Shelby Rose Runion
Jan 24, 2023
Shelby Rose Runion, age 86, of Turtletown passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at her home. She was born on March 7, 1936 in McCaysville to the late Martin Luther Talley and Etta Pauline Lanning Talley. Shelby accepted the Lord in her heart at an early age, and she was baptized in Fightingtown Creek and later, joined Turtletown...
Judson Bailey
Jan 21, 2023
Judson T. Bailey, age 88, of Dial, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at his home. He was born in Fannin County, on January 10, 1935, to the late Columbus Judson Bailey and Pearl Peek Bailey. He served in the United States Navy and later retired from the Federal Aviation Administration as an Electronics Technician. After retiring, Judson...
Mary Charlene Herndon
Jan 21, 2023
Mary Charlene Herndon, age 88, of Ducktown, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2023 in Chattanooga. She worked for many years at Levi Strauss and later as a receptionist before retiring. She attended Mount Harmony Baptist Church. Charlene was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Mineral Bluff. She was born on December 2, 1934, to...
John Wesley Morrow
Jan 19, 2023
Captain John "Jack" Morrow, age 80, of Morganton, GA passed away on January 19, 2023 at his residence. He was born in Red Bank, NJ, to the late John Wesley Morrow and Josephine Lorenz Morrow Dolce. Jack was a member of SAR and the West Palm Beach Fishing Club. He was also the recipient of the Tommy Gifford Legendary...
Kenneth Daniel Boring
Jan 17, 2023
Kenneth Daniel Boring, age 85, of Turtletown, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta. He was born in the Liberty Community of Cherokee County, NC on August 6, 1937, to the late Willard Boring and Annie Worley Boring. Kenneth served in the United States Air Force as a mechanic. Later he retired from...
June A. Mccarter
Jan 16, 2023
June Anne McCarter, age 84, of Hiawassee, GA passed away on Monday, January 16, 2023. June was born on June 20, 1938 in Copperhill to the late Ailen and Geneva McCarter. She worked for twenty years in the Polk County School System as a custodian and bus driver. In the years that followed, June worked as a florist, and...
Jessie Virginia Towe
Jan 14, 2023
Jessie Virginia Towe age 81 of Ball Ground, GA passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at home. She was born on March 1, 1941 in Mineral Bluff, GA to the late John Berry Walker and Minnie Ellis Walker. Jessie was a member of the Gospel Temple in Ball Ground, GA. She enjoyed her time with children and had...
Donald Earl Gilliam
Jan 9, 2023
Donald Earl Gilliam, age 64, of Blue Ridge, was born in Copper Basin Hospital on July 28, 1958, to the late Eddie Gilliam and Loretta Patterson Gilliam Farness. He lived a full, prosperous, productive, and faithful life until he passed from this earthly realm on January 9, 2023, at Northside Hospital in Canton, GA. He was a longtime member,...
Carol Thrasher Watson
Jan 8, 2023
Carol Thrasher Watson, age 86 of Copperhill passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023 in Carrolton, GA. Carol was born on March 11, 1936 in Atlanta, GA. Mrs. Watson retired from Bellsouth after 35 years. In her younger years, she played professional softball, and later, would continue her passion for athletics as a manager of the Mableton Tiger Youth...
Esther Ann Whitener Bishop
Jan 8, 2023
Esther Ann Whitener Bishop, age 88 of Cleveland, TN passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023 at the Life Care Center of Copper Basin in Ducktown, TN. She was born on July 13, 1934 in Farner, TN to the late Roy Hemming and Myrtle Jones Hemming. Esther retired from Charleston Hosiery in the ordering department. She was baptized in...
Corey Lee Hedden
Jan 8, 2023
Corey Lee Hedden, age 42, of Blue Ridge passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023. Corey was born on December 17, 1980 in Copperhill to Tommy and Jannie Hedden. He worked as a carpenter, and in his off time, Corey was an avid fisherman. After playing basketball in his younger days, he enjoyed watching the game throughout his life....
Alice Elanore Griffith
Jan 5, 2023
Alice Elanor Nicholson Griffith, age 84, of Turtletown, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at Life Care Center of Copper Basin after an extended illness. She was born on January 2, 1939 in Turtletown, to the late Clyde Nicholson and Elsalee Johnson Nicholson. She was a member of Turtletown Church of God of Prophecy.
She is...
James Walter Cole
Jan 5, 2023
James Walter Cole, age 75, of Mineral Bluff passed away Thursday, January 5, 2023 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper. James was born on May 29, 1947 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Joseph Burton Cole and Ester Nama Couch Cole. He was a member of Sunrise Tabernacle and worked as a logger and handyman for many years....
Raymond Millard Allen
Jan 1, 2023
Raymond Millard Allen, age 91, of the Tumbling Creek Community, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023 at Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, GA. He was born on July 12, 1931, in Copperhill, to the late Millard Fillmore Allen and Mary Katherine Walden Allen. Raymond served in the United States Army during the Korean War and spent time...
Gerry Hicks
Dec 31, 2022
Mrs. Sarah Geraldine Hicks, better known as "Gerry", age 85, passed away on December 31, 2022 at her home following an extended illness. She was born in Fannin County, GA to the late Stewart and Hazel Welch Cox. She had worked for a number of years for Shaw Industries. Gerry was a member of Sugar Creek Baptist Church; and...
Frank Lamar Fair
Dec 29, 2022
Frank Lamar Fair, age 80, of Epworth, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at his home. He was born on November 14, 1942, in Copperhill, to the late Frank Fort Fair and Anna Fritts Fair. Frank was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church. He worked for many years as a miner for Tennessee Chemical Company. He is preceded...
Karen Sue Bronson
Dec 27, 2022
Karen Sue Bronson lost her private battle with lung cancer on December 27, 2022 at her home in Blue Ridge, GA. She was born on August 21, 1961 in Mt. Gilead, Ohio and grew up in Fulton, Ohio. She was the daughter of the late Berna Bronson and Myrtle Fisher Bronson.
Karen worked and had a very...
Regina Hines
Dec 22, 2022
Regina Flood Hines, age 91, passed away on December 22, 2022 in Jasper, GA. She was born on January 18, 1931 in East Orange, NJ. Regina was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and friend to many. Regina who was formerly of Cherokee County, GA was a very active and instrumental member of the community. While raising her children...
Eddie
Dec 22, 2022
Mr. Edward James Ratcliff, better known as "Eddie", age 76, of Morganton, GA, passed away on December 22, 2022 in the Advent Health Hospital in Calhoun, GA. He was born February 19, 1946 in McCaysville, GA, to the late E.J. and Bernice Ray Ratcliff. Eddie was a Christian and a longtime member of the Harmony Baptist Church in Blue...
Denny Kaye Panter
Dec 20, 2022
Denny Kaye Panter, age 52, of Talking Rock, GA passed away unexpectedly on December 20, 2022 at his residence. He was a native of the Copper Basin who was the son of the late Herbert K. and Joan Orton Panter. He graduated from Copper Basin High School in 1989. Denny had previously worked for Toyota, Coke and most recently...
