Robert 'Bowser' Hughes
Oct 13, 2007
Mr. Robert "Bowser" Hughes, age 74, of Turtletown, TN passed away Saturday, October 13, 2007 in the Copper Basin Medical Center in Copperhill, TN. Born in Polk County, TN, he was the son of the late Christopher Columbus Hughes and Madeline Arizona Dale Hughes. He retired from Cities Service as a pipefitter after twenty-six years of service. Mr. Hughes was...
Rebecca Ann Womble
Oct 7, 2007
Rebecca Ann "Becky" Hicks Womble, age 51, of Farner, TN, passed away Sunday, October 7th . Rebecca was a native of the Copper Basin area and was preceded in death by her parents, Homer and Gertrude Jones Hicks, a sister, Betty Allen, niece, Kim Allen and brother, Lynn Pates. She had worked at "The Spot" retail store. She is survived...
Lois M. Eavenson
Oct 6, 2007
Mrs. Lois M. Eavenson, age 81, a beloved wife, mother and friend who went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 6, 2007 following a brief illness. She loved the Lord, her family and friends, humming birds, flowers, frogs, cats, dogs and crafts. Born in Perry Sound, Ontario she was the daughter of the late Fred and Mary...
William Bruce Weeks
Oct 3, 2007
Mr. William Bruce "Bill" Weeks, age 81 of McCaysville, GA, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2007 in the Life Care Center of Copper Basin in Ducktown, TN. Born in Fannin County, GA, he was the son of the late Julius B. and Fannie Ethel Millsaps Weeks. He was retired from Cities Service as a repairman for thirty-four years. Mr. Weeks...
Larry Lee Cook
Sep 27, 2007
The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces the death of Mr. Larry Lee Cook, age 64, of Jacksonville, FL who passed away Saturday, September 29, 2007 in the St. Vincent Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. Born in Miami, FL, he was preceded in death by his father Emmett Cook. He was retired maintenance supervisor of Celotex Manufacturing. He was a...
Teresa Ann Skaggs
Sep 26, 2007
Ms. Teresa Ann Skaggs, age 48, of Mineral Bluff passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2007 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. Born in Jefferson County, Alabama, she was preceded in death by her mother Doris Mae Tucker Armstrong. She was of the Baptist faith. Ms. Skaggs was a loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, reading, fishing, and angels. She...
George B. Mckinney
Sep 24, 2007
Mr. George B. McKinney, age 71 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Monday, September 24, 2007 at his home following an extended illness. Mr. McKinney was born in Tellico Plains, TN to the late William and Lucille Ledford McKinney. He was a retired Journey Lineman where he had contracted work for Power Companies all over the United States. He...
Oren Ray Hardin
Sep 19, 2007
Mr. Oren Ray Hardin, age 52 of McCaysville, GA, passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2007 in the Heritage Health Care in Blue Ridge, GA. He was born in Cherokee County, NC on April 13, 1955. Mr. Hardin worked as a concrete finisher and was a member of the Second Baptist Church of Andrews, NC. He was preceded in death by...
Danny Jackson Ballew
Sep 19, 2007
Mr. Dannie Jackson "Moose" Ballew, age 55, of McCaysville passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at his home. Born in Cherokee County, NC, he was the son of the late Otis Monroe Ballew and Beulah Sadie Ballew. He worked as a diesel mechanic for K&S Tank Lines. He was a Vietnam veteran, serving in the United States Army and was...
Rev. James Thomas Morstatter
Sep 18, 2007
Rev. James Thomas Morstatter, age 70 of McCaysville, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2007. Rev. Morstatter was born in Moweaqua, IL, to the late Delbert Leroy and Yvonne Millington Morstatter on June 3, 1937. He was a member of the McCaysville United Methodist Church and served his country in the United States Navy.Survivors included his wife, JoAn Morstatter of...
Sue Ellen Standridge
Sep 17, 2007
Sue Ellen Standridge, age 64, of Murphy, NC, passed away Monday, September 17th at her home. Sue was a native of the Copper Basin and was a member of the Mt. Harmony Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert & Florence Richards Rhodes, daughter, Lisa Ann Patterson, brother, Billy Rhodes, sisters, Pearl Hughes, Edith Parris, Myrtle...
Johnny Elmer Sparks
Sep 16, 2007
Mr. Johnny Elmer Sparks, age 64, of Ducktown passed away Sunday, September 16, 2007 in the LifeCare Center of Copper Basin in Ducktown, TN. Born in Polk County, TN, he was the son of the late John Jacob Sparks and Ethel Mae Thomas Sparks. He was employed by Burger Pontiac where he did paint and body work. He was a...
Calvin M. Williamson
Sep 15, 2007
C. M. (Ken) Williamson, affectionately known to family and friends as "Smiley", age 71 of Turtletown, TN, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2007 at the Copper Basin Medical Center. He was born in Cherokee County, N.C. to the late Grady Elmer and Alma Picklesimer Williamson on January 19, 1936. Mr. Williamson was retired from Cities Service as a control man...
William Rice Mercier
Sep 14, 2007
William Rice Mercier, age 88, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Friday, September 14, 2007 at his home. Bill was born in Madison County, GA to the late William E. and Pearl Burroughs Mercier on April 17, 1919. Mr. Mercier graduated from the University of Georgia in 1940 having earned a degree in Agriculture. He was also a member of...
Ada Nell Johnson
Sep 5, 2007
Mrs. Ada Nell Johnson, age 73, of Morganton passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at her home. Born in Fannin County, she was the daughter of the late Lawson Bradburn and Zillie Teague Bradburn. She was a member of Harmony Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a daughter Wanda Geraldine Tipton and grandsons, Brandon James Sutton and Daniel...
Sandra Lee Dillard
Sep 4, 2007
Ms. Sandra Lee Dillard, age 43, of Blue Ridge, GA died Tuesday, September 4, at her home. She was of the Baptist faith. She was a native of Polk County, TN and was preceded in death by her father James Dillard, brothers, James Dillard, Robert Dillard, and Phillip Dillard, and grandparents William and Leona Patterson and Andy and Ora Dillard....
Maggie Dessa Trantham
Sep 1, 2007
Mrs. Maggie Dessa White Trantham, age 80, of Ducktown passed away Saturday, September 1, 2007 at Copper Basin Medical Center. She was born in Polk County on Tuesday, April 26, 1927. Mrs. Trantham was the daughter of the late Joseph Gurley and Bessie Mae Harris White. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church. Mrs. Trantham...
Jimmie Faye Wilson
Sep 1, 2007
Jimmie Faye Rymer Wilson was born on June 2, 1932 in Ocoee, Polk County, Tennessee. She died of natural causes on September 1, 2007 in West Palm Beach, Florida. She was the daughter of the late James William Rymer and the late Frieda Elizabeth Wilson, who moved to Blue Ridge in 1944. She was married to the late William (Bill)...
Blondine Pendley Oliver
Aug 30, 2007
Mrs. Blondine Pendley Oliver, 80, died Thursday, August 30, 2007 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home in Newberry, SC. Mrs. Oliver was born in April 14, 1927 in Marble Hill, GA a daughter of the late John Jackson Pendley and Evelyn Johnson P. Horton. She was a retired employee of the American Heart Association and was a member of the First...
Charles W. Beaver
Aug 29, 2007
Mr. Charles Beaver, age 75, of McCaysville passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at his home. Born in Morganton, he was the son of the late Crawford Walden Beaver and Bessie Ammons Beaver. He was a retired truck driver and co-owner of Beaver Grave Service. Mr. Beaver was a Stewart for Teamster Local #401 and was a Korean War veteran...
