John Earl Burrell
Jun 5, 2020
John Earl Burrell, age 64 of Turtletown, TN passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020 at his home. He was born on May 25, 1956 in Northville, MI to the late Larry Burrell and Jacqueline Westmoreland Burrell. He had worked in construction. John was devoted to his family and enjoyed playing cards with the family. He was a hard worker....
Lois M. Watters
Jun 5, 2020
Lois M. Watters, age 90 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020 at her home. She was born on August 15, 1929 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Claude Davenport and Ella Foster Davenport. Mrs. Watters was a nurse and caregiver. She was of the Christian Faith. Mrs. Watters enjoyed being a grandmother and going...
James 'Captain' Earl Gray
Jun 4, 2020
James "Captain" Earl Gray, age 75 of Farner, TN passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at his home. He was born on October 19, 1944 in Cheverly, MD to the late Richard L. Gray and Marion Ruth Tenney Gray. James served in the United States Air Force. He was a captain of several sea going vessels and captain of...
Mary Evelyn Massey
Jun 4, 2020
Mrs. Mary Evelyn Massey, age 96, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on June 4, 2020 at her home. She was born in Tifton, GA to the late Lemmie Preston and Effie Kate Greer Phelps. She was retired from Bressler Brothers in Atlanta, GA as a seamstress. Her husband, Mr. William Oscar Massey also precedes her in death. Survivors include...
Hobert Abercrombie
Jun 3, 2020
Mr. William "Hobert" Abercrombie, age 95, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away at his home on June 3, 2020. He was born in a small farmhouse on Hemptown Creek in Mineral Bluff, GA on May 18, 1925, to the late Thomas Hayden and Bonnie Lee Wright Abercrombie. He was raised as a young man in the Mineral Bluff community and...
Sharon A. Taylor
Jun 2, 2020
Mrs. Sharon A. Taylor, age 66, of Turtletown, TN passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in the Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, GA. Mrs. Taylor was born in Ducktown, TN on June 13, 1953 to the late Clarence Adams and Marie Hughes Adams. She worked as a seamstress and attended the Church of Jesus Christ in Grandview, TN....
James C. 'Jamey' Masters
Jun 1, 2020
James C. "Jamey" Masters, age 47, of Ducktown, TN, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2020 at his home in Ducktown, TN. Jamey was born on January 14, 1973 in Cumming, GA. He had worked as a carpenter for a number of years. Mr. Masters was preceded in death by his father, James Carol Masters and his son, James C....
Lorraine O'Neal
May 30, 2020
Mrs. Lorraine O'Neal, age 92, of McCaysville, GA, passed away on May 30, 2020 at her home. Born in Polk County, TN, she was the daughter of the late Forest F. and Cricket Jenkins Davis. She had retired from the Blue Ridge Nursing Home in the dietary department after twenty plus years of service. She enjoyed singing and worshiping her...
Guinn Louis Williamson
May 29, 2020
Guinn Louis Williamson, age 88 of Epworth passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020 at his home. He was born on September 4, 1931 in Higdon, GA to the late Keen Williamson and Nora Hallum Williamson. Mr. Williamson retired from the United States Tobacco Company as a sales representative. He was a member of Colwell Baptist Church and a deacon...
Geneva Lee Whitener
May 29, 2020
Mrs. Geneva Lee Whitener, age 88, of the Rock Creek Community in Cherry Log, GA, passed away on May 29, 2020 in Manassas, VA. She was born in McFarland, TN, to the late Luther and Janie Roberson McClure. Mrs. Whitener was retired from Armstrong Flooring in Chatsworth, GA after many years of service. Also preceding her in death, was her...
Calvin Lee Buttram
May 28, 2020
Calvin Lee Buttram, age 67, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2020 in Atlanta, GA. He was born on April 9, 1953 in Ducktown, TN, to the late Thomas Frank Buttram and Helen Pauline Queen. He was a member of Helping Hand Fellowship Church. He was an active member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He taught 2...
Linda Elena Reilly
May 26, 2020
Linda Elena Esteve Reilly, age 78, of Mineral Bluff, GA, passed away on May 26, 2020 at her home. Mrs. Reilly was born on September 22, 1941 in Jersey City, NJ, the daughter of the late Zephyr and Josephine Cavalli Esteve. She was a retired real estate agent working most of her career in the metro Atlanta, GA and Foley,...
David Harold Patterson
May 18, 2020
Mr. David Harold Patterson, age 55, of Chatsworth, GA, passed away on May 18, 2020 at the Floyd Medical Center in Rome, GA. He was born on January 20, 1965 in Copperhill, TN. David had worked for 32 years for Shaw Industries. David also enjoyed the outdoors and spending time with his family. He is preceded in death by his...
Frances N. Petty
May 16, 2020
Mrs. Frances Thibault Norrene Petty, age 87, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on May 16, 2020 at her home. Born in Rapid River, MI, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Lena Raiche Thibault. She was retired from housekeeping in the health care industry. She was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Mrs. Petty enjoyed crocheting,...
Linda Josephine Gray
May 15, 2020
Linda Josephine Gray, age 74 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020 at the Union General Hospital in Blairsville, GA. She was born on January 9, 1946 in Ducktown, TN to the late Jesse Warren Owen and Glen Beatrice Postelle Owen. Linda worked at Fannin Regional Hospital as a dietician supervisor. She was a member of...
Virginia Abercrombie Helton
May 12, 2020
Virginia Abercrombie Helton, age 72, of McCaysville, GA passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at her home. She was born in McCaysville, on November 3, 1947, to the late Ivan R. Abercrombie and Connie Gray Abercrombie. She was a member of Midway Baptist Church and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. She worked for American Uniform as a seamstress....
James Ira Barnes
May 10, 2020
Mr. James Ira Barnes, age 89, of Epworth, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020. He was born on January 26, 1931 in Fort Valley, GA to the late William James Barnes and Connie Mae Permont Barnes. James served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He later retired from Warner Robins Air Force Base, where he worked...
Leaner Payne
May 10, 2020
Lena "Leaner" Payne, age 83 of Blue Ridge, passed away at her home on Sunday, May 10, 2020. She was a member of the Macedonia Baptist Church and loved gardening, especially working in her flowers. She loved listening to music and spending time with her nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harley Wesley and Siddie...
Alphia Nell Willis
May 10, 2020
Alphia Nell Willis, age 71 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on May 10, 2020. She was born in Phenix City, AL on December 6, 1948 to the late Hugh Lee McMillan and Mary Virginia Russell. She was a art teacher with the Riverdale Middle School. She is survived by her daughter Krista Willis of Blue Ridge, GA. Ms. Willis...
Rev. John Trammel Kilpatrick
May 8, 2020
Rev. John Trammel Kilpatrick, age 86 of Epworth passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 at the Fannin Regional Hospital. He was born on August 4, 1933 in Crestview, FL to the late Trammel Kilpatrick and Exa Jones Kilpatrick. He had a bachelors degree. Rev. Kilpatrick served as pastor of Calvary Church from 1977 until his retirement. He started the...
