Jessie Mae Sparks
Nov 30, 2019
Jessie Mae Odom Sparks, age 84, of Hanahan, SC passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019 in Charleston, SC. Mrs. Sparks was born on April 23, 1935 in Morganton, GA to the late John Wesley Odom and Bessie Crawford Odom. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Earl Sparks as well as two brothers and five sisters. Mrs. Sparks...
Denise Hedden Waters
Nov 29, 2019
Mrs. Denise Hedden Waters, age 66, of Copperhill, TN, passed away on November 29, 2019 in Chattanooga, TN. She was born in Wyandotte, MI, to the late Tommy Joe and Edna Lee Nichols Hedden. Denise was a loving wife and homemaker. She really enjoyed children and especially her grandchildren. Denise was a member of the Bethany Church. She was also...
Mike Bennie
Nov 29, 2019
Mike Bennie, age 65 of McCaysville passed away Friday, November 29, 2019 at the Fannin Regional Hospital. He was born on October 2, 1954 in Copperhill to the late Claude Eugene Bennie and Susie ODell Wilcoxin Bennie. Mike worked at Tennessee Chemical Company for twenty-four years as an equipment operator. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical...
Elsie Lucille Padgett
Nov 27, 2019
Elsie Lucille Padgett, age 95, of Turtletown, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019. She was born in Turtletown on December 19, 1923 to the late John Wesley Burger and Ruth Mariar Stuart Burger. She was a member of Maple Grove Baptist Church. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Clemer Edgar Padgett; son, Dennis Padgett; and sisters,...
Cassiopeia Marie Lewis
Nov 26, 2019
Cassiopeia Marie "Cassie" Lewis, age 30, of Farner, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2019. She was born on May 2, 1989 in Blue Ridge. She worked as a Manager for Dick's Sporting Goods. She loved reading and her feline friends. She was very artistic. She enjoyed spending time with her niece and nephew. She is preceded in death by...
Bobby Miles Ledford
Nov 26, 2019
Bobby Miles Ledford, age 84, of Murphy, passed away beautifully and peacefully at his home on Tuesday, November 26, 2019. He was born on November 20, 1935 in Cherokee County to the late Lester Ellis Ledford and Hattie Shuler Ledford. He served as Deacon and was a lifelong charter member of Temple Baptist Church in Murphy, NC. As a Deacon,...
Kathleen A. Sayers
Nov 25, 2019
Kathleen A. Sayers, age 78 of Mineral Bluff, Ga passed away on Monday, November 25, 2019 at her home. She was born on January 27, 1941 in Mineral Bluff, GA. Mrs. Sayers was a day care instructor. She attended The Ridge Community Church in Blue Ridge, GA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert LV Sayers; parents, Ivan...
Debbie Jean Riffle
Nov 20, 2019
Debbie Jean Riffle, age 49 of Calhoun, GA, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019. Born on October 24, 1970, in Copperhill, TN, to Silas Roberts and Pat Stiles Phillips . She is preceded in death by infant brother Richard Roberts and grandchild Paisley Faith Perry. She is survived by her husband Russ Riffle of Calhoun, GA; daughters, Tiffany Roberts of...
Candi Lynette Hicks
Nov 20, 2019
Candi Lynette Hicks, age 48, of Mineral Bluff, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2019. She was born on May 1, 1971 in Polk County, TN. She was a member of Hipps Chapel Church. She is preceded in death by her mother, Judy Dyer Hicks. She is survived by her husband, James Hawkins; daughters, Cheyanne Hawkins, Jennifer Hawkins, and Emily...
Dolores Simonds Sisson
Nov 18, 2019
Mrs. Dolores Simonds Sisson, age 86, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2019. Born on April 4, 1933, in Ducktown, TN, she was the daughter of the late Henry Waldo Simonds and Anna Mae Satterfield Simonds. She worked for 20 years at Copper Basin High School and in her spare time she enjoyed writing short stories, poems and songs. Dolores...
Diane Tyre Meyer
Nov 16, 2019
Mrs. Diane Tyre Meyer, age 64, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on November 16, 2019 at her residence. Born in Dade City, FL, she was the daughter of the late David and Joyce Baker Tyre. She graduated High School in 1972 and in the same year was crowned Miss Zephyrhills in Florida. She was retired from Office Management and...
Daniel G Underwood
Nov 16, 2019
Daniel G. "Dan" Underwood, age 65 of Farner, TN passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at the Kindred Hospital in Chattanooga following a sudden illness. He was born on February 13, 1954 in Copperhill, TN. Dan was a contractor. He was a member of Farner Presbyterian Church. Dan served in the United States Navy. He was retired, enjoyed spending...
Rosell Stepp
Nov 16, 2019
Mrs. Rosell Stepp, age 98, of the Pruitt Health Care in Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on November 16, 2019. She was born in Fannin County, to the late Benjamin H. and Sara Lowery Patterson on November 26, 1920. She was a long time member of the Kingtown Baptist Church. She retired from Levi Strauss after 20 years of service...
James William Waters
Nov 14, 2019
James William Waters, age 87, of Copperhill, TN passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at his home. Mr. Waters was born in Copperhill, TN on February 10, 1932 to the late Martin Luther Waters and Zellie Allen Waters. He was retired from Tennessee Copper Company where he worked as a rigger, and he was also retired from the Polk...
Joyce Lynn Rogers
Nov 14, 2019
Mrs. Joyce Lynn Rogers, age 68, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019. Born on June 3, 1951, in Clayton, MO, she was the daughter of the late Ira and Trina Satterfield Lambert. She was a member of Helping Hand Fellowship Church. She was a foster parent, who throughout the years, helped to foster more than 200...
Barbara Payne Sosebee
Nov 12, 2019
Barbara Payne Sosebee, age 75 of Epworth, passed away on November 12, 2019. Barbara was born on September 16, 1944, in Copperhill, Tennessee to the late Howard T. Payne, Sr. and Evelyn Dunn Payne. She was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church. Barbara was the second oldest of four children in a home of three sisters and a baby brother....
Jared Anthony Tatum
Nov 9, 2019
Jared Anthony Tatum, age 42, of Morganton, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019. He was born on May 23, 1977 in Canton. He was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church.He was a 1996 Graduate of Fannin County High School and worked as a Carpenter for Beach Construction. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Junior and Estel Tatum...
Frances 'Jerri' Walden
Nov 5, 2019
Frances Geraldine "Jerri" Walden, age 71, of Epworth, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. She was born on May 29, 1948 in Blue Ridge, GA. She is preceded in death by her parents, Poley Gordon Campbell and Mamie Arlean Patterson Campbell; son, Tim Walden; and sister, Ruth Ann Key. She is survived by her husband, W.O. "Moose" Walden; daughter,...
Carl 'Doug' Douglas Gobble
Nov 2, 2019
Carl Douglas "Doug" Gobble, age 69 of Turtletown, TN passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at the Life Care Center of Copper Basin. He was born on June 30, 1950 in Polk County, TN to the late Henry Raymond Gobble, Jr. and Mattie Lou Nari Gobble. Doug was a truck driver for Superior Trucking. He was an owner of...
'Polly' Mary Pauline Cain
Nov 2, 2019
Mary Pauline "Polly" Cain, age 78 of McCaysville, GA passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at her home. She was born on November 30, 1940 in Murphy, NC to the late Lloyd Edgar Morrow and Alice Belle Graves Morrow. She was a butcher at Kroger. Polly was of the Baptist Faith. She loved her family and gardening. Polly was...
