William Jack 'Bill' Towery
Jan 31, 2020
William Jack "Bill" Towery, age 78 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020 in the Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. He was born on January 14, 1942 in McCaysville, GA to the late Jack Towery and Edna Galloway Towery. Bill worked at Tennessee Chemical Company and City Services as a general foreman from eighteen years old...
Lawrence Abraham Ledford
Jan 30, 2020
Lawrence Abraham "Abe" Ledford, age 71, of Copperhill, TN, passed away on January 30, 2020 in the Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. Born in Polk County, TN, he was the son of the late James and Ellean Thomas Ledford. Abe had worked for a number of years in the Carpet Manufacturing Industry. He was also very strong in his Baptist...
Laura Pearl Green
Jan 28, 2020
Mrs. Laura Pearl Bell Green, age 80, of Mineral Bluff, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. She was born in Mineral Bluff on July 12, 1939 to the late Amon W. Bell and Ada Ross Bell. She was a member of Hot House Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by her husband, J.R. Green; son, Ricky Green;...
Joann Barrett
Jan 28, 2020
Mrs. Joann Barrett, age 80, of Morganton, passed away at her home on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. She was born in Morganton, GA on November 12, 1939 to the late Earl McDaris and Ethel Seabolt McDaris. She worked as a Seamstress for Levi Strauss. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Frederick R. Barrett; and her infant...
Dianne Mcclain Herndon
Jan 27, 2020
Mrs. Dianne McClain Herndon, age 72, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on January 27, 2020 in the Pruitt Health Care in Blue Ridge, GA. She was born in Miami, FL, to the late Allen French MClain III and Anita Nash McClain. Dianne loved God, her family, animals and the company of people. She loved to read her Bible and...
Thelmar 'Jane' Jones
Jan 26, 2020
Thelmar "Jane" Jones age 90 of Cohutta, GA passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at her home. She was born on November 1, 1929 in Wehutty, NC to the late Thomas Jefferson Jones and Lou Dora Cross Jones. Jane retired after thirty years from Shaw Industries as a machine operator. She was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church...
Ulrike 'Uli' Stiles
Jan 22, 2020
If you enjoy showcasing your wit and mathematical prowess behind a deck of cards, your bets are now safe. If you enjoy the footwork of a good two step, your dance partner is now safe. If you enjoy putting the pedal to the medal and doing donuts, I-15 between Barstow and Las Vegas or even the Fannin County Recreation Center...
Dorothy Jeanette Clack
Jan 21, 2020
Dorothy Jeanette Carter Clack, born Nov. 22, 1941. Preceded in death by her father, Grover Carter, and mother, Emma Carter. She is survived by her husband Jim Clack. Jeanette was a devoted Christian, Baptist in faith. She was a very talented lady that excelled in oil painting. She had a green thumb, and designed and built beautiful custom homes. The...
Claudia Susan Higdon
Jan 21, 2020
Claudia Susan Higdon, age 69, of Ducktown, TN, passed away on January 21, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Claude and Phoebie Lowery Higdon. She was also preceded in death by sisters, Pauline Higdon, Johnny Mae Cearley, Thelma Lassiter, Geraldine Higdon, Della Nation, Myrtle Dunn and Katherine Cearley; infant brother Carl Russell Higdon. She is survived by her...
Lila Rose Deen
Jan 20, 2020
Lila Rose Deen, infant daughter of Bradley Christopher Deen and Tara Cheyanne Ledford passed away on Monday, January 20, 2020. She is survived by her parents, Tara Ledford and Bradley Deen; maternal grandparents, James Ray (Brandie) Ledford; maternal great-grandparents, Ray and Anna Ledford, Kathy Carter, and John Conner; Paternal grandparents, Timothy (Sarah) Keaton and Jennifer Head; paternal great-grandparents, Debbie (Tim)...
