Paul David Spellins
Jul 3, 2019
Paul David Spellins, age 57, of Copperhill, TN, passed away on July 3, 2019, at his home. He was born in Hanford, CA to the late Henry Eugene and Hazel Ann Lambright Spellins. Mr. Spellins was a talented carpenter and really a "jack of trades". He was God fearing man who was strong in the Christian faith who was slow...
Allen Eddie Dickey
Jun 30, 2019
Allen E. Dickey (Eddie) 69, passed away on June 30, 2019. He was born and raised in North Georgia, moving to Ohio as a young man. Eddie was a traveling construction supervisor where he was known to many as "Fast Eddie." He was preceded in death by his dad, Edward A.Dickey, mother, Gertrude (Lackey) Dickey; wife, Barbara A. (Galloway) Dickey;...
Gladys Patterson Dunn
Jun 30, 2019
Gladys Patterson Dunn, age 95, of Epworth, Georgia, died peacefully on June 30, 2019 surrounded by her children after a brief illness. Gladys was born in Copperhill, Tennessee to the late Leander Jefferson Patterson and Mamie Ritchie Patterson on November 7, 1923. She grew up on a farm in North Georgia and was the 6th child of a total of...
Evelyn Mull Young
Jun 29, 2019
Evelyn Mull Young, age 78, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at her home. Mrs. Young was born in Fannin County, on September 28, 1940 to the late Ernest and Mamie Patterson Mull. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Dewey Mull, Glen Mull, and Dewayne Mull. She is survived by her husband, James W....
Jerry Burnell Mitchell
Jun 26, 2019
Jerry Burnell Mitchell, age 70, of Morganton, GA passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in the Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, GA. Mr. Mitchell was born in Atlanta, GA on September 19, 1948 to the late Paul Mitchell and Frances Louise Johnson Mitchell. He worked as a Paramedic and Firefighter for Clayton County, GA E.M.S. Mr. Mitchell was a...
Melvin Clifton Harper
Jun 24, 2019
Melvin Clifton Harper, age 89, of Mineral Bluff, GA, passed away at his home on June 24, 2019. He was born in Mineral Bluff, GA , to the late Clive and Mary Hunter Harper. He retired from the United States Army after 21 years of service, serving in the Korean War. He later worked at the Tennessee Copper Company in...
James Elmer Talley
Jun 23, 2019
Mr. James Elmer Talley, age 79, of Copperhill, TN, passed away on June 23, 2019 at his residence. Born in Polk County, TN he was the son of the late Elmer Lee and Stella Deal Talley. He was a long time member of the Mt. Harmony Baptist Church. He retired as a Waste Water Plant Operator for the Tennessee Chemical...
Randy Earl Greene
Jun 23, 2019
Mr. Randy Earl Greene, age 54, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on June 23, 2019, following an extended illness. Born in Dalton, GA on March 8, 1965, he was the son of the late Leon Greene. Randy was a member of the New Testament Baptist Church and had worked as a carpenter. Survivors include his mother, Imogene Byers Greene;...
Kathy Ann Ross
Jun 19, 2019
Mrs. Kathy Ann Ross, age 68, of Mineral Bluff, GA, passed away on June 19, 2019 at her home. She was born in Murphy, NC, to the late Virgil Miles and Arlisa Green Wheeler on April 13, 1951. Kathy was a loving wife of 51 years, mother and grandmother. She had been active with the Fannin County Band Booster Club...
Gilbert John Lima
Jun 19, 2019
Mr. Gilbert John Lima, age 95, of McCaysville, GA, passed away June 19, 2019 in the Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home in Augusta, GA. He was born in Providence, RI, to the late Manuel and Teresa DeSilva Lima. He served in the United States Navy during WWII from 1941-1945. He served on the USS Homme Richard, Boxer and Charger. He...
Charles Mathis
Jun 15, 2019
Charles "Charlie" Mathis, age 90, of Oak Hill, died Saturday, June 15, 2019 in Winter Garden. Born in Oasis, Georgia, to Cary Amos and Millie Ritchie Mathis, Charlie came to the area in 1946 from Blue Ridge, Georgia. He was an automobile mechanic, before becoming a live shrimp delivery truck driver, and enjoyed shrimping and gardening. Charlie loved spending time...
Joyce Ann 'Joy' Green
Jun 14, 2019
Joyce Ann "Joy" Green, age 71 of Morganton passed away on Friday, June 14, 2019 at home. She was born on May 1, 1948 in Blue Ridge. Joy was a client at Mineral Springs Center for forty-four years and loved stringing beans and making kraut (a.k.a. crafts) at the center. She lived a full life and will always be a...
Rosalee Russell
Jun 14, 2019
Rosalee Russell, age 76 of Blue Ridge passed away on Friday, June 14, 2019 at home. She was born on December 21, 1942 in Blue Ridge to the late George Washington Beach and Mae Panter Beach. Mrs. Russell was a seamstress at Levi Strauss and Company. She was a member of Damascus Baptist Church. Mrs. Russell was preceded in death...
Peggy Jean Stewart
Jun 11, 2019
Mrs. Peggy Jean Buchanan Stewart, age 79, passed away on Tuesday June 11, 2019 in the Hayesville House Memory Care in Hayesville, NC. She was surrounded by her family and friends. Alma, her family by love, was playing a video of Peggy and Ellen Rogers singing when she passed away. Peggy was born on April 21, 1940 in Cherry Log,...
Robert Walter Exley
Jun 11, 2019
Robert Walter Exley, age 72 of Turtletown, TN, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 11th, 2019 at his home. He was born in Charleston, S.C. to the late Walter Exley and Edith Stepp Exley . He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War and was a retired Electrician with the Seven-Eleven. He also...
David Neil Crowder
Jun 9, 2019
Mr. David Neil Crowder, age 60, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on June 9, 2019. He was the son of the late Charles Lawton and Jewel Willadeen Nelson Crowder. Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Sherry Leigh Champion ( Nathan); sons, James Neil Crowder and Matthew Lynn Crowder; brothers, Laughton Lane Crowder (Karen) and Edward Brian Crowder (Amanda); sisters, Dianna...
Wanda Marie Neal
Jun 8, 2019
Wanda Marie Neal, age 85, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2019 in Morganton, GA. Mrs. Neal was born on January 2, 1934 in Maysville, Kentucky to the late David Gordon Landreth and Berle Sullivan Landreth. She was a member of Cherry Log Christian Church and was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Ray Nelson...
Sandra 'Sandy' Lee Wolfe Nobles
Jun 8, 2019
Sandra "Sandy" Lee Wolfe Nobles, age 77 of Epworth passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at the Fannin Regional Hospital. She was born on July 24, 1941 in Alma, GA to the late Harry Luther Wolfe and Phenna Lee Pittman Wolfe. Sandy was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She loved traveling, gardening, and reading outdoors. Sandy was a...
Bessie Plumley Womble
Jun 8, 2019
Bessie Plumley Womble, age 87 of Farner, TN passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2019. She was born in Farner, TN on June 20, 1931 to the late Sam Plumley and Nola Wilson Plumley. She was a homemaker and member of Community Baptist Church. Survivors are her children, Debra Bell of Gastonia, NC, Ray Womble, Bill Womble, Monk Womble, Lisa...
Lindakay Benka
Jun 5, 2019
Lindakay Benka, age 71, of Mineral Bluff, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 in Chattanooga. She was born on July 23, 1947, in Milwaukee, WI to the late Melvin and Jean Priscilla Goldin Penkalski. She was a member of Gateway Church in North Richmond Hills, TX. She is survived by her husband, James Edward Benka; children, Leah Morris, Shane...
