Michael Grice
Apr 4, 2009
Mr. Michael Grice, age 39, a former resident of Turtletown,TN passed away April 4th, 2009 in Nashville TN. Mr Grice was born November 16, 1969 in Dothan, AL. He was the grandson of the late, Jack and Linnie Grice of Ducktown, TN and the step grandson of the late RC & Georgia Spurling of Turtletown, TN. Michael is survived by...
Eula Mae Earley Smith
Mar 30, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces funeral services for Mrs. Eula Mae Earley Smith, age 76, of Blue Ridge who passed away on March 30, 2009 at her home. Born in Cherokee County, NC she was the daughter of the late Otis and Effie Bates Adams. Mrs. Smith was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and enjoyed cooking for...
Jake Riley Thomas
Mar 27, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces funeral services for Infant Jake Riley Thomas, age 2 months, who passed away on Friday, March 27, 2009. He is the son of Stephanie Williamson and Frank Thomas of Mineral Bluff, GA. He was preceded in death by maternal grandmother, Deborah Newman. Survivors also include, maternal grandparents, Randy and Kim Williamson of...
Jimmy James Harper
Mar 24, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Jimmy James Harper, age 72, of Copperhill, who passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Jimmy was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a son of the late Roy and Nora Mae Burnette Harper. He was retired as a custodian with the Fannin County Board of Education. He...
William 'Pedro' Payne
Mar 24, 2009
William Carroll, affectionately known to family and friends as "Pedro" Payne, age 45, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Mr. Payne was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a member of the Farner Presbyterian Church. He was a devoted husband, father and friend. He was manager of the Mountain Valley Body Shop before...
Wilburn John Jones
Mar 22, 2009
Mr. Wilburn John Jones, age 81, of Blue Ridge, GA died Sunday, March 22, 2009, at Kindred Hospital in Atlanta, GA. He was a native and lifelong resident of Fannin County, son of the late Theodore Roosevelt Jones and Bessie Foster Jones. Mr. Jones was employed by Patterson Lumber Company and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. He was...
Thomas Swartz Jordan, Jr.
Mar 18, 2009
Mr. Thomas Swartz Jordan, Jr., age 62, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away on Wednesday March 18, 2009. Born in New Hanover County, NC he was the son of the late Thomas and Shirley Mann Jordan. He was carpenter by trade and enjoyed farming. He was a member of the New Prospect Baptist Church. Mr. Jordan served his country in...
Billy Carl Dilbeck
Mar 16, 2009
Mr. Billy Carl Dilbeck, age 58, of Blue Ridge passed away on Monday March 16, 2009. Born in Fannin County, GA he was the son of the late Ernest and Lillie Marie White Dilbeck. Mr. Dilbeck was a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. He also served in the United States Army in the Vietnam era. Survivors include his...
Dale Allen Cooke
Mar 15, 2009
Mr. Dale Allen Cooke, age 55, of Epworth, GA passed away Sunday, March 15, 2009 at his home. Born in Polk County, TN, he was the son of the late Calvin Coolidge Cook and Rita Mae Wright Cook. He worked for Shaw Industries, and was a member of Bethany Church. He was preceded in death by a brother, Rodney Cook,...
Clarence Edward Adams
Mar 12, 2009
Mr. Clarence Edward Adams, age 89 of Turtletown, TN passed away Thursday March 12, 2009. He was born in Cherokee County, NC and was a son of the late Arthur and Lillis Bell Adams. He was a member of the Word of God Tabernacle and was retired from the Tennessee Copper Company where he worked as a repairman. He was...
Ruth Love Dyer
Mar 12, 2009
Mrs. Ruth L. Dyer, age 87 of Morganton, GA passed away on Thursday March 12, 2009 in Lafayette, GA. Born in Fannin County she was the daughter of the late James and Ollie Rogers Towe. She was a longtime member of the Friendship Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Arthur Virgle Dyer; and one son,...
Jessica Marie Boles
Mar 10, 2009
Jessica Marie Boles, age 23, of Acworth, GA passed away on Tuesday March 10, 2009. She was an honor graduate of East Paulding High and attended the University of Georgia, where she was an Education major and avid Bulldogs fan. She was bright, kind and non-judgemental. She is survived by parents, Bill and Cheryl Boles and brother Drew Boles of...
Lyle Arthur Brooks, Jr.
Mar 9, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mr. Lyle A. Brooks, Jr., age 74, of Blue Ridge, who died Monday, March 9, 2009, at his home. Survivors include Mr. Brooks' good friends Mr. & Mrs. Harold Farrell and their family. Graveside services will be at Macedonia Church of Christ cemetery at 5:30 PM Wednesday, March 11,...
Clint Charles Cole
Mar 6, 2009
Mr. Clint Cole, age 99, of Roswell, GA passed away on Friday March 6, 2009. Born in Fannin County, GA he was the son of the late John and Bessie Quintrell Cole. He was a retired rail road engineer working for the Tennessee Chemical Company. Mr. Cole was a long time member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and a...
Mary Mcbrayer Stewart
Mar 4, 2009
Mrs. Mary L. Stewart, age 68, of Snake Nation Rd. Blue Ridge passed away on Wednesday March 4, 2009 at her home following a battle with pancreatic cancer surrounded by her family. Born in Cullman, AL, she was the daughter of the late Richard T. and Maggie Johnson McBrayer. She was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a...
Jerry Allen Martin
Feb 22, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mr. Jerry Allen Martin, age 58, of Blue Ridge, Ga., who passed away Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Veterans Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Mr. Martin was a self employed carpenter and was a member of Harvest Missionary Church. He Served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He...
Jimmy Lynn Patterson, Sr.
Feb 19, 2009
Jimmy Lynn Patterson, Sr., age 58, of Mineral Bluff, GA, died Thursday, February 19, 2009 at his home. He was a native and lifelong resident of Fannin County, son of the late William Arthur Patterson and Esther Leona Danner Patterson. Mr. Patterson was a gunsmith and enjoyed collecting guns.He is survived by his wife Viola (Ware) Patterson of the home;...
Lillian Bernice Brooks
Feb 16, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces funeral services for Mrs. Bernice Brooks, age 84, of Ducktown, TN who passed away on Monday February 16, 2009 in the Life Care Center. Born in Englewood, TN she was the daughter of the late Bruce and Gertie Aldridge Newman. She was an active member of the McCaysville Church Christ. She loved to...
Pauline Boring Brown
Feb 15, 2009
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Mrs. Pauline Boring Brown, age 102, of Athens, TN, who passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2009 at her daughter's home. Mrs. Brown was born in Turtletown, TN to the late William Calloway and Missouri Pack Boring. She was preceded in death by all her siblings. Mrs. Boring was married...
Frances Louise Porter
Feb 13, 2009
Frances Louise Porter, age 84, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Friday, February 13, 2009 in the Heritage Health Care Center in Blue Ridge, GA. She was the daughter of the late John Conley and Ollie Miller Conley. She was preceded in death by her husband Luther Arvlee Porter. Mrs. Porter was a member of Sugar Creek Baptist Church. She...
