Teresa Ann Morris
Feb 24, 2023
Teresa "Terry" Ann Morris, age 72, of Epworth, GA passed away on Friday, February 24, 2023 at her home. She was born on June 1, 1950 in Atlanta, GA. She worked for Harrah's Casino in Murphy. Terry was an avid supporter of ASPCA, United States Humane Society, and Shriners Hospital for Children. She was a loving and caring mother...
Glouretta Hughes
Feb 23, 2023
Glouretta Hughes, age 85, of Turtletown, TN passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at the Life Care Center of Copper Basin in Ducktown, TN. Glouretta was born on May 18, 1937 in Copperhill, TN to the late Dock Adam Patterson and Nancy Huddleston Patterson. She worked for twenty-six years as a cafeteria worker for the Polk County School...
David Walter Ausburn
Feb 22, 2023
David Walter Ausburn, age 52, of Blue Ridge passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023. He was born in Atlanta, GA on April 2, 1970 to Douglas Joe Ausburn and Mary Gilbert Ausburn. David was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church and had worked for many years at Shaw Industries. He was an avid fisherman, always enjoyed his time in...
J.E. Cochran
Feb 20, 2023
J.E. Cochran, age 88, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2023 at his home. He was born on May 2, 1934, in Blue Ridge, to the late James Gordon Cochran and Bonnie Ferrell Cochran. J.E. served in the United States Army, as sergeant, during the Korean War, where he was stationed in Germany. Later, he retired...
Terry Eve Panter
Feb 16, 2023
Terry Eve Panter, age 65, of Mineral Bluff, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at Northside Hospital in Canton. She was born in Polk County, to the late Wallace L. Panter and Louise Burk Panter. She was of the Baptist faith. Terry worked in Customer Service for Home Depot. She is preceded in death by her parents and...
Martha Regina Panter
Feb 16, 2023
Martha Regina Panter, age 69, of Mineral Bluff, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2023. She was born on March 31, 1953, to the late James Carlton Ross and Martha Virginia Talley Ross. She was of the Baptist faith. She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed and collected angel figurines. She is preceded in...
Thomas Harry Canady
Feb 11, 2023
Mr. Thomas Canady, age 76, of Blue Ridge, GA, was taken by the hand of Jesus to eternal glory on February 11, 2023 at his residence. Thomas, better known as "Tom" was born in Savannah, GA to the late Harry Albert and Maude Sapp Canady. He proudly served his country in the Army during the Vietnam Era. Tom was...
Merton Frank Dibble
Feb 7, 2023
Merton Frank Dibble, age 88, of Morganton, GA, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at his home. He was born in Caro, MI, on January 16, 1935, to the late Sherman T. Dibble and Mary Evelyn Derbyshire Dibble. He served in the United States Navy from 1953 until 1957. He graduated from Michigan Technological University in 1961 with...
Leonard Charles Stover
Jan 30, 2023
Leonard Charles "Smokey" Stover, age 87, of Kennesaw, GA, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2023 in Marietta, GA. He was born on November 15, 1935, in Blue Ridge, to the late William Messer Stover and Nellie Stewart Stover. He served in the United States Air Force and later retired from Dobbins Air Force Base where he was a...
Mary Margaret Bell
Jan 26, 2023
Mrs. Margaret Green Bell, age 77, of Mineral Bluff, GA, passed away on January 26, 2023 in Hayesville, NC. She was born in Fannin County, GA to the late Albert and Mattie "Sis" Queen Green. Margaret was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She truly enjoyed and loved all children and especially her grandchildren. She also enjoyed cooking, quilting,...
Kathleen C. Walden
Jan 26, 2023
Mrs. Kathleen C. Walden, better known as "Midge", passed away on January 26, 2023 at her home at the age of 84. She was born in Copperhill, TN to the late Cecil and Loreen Brooks Collis. She was a long time member of the Pantertown Baptist Church. Midge enjoyed gardening and working in her yard and especially mowing. She...
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...
