Lester Earl Schroeder
Sep 30, 2008
Mr. Lester Earl Schroeder, age 87, of Fort Pierce, FL and McCaysville, GA passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2008 in the Heritage Health Care Center in Blue Ridge, GA. The body was cremated. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 24, 1921. Mr. Schroeder retired from Detroit Ball Bearing Company as Vice-President. He was of the Catholic Faith and...
Glenis Taylor Crago
Sep 29, 2008
Glenis Lameda Taylor Crago, Age 71, of Turtletown, TN passed away Monday, September 29, 2008. Glenis was a member of the Mine City Baptist Church and enjoyed writing poetry. She was a former employee of the Polk County Board of Education for twenty five years working as a Teacher's Aid at Ducktown Elementary School. She was a 1956 graduate of...
Mary Gail Mulkey
Sep 25, 2008
Mrs. Mary Gail Mulkey, age 47, of Ellijay, GA passed away Thursday, September 26, 2008 in the North Georgia Medical Center in Ellijay, GA. She was born in Polk County, TN on January 20, 1961. She was a member of McCaysville Gospel Tabernacle. She was preceded in death by her mother, Catherine Lillian Ensley. She is survived by her husband,...
Rev. David Watson
Sep 25, 2008
Reverend David Watson, age 81, of Dalton, GA, departed this life Thursday afternoon, September 25, 2008 at the Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton, GA. Reverend Watson was born January 31, 1927 in Fannin County, GA, the son of the late Harry A. and Adline Foster Watson. He was preceded in death by his daughters, Merinda Watson and Deloras Garrison; a...
Denise Irene Davenport
Sep 24, 2008
Denise Irene Davenport, age 49, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2008 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. She was born in Hammond, Indiana on December 6, 1958. She worked as a school bus driver for the Fannin County Board of Education. Ms. Davenport graduated from Reinhardt College and was a member of their honor society. She was...
Dennis Warren Gibson
Sep 24, 2008
Mr. Dennis Warren "Denny" Gibson, age 41, of Dammon, Saudi Arabia died Wednesday, September 24, 2008 in Saudi Arabia. Denny was born in Polk County, TN on October 02, 1966. He had been employed in the construction industry for the past twenty years.He is survived by his wife, Jill Gibson of the home in Saudi Arabia; Father and Mother, Dennis...
Lucille Kendall Carpenter
Sep 22, 2008
Mrs. Lucille Kendall Carpenter, age 84, of Suches, GA passed away Monday, September 22, 2008 in the Union General Hospital in Blairsville, GA. Born in Fannin County, she was the daughter of the late William Walker and Alice Taffar Walker. She worked as a seamstress and was a member of Salem #1 (Sugar Hill) Baptist Church. She was preceded in...
Lottie Henry Conner
Sep 21, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mr. Lottie Henry Conner, age 62, of Stone Mountain, GA who passed away Sunday, September 21, 2008 in the Odyssey House in Decatur, GA. Born in Cherokee County, GA, he was the son of the late Wilburn Atlas Conner and Grace Elizabeth Broome Conner. He worked for Dow Chemical...
Georgia Spurling Couch Wilson
Sep 21, 2008
Georgia Spurling Couch Wilson, age 88 of Turtletown, TN, passed away September 21, 2008 in Cleveland, TN. Born in Polk County, TN she was the daughter of the late Bale Calvin and Ellen Conner Goode. She was a member of the Victory Baptist Church but she attended the Oak Grove Baptist Church in Benton, TN. Mrs. Wilson loved gardening, flowers,...
Anna Lee Rhodes
Sep 17, 2008
Mrs. Anna Lee "Granny" Rhodes, age 84, of Epworth, GA passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2008 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. Born in Fannin County, she was the daughter of Andy Dillard and Ora Porter Dillard. She was a member of Macedonia Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband Claude P. Rhodes; sons, A.M. Rhodes, Larry...
Lula Edna Womble
Sep 15, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Lula Edna Womble, age 102, of Ducktown, TN who went home to her Lord and Savior on September 15, 2008. She was born on January 3, 1906, the eldest of ten siblings.She is survived by her three sons, J.C. and wife, Lola Coleman, Joe and wife, Louise Womble and Edwin...
Mary Lou Panter
Sep 15, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Mary Lou, affectionately known to family and friends as "Totsy", Panter, age 69, of Copperhill, TN, who passed away Monday, September 15th . Mary was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a daughter of the late Francis Marion and Ruth Ann Pulliam Panter. She was retired from...
Ernest William Ascherman, Sr.
Sep 12, 2008
ERNEST WILLIAM ASCHERMAN formerly of Ossining, New York, died on September 12, 2008 in Blue Ridge, Georgia. He is mourned by his beloved wife Shirley, two sons, three step children and six grandchildren.A 1937 graduate of Ossining High School, he graduated from Syracuse University and Columbia University with degrees in Education before spending 37 years in the Ossining New York...
Ruby Lee Sharp
Sep 7, 2008
Mrs. Ruby Lee Sharp, age 84, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Sunday, September 07, 2008 in the Copper Basin Medical Center. Born in Fannin County, GA she was the daughter of the late Jim and Margaret Mull Porter. She was a homemaker, loved crocheting, quilting and playing with her grandchildren and other children. Mrs. Sharp was a member of...
Gabrilla Starr Chastain
Sep 7, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Mrs. Gabrilla Starr Payne Chastain, age 99, of Murphy, NC who passed away Sunday, September 7, 2008 at Life Care Center of Copper Basin in Ducktown, TN. Born in Polk County, TN she was the daughter of the late Pledger and Clementine Witherow Payne. She was a homemaker, a member...
Agnes Pappas Pless
Sep 3, 2008
Agnes Pappas Pless of Atlanta, GA and later of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on September 3, 2008. She is predeceased by her husband James Monroe Pless. She is survived by her daughter Cheryl Pless Bagby and two grandchildren, Britton Bagby Wren (husband Anderson M. Wren) and H. Clay Bagby IV (wife Christy Clark Bagby). She had six great grandchildren....
Ray Edward Haire
Sep 3, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Ray Edward Haire, age 85, of Ducktown, TN, who passed away Wednesday, September 3rd at his home. Ray was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a son of the late William Henry and Isabell Allen Haire. He was retired as a Lineman for the Power Line Construction...
Reba Culpepper Thompson
Sep 3, 2008
Mrs. Reba Culpepper Thompson, age 69, of Blue Ridge passed away Wednesday, September 03, 2008 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. Born in Fannin County, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow Thomas and Hazel Collis Thomas. She was as member of Blue Ridge First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Jimmy Culpepper of Blue Ridge;...
Willard Cantrell
Sep 2, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Willard Cantrell, age 63, of Copperhill, who passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2008. Willard was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a member of the Mt. Zion "Tumbling Creek" Baptist Church where he was a Deacon and served as Sunday School teacher for more than twenty years....
Elzie Estelle Pittman
Sep 1, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Mrs. Elzie Estelle Pittman, age 94, of Blue Ridge, who passed away Monday, September 1, 2008. Elzie was a native of Fannin County and was a daughter of the late David and Lilar Burnette Bradley. She was retired from the Constilation Carpets where she worked in the yarn division. She...
