Leona Edna Martin
Mar 13, 2020
Leona Edna Martin, age 72 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on March 13, 2020 at the Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga. Leona was born on October 23, 1947 in Akron, OH to the late Louis and Wilda Bender Mueller. Survivors include her husband, Robert; daughter, Eleanor French; sons, Bill Martin and Bobby Martin; step-daughters, Angie Martin and Tina Martin; brothers,...
Carolyn Pickett
Mar 11, 2020
Mrs. Carolyn Pickett, age 79, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on March 11, 2020 in the Pruitt Health Care. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was born on April 4, 1940 in Fannin County, GA, to the late Claude and Nola Owenby Neal. Carolyn was a devoted member of the New Canaan Baptist Church....
Melburn Columbus Wilcox
Mar 10, 2020
Melburn Columbus Wilcox, known by family and friends as "Peanut", age 68, of Cleveland, TN, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 in Cleveland, TN. He was born on November 24, 1951, in Copperhill to the late James Fred and Mattie Morgan Wilcox of Turtletown TN. He is survived by his brother and sister-in-law Rex and Kathy Wilcox of Turtletown;...
Daniel Wesley Ash
Mar 9, 2020
Mr. Daniel Wesley Ash, age 71, of McCaysville, GA passed away on March 9, 2020 in the North East Georgia Medical Center. He was the son of the late Dellon Ash, Sr. and Mary Bernice Galloway Ash. He was a member of the First Methodist Church of Copperhill. Mr. Ash had worked as a gas station attendant for several years...
Alex Thomas Neumyer
Mar 8, 2020
Alex Neumyer, age 36, of Chattanooga, TN, died suddenly March 8, 2020. Alex is survived by his parents, Steve and Kathy Neumyer of Blue Ridge, GA; brother, Kyle Neumyer of Panama City, FL; sister, Jessica Kreunen of Decatur, GA; grandfather, Ralph Kreunen of Gainesville, GA; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Alex was an avid and extremely accomplished golfer, a...
Cynthia Kay Brown
Mar 6, 2020
Cynthia Kay Brown, age 58, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2020. She was born on October 14, 1961 in Rome, GA. She is preceded in death by her father, Grady Rollins. She is survived by her children, Jeffrey (Brandi) Farr of McCaysville and Jennifer Farr of Morganton; and grandchildren, Christopher Farr, Sadie Farr, Blake Dockery, Cameron...
Lucy Irvin Kington
Mar 5, 2020
Lucy Irvin Grogan Kington, age 98, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Fannin Regional Hospital. She was born on April 13, 1921 to the late James Robert Grogan and Georgia Belle DeLancey Grogan at 53 Wentworth Street, Reidsville, NC. As an adult, she worked at American Tobacco Company, where she met the love of...
Calvin Junior Callihan
Mar 5, 2020
Calvin Junior "Papaw" Callihan, age 95, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020. He was born October 31, 1924, the late Jimmy Comadore Callhan and Martha Collis Callihan. He was a member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. He served in the United States Army during World War II and later worked as a carpenter. He was also...
Dora Marie Levan
Mar 2, 2020
Mrs. Dora Marie LeVan, age 89, of Morganton, GA, passed away on March 2, 2020 in the Grandview Health Care in Jasper, GA. She was a retired Sales Manager for Kearney Electrical Supply. Mrs. LeVan was a devoted member of the Ellijay Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She was preceded in death by her...
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...
