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Kathy Katherine Rose Seabolt
Feb 28, 2020
Katherine Rose "Kathy" Seabolt, age 62 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Friday, February 28, 2020 at home. She was born on December 12, 1957 in Toledo, OH to the late Delmar Junior Tipton and Katherine Rose Blanchard Tipton Davis. Kathy worked for Levi Strauss and Company and Heritage Health Care as a certified nurse aide. She was a...
Margaret Richards Ballew
Feb 26, 2020
Mrs. Margaret Richards Ballew, age 88 of Cleveland, TN, passed away on February 26, 2020 in the Bradley Health Care in Cleveland, TN. She was born on March 30, 1931 to the late Dallas Peter and Ora Jane Tarpley Richards in Fannin County, GA. She had mostly worked in retail sales, beginning at Williams 5 and Dime Store for a...
Janice Lavonne Woodby
Feb 24, 2020
Janice Lavonne Woodby, age 64 of Turtletown, passed away at her home on Monday, February 24, 2020. She was born April 2, 1955 in Sweetwater, TN to the late Charlie Lonzo and Roza Tilley Woodby. She was retired from the Tropicana Bottling Company. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister Christine and brother Darrell. She is survived by...
Earl Juan Chambers
Feb 20, 2020
Earl Juan Chambers, age 85, of Morganton, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at Piedmont Hospital of Atlanta. He was born July 2, 1934 to the late Calvin and Myrtle Chambers. Earl was a veteran of the United States Air Force, where he proudly served his country for 20 years, including a tour in Vietnam. He was preceded in...
Charles Edward Arp
Feb 19, 2020
Charles Edward Arp, age 71, of Morganton, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 in his home. Born on November 22, 1948, in Murphy, he was the son of the late Howard Carlton Arp and Ettie Lee Cole. He was of the Baptist faith and worked as a mechanic. Charles is survived by his loving wife of over 40 years,...
Bob Repp Thomas
Feb 19, 2020
Bob Repp Thomas, age 87, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. He was born in Fannin County on July 7, 1932 to the late Frank Thomas and Jennie Brown Thomas. He was a member of Mobile Baptist Church. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ermal Sue Thomas; step-children, Patty Harper, Brenda Perkins, and...
Johnnie William Newborn
Feb 17, 2020
Mr. Johnnie William Newborn, Jr., age 66 of Ellijay, GA passed away on February 17, 2020 at his home. Born in Atlanta, GA on September 5, 1953. John was a talented machinist, mechanic, carpenter and just about anything. He was also of the Church of God Faith. His father, Johnnie Williams Newborn, Sr. precedes him in death. Survivors include his...
Donald William Maclean, Jr.
Feb 16, 2020
Donald William MacLean, Jr., age 71, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2020. He was born on January 4, 1949 in Passaic, NJ to the late Donald William MacLean, Sr. and Johanna VanEenennaam MacLean. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He later worked as a Dry Wall Contractor. He was an avid...
Hilda Donaldson Bailey
Feb 15, 2020
Hilda Susan Donaldson Bailey, age 94, passed away February 15, 2020 in McCaysville, GA. She was born July 17, 1925 in McCaysville, to the late Ernest Edwin Donaldson, Sr. and the late Jessie Roberta Dunagan Donaldson. Hilda graduated Salutatorian from Copperhill High School in 1941 and continued her education at Tennessee Wesleyan College graduating in 1943. Over the years she...
Rev. Marvin Joel Poole
Feb 14, 2020
Rev. Marvin Joel Poole Sr., age 89, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Friday, February 14, 2020. Rev. Poole was born on April 2, 1930 in Blue Ridge. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a retiree of General Motors in the trim department. He was a member of the Gospel Tabernacle of McCaysville, GA. Rev. Pool...
Clyde Wilburn Hughes
Feb 14, 2020
Mr. Clyde Wilburn Hughes, age 94, of Dahlonega, GA, passed away on February 14, 2020. Born in Dial, GA, he was the son of the late William J. and Nancy Kendall Hughes. Clyde was a sheet metal worker/machinist in both Pheonix and Atlanta. In his younger years, he enjoyed fishing (but would never eat them) and cruising around in his...
Louise Beatrice Sparks
Feb 13, 2020
Mrs. Louise Beatrice Sparks, age 94, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on February 13, 2020 in the Cameron Hall in Canton, GA. Born at her residence on February 12, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Henry Parker and Alma Celia Williams Phillips. Mrs. Sparks was a devoted member of the Barnes Chapel Baptist Church. She loved camping...
Linda Alice Mitchell
Feb 11, 2020
Linda Alice Mitchell, age 74, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2020. Ms. Mitchell was born on October 17, 1945 in Oak Ridge, TN to the late Claude Falls and Ruth Hawkins Falls. She worked in the local banking industry and was also a preschool and kindergarten teacher for a number of years. Ms. Mitchell was a...
Ora Lee Townson
Feb 11, 2020
Ora Lee Townson, age 78, of Murphy, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. She was born on February 12, 1941 in Andrews. She is preceded in death by her husband, L.J. Townson; daughter, Annette Townson; and mother, Frances Louise Haney. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Richard Grzelewski; son, Ricky Townson; grandchildren, Misty Beavers, Brandon...
Frankie Lafaye Worley
Feb 10, 2020
Frankie Lafaye Worley, age 70 of Cherry Log, passed away on February 10, 2020. She was member of the Helping Hand Fellowship Church. Frankie had worked for Pilgrim's Pride in Ellijay, GA until her retirement. She was preceeded in death by her parents Charles H. and Carzelle Payne Coleman; and one brother, Harvey. Surviving is her husband Harold Worley of...
Karen Elizabeth Cantrell
Feb 9, 2020
Karen Elizabeth Cantrell, age 65 of Blue Ridge, passed away on February 9, 2020. She enjoyed being a homemaker and loved working in her flowers. She was a member of the New Life Fellowship Church. She was preceded in death by her father, William Newton and grandson, James Cantrell. Surviving is her husband Marvin Cantrell of the home; daughters, Michelle...
Daniel Underwood
Feb 9, 2020
Leonard Daniel "Dan" Underwood, age 89 of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on February 9, 2020 in the Brian Center Health and Rehab in Canton, GA. He was born on July 4. 1930 to the late William C. and Bernice P. Sprayberry Underwood. Dan was a veteran of the United States Army where he proudly served his country during Korea....
Lola Patterson Haren
Feb 4, 2020
Lola Patterson Haren, age 88, a long term resident of Epworth, GA, passed away on February 4, 2020 in the North Georgia Assisted Living in Dawsonville, GA. Born in the community of Oasis, GA in Fannin County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Leander Jefferson and Mamie Ritchie Patterson. She was a retired educator from the Fannin County...
Tammy Renee Dillard
Feb 2, 2020
Tammy Renee Hicks Dillard, age 51, of Mineral Bluff, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020. She was born on September 15, 1968 in Atlanta. She was of the Baptist faith. She worked as a Housekeeper for Vacasa. She is preceded in death by her father, Howard Harvey Hicks, Jr.; sons, Nathan Mashburn and Steven Hicks; and siblings, James Michael...
Eddie Douglas Jones
Feb 1, 2020
Mr. Eddie Douglas Jones, age 63, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on February 1, 2020 at his home. Eddie had a passion for the Mountain life and especially hunting and fishing. Born in Copperhill, TN, he was the son of the late Wilburn Jones. Eddie was also preceded in death by his wife, Kathy Jones; one son, Master David...
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