Edna 'Sis' Holmes
May 16, 2008
Mrs. Edna 'Sis' (Godfrey) Holmes, age 86, of Marietta, GA, passed away Friday, May 16, 2008, at her home following an extended illness. She was a native of Fannin County, daughter of the late Thomas M. and Florence Mae Greene Godfrey. She was retired from the Avon Cosmetics Company. She was also a member of Kingtown Baptist Church.She is survived...
Bertha Mae Huffman Dunn
May 13, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mrs. Bertha Mae Huffman Dunn, age 92, of McCaysville, GA who passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2008 in the Copper Basin Medical Center in Ducktown, TN. Born in Fannin County, she was a daughter of the late Andrew Jackson Huffman and Martha Thomas Huffman. She was the oldest living...
Juanita Brown Todd
May 11, 2008
Mrs. Margaret "Juanita" Brown Todd, age 83, passed away at her home in McCaysville on May 11, 2008. Mrs. Todd was born in Fannin County, GA; she was a daughter of the late Thomas Jackson "T.J." and Bessie Emily Brown. She was also preceded in death by her husband Hertis E. Todd; grandson, Eric Falls; and son-in-law, Johnny Satterfield. Mrs....
Bernice Stanley Brawley
May 9, 2008
Mrs. Bernice Stanley Brawley, age 84 of Blue Ridge passed away Friday, May 9, 2008 in the Gold City Convalescent Center in Dahlonega, GA. She was a native of Fannin County. Mrs. Brawley was born on September 20, 1923 to the late Ulysses Lish and Rosa Lee Forrester Stanley. She was a housewife and a member of the Dial Church...
Francis Joseph Scranton, Jr.
May 9, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mr. Francis Joseph Scranton, Jr., age 69 of Morganton, GA who passed away Friday, May 9, 2008 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. He was born in Clementon, NJ on October 17, 1938 to the late Francis Joseph Scranton, Sr. and Theresa Rudolph Scranton. His family moved to Bartow, FL...
Rev. Wyndom Marvin Roberts
May 5, 2008
Rev. Wyndom Marvin Roberts, age 62, of Murphy, NC passed away Monday, May 5, 2008 in the Life Care Center of Copper Basin. Rev. Roberts was born in Cherokee County, NC and was a son of the late Jim & Bonnie Young Roberts. He was an Ordained Baptist Minister over 20 years and was a member of the Pleasant Hill...
Helen Anna June Herrmann
May 2, 2008
Mrs. Helen Anna June Herrmann, age 84, of Morganton, GA passed away on Friday May 2, 2008 following an extended illness with Cancer. She was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey to the late William and Annastacia Diebel Kaiser. Mrs. Herrmann was a loving mother, homemaker and wife. She was a former resident of Springfield, NJ and Ft. Pierce, FL where...
Jimmy Lynn Dills
May 1, 2008
Mr. Jimmy Lynn Dills, of Havre de Grace, MD, formerly of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Thursday, May 1, 2008 in Bel Air, MD. Born in and raised in Blue Ridge, GA, he moved to the Aberdeen, MD area in 1976. He was a carpenter and true southern gentleman. He was also an avid NASCAR fan and enjoyed camping and...
James Clinton Morrow
Apr 25, 2008
Mr. James Clinton "Clint" Morrow, age 82 of Locust Grove, GA passed away Friday, April 25, 2008 in the Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, GA. He was born November 10, 1925 in Violet, NC to the late Lloyd Ed and Alice Graves Morrow. Mr. Morrow was of the Baptist faith. He served his country in the United States Navy during...
Blanche Marie Vandiver
Apr 24, 2008
Mrs. Blanche Marie Vandiver, age 96, of Suches, GA, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2008 in the Heritage Health Care Center in Blue Ridge. Born in Fannin County, she was the daughter of the late William Harrison Brawley and Jennie Estalee Rogers Brawley. She was a member of Cooper's Creek Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her husband...
Sandra Bryant Newman
Apr 23, 2008
Sandra Metina Bryant Newman, age 61, of Jeffersonville, IN, formerly of the Copper Basin Area passed away on Wednesday April 23, 2008. Born in Polk County, TN she was the daughter of the late Deyo and Mildred Bandy Coleman and Fred Bryant. She had worked for a number of years as a Rental Apartment Manager. Mrs. Newman was a member...
Carol Ann Parr
Apr 23, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mrs. Carol Ann Parr, age 55, of Blue Ridge who passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at her home. Born in Fannin County, she was the daughter of the late Homer Virgil Ricord and Annah Mae Edwards Ricord. She retired from Levi Strauss Corporation in 1984 after 17...
Hildred Irene Patterson
Apr 21, 2008
Mrs. Hildred Irene Patterson, age 80, of Epworth, GA passed away Monday, April 21, 2008 in the LifeCare Center in Ducktown, TN. Born in Fannin County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Bert Rhodes and Annie Gilliam Rhodes. She worked as a seamstress at Levi Strauss Corporation. Mrs. Patterson was a member of Union Baptist Church and was...
Deaver Simmons Northam
Apr 16, 2008
Mr. Deaver Simmons Northam, age 78, of Blue Ridge, GA, formerly of Miami, Florida, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 16th, 2008. Mr. Northam was born near Garner, TX on September 30th, 1929. He was a Veteran of the Korean Conflict serving in the United States Army and was a member of the Temple Baptist Church. He...
Joan Galloway Harris
Apr 16, 2008
Mrs. Joan (Galloway) Harris, age 50, of Mineral Bluff, Ga., died Wednesday, April 16. Mrs. Harris was employed in the bakery department at BiLo in Blairsville, Ga. She was the daughter of the late Charles Galloway and was a member of the New River Baptist Church.She was survived by her husband Scott Harris of the home; her mother, Patricia (Huffman)...
Buddy Dale Norton
Apr 14, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mr. Buddy Dale Norton, age 68, of Cleveland, TN who passed away Monday, April 14, 2008 in the Health Center at Standifer in Chattanooga, TN. Born in Fannin County, he was a son of the late Robert Elbert Norton and Hazel V. Burnette Norton. He was a service station...
Etha Mae Panther
Apr 13, 2008
Etha Mae Panther, age 86 of Copperhill, TN, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2008 in the Copper Basin Medical Center. Mrs. Panther was a native of Polk County, TN., born on November 16, 1921 to the late Georgia Goss. She had been employed at Copper Basin Medical Center in the housekeeping department. Mrs. Panther was a member of the Mount...
Teddy Hallum
Apr 9, 2008
Mr. Teddy W. Hallum of Newborn, GA passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 9, 2008. Formerly of Atlanta, GA, he had been a resident of Newborn for 36 years. Mr. Hallum attended Stetson University, was a graduate of Georgia Tech with a degree in chemical engineering and was a former employee of FDIC. He was a member of...
Allen Joseph Plemons
Apr 9, 2008
Mr. Allen Joseph Plemons, age 45, of El Paso, TX , passed away on April 9, 2008 in El Paso, TX. Born in Chatsworth, GA, he was the son of the late Charlie W. and Lilly Allen Plemons. He was also the grandson of the late Hattie and Gay Plemons, Omi O'Neal and Walt Allen.Survivors included two brothers, Danny W....
Lillian Frances Jones
Apr 9, 2008
Mrs. Lillian Brown Jones, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at the Life Care Center of Ducktown, TN. She moved to Blue Ridge in 1999, from Bremen, Georgia. She was a retired seamstress with Sewell Manufacturing Company of Bremen. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Blue Ridge, Georgia. She was born on July...
