Obituary Listing

Aug 26, 2007

Tim Stewart Funeral Home of Lawrenceville, GA announces the death of Alpha Houston Berry, age 78, of Dacula, GA who passed away Sunday, August 26, 2007. She is preceded in death by her husband, one brother and three sisters. Mrs. Berry was a member of Liberty Hill Methodist Church. She ran a poll station for voters at Hebron Baptist Church,...

Aug 26, 2007

The Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces funeral services for Mrs. Gracie Nell Ensley, age 72, of Epworth who passed away Sunday, August 26, 2007 in the Hospice Atlanta in Atlanta, GA. Born in Escambia County, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Clarence M. Sr. and Ruthie M. (Cobb) Brooks. She was a member of Lebanon Baptist...

Aug 25, 2007

Mrs. Betty Lee Conner, age 82, of Blue Ridge passed away Saturday, August 25, 2007 at Heartland Hospice House in Cartersville, GA. Born in Dresden, Kansas, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Merrick and Hazel Alice Wagner Arehart. She was a member of Morganton Baptist Church for over fifteen years. She formally taught Sunday School and was a...

Aug 23, 2007

Mrs. Roszene P. Mathis, age 68, of Blue Ridge passed away Thursday, August 23, 2007 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. Born in Fannin County, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Patterson and Della Long Patterson. She was a member of Charity Baptist Church and a member of the O.E.S. of McCaysville. She was preceded in death by a...

Aug 23, 2007

Mrs. Margaret Louise O'Neal Piatt, age 79, of Cleveland, TN passed away Thursday, August 23, 2007 in the Life Care Center in Ducktown, TN. Born in Ducktown, TN she was the daughter of the late Lonas and Jennie Keenum Payne. Mrs. Piatt was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.She was survived by her husband Earl Piatt of Cleveland,...

Aug 20, 2007

Mr. Earl Buren Lowe, age 71, of Blue Ridge passed away Monday, August 20, 2007 at his home. Born in Union County, he was the son of the late Buren Lowe and Rosie Davis Lowe. He was an employee of Johnny's Food City in Blue Ridge for 20 years. He was of the Baptist faith and was preceded in death...

Aug 20, 2007

Libbie Hedden Johnson, age 82, of the Life Care Center of the Copper Basin who passed away Monday, August 20th. Libbie was a native of the Polk County area and was a daughter of the late Joseph Allen and Eva Sutton Hedden. She had retired with the Famous Furniture Department Store where she worked as a Credit Manager. She was...

Aug 17, 2007

Mr. Leroy Queen, age 62, of McCaysville passed away Friday, August 17, 2007 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. Born in Polk County, TN, he was the son of the late Arthur Leroy Queen. He was retired from the Fannin County School System as a school bus driver for thirty-one years and was a rafting bus driver for White Water Express...

Aug 16, 2007

Master Jadin Aaron Cooper, age 2 months, of Fayetteville, GA passed away August 16, 2007. He was survived by his father, Richard Cooper of Fayetteville; grandparents, Dale and Vikki Cooper of Fayetteville; and an aunt Niki Monk of Fayetteville. Graveside services were held Saturday, August 25, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. from Morganton Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Phillip Thomas officiating....

Aug 11, 2007

Rebetless Lee Ray Ratcliff, age 87, of Maryville, TN passed away Saturday, August 11, 2007 in the Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. Born in Fannin County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Malcom Ray and Etta Lee Mull Ray. She was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband James...

Aug 9, 2007

Robert James Cochran, age 79, of the Etowah Health Care in Etowah, TN, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2007. Mr. Cochran was a son of the late James McKinley & Missouria Dillard Cochran and was a member of the New Zion Baptist Church. He was retired as a carpenter in construction having worked for the Foster Marine Brothers Construction Company....

Aug 8, 2007

Mr. Robert Sylvester Plush, age 85, of Blue Ridge passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at his home. Born in Fannin County, he was the son of the late Gustav Plush and Mattie Mae Russell Plush. He worked as a barber for over 20 years. Mr. Plush was a member of Eastside Church of Christ and was a World War...

Aug 8, 2007

Mr. James William Davenport, age 72, of Epworth passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2007 in the Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge. Born in Fannin County, he was the son of the late Garfield Matthew Davenport and Alice Mandy Foster. He was a member of McCaysville Church of Christ and was a United States Army veteran. He was preceded in...

Aug 8, 2007

Delzia Crawford, age 87, of Copperhill, TN passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2007 in the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Mrs. Crawford was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a daughter of the late Hicks & Mary Jane Newton Jones. She was homemaker who loved cooking, raising flowers and was an author of three books. She...

Aug 8, 2007

Deborah "Debbie" W. BryantMay 4, 1957 - August 8, 2007Deborah "Debbie" W. Bryant, age 50, of Mineral Bluff passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2007 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. She was born in Charlotte, NC and had lived in Mineral Bluff for the past 15 years. She was retired from the Towns County Department of Family and Children's Services. Mrs....

Aug 3, 2007

Mr. George Ray Waters, age 60, of McCaysville passed away Friday, August 03, 2007 at his home. He was a member of Mt. Liberty Baptist Church and had been employed by K&S Tank Lines for over 43 years.

He was survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Daniel and Kassandra Waters of Carolina Beach, NC; brother and sister-in-law, Marvin and...

Jul 28, 2007

Mrs. Elizabeth "Betty" Hudson, age 89, of Epworth passed away Saturday, July 28, 2007 in the Heritage Health Care Center in Blue Ridge, GA. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Elsa Abplanalp Bonsall. She was a member of the Blue Ridge United Methodist Church. Mrs. Hudson was a former President of the Women's...

Jul 27, 2007

Mrs. Hazel Verlie Norton, age 90, of Blue Ridge passed away Friday, July 27, 2007 in the Heritage Health Care Center in Blue Ridge. Born in Fannin County, she was the daughter of the late William Burnette and Maggie Merrell Burnette. She was a member of Harvest Missionary Church. Mrs. Norton enjoyed babies, flowers, and was known for her love...

Jul 26, 2007

Walter Jason Spurling, age 69, of Ducktown, passed away Thursday, July 26th at the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Mr. Spurling was a native of the Copper Basin area and was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie & Meadie Stillwell Spurling and a sister, Louise Spurling Runion. He was of the Pentecostal Faith and was a retired construction...

Jul 24, 2007

Mrs. Margaret Estella (Franklin) Walker, age 77, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Tuesday, July 24, at Fannin Regional Hospital. She was a native of Graham County NC, daughter of the late Jones Clingman Franklin and Carrie Elizabeth Townsend Franklin. She was a member of Morganton Seventh Day Adventist. She worked with the Broyhill Furniture Company as a furniture finisher...