Evan Winston Cruse
Feb 22, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces funeral services for Mr. Evan Winston Cruse, age 83, of Morganton, GA who passed away on Friday February 22, 2008. Born in Fannin County, GA he was the son of the late Arthur Clyde and Birdie Wilson Cruse. Mr. Cruse served his country during WWII as a sergeant in the United States...
Billy Harold Wheeler
Feb 19, 2008
Mr. Billy H. Wheeler, age 73 of Dallas, GA, formerly of Ellijay, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Born in Wilkes County, GA he was the son of the late Ralph and Ruby Lee Rucker Wheeler. He was a retired truck driver for Ryder truck lines. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He was also preceded in...
Kathleen M. Setser
Feb 17, 2008
Mrs. Kathleen M. Setser, age 75, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Sunday, February 17, 2008 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. She was born in Fannin County on August 15, 1932 to the late Dallas Frank and May Ledford Mull. She had worked at Arp's Restaurant in McCaysville for twenty-five years. Mrs. Setser was a member of Union Baptist Church....
Angela Marie Wilson
Feb 12, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mrs. Angela Marie Wilson, age 37, of McCaysville who passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2008. She was born in Dekalb County, GA on January 23, 1971. She worked as an administrative assistant, worked for a licensed insurance agent, and as a server at Good Fellas Restaurant over the course...
Millard Henry Johnson
Feb 10, 2008
Mr. Millard Henry "Mel" Johnson, age 71, of Mineral Bluff passed away Sunday, February 10, 2008 in Briarcliff Haven in Atlanta, GA. Born in Gilmer County, he was the son of the late Will Henry Johnson and Bertha Mae Stover. He worked as a Supervisor for M.A.R.T.A. He was a member of Mineral Bluff House of Prayer. He was a...
Betty Sue Conner
Feb 8, 2008
Mrs. Betty Sue Conner, age 69, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on February 8, 2008 at the Copper Basin Medical Center in Ducktown, TN. She was born in Fannin County on March 14, 1938, to the late Fred and Bonnie Russell Earley. Mrs. Conner was a homemaker and was of the Baptist Faith. She was survived by her husband...
Ethel Lee Cross
Feb 8, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Ethel Lee Cross, age 86, of Copperhill, who passed away Friday, February 8, at the Copper Basin Medical Center. Mrs. Cross was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a daughter of the late Ervin & Sarah Trantham Jones. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethlehem...
Everett Arthur Cochran
Feb 5, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Mr. Everett Arthur Cochran, age 78, of Farner, Tenn., who died Tuesday, February 5, at Copper Basin Medical Center. Mr. Cochran was employed by Tennessee Forest Service as a firefighter and had worked in the carpet industry in Dalton. He was a member of New Zion Baptist Church. He was...
Lucille Marie Twiggs
Feb 5, 2008
Mrs. Lucille Marie Twiggs, age 89, of Blue Ridge passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2008 in the Copper Basin Medical Center in Ducktown, TN. Born in Fannin County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Henry William Whitlow, Sr. and Posey Cook Whitlow. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Epworth, GA and a member of the...
Lorry Ann Maddox
Feb 2, 2008
Miss Lorry Ann Maddox, age 2 of Ducktown, TN passed away Saturday, February 2, 2008 in the Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga, TN. She was born in Mason County, KY on November 5, 2005. She was survived by her mother, Terri Leann Maddox of Ducktown, TN; father, Perry Thomas Chinn of Ducktown, TN; brother, Lloyd Robert Ingram of Ducktown, TN;...
William Simms, Jr.
Jan 30, 2008
Mr. William Simms, Jr. age 65, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away on Wednesday January 30, 2008 in the Emory University Hospital. Born in Beverly, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late William, Sr. and Clara Perry Simms. He retired from Delta Airlines as a lead mechanic after many years of service. Later he worked for Home Depot for...
Hurley Glenn Wilson
Jan 27, 2008
Mr. Hurley Glenn Wilson, age 83, of Morganton passed away Sunday, January 27, 2008 in the North Georgia Medical Center in Ellijay, GA. Born in Fannin County, he was the son of the late Avery Wilson and Dovie Picklesimer Wilson. He was self-employed in commercial refrigeration. He was a member of Harmony Baptist Church, and was a United States Navy...
Rhonda Jean Williamson
Jan 27, 2008
Ms. Rhonda Jean Williamson, age 47, of Blue Ridge passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at her home. Born in Polk County, TN, she was the daughter of the late Abner Williamson and Shelby Green Williamson. She is survived a daughter, Jessica Renee Loftis of Georgia; sisters, Joan Campbell of Epworth and Felicia Cowan of Blue Ridge; uncles, Elbert Green...
Sue Ann Barnes
Jan 26, 2008
Ms. Sue Ann Barnes, age 65, of McCaysville, GA passed away on January 26, 2007 at her home. Born in Fannin County, GA she was the daughter of the late Pearly and Hazel Ballew Barnes. Ms. Barnes was a longtime member of the Prospect Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by a brother, W.B. Barnes. She is survived...
Edgar Roy Cross
Jan 25, 2008
Mr. Edgar Roy Cross, age 82, of Morganton, Ga., died Friday, January 25, 2008. Mr. Cross worked in construction as a Union Carpenter, working out of local union # 225. He was a native of Cherokee County, NC and was the son of the late Benjamin G. Cross and Eva Mae Hughes Cross. He was the husband of the late...
Marcella Rose Matthews Busbin
Jan 24, 2008
Mrs. Marcella Rose Matthews Busbin, age 67, of Morganton, GA passed away Thursday, January 24, 2007 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. Born in Catawba County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Fred Flake Mattews and Helen Kate Head Matthews. She worked as a lunchroom cook for the Cherokee County, GA School System. She was a member of Wilscott...
Edward Junior Morris
Jan 23, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mr. Edward Junior Morris, age 71, of Blue Ridge, Ga., who died Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at Fannin Regional Hospital. Mr. Morris was a self employed carpenter and was a member of the McCaysville Church of God. He is survived by his wife Evelyn Morris of the home; four...
Helen Edith Gibbs
Jan 22, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of Helen McFarland Gibbs, age 78, of Benton, TN, who passed away Tuesday, January 22, in the Sky Ridge Medical Center in Cleveland, TN. Helen was a native of the Polk County area and was a daughter of the late William & Mary Edith McFarland. She was a homemaker and a...
James Compton Cooper
Jan 22, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill announces the death of James Compton Cooper, age 87, of Murphy, NC who passed away Tuesday, January 22nd. Mr. Cooper was a native of Schenectady, New York and was retired as an Attorney for the State of New York. He was an active member of St. Catherine Catholic Church and a Veteran of W...
Ed Hedrick
Jan 20, 2008
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Carl Edward Hedrick, age 60, of Copperhill, TN, who died Sunday, January 20, 2008, at Copper Basin Medical Center in Copperhill, TN. Mr. Hedrick was a retired miner having worked for the Tennessee Chemical Company and TVA at the Blue Ridge Dam. He was a member of Liberty Baptist...
