Robert Allen Hitt
Jun 16, 2009
Mr. Robert Allen Hitt, age 58, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at his home. He was born in Cobb County, GA on April 12, 1951. He retired from Cobb County Park Service where he served as superintendent. He was a Vietnam veteran, serving in the United States Army. He was a devout A.A. member and...
Selena Vesta Lamar
Jun 15, 2009
Mrs. Selena Vesta LaMar of Newborn, passed away Monday, June 15, 2009 at the age of 76 following an extended illness. Selena was born on December 17, 1932 in Mims, FL to Homer and Annie Hallum. She was the oldest of four children and the only girl.Although Selena worked various jobs over the years none was as rewarding to her...
Charles Melvin Earlywine
Jun 13, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces funeral services for Mr. Charles Melvin Earlywine, age 87, of Turtletown, TN, who passed away Saturday, June 13, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Earlywine was born on March 7, 1922 in Majorsville, WV to the late Melvin and Hattie Ingram Earlywine. He was a member of the Farner Presbyterian Church and past Master...
Todd Stephen Kolacz
Jun 12, 2009
Mr. Todd Stephen Kolacz , age 41, of Morganton, GA, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2009 at Fannin Regional Hospital. He was born on June 9, 1968 in Lowell, MA. Todd was a sanitary welder who had traveled all over the country with his work. He attended Tilley Bend Baptist Church. Mr. Kolacz loved his family and especially the children.Survivors...
Luther 'Shorty' Eugene Trammell,Jr.
Jun 12, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces funeral services for Luther Eugene Trammell, Jr., age 64, of Copperhill, TN who passed away Friday, June 12, 2009 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. Eugene was born in Fannin County, GA to the late Luther Eugene and Julia Ray Trammell, Sr. He was a former miner for over twenty years with the Tennessee...
Monteen Queen
Jun 11, 2009
Monteen Pittman Queen, age 69, of McCaysville, GA, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2009. Mrs. Queen was a native of the McCaysville, GA area and was a daughter of the late Lloyd and Elsie Bradley Pittman. She was a homemaker and a member of the Mt. View Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, Henry Queen of McCaysville, GA;...
Ruth Henson
Jun 9, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces funeral services for Ruth Lowery Ensley Henson, age 82, of Blue Ridge, GA, who passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2009. Ruth was born in Polk County, TN to the late William Joseph and Martha Octavia Lowery. She was a member of the New Liberty Baptist Church and the Josephine Chapter Order of the...
Larry Burrell
Jun 5, 2009
Larry Burrell, age 75, of Murphy, NC passed away Friday, June 5, 2009. Larry was a native of the Copper Basin and was retired as a truck driver with Service Steel and was a member of the Teamsters Union Local # 247 in Detroit,MI. He was a member of the Temple Baptist Church and a veteran of the Korean Conflict...
Frank Gerald 'Jerry' Blackmon
Jun 4, 2009
Frank Gerald "Jerry" Blackmon, age 64 of Turtletown, TN passed away Thursday, June 4, 2009. Mr. Blackmon was born in Elberton, GA to the late Milton Edward and Myrtle Hewell Blackmon, Sr. He was a graduate of Georgia State University where he received a B.A. in Criminology. He later retired from the university where he worked in law enforcement at...
Dollie Elizabeth Plemmons
May 28, 2009
Mrs. Dollie Elizabeth Plemmons, age 96, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Thursday, May 28, 2009 at her home. Born in Springfield, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Monroe Garrett and Augusta Quincifier Garrett. She worked in the Kitchen at Blue Ridge Health Care from many years. She was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church, now known as...
Violet Eliza Callihan
May 28, 2009
Mrs. Violet Eliza Callihan, age 87, of Ellijay, GA passed away on Thursday May 28, 2009 in the Heritage Health Care following an extended illness. Born in Fannin County, GA she was the daughter of the late Andrew Napoleon Hughes and Gertrude H. Hughes. She had worked for the Levi Strauss Company for many years and was a long time...
Grace Elizabeth Conner
May 26, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces funeral services for Mrs. Grace Elizabeth Conner, age 85, of the Heritage Health Care who passed away on Saturday May 23, 2009. Born in Bartow County, GA she was the daughter of the late William Noah and Dolly May Crow Broome. Mrs. Conner was of the Baptist faith and a Past Worthy...
Sylvia Jean Clark
May 22, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces Memorial services for Mrs. Sylvia Jean Clark, age 71, of Blue Ridge, GA who passed away on May 22, 2009. Born in Grady County, GA she was the daughter of the late M.L. and Fostien Clark. Mrs. Clark had worked with Radio and Television syndication and later as a Loan officer for...
Flora Geneva Mcvey
May 22, 2009
Mrs. Flora Geneva McVey, age 88, of Forest Park, GA passed away Friday, May 22, 2009. She was born in Fannin County, GA to the late James Verlin and Nellie Shore Richards. She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Reece McVey; a stillborn child and by siblings, Glenn Richards and Pearl Anthony. She was a member of Guiding...
Lois Marie Duncan
May 22, 2009
Lois Marie Duncan, age 76, of Copperhill, TN, passed away Friday, May 22, 2009 in the Copper Basin Medical Center. Lois was born in Kingsport, TN to the late Ben Roy and Martha Jane Browder Cole. She was a homemaker and a member of the Staffordtown Holiness Church. Lois enjoyed working in her garden, sewing and making handmade quilts. She...
Carl Worth Spurling
May 21, 2009
Carl Worth Spurling, age 74, of Copperhill, TN passed away Thursday, May 21, 2009 in the Copper Basin Medical Center. Carl was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a son of the late Charlie and Meadie Stillwell Spurling. He was the owner of Spurling Construction where he, along with his son, was a heavy equipment operator. He...
Alma Newman Phelps
May 20, 2009
Alma Newman Phelps, age 83, of Farner, TN passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at the Sacred Journey Hospice in McDonough, GA. Mrs. Phelps was born in Cherokee County, NC to the late Willis Fulton and Charlotte Gibson Newman. She was a homemaker and a Graduate of Hiawassee Dam High School. She was preceded in death by her husband, James...
Letecia Eloise 'Susie' Calano
May 20, 2009
Letecia Eloise, affectionately known to family and friends as "Susie" Calano, age 59 of Murphy, NC passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2009. "Susie" was born in Polk County, TN to the late Joe P. and Willetta Curtis Hardy. She was employed as a school bus driver with the Sevier County, TN Board of Education and was a member of the...
Bruce M. Graham, Jr.
May 19, 2009
Bruce M. Graham, Jr. Major, USAF, (Retired), age, 72, of McCaysville, GA passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2009 in the Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Major Graham was the son of the late Bruce M. and Sylvia Graham, Sr. of Copperhill, TN. Major Graham is a 1955 graduate of Copperhill, TN High School. He received a BS and a MA...
Willie Stanley Wright
May 18, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mrs. Willie Stanley Wright, age 84, of Talking Rock, GA who passed away Monday, May 18, 2009 at her home. Born in Fannin County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Frank Stanley and Aralecia Garland Stanley. She was a member of Big Creek Baptist Church and was...
