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...
Thelma Evelyne Payne Brumbalow
Sep 12, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mrs. Thelma Lillian Brumbalow, age 68, of Adairsville, GA who passed away Saturday, September 12, 2009 at her home. She was born on December 10, 1940 in Fannin County to the late Kit and Ollie Patterson Payne. Mrs. Brumbalow was a homemaker and a member of Hipps Chapel Church....
Hugh F. Beam
Sep 11, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mr. Hugh F. Beam, age 76, of Ellijay, GA who passed away Friday, September 11, 2009 in the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. He was on born February 16, 1933 in Marion, NC to the late Hugh F. Beam, Sr. and Louise Taylor Beam. He attended Atlanta Law...
Dollie Mae Lowery Stepp
Sep 6, 2009
Mrs. Dollie Mae Lowery Stepp, age 78, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Sunday, September 6, 2009 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on April 30, 1931 in Fannin County to the late Clarence E. and Mae Stephens Lowery. Mrs. Stepp was a homemaker and of the nondenominational faith. She was preceded in death by first...
Doris Taylor Colwell
Sep 5, 2009
Doris Taylor Colwell, age 74, Blue Ridge, GA passed away Sunday, September 5, 2009 at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, GA. Doris Taylor Colwell was born and raised in Fannin County and she loved every minute of it! Although she and Coy mad a home for their girls in Marietta, her heart was in the Blue Ridge Mountains. A classic artist,...
Roger Lincoln Carter
Sep 5, 2009
Mr. Roger Lincoln Carter, age 73, of Benton, TN passed away Saturday, September 5, 2009 at the Skyridge Medical Center in Cleveland, TN. He was born in Mineral Bluff, GA on August 7, 1936 to the late Lincoln and Edna Ballew Carter Clore. Mr. Carter was a retired millwright worker. Survivors include his wife of twenty-nine years, Kathy Carter of...
Jimmy Lee Bearden
Sep 5, 2009
Mr. Jimmy Lee Bearden, age 73, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Saturday, September 5, 2009 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. He was born in McCaysville, GA on August 2, 1936 and is preceded in death by his father, Cecil Bearden. Mr. Bearden was a retired self employed carpenter. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Terry and Lisa Bearden...
Betty Faye Whatley
Sep 1, 2009
Mrs. Betty Faye Ferrell Whatley, age 70, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away on Tuesday September 1, 2009, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Cairo, GA on July 18, 1939. She graduated from Cairo High School and attended the Georgia Baptist Hospital for Radiological training. Mrs. Whatley retired from Radiology Associates in Tallahassee, FL as...
Sandra L. Pinson
Aug 24, 2009
Sandra L. Pinson, 64, originally of McCaysville, Georgia, died August 24, 2009 after battling breast cancer.Mrs. Pinson was born June 27, 1945 to Grady and Dorothy Long and was the fourth of seven children. She married Joseph Pinson in 1962, with whom she would have celebrated her 47th wedding anniversary in September. Mrs. Pinson relocated with her husband to Ohio...
Martin Hamilton Jones
Aug 15, 2009
Mr. Martin H. Jones, age 67, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Saturday, August 15, 2009 at his home. He enjoyed family, friends, fishing, and old antique cars. He was born in Washington, D.C. and moved from Sarasota, FL to Mineral Bluff, GA for retirement in 1999. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold B. and Helen Johnston...
