Christopher John Welsby
Apr 27, 2024
Christopher J. Welsby, born July 4th, 1957 in Colorado, affectionately known as Papa, lived a life as grand and vibrant as the mountains he loved. Standing tall at 6'4 with biceps of steel, he conquered sports like baseball, basketball, swimming, and skiing, but his deepest passion was strumming his guitar, the melodies echoing through his Rock N Roll soul....
Tina Sue Mcalear
Apr 26, 2024
Tina Sue McAlear, age 53, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2024 in her home. She was born on August 31, 1970, in Pontiac, MI.
She is preceded in death by her father, Raymond See.
Tina is survived by her husband of 36 years, Martin McAlear; sons, Luke (Shandi) McAlear and Kyle...
James Roy Ensley
Apr 21, 2024
James Roy Ensley, age 86, of Winder, GA, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at his home. He was born on January 9, 1938, in Keystone, WV, to the late Rev. Woodrow Roy Ensley and Grace Watkins Ensley. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant "Buckhorn" Baptist Church. He was a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite and member of...
Robert Edwin Lewis
Apr 18, 2024
Robert Edwin "Bob" Lewis, age 71, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at his home. He was born on April 15, 1953 to the late Edwin "Eddie" Lewis and Margaret Guenther Lewis of Isabella, TN. Along with his parents, Robert is preceded in death by his two brothers, Brian Lewis and Chris Lewis, both...
Rickey Lynn Queen
Apr 17, 2024
Rickey Lynn Queen, age 75, of Copperhill, TN passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at his home. He was born on August 23, 1948 in Copperhill, TN to the late Leonard Alvin Queen and Beulah Mildred Brooks Queen. Rickey honorably served his country in the United States Army. He retired from the Ford Motor Company after many years...
Georgia Mae Eller
Apr 16, 2024
Mrs. Georgia Mae Eller, age 96, of Turtletown, TN passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2024. She was born Georgia Mae Graves in Violet, NC on July 22, 1927 to the late Inez Murphy Graves. Georgia loved Jesus and was a faithful member of the Church of God of Prophecy, helping in many roles including missions support, cooking for church...
Marcy Alene Wise
Apr 13, 2024
Marcy Alene Wise, age 70, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper, GA. Mrs. Wise was born on September 25, 1953 in Copperhill, TN. She was the daughter of the late Willard Cross and the late Imogene Talley Bracken. She had worked most of her career in the medical...
Robert Joe Adams
Apr 12, 2024
Robert Joe "Bob" Adams, age 88, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2024. He was born on June 16, 1935, in Epworth, to the late Joe Nathan Adams and Annie Mae Styles Adams. He served in the United States Air Force and later worked many years for the Tennessee Chemical Company as a Repairman. Bob was...
Mildred Queen
Apr 11, 2024
Mildred Queen, age 98, of Copperhill passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at her home. Mildred was born on March 22, 1926 in Copperhill to the late James Brooks and Mary Hendrix Brooks. She was a member of Coletown Baptist Church. Mildred was preceded in death by her parents; son, Michael Queen; brothers, William Keith Brooks and Rudolph...
Irene Watkins Center
Apr 11, 2024
Irene Watkins Center, age 92 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2024. She was born on October 19, 1931, in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Joseph Dixie Watkins and Bertha Rebecca Shook Watkins. Irene was a faithful member of Cherry Log Baptist Church for eighty years. She was a member and Past Worthy Matron...
Barbara Lorraine Bridgewater Hughes
Apr 10, 2024
Barbara Lorraine Bridgewater Hughes, age 59, of Copperhill, TN passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Barbara was born on October 12, 1964 in Macomb, IL to Gale E. Bridgewater 1 and June Ensley. She was of the Christian faith and was baptized with her grandson at the McCaysville Gospel Tabernacle in 2020. Barbara worked as a waitress, and...
Greg Griggs
Apr 9, 2024
Gregory Griggs, age 61, of Blue Ridge, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 in Jasper, Georgia. He was born on December 11, 1962 in Copperhill, Tennessee to the late J.H. Griggs and Sammie Galloway Griggs. Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by his niece, Heather Holloway.
Greg graduated from Fannin County High...
Katelynn E. Simonds
Apr 6, 2024
Katelynn Elizabeth Simonds, age 11 of Griffin, Georgia, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2024 at her residence.
Katelynn was born in Riverdale, Georgia on September 26, 2012 to Kristy Beecher Rollins and the late Glenn Earl Simonds. Katelynn was a 5th grader at Cowan Road Elementary School and had been a cheerleader for the Spalding County Recreation...
David Edmond Yarbrough
Apr 6, 2024
David Edmond Yarbrough, age 82 of Epworth, GA, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2024. He was born on May 18, 1941 in Columbus, GA to the late Edmond Cobb Yarbrough and Margaret Talley Brown Yarbrough. David is preceded in death by his wife of twenty-four years, Ruth Barnes Yarbrough and infant sister, Jane Yarbrough.
A lifelong...
June Thomas
Apr 6, 2024
June Thomas peacefully went to meet our Lord on Saturday, April 6, 2024, surrounded by her family.
June was preceded in death by her husband, John S. Thomas; her sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Marvin Godfrey of McCaysville, GA.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Debbie, of Rocky Mount, NC; her...
Jerry Steven Cook
Apr 4, 2024
Jerry Steven "Junebug" Cook, Jr, age 51, of McCaysville, passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2024 at his home. He was born on April 25, 1972, in Cleveland to Jerry Steven Cook, Sr. and Deana Stuart Cook. He loved his family and friends with all his heart. He loved Jesus. He worked as a roustabout in the natural gas...
Mary Alice Davis
Apr 3, 2024
Mary Alice Davis, age 80, of Ellijay, Georgia passed away on April 3, 2024 in Jasper, Georgia. She was born on May 7, 1943 in Ellijay, Georgia to the late William Howard Hensley and Annie Lois Runyan Hensley. Mrs. Davis had a great love for animals, which led her to volunteer for the Homeward Bound Animal Rescue for many...
Frankie James Hyatt
Apr 2, 2024
Mr. Frankie James Hyatt, age 83, of Mineral Bluff, Georgia passed away on April 2, 2024 at his home. He was born on February 12, 1941 in Mineral Bluff, Georgia to the late Elijah Jefferson Hyatt and Stella Craig Hyatt. Mr. Hyatt was devoted to his faith, and a member of Cornerstone Fellowship Church. He loved to work, and...
John Aaron Holsonback
Apr 1, 2024
John Aaron Holsonback, age 17, of Epworth, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2024. He was born on July 24, 2006, in Blue Ridge, GA. John was saved on June 20, 2018 and baptized on June 24, 2018. He was a member of Maple Grove Baptist Church, where he also served as Treasurer. John was a beloved son, brother,...
Manuel Hoyt Campbell
Mar 31, 2024
Manuel Hoyt Campbell, age 97, of Blue Ridge, Georgia passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2024 in Blairsville, Georgia. He was born on December 16, 1926 in Murphy, North Carolina to the late Bradous Henry Campbell and Flossie Payne Campbell. Mr. Campbell was a faithful and devoted member of O'Zion Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon for...
