John Gaitanoglou
Jan 11, 2022
Mr. Ioannis "John" Gaitanoglou, age 82, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 in Canton, GA. He was born in Greece to the late Sarantos and Evanthia Gaitanoglou. Mr. Gaitanoglou owned and operated the Fannin Inn Restaurant for 32 years. John will be remembered by so many from his years at the Fannin Inn, cooking their...
George Howard Bailey
Jan 10, 2022
Mr. George Howard Bailey, age 84, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away on January 10, 2022 in the Fannin Regional Hospital. He was born in Fannin County, GA to the late James and Bertha Mull Bailey. Mr. Bailey retired from the Tennessee Chemical Company after a number of years working as a Miner. He enjoyed farming and raising cattle. He...
Deborah Jean Hall
Jan 10, 2022
Deborah Jean Hall, age 65, of Copperhill passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022 at her home. Deborah was born in Copperhill to the late James Hoyt Cavender and Loma Jewell Cole Cavender on June 6, 1956. She worked as a seamstress for many years. Deborah was a member of Mine City Baptist Church. Deborah is preceded in death by...
Helen Dyer Dickey
Jan 9, 2022
Helen Dyer Dickey, age 81, of Blue Ridge passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022. Hellen was born in Higdon, GA on December 30, 1940 to the late Dock Dyer and Hester Jones Dyer. She worked as a seamstress for Levi Strauss, and she was a member of Bethany Church. Hellen enjoyed reading and spending time with her family. She...
Diane Marie Davis
Jan 8, 2022
Diane M. Bugella Davis, age 69, of Ellijay, GA passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022. She was born on January 25, 1952, in Berwyn, IL. She graduated from Chetek High School in 1970 and went to Art School in Kansas. Diane had a big heart and sacrificed often for her family, especially her children. She could invariably be counted...
Don Postell
Jan 7, 2022
Mr. Donald Larry "Don" Postell, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022 at Pruitt Healthcare in Blue Ridge after an extended illness. Don was born May 7, 1944 and lived most of his life in the Higdon Community of Fannin County, GA. After working for Lockheed Aircraft, he worked as a copper miner until retirement. Don was a member of Hipps...
James Gordon Golden
Jan 6, 2022
Mr. James "Jim" Gordon Golden, age 73, of Ellijay, GA, passed away on January 6, 2022 in the Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, GA. He was born in Copperhill, TN to the late William Ralph and Grace Leona Beaver Golden. Jim served his country in the United States Army Reserves. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Blue Ridge,...
William 'Bill' Harold Postell, Sr.
Jan 5, 2022
Mr. William "Bill" Harold Postell, Sr., age 81, of Blue Ridge passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital. Mr. Postell was born in Fannin County on March 9, 1940 to the late John McKinley Postell and Jane McArthur Postell. He had worked for the Tennessee Copper Company and retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation as an...
Stephen Earl Postell
Jan 5, 2022
Mr. Stephen "Steve" Earl Postell, age 73, of Mineral Bluff passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at the Powder Springs Center for Nursing and Healing. Steve was born on July 29, 1948 to Earl Thomas Postell and Ida Lou Garren Postell. He worked as a small engine mechanic for a number of years along with being a brick mason. Steve...
Ralph Green
Jan 3, 2022
Ralph Green, age 77, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Monday, January 3, 2022 at Union General Hospital in Blairsville. He was born on February 20, 1944, in Fannin County, to the late Edgar Green and Hazel Dilbeck Green. Ralph was a member of New Antioch Baptist Church. He worked for many years with the Department of Transportation. He is...
Jane Ann Sandoval
Jan 3, 2022
Jane Ann Sandoval, age 58, of Cherry Log, GA, passed away on January 3, 2022 at her home. She was born Kokomo, on March 20, 1963. She was preceded in death by her father, Guy Junior Phillips; and one brother, Richard Phillips. Survivors include her mother, Shirley Phillips of Russiaville, IN; siblings and their spouses, Kathi Waldman (John Mooney) Burnet,...
Austin Nathaniel Lee Rhodes
Jan 2, 2022
Austin "Bubba" Nathaniel Lee Rhodes, age 26, of Copperhill, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022 in Blue Ridge. He was born on November 17, 1995, in Blue Ridge. Bubba was a loving father and uncle. He was a free spirit that brightened everyone's day he came across. He enjoyed riding four wheelers and motorcycles, mudding, and hanging out with...
Charles Glenn Mathis
Jan 2, 2022
Rev. Charles Glenn Mathis, Sr., age 68, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away unexpectedly on January 2, 2022 in Blue Ridge, GA. He was a native of Fannin County and was the son of the late John Robert Mathis and Grace Evelyn Tipton Mathis. Charles was a Baptist Minister for 43 years and was a long time member of the...
Jan Elizabeth Beavers
Dec 31, 2021
Jan Elizabeth Beavers, age 60, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021 at the Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper, GA. She was born on March 20, 1961 in Copperhill, TN to the late William Kenneth Tarpley and Madeline Elizabeth Ross Tarpley. Jan worked at Tarpleys Store, owned by her parents in Mineral Bluff, Ga. She was...
Charles Jack Patterson
Dec 27, 2021
Mr. Charles Jack Patterson, age 74, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away on December 27, 2021 in the Life Care Center of Copper Basin. He was born in McCaysville, GA on September 28, 1947 to the late Lloyd and Madeline Davis Patterson. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving during the Vietnam Era. Charles was a truck...
Helen Leona Ingle
Dec 25, 2021
Helen Leona Coleman Ingle, age 80, of Farner, TN, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021 in Blairsville, GA. She was born on March 28, 1941 in Polk County, TN to the late Gordon Coleman and Eliza Ledford Coleman. Helen worked for many years in the Polk County School System. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband of...
Lena Abernathy Earley
Dec 24, 2021
Mrs. Lena Abernathy Earley, age 86, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on December 24, 2021 at her home. She was a native of Fannin County, GA born to the late Luther H. and Elizabeth Hamlin Abernathy. She was the owner of Sugar Creek Equestrian Farms for a many years. Lena was not only a civic but a public servant...
Bruce Channing Tucker
Dec 20, 2021
Bruce Channing Tucker, age 55, of Turtletown passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 at Hospice Care Center in Chattanooga, TN. Bruce was born on May 19, 1966 in San Francisco, CA to William Howard Tucker and Sue Ann Williams. He worked as an installer for Tri-State Heating and Air. Bruce was member of Community Baptist Church in Turtletown. He...
Michael Dwayne Gray
Dec 19, 2021
Michael Gray, age 54, of Blue Ridge passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021 at his home. Michael was born on March 15, 1967 in Ellijay, Georgia to the late Raleigh Clifford and Marylene Gray. He was a 1985 graduate of Fannin County High School. He began working at Imerys Marble, formerly known as Georgia Marble, in February 1986 and worked...
Fay Council Norwood
Dec 18, 2021
Fay Council Norwood, 91, died peacefully at home, with her beloved dog, Sonny, at her side, on December 18, 2021. Fay was born on October 9, 1930 to Henry Marvin Council and Bessie Loyd Council. She grew up in Atlanta and earned a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the University of Georgia. She worked as a chemist for Tennessee Chemical...
