Obituary Listing

Aug 8, 2023

Mr. Howard H. "Buddy" Baumann, age 73, of Blue Ridge, Georgia, formerly of Spotswood, New Jersey, passed away on August 8, 2023 after a long illness. He was born on January 14, 1950 to the late Otto W. Baumann Sr. and Tressa A. Baumann. He was a Boy Scout and attained the rank of Eagle Scout. Howard was a...

Aug 7, 2023

Mr. James Clifford Stepp, age 77, of Blue Ridge, Georgia passed away on Monday, August 7, 2023. He was born on August 11, 1945 in Blue Ridge, Georgia to the late Lloyd James and Nellie Jane Foster Stepp. He was a veteran of the United States Army during the Vietnam era. He retired from Bell South, which later became...

Aug 7, 2023

Mr. Jerry Claude Talley, age 68, of Turtletown, TN passed away Monday, August 7, 2023 at his home. Mr. Talley was born on August 11, 1954 in Copperhill, TN to the late Rev. Robert and Geneva Hyatt Talley.

After being raised in Grassy Creek, Jerry lived all of his adult life in Turtletown. He graduated from Copper...

Aug 7, 2023

Mr. Doug Heaton, better known as "Pops", age 72, of Mineral Bluff, Georgia passed away on Monday, August 7, 2023 at his home. He was born on January 15, 1951 in Copperhill, Tennessee to the late Douglas Jackson Heaton Sr. and Opal Bennett Heaton. Doug was a veteran of the United States Air Force, where he served as a...

Aug 6, 2023

Clarence G. Callihan, age 89, of Blue Ridge, Georgia, went home to be with our Lord on Sunday, August 6, 2023. He was born on July 4, 1934, in Fannin County, to the late Luther Callihan and Ethel Stepp Callihan. Mr. Callihan was a veteran of the United States Army. He worked for Atlantic Steel for over 30 years....

Aug 2, 2023

Alex Kennedy, age 35, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away at his home Wednesday August 2, 2023.

He was born in Copperhill, TN on September 01, 1987. He is preceded in death by his brother David Earl Kennedy, and his grandparents, Forrest and Edna Williams, and Joyce Wilson.

He is survived by two sons, Hunter...

Jul 28, 2023

Patricia Ann Graham, age 68 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Friday, July 28, 2023 in Chattanooga, TN. She was born on July 25, 1955 in Dalton, GA to the late Everett Woods and Ruby Allen Woods. Patricia was a certified nursing assistant at Blue Ridge Health Care. Most recently she had worked at the Conoco in Copperhill,...

Jul 27, 2023

Jimmy Douglas Foster, age 81, of Mineral Bluff, Georgia passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2023 in Blue Ridge, Georgia. He was born on April 20, 1942 in Copperhill, Tennessee to the late Eckord Foster and Curtistine Ward. Jimmy had a career working as a lab technician for the Tennessee Copper Company. He also served in the United States...

Jul 27, 2023

Shirley Thomas Panter was born on November 22, 1938 and went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at the age of 84. She was married for 54 years to the late Thomas Hugh Panter. She was the daughter of the late Simp and Novella Thomas. She had one brother, the late John...

Jul 24, 2023

Billy H. Harris, age 69, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on July 24, 2023 at his home. He was born in McCaysville, GA to the late James Harlo and Adale Bandy Harris. He had worked at Watkins Motor Lines as an over the road trucker for a number of years. Later Watkins Motor Lines was purchased by Fed-Ex...

Jul 23, 2023

Mrs. Margaret "Peggy Jo" Goss McGee, age 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 23, 2023. She was born on October 19, 1933, in McCaysville, GA, to the late William Homer and Ruby Ella Goss. Peggy Jo was a woman of remarkable character, a loving mother, and a cherished friend to many.

After graduating from McCaysville High...

Jul 20, 2023

Dolores Irolla Finkle, age 80, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2023 at her home. She was born in New York, NY on December 13, 1942, to the late Louis and Margaret Irolla. She was of the Catholic faith.

She is survived by her husband, Donald Vernon Finkle; daughter, Alisa Marie Finkle; son, Christopher...

Jul 20, 2023

Ronald Denver Miller, age 73, of Farner, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2023 at Copper Basin Health and Rehabilitation. He was born in the Copper Basin area on October 16, 1949, to the late Amos Miller and Abby Jaunita Womble Miller. He was of the Church of God faith and worked many years as a logger.

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Jul 18, 2023

Sarah Alice Davenport Pope, age 85, of Blue Ridge, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, July 18, in Blue Ridge. She was born on September 11, 1937 in Fannin County to the late Luther Davenport and Bertha Couch Davenport. Alice was of the Baptist faith and was a member of New Antioch Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by...

Jul 14, 2023

Irene Vallie Mealer age 72 of Copperhill, TN passed away on Friday, July 14, 2023 in Chattanooga, TN. She was born on November 7, 1950 in Copperhill, TN to the late James Ledford and Ellean Thomas Ledford. Irene was a cleaner at Adams Sewing Factory. She was a member of Grassy Creek Baptist Church. Irene was preceded in death...

Jul 10, 2023

Imogene Brown Hamby, age 89, of Old Fort, TN passed away on Monday, July 10, 2023 at her home. Imogene was born on August 7, 1933 in McCaysville, GA to the late Frank Brown and Marie Crawford Brown. She worked as a teacher's aid at Ducktown Elementary school for many years. Imogene loved to work in her garden where...

Jul 9, 2023

Anthony Dewayne Deal, age 39, of Copperhill passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2023. Anthony was born in Fannin County on July 29, 1983 to Jeff and Patricia Deal. He attended Copper Basin High School where he loved playing football, and was nicknamed "Antone" by his teammates. He attended lineman school after high school, and he truly loved his...

Jul 9, 2023

Ruby Long Boone, age 81, of McDonough, GA passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at her home. She was born on August 31, 1941, in the Padena Community of Fannin County, GA, to the late Robert Coleman Long and Senia Farmer Long. Ruby was a member of McDonough Baptist Tabernacle. She worked as bookkeeper and secretary for South...

Jul 8, 2023

Master Baylor McKinley Dalton, passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2023 in Tennova Healthcare of Cleveland, TN. He is preceded in death by his grandfather, Eric Dalton; great-great grandfather, Curt Walker; great-great grandparents, Johnny and Joan Taylor, David and Martha Swafford, Novella Lynn and Ralph Worley and Emogene and Kenneth Henderson; great uncles, Adam Taylor and Nate Taylor; and...

Jul 8, 2023

Annabelle McVey Sowers passed away on July 8, at the age of 95. She was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on July 21, 1927 to the Reverend Isaac and Una Cox McVey. Having previously been from this area, the family moved back to Blue Ridge prior to her third birthday. She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters,...