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...
Herman Allen
Apr 8, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces Funeral services for Mr. Herman Allen, age 65 of Isabella, TN who passed away on Tuesday April 8, 2008 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Cherokee County, NC he was the son of the late Ernest and Wilma Swanson Allen. He served his country during the Vietnam War in the...
Frank Patterson
Apr 8, 2008
Mr. Frank Patterson, age 74, of the Mobile community passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2008 in the Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. Born in Fannin County, he was the son of the late William Lonas Patterson and Ruth Mae Brackett Patterson. He was self-employed as a sawmiller. Mr. Patterson was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. He is survived by his...
Allie Mae Monteith
Apr 2, 2008
Allie Mae Monteith, age 89, of McCaysville, GA passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2008. Allie was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a daughter of the late Hershell & Rose Ella Gaddis Cearley. She was a homemaker and a member of the Salem Baptist Church. Survivors included three sons, W.L. Monteith of McCaysville, GA, Roy Monteith of...
Annie Pauline Wood
Apr 2, 2008
Ms. Annie Pauline Wood, age 84, of Blue Ridge passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2008 in the Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge. Born in Helen, GA, she was the daughter of the late Doy R. Whitmire and Margaret Lance Whitmire. She was the first manager of the Goody's Store in Blue Ridge and managed the store for 18 years....
Marty Setser Shoemaker
Apr 1, 2008
Mrs. Marty Delorise Shoemaker, age 63, of Doraville, GA formerly of Blue Ridge passed away on Tuesday April 1, 2008 in the Gwinnett Medical Center. Born in Fannin County, GA she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Euzella Green Setser. She worked for many years in Suzanne's Kitchen Food Distribution Plant in Norcross, GA. Mrs. Shoemaker was a...
Katherine Virginia Lankford
Mar 29, 2008
Katherine Virginia Lankford, age 76, of McCaysville, passed away Saturday, March 29th in the Fannin Regional Hospital. Katherine was a native of Fannin County and was a daughter of the late Brownlow and Minnie Suit Dalton. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Methodist Church in Chicago, IL.She was survived by two sons, David Lankford of Douglasville,...
Johnnie Margaret Russell
Mar 25, 2008
LOVING MOTHER, PRAYER WARRIOR, CARGIVERMrs. Johnnie Margaret Russell, age 92, of Epworth passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at her home. Born in Fannin County, GA on April 10, 1915, she was a daughter of the late John Owenby and Mary Willis Owenby. She worked in the McCaysville School Cafeteria, and was a member of Hipps Chapel Church. She was...
Myrtle Brown
Mar 24, 2008
Myrtle "Tina" Brown, age 71 of Atlanta, GA passed away on Monday March 24, 2008 in the St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Born in Fannin County, GA she was the daughter of the late Frank James and Reathel Pulliam Brown. She retired from General Motors working in the maintenance department. Survivors include three brothers, Willard Brown and Jerry Brown...
Elizabeth Wilcox
Mar 23, 2008
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Wilcox, age 95 of Turtletown, TN passed away on Sunday March 23, 2008 in the Skyridge Medical Center in Bradley County, TN. Born in Tellico Plains, TN she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Farner Hopkins. She was a life long homemaker and was of the Baptist Faith. Mrs. Wilcox enjoyed cooking for everyone...
