Norman Davis Norwood
Apr 11, 2019
Norman Davis Norwood, age 75, of Blairsville, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2019. He was born on May 18, 1943 in Charlotte, NC to Cecil Worth Norwood and Walleen Tyson Norwood. He served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. He received a Bachelor's Degree from Mercer University and later worked as a Regional Sales Representative...
Arthur Frank Byrne, Iii
Apr 10, 2019
Mr. Arthur Frank Byrne, III, age 62, of Murphy, NC went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 10, 2019 in the Union General Hospital. He was born in September 26, 1956 in Milford, CT to the late Arthur Frank Byrne, Jr. Art was retired from the United States Navy as a Diesel Engineer attaining the rank of...
Mary Ruth Abernathy
Apr 9, 2019
Mary Ruth Abernathy, age 64 of Blue Ridge, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. She was born on October 27, 1954 in Murphy to the late, Clarence and Daisy Rogers Wilson. She was of the Baptist Faith. She loved spending time with her family and friends and going to the salon with her friends. She was preceded in death...
James Raymond Coloross
Apr 9, 2019
James Raymond Coloross, age 74, of Mineral Bluff, passed away at his home on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. He was born on March 23, 1945 in Buffalo, NY, to the late Lawrence and Dorothy Els Coloross. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He later worked as a Commercial Artist. He attended World Harvest Church. He...
Dorothy Marie Galloway
Apr 8, 2019
Mrs. Dorothy Marie Galloway, age 90, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on April 8, 2019 at her home. Born in Fannin County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Henry and Rohamer Bowen Wilson. She was a member of The Temple Baptist Church. In her earlier years, she always served God in the Church in many different...
Garry Calvin Green
Apr 5, 2019
Garry Calvin Green, age 72 of Copperhill,TN passed away Friday, April 5, 2019. He was born in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Leonard Troy Green and Nellie Inez Pilkington Green. Mr. Green was retired from the Cities Service Company as a Foreman at the Soap Plant. He was of the Baptist Faith. Mr. Green was past President of the...
Helen Bennett Ledford
Apr 3, 2019
Helen Bennett Ledford, age 91, of Blue Ridge,GA, passed away on April 3, 2019 at the Life Care Center of Copper Basin. Born in Fannin County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Amos Levi and Violet Anderson Bennett. She was retired as a Certified Nursing Assistant at the Gilmer County Nursing Home in Ellijay, GA after 25 years...
Robert Stepp
Mar 29, 2019
Robert Stepp, age 82, of Blue Ridge, entered into the arms of Jesus Friday, March 29, 2019. He was born in Epworth on June 29, 1936. Robert was a loving and devoted father and husband. He had a love of music. He is preceded in death by his parents, Hayden and Gertrude Higdon Stepp; sisters, Dorothy Ray and Cleo Barton;...
Barbara Russell Patterson
Mar 28, 2019
Mrs. Barbara Russell Patterson, age 72, passed away on March 28, 2019 in The Bridge at Monteagle Nursing Home in Monteagle, TN. A native of the Copper Basin, she was the daughter of the late J.B. and Lois Cole Russell. Barbara worked for a number of years as a catalogue sales representative for JC Penny in Blue Ridge, GA. She...
Clarence 'Bug' Talley,Jr
Mar 28, 2019
Clarence Marvin Talley, Jr, affectionately known to family and friends as "Bug", age 72 of Copperhill,TN, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019. Bug was born in McCaysville, GA to the late Clarence Marvin Talley, Sr and Frances Reathel Killion Talley. He had worked at Cities Service Company in the Railroad Department. He was a member of the Mt. Zion (Tumbling...
Louise Miller Bailey
Mar 27, 2019
Louise Miller Bailey, age 83, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 in Blue Ridge, GA. Born on September 21, 1935 in Ellijay, GA, she was the daughter of the late James "Paul" Miller and Minnie Callihan Miller. She was a member of Macedonia Church of Christ. She worked for many years as a seamstress for several...
Audolee Conner
Mar 27, 2019
Mr. Audolee Conner, age 84, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on March 27, 2019 in the Pruitt Health Care in Blue Ridge, GA. Born in Fannin County, he was the son of the late James Monroe Conner and Levi O'Neal Conner. Mr. Conner retired after many years of working for Blue Ridge Telephone Company later known as TDS. Audolee...
Deborah Ann Patterson
Mar 26, 2019
Deborah Ann Patterson, age 60, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Born on May 7, 1958 in Union County, she was the daughter of the late Clinton and Opal Rogers Patterson. She is also preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters.She is survived by her children, Charles (Amy) Mull of Blue Ridge; Melody Ann Mull...
Joseph Karl Vossen
Mar 26, 2019
Joseph Karl Vossen, age 61, of Morganton, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 . He was born in Angola, IN on May 23, 1957 to Joseph P. Vossen and Evelyn M. Szutarski Vossen He was a member of Saint Monica's Parish in Duluth. He graduated from the University of Miami with degrees in Chemistry and Computer Science and later...
Virginia Ruth Johns
Mar 22, 2019
Virginia Ruth Johns, age 82, of Morganton, GA, passed away on March 22, 2019 in Pruitt Health Care. Born in Inez, WV, she was the daughter of the late Robert Hudson Shanks, Sr. and Dovie Harbin Shanks. She was also of the Baptist faith. Also preceding her in death was her husband, Roy Lamar Johns; and a daughter, Robin Johns...
Dianne Strickland
Mar 20, 2019
Dianne Strickland, 73 of McCaysville went to her heavenly home surrounded by her loving family on March 20, 2019. Mrs. Strickland was a very involved member of Epworth First Baptist Church and loved to travel with the youth group as often as she could. She loved her family very much especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She treasured each and every...
William Harrison Norton
Mar 20, 2019
William Harrison Norton, age 68, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 in Blue Ridge, GA. Mr. Norton was born on October 21, 1950 in Blue Ridge, GA. He worked as a carpenter and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Norton was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Elbert Norton and Hazel Verlie Burnette; a daughter,...
Billie Ricks Simonds
Mar 18, 2019
Billie Ricks Simonds, age 87, of Yorktown, VA, formerly of the Copper Basin, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019. Born on August 26, 1931 in Murphy, NC, she was the daughter of the late Vaughn and Mary Lelia Martin Ricks. She worked as LPN for the office of Dr. Frank Wood for a number of years. She was also...
Sharon Lynn Mock
Mar 16, 2019
Sharon Lynn Mock, age 42, of Morganton, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at her residence. Born on May 18, 1976 in Blairsville, GA, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas Brown. She was a member of Welcome Hill #2 Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, James Mock of the home; sons, Gavin James Halbert of Morganton,...
Mildred J. Swinehart
Mar 16, 2019
Mildred J. Swinehart, age 87, of Ducktown, formerly of Epworth, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019 in the Life Care Center of Copper Basin in Ducktown. She was born on May 31, 1931 in Akron, OH to the late Sammy Sellers and Thelma Elrod Sellers. Mrs. Swinehart was a member of Williamstown United Methodist Church. She worked at Copper...