Norma Lee Fair
Jan 19, 2020
Norma Lee Parris Fair, age 84, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020. She was the beloved wife of Thomas Lee Fair, devoted mother of Deborah Ann Bradburn, Thomas Lee Fair II, Tracy Kay Pittman and Lauren Marie Searcy, loving grandmother of 11, great-grandmother of 7, daughter of the late Bunyon and Pauline Parris, dear sister of Charles Parris, Marjorie...
Mitchell Lee Patterson
Jan 18, 2020
Mitchell Lee Patterson, age 71 of Epworth passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2020 in the Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. He was born in Ducktown, TN on April 27, 1948 to the late, Rome Cleveland Patterson and Dora Carr Patterson. Mitchell has always been a sawmill operator and logger. Survivors are sons and daughters-in-law, Doyle and Judy Patterson of...
Douglas Steven Sutton
Jan 17, 2020
Mr. Douglas Steven Sutton, age 68, of Mineral Bluff, Georgia, passed away unexpectedly on January 17, 2020 at his residence. Born in Denver, Colorado, he was the son of the late Glenn Alvin Sutton of Madison, MS. and Diane Marilyn Wicoff of Colorado Springs, Co.Doug married his best friend, and the love of his life, Lisa Ogden on October 16,...
Carol Lea Baliles
Jan 16, 2020
Carol Lea Baliles, age 73, of Copperhill, TN, passed away on January 16, 2020. She was born in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Audlee and Ellen Marie Dilbeck Ritchie. She had worked for Levi Strauss for many years. She loved spending time with her family and friends and enjoyed gambling in her spare time. Besides her parents, she was...
Dixie Mae Davenport
Jan 16, 2020
Mrs. Dixie Mae Davenport, age 92, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on January 16, 2020 at her residence. Born in Fannin County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Ella Sluder Allen. She had worked for a number of years for the Fannin County Board of Education as a Lunch Room Attendant. Mrs. Davenport loved being...
Geneva Mae Kyle Huddleston Stage
Jan 15, 2020
Geneva Mae Kyle Huddleston Stage, 93, of Kokomo, formerly of Cherry Log, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. She was born August 22, 1926, in Cherry Log, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Otis Emery Kyle and Mae Lydora (Chancey) Kyle. Geneva grew up in McCaysville, Georgia, and married John Huddleston of Fonde, Kentucky, on September...
Don Edwin Kimsey
Jan 14, 2020
Don Edwin Kimsey, age 82, of Turtletown, TN, passed away on January 14, 2020. He was born on September 23, 1937, in Ducktown, Tennessee, to the late Letcher and Effie Rose Kimsey. Don worked for the Tennessee Chemical Company as a Steel Rigger. He was an avid outdoorsman, loving to hunt, fish and one of the greatest Tennessee Volunteer fans...
Dorothy Maybell Burns
Jan 12, 2020
Mrs. Dorothy Maybell Jones Burns, age 92, of McCaysville, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020. She was born on September 8, 1927 in Mineral Bluff, to the late Richard Jones and Della Garren Jones. She was a member of New Liberty Baptist Church. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Rev. J.B. Burns, daughter and son-in-law, Margie...
Betty Jean White
Jan 10, 2020
Betty Jean Bennie White, age 92 of McCaysville, GA passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020 at the Pruitt Health Care in Blue Ridge, GA. She was born on March 5, 1927 in Ducktown, TN to the late William C. Bennie and Jewel Morgan Bennie. Mrs. White retired after twenty-five years with the Fannin County Board of Education as a...
Homer Edwin Johnson
Jan 8, 2020
Mr. Homer Edwin Johnson, Jr., age 80, of Epworth, GA, passed away on January 8, 2020 in the Pruitt Health Care in Blue Ridge, GA. He was born in Benton, TN, to the late Homer E. Johnson, Sr. and Stella Talley Johnson. Homer was a Registered Nurse for many years. He had served as the Director of Nursing at the...
