Amber Marie Parker Padgett
Nov 11, 2021
Amber Marie Parker Padgett, age 31, of Blue Ridge passed away on November 11, 2021. Amber was born in Carthage, New York on September 26, 1990. Amber was a well-known waitress in town that loved going to work and was loved by all who met her. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and absolutely loved her beach...
Don Thomas
Nov 8, 2021
Don Thomas, 80, of McCaysville, GA, passed away in Raleigh, NC on Monday, November 8th, 2021 surrounded by his family. Don was born on July 12th, 1941 to Clyde Lewis Thomas and Dorothy Gilliam Thomas in McCaysville. In 1960, Don met Barbara Mosley at the Canteen in Blue Ridge, GA. They fell in love, got married and started raising a...
Sheila Mae Smith
Nov 6, 2021
It is with our utmost sorrow and deepest grief that we announce that our beloved momma and wife, Sheila Mae Smith, has went to her heavenly home to be with Jesus. Sheila departed from this earth on Saturday, November 6, 2021 with her loved ones by her side at 58 years old. Sheila was born on September 6, 1963 in...
Armanda 'Dottie' Jane King
Nov 6, 2021
Armanda Jane King, better known as "Dottie", age 40 of Morganton, GA, passed away on November 6, 2021 in the Life Care Center in Ducktown, TN. Born in Copperhill, TN, she was the daughter of the late Charles Leon and Claudine Tigg King. Survivors include her brothers and sisters-in-law, Allen and Tina King, Herbert and Joyce Keller; sister, Missy King...
Caroline Croft Carroll
Nov 6, 2021
Caroline Regina Croft Carroll, age 75, of Murphy, NC, passed away on November 6, 2021 in Andrews, NC. Caroline Carroll was a native of Murphy, NC and was the daughter of the late Paul Eugene Croft and Hazel Bernice Peak. She plied her hand at several careers including driving trucks. She enjoyed a quiet life and took great pleasure in...
Randall Lee Strickland
Nov 5, 2021
Randall Lee Strickland, age 64, of Blue Ridge passed away Friday, November 5, 2021. Mr. Strickland was born on December 25, 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Eugene Strickland and Frances Juanita Young Strickland. He was a man of many trades, but worked most of his life welding and operating a CNC machine. He was most recently employed at...
Jo Ann Harper
Nov 5, 2021
Jo Ann Harper, age 82, of Copperhill, TN passed away on Friday, November 5, 2021 at Sonshine Manor Personal Care Home in Blairsville, GA. Mrs. Harper was born on July 2, 1939 in Ducktown, TN to the late Ray Nicholson and Lana Payne Nicholson. She was of Christian faith, and a member of Coletown Baptist Church. Mrs. Harper worked as...
Claude 'Buck' William Queen
Nov 3, 2021
Claude William Queen, affectionately known as "Buck," age 85, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 in Chattanooga, TN. He was born on April 26, 1936, in Fannin County, GA to the late Hayden Howard Queen and Myrtle Green Queen. Buck was a member of New Antioch Baptist Church. He worked for many years for Whitehead Die...
Carol Rexanna Green
Nov 2, 2021
Carol Rexanna Green, age 68, passed away at her home on November 2, 2021. Rexann, as she was known to family and friends, was born and lived her whole life in Blue Ridge, Georgia. She was the daughter of Rex Green and Bonnie Haddock Green and grew up on Snake Nation Road on the family farm of her grandparents, Noah...
Lauren A. Dietrich
Nov 2, 2021
Lauren Alice "Laurie" Dietrich, age 67, of Morganton, passed away quietly at home, in the presence of her family and friends on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, after being diagnosed with brain cancer nine weeks earlier. She was born on November 15, 1953 to the late David C. Crummel and Anita Totten Crummel in Niles, OH. Laurie was a graduate of...
Ola Freiddie Saunders
Nov 2, 2021
Ola Freiddie Saunders, age 86, of Mineral Bluff, passed away on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at her home. She was born in Orlando, FL, on August 2, 1935, to the late James Daniel Smith and Ethel Irene Singleton Smith. Ola was a longtime member of McCaysville Church of God. She worked for many years at Life Care Center of Copper...
William Stewart
Oct 31, 2021
William C. Stewart, age 50, of Blue Ridge, Ga, went home to our Lord on October 31, 2021. He was a beloved husband and a beloved father, who will remain in our hearts, as love, light and pride for the rest our living days. He was also the proprietor of Snake Nation Landscapes and Carpentry for twenty-four years, taking pride...
Desma Joan Chastain
Oct 28, 2021
Desma Joan Chastain, age 85, of Naples, FL, passed away on Thursday, October 28, 2021. She was born on August 4, 1936, in Blue Ridge, GA, to the late Fred Marvin Towe and Pearl Key Towe. Desma was a member of First Baptist Church of Naples. She was a faithful and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. Desma is...
'Chig' Morris Jackson Jones
Oct 28, 2021
"Chig" Morris Jackson Jones, age 77 of Copperhill, TN went to be with his Lord and Savior, while surrounded by his family on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at Tennova Hospital in Cleveland, TN. Morris was preceded in death by his father and mother, Jerry and Rosa A. Jones and sisters, Irene Jones and Hazel Collins. He was a member of...
James 'Jim' Stiles
Oct 27, 2021
Mr. James Stiles, age 76, of Turtletown went to his heavenly home on October 27, 2021 at his home surrounded by family. James was born on August 29, 1945 to the late Mr. Clint Stiles and Mrs. Mary Smith Stiles. He was an elder at Living Word Church. James worked in law enforcement as former Chief of Police of Ducktown,...
Vicky Hemming Morrow
Oct 27, 2021
Vicky Hemming Morrow, age 56, of Turtletown, TN passed away on October 27, 2021 at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. Vicky was born on April 8, 1965 in Kokomo, IN. She enjoyed traveling especially going to the beach and through the mountains. Vicky also enjoyed shopping especially for jewelry. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Woodrow Hemming...
Kimberly Dawn Terry
Oct 27, 2021
Kimberly Dawn Terry, age 52, of Ducktown, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Wednesday, October 27, 2021. She was born in Roanoke, AL on May 24, 1969. She was a devoted member of The Rock Church in Blairsville. She earned her Master's Degree and was a special education teacher. Later she worked as a Communications Officer for Gilmer...
Randy Leslie Ray
Oct 27, 2021
Mr. Randy Leslie Ray, age 49, of Morganton, GA, passed away on October 27, 2021 in Hall County, GA. He was born Jasper, GA on November 24, 1971. Randy was welder and recently was employed by Wildside Custom Trailers. He was of the Baptist faith and a member of Ocoee Lodge #201 F&AM. He was preceded in death by his...
Dale Hamlin Dyer
Oct 23, 2021
Obituary Mr. Dale H. Dyer, age 101, of Blue Ridge went to be with the Lord Saturday afternoon October 23, 2021. Dale was born in Clearwater, Kansas to the late William Hamlin "Ham" and Anna Dyer. After completing 4 years at Kansas State at Manhattan, KS, he joined the Army Air Corps during WW II and eventually piloted B-24 heavy...
Judy Irene Darnell
Oct 23, 2021
Judy Irene Darnell, age 46, of Copperhill, TN, passed away on October 23, 2021 at her home. She was born in Dalton, GA, to the late William Edward Wofford and Martha Lynn Williams Wofford. Survivors include her companion, Gary Greenway of the home; daughter, Hannah Holmes; son, Zackery Bramblett; grandchildren, Bryson Holmes, Rylan Johnson and Easton Johnson; sister, Sabrina Ann...
