Betty Ruth Hopkins Millsaps
Oct 8, 2008
Mrs. Betty Ruth Hopkins Millsaps, age 77, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, October 08, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Millsaps was born on July 16, 1931 in Fannin County, GA to the late Ernest Hoke Hopkins and Elva Kendall Hopkins. She retired from Levi Strauss where she was a supervisor. She was a member of Mineral Bluff Baptist...
Gary Dean Cole
Oct 7, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Gary Dean Cole, age 53, of Copperhill, TN who passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2008. Gary was a native of the Copper Basin area. He had worked in construction as a fork lift operator and attended Freedom Baptist church.He is survived by a son, Geoffrey Cole of Athens, TN; Funeral...
Randy Olvey
Oct 6, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Randy Olvey, age 45, of Copperhill, TN who passed away Monday, October 6, 2008 in the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Randy was self-employed as a landscaper and was a native of the Copper Basin area.He is survived by his mother, Mildred Olvey Gaddis of the home; His grandmother,...
Mary Delores Jones
Oct 5, 2008
Mrs. Mary Delores Jones, age 76 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Sunday, October 5, 2008 at her home. She was born in Polk County, TN on December 12, 1931 to the late Harley Edgar "Buster" Payne and Jessie Lee German Payne. She worked as a creeler for World Carpet from which she retired. Se was a member of Isabella...
Larry Steven Addington
Oct 5, 2008
Mr. Larry Steven Addington, age 51, of Knoxville, Tenn., died Sunday, October 5, 2008, at his home. He was a native and former resident of Polk County and was of the Baptist faith.He is survived by one daughter, April A. Baugh of McCaysville, Ga., his father, Harold Addington of Dalton, Ga., his mother and stepfather, Wanda (Abercrombie) Patterson and J.L....
Elden Hoyt Graham
Oct 5, 2008
Mr. Elden Hoyt Graham, age 57, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Sunday, October 5, 2008 at Fannin Regional Hospital. He was the son of the late Clifford James Graham and Polly Dockery Graham. Mr. Graham was a carpenter and was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He is survived by...
Sara Mae Burger
Oct 3, 2008
Sara Mae Burger, age 72, of McCaysville, GA passed away on Friday, October 3, 2008 in the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Mrs. Burger was born in Copperhill, TN on August 14, 1936 to the late Roy McGee and Callie Irene Wilson McGee. She worked as a seamstress and was of the Baptist faith. She was a member of...
Blanche Marie Ganues
Oct 2, 2008
Mrs. Blanche Marie Ganues, age 77, of Morganton, GA passed away Thursday, October 2, 2008 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. She was born in Fannin County on December 21, 1930 to the late Walter Smith and Sadie Arp Smith. She worked as security for East Fannin High School and was a member of Morganton Baptist Church. She was preceded in...
Charles Guinn Smith
Oct 1, 2008
Charles Guinn Smith, age 81, of Turtletown, TN, passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2008. Charles was a native of the Copper Basin area and was retired from the Tennessee Copper Company where he worked as a repairman. He was an avid outdoorsman enjoying camping and hunting. He was a member of the Zion Hill Baptist Church and a W.W.II veteran...
Huey Lee Prince
Oct 1, 2008
Mr. Huey Lee Prince, age 58, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2008 in the Northside Hospital Cherokee in Canton, GA. He was born in Polk County, TN on February 1, 1950 to the late Horace Prince and Cleo Hampton Prince. He worked in construction. He was a member of the United Church of God in Cleveland,...
Dennis Dilbeck
Sep 30, 2008
Mr. Dennis Dilbeck, age 59, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Tuesday September 30, 2008 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Polk County, TN he was the son of the late Ernest and Marie White Dilbeck. He was a Master Mason of Blue Ridge Lodge #67 F& AM of which he had been a member for twenty...
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,...
