Mildred Leoda Mcnelley
Jun 23, 2008
Mrs. Mildred Leoda McNelley, age 80, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Monday, June 23, 2008 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. Born in Fannin County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Green and Mary Rhodes Foster. She was retired from Van Raalte Textiles as an inspector. Mrs. McNelley was of the Christian Faith. She was preceded in death...
Mary Alice Whitener
Jun 21, 2008
Mary Alice Whitener, age 83, of Farner, TN passed away Saturday, June 21, 2008 in the Copper Basin Medical Center. Mary was a native of Cherokee County, NC and was a daughter of the late Zack and Lizzie Murphy Davis. She was a homemaker and a member of the New Zion Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by husband,...
Homer Jackson Key
Jun 21, 2008
Mr. Homer Jackson "Jack" Key, age 80, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2008 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. Born in Fannin County, GA, he was the son of the late Sidney Edmond and Minnie Mathis Key. He was retired from Cities Services after working twenty-eight years as a warehouse expediter. Mr. Key served his county during...
Virginia A. Elliott
Jun 20, 2008
Virginia A. "Jeanne" Elliott, age 76, of Blue Ridge, GA, assed away Friday, June 20, 2008 in the Saint Joseph Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Born in Polk County, TN, she was the daughter of the late Ellard A. and Flora Ellen Watts Allen. She was retired from health care industry and had worked with North West Home Health. Mrs. Elliott...
Joan Orton Panter
Jun 15, 2008
Joan Orton Panter, age 76, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 15, 2008 at Standifer Place in Chattanooga, TN. Joan was a native of the Copper Basin area and was the daughter of the late A.J. and Dollie Ledford Orton. She worked for many years as a nurse at Copper Basin Medical Center until she was forced...
Richard Stanley Legendre
Jun 15, 2008
Richard Stanley LeGendre, age 62, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2008 at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, GA. Mr. LeGendre was born in Wayne County, MI to the late Leo Glenerd and Helen Bujalaski LeGendre. He retired after twenty-six years of service from the Wayne County Sheriff's Department as a deputy sheriff. Mr. LeGendre was a member of Bethany Church.We...
Herman Charles Dean, Sr.
Jun 14, 2008
Mr. Herman Charles Dean, Sr., age 72, of Mineral Bluff, GA, passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2008, in the Fannin Regional Hospital. Born in Cherokee County, NC he was the son of the late Clarence Guy and Lilly Elizabeth Rice Dean. Mr. Dean had worked for Akins Funeral Home for a number of years and more recently at Dee's...
Rebecca Jane Thurman
Jun 13, 2008
Mrs. Rebecca Jane "Becky" (German) Thurman, age 97, McCaysville, GA, passed away Friday, June 13, 2008, at her home. Born in Fannin County, she was the daughter of the late William and Jeanie Lou Kincaid German. Becky, as she was affectingly known to everyone, was a homemaker, loved her church and enjoyed cooking. She enjoyed making baby blankets in which...
Susie Dean
Jun 9, 2008
Susie Dean, age 64, of Riceville, TN, passed away Monday, June 9, 2008. Susie was born in Polk County, TN and was a member of the New Zion Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her father, Lush Craig.She is survived by her loving husband, David Dean of the home; Her mother, Opal Craig of Farner, TN; one brother,...
Gregory Scott Burnett
Jun 7, 2008
Gregory Scott Burnett, age 41, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Saturday, June 7, 2008. Gregory was born in Gilmer County, Georgia and was employed with Action Towing as a Tow Truck Driver. He was preceded in death by his father, James Burnett.Survivors include his wife, Dee Burnett of Blue Ridge, GA; two sons, Jeremy Burnett and Jefferey Burnett, both...
Lynn Carr
Jun 7, 2008
Mr. Lynn Carr, age 48, of Murphy, NC passed away on Saturday June 7, 2008 in the Park Ridge Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Born in Polk County, TN he was the son of the late Elizabeth Ann Stephens Carr and Hoyt Lee Carr, who survives. He was an employee of the Tri-State Electrical Membership Corporation and a member of...
Charles Roy Withrow
Jun 7, 2008
Mr. Charles Roy Withrow, age 72, of Morganton, GA passed away Saturday, June 7, 2008 in the V.A. Hospital in Decatur, GA. Born in Fannin County, he was the son of the late Thomas Withrow and Leora Scroggs Withrow. He worked as a sheet rock installer. He was a Vietnam veteran serving in the United States Army. He is survived...
Kyra Jane Callihan
Jun 6, 2008
Little Miss Kyra Jane Callihan, 6 months old, who passed away Friday, June 6, 2008 at her home. She is survived by her parents, Dustin and Keri Brown Callihan of Friendsville, TN; a brother, Levi Dalton Pierce of Friendsville, TN; sister, Shelby Marie Pierce of Friendsville, TN; maternal grandparents, Bobby Brown of Friendsville, TN and Lana Sue Brown of Copperhill;...
Thomas Frank Buttram
Jun 3, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces funeral services for Mr. Frank Buttram, age 80, of Blue Ridge, GA who passed away on Tuesday, June 3, 2008. Born in Polk County, TN, he was the son of the late O.L. and Nancy Bailey Buttram. He was a long time member of the Friendship #3 Baptist Church. Mr. Buttram worked...
Delia Shook Cochran
May 30, 2008
Mrs. Delia Shook Cochran, age 93, of Blue Ridge passed away Friday, May 30, 2008 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. Born in Fannin County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Will and Nancy Jane Bradford Shook. Mrs. Cochran had worked for many years arranging flowers for the Rest Haven Florist in Blue Ridge. She was active in Young's...
Patricia Bloodworth Mack
May 25, 2008
Mrs. Patricia Lee Mack, age 76 of Blue Ridge and Epworth, GA, passed away Sunday morning, May 25, 2008 at Heritage Healthcare, following an extended illness and declining health.Born in Detroit Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Louis Bloodworth and Daisy Mae Batson Bloodworth. She was professionally employed as an LVN and executive secretary in Miami, FL. A...
Phillip Lawrence Tallent
May 24, 2008
Mr. Phillip Lawrence Tallant, age 56, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2008 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. Born in Forsyth County, GA, he was the son of the late Hill and Irene Lumis Tallant. He was retired residential carpenter. Mr. Tallant served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam conflict and was a member of...
Minnie Lee Millsaps
May 21, 2008
Minnie Lee (Patterson) Millsaps, age 83, Cherry Log, GA, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at her home. She was a native and lifelong resident of Fannin County, daughter of the late Albert and Julie Ann Stepp Patterson and wife of the late Hamil S. Millsaps. She was also a member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. She is survived by...
Stanley William Landis
May 20, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mr. Stanley William Landis, age 81, of Copperhill, TN who passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at his home. Born in Augusta County, Virginia, he was a son of the late Hobart Russell Landis and Alice Dennison Landis. He was retired for Ford Motor Company after 30 years of...
Etoise Smith
May 18, 2008
The Biereley-Hale Funeral Home announces the death of Mrs. Etoise Smith, age 73 of Turtletown, TN, who passed away Sunday afternoon, May 18, 2008 at Copper Basin Medical Center. She was a member of the Zion Hill Church in Turtletown, TN. Survivors include her husband, Charles Smith; sons, Leon Pate of Cohutta, GA, Dr. Richard Pate of Cleveland, TN and...
