. Mrs. Cross was born in Fannin County, GA on June 3, 1929 to the late Jauel Roberson and Vienna Wise Roberson. She was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Hill (Hardscrabble Road) Baptist...
Lynn Edward Ensley
Oct 5, 2009
Mr. Lynn Edward Ensley, age 65, of McCaysville, GA passed away Monday, October 5, 2009 in the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. He was born in Polk County, TN on November 16, 1943. Mr. Ensley was an ironworker and was owner of his own business, Ensley Erectors. He was a member of Bethel Church, a United States veteran and...
James Herman Hughes
Oct 5, 2009
Mr. James Herman Hughes, age 76, of Ducktown, TN passed away on Monday, October 5, 2009 at Copper Basin Medical Center in Ducktown, TN. He was born in Polk County, TN on July 16, 1933 to the late George Homer and Clyde Liza Worley Hughes. Mr. Hughes was retired from Tennessee Copper Company as a railroad brakeman. He was a...
Juanita Ensley O'Neal
Oct 5, 2009
Juanita O'Neal, age 81, of McCaysville, GA passed away on Monday, October 5, 2009 at her home. She was born on April 30, 1928 in Copperhill, TN to the late Robert and Martha Cantrell Ensley. Mrs. O'Neal was a homemaker and a member of Mount Liberty Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Alvin O'Neal of McCaysville, GA; sons and daughters-in-law,...
Linda Juanita Kyle
Oct 4, 2009
Mrs. Linda Juanita Kyle, age 67, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Sunday October 4, 2009 at her home. Born in Fannin County, GA she was the daughter of the late John Ira and Birdie Weaver Davenport. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and a long time member of the New Hope Baptist Church. She was also...
Janice 'Donita' Van Tassell
Oct 3, 2009
Mrs. Janice "Donita" Van Tassell, age 56, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Saturday October 3, 2009 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. Born in Gastonia, NC she was the daughter of the late Donald and Janice Croft Painter. Mrs. Van Tassell was a loving mother and devoted wife. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses...
Dorothy Jean Patterson
Oct 1, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mrs. Dorothy Jean Patterson, age 73, of Pataskala, Ohio who died Thursday, October 1, 2009. Mrs. Patterson was born in Epworth, GA on April 20, 1936. She is preceded in death by one daughter Sonya Faye Maples; mother and father Garfield and Alice Davenport; and three brothers, Charles, James...
Mary Ellen Elrod
Sep 29, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mrs. Mary Ellen (Sisson) Elrod, age 73, of Dallas, Ga., who passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at her home in Dallas, Ga. Mrs. Elrod was a self employed house restorer and was a member of the Church of Christ. She was a native of Fannin County, daughter of...
Lori Ann Nelson
Sep 26, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces funeral services for Mrs. Lori Ann Nelson, age 43, of Turtletown, TN, who passed away Saturday, September 26, 2009 at her home. Lori was born in Gastonia, NC on August 8, 1966. She was a homemaker and a member of the Farner Church of God. She is survived by her husband, Tommy Nelson,...
Rev. Billy Marlin Rhodes
Sep 25, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Rev. Billy Marlin Rhodes, age 74, of Marietta, GA who passed away Friday, September 25, 2009 at his home. Mr. Rhodes was born in Coolidge County, GA on July 22, 1935 to the late Henry Rhodes and Mary Poston Rhodes. He was a retired watch repairman and was a...
Lana Nicholson
Sep 24, 2009
Mrs. Lana Nicholson, age 99, of Turtletown, TN passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at her home. Born in Polk County, TN and was the daughter of the late R.W. and Carrie Grizzle Payne. She, along with her husband, Ray owned and operated Nicholson's General Store for many years in Turtletown. Mrs. Nicholson was a long time member of...
Rev. John Willis Newman
Sep 21, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces funeral services for Rev. John Willis Newman, age 83, of Cleveland, TN who passed away Monday, September 21, 2009. Rev. Newman was born in Mascott, TN to the late Dewey and Minnie Fortner Newman. He retired from the Tennessee Copper Company after working twenty one years and was a Veteran of W.W.II having...
Betty Lou Cochran
Sep 20, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mrs. Betty Lou Cochran, age 83, of Blue Ridge, GA who passed away Sunday, September 20, 2009 in Emory Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Mrs. Cochran was born August 14, 1926 in Fannin County, GA to the late Cloey Long and Siria Farmer Long. She was a faithful...
Gary Beecher Allen
Sep 18, 2009
Gary Allen Avid fisherman and family man Mr. Gary Beecher Allen, age 54, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Friday, September 18, 2009 at his home. He was born in Fannin County, GA on May 13, 1955. Gary was a life time member of Damascus Baptist Church. He enjoyed bass fishing and spending time with his family. Gary was employed...
Lillie Mae Cook
Sep 18, 2009
Lillie Mae Cook, age 90, of McCaysville, GA passed away Friday, September 18, 2009 at her home. She was born in Cherokee County, NC to the late Charles Edward Suits and Van Dora Green Suits. She was a member of Bethany Church and was preceded in death by her husband, Emmett T. Cook, sons, Robert and Larry Cook; daughter Linda...
Jimmy M. Trantham
Sep 15, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces funeral services for Mr. Jimmy Trantham, age 69, of Turtletown, TN who passed away on Tuesday September 15, 2009, in Hamilton County, TN. Born in Cherokee County, NC, he was the son of the late George and Mary Jones Trantham. Mr. Trantham was a member of the Word of God Tabernacle. He had...
