Gary Lee Marable
Jul 31, 2018
Gary Marable, 68 of Morganton, GA, left us, July 31, 2018.Gary was born and raised in Atlanta, GA, attended Murphy High in Atlanta and graduated from East Atlanta High. After retiring from Northwest Airlines, Gary followed his passion of tinkering with outboard motors - and became a marine mechanic. After several years in the Tampa Bay sunshine, Gary and his...
Myrtle Danner
Jul 30, 2018
Myrtle Danner, age 96, of Copperhill, TN passed away Monday, July 30, 2018. Mrs. Danner was a native of Copperhill and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Copperhill. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Beulah Dalton Shinpaugh, her husband, Carl Danner, daughter, Sue Carolyn Danner Fenton and a grandson, Melvin Shawn Fenton....
William Gary Ray
Jul 27, 2018
William Gary Ray, age 67 of Mineral Bluff, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2018 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA. He was born on August 17, 1950 in McCaysville to the late Jack Ray and Clara Craig Ray Pierce. Gary was of the Baptist Faith. He served in the United States Army. Gary was an automobile body repairmen....
Patricia Gayle Campbell
Jul 25, 2018
Patricia Gayle Campbell, age 76, of Epworth, passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Pruitt Health Care in Blue Ridge. Mrs. Campbell was born on January 25, 1942 in Oconee County, South Carolina. She was of the Methodist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer F. Born and Nell Walthall Born. She is survived by her...
Carl Edward Pack
Jul 25, 2018
Carl Edward Pack, age 96, of Epworth, passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 with his loving family by his side. Mr. Pack was born on April 9, 1922 in Isabella, TN to the late John Harley Pack and Mizie Ledford Pack. He worked for the Tennessee Copper Company as a Truck Driver. After retirement, he enjoyed spending time with...
Agnes Ruth Allen
Jul 21, 2018
Agnes Ruth Allen, age 71 of McCaysville, passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2018 in Copperhill, TN. Born on January 8, 1947 in Copperhill, TN, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Beulah "Bird" Patterson Locke. She was a lifelong member of Macedonia Baptist Church. She loved spending time with her family and especially with her grandchildren. Agnes...
Roy Lee Stewart
Jul 20, 2018
Roy Lee Stewart, age 77, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2018 at his home. He was born on May 23, 1941 in Rossville, GA to the late Chester Thorton and Mary Ward Stewart. He was a member of Level Grove Baptist Church in Cornelia, GA. He is preceded in death by two sisters; Mary Jo Huffman...
Marlene Brackett Hood
Jul 19, 2018
Marlene Brackett Hood, age 82, of McCaysville, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2018 in Blue Ridge. She was born on August 23, 1935 in Copperhill, TN, to Elmo "Jody" Brackett and Esther Taylor Brackett. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Epworth. She retired from Fannin Regional Hospital where she had worked as an LPN. She loved...
Jodi Lynne Dillard
Jul 19, 2018
Jodi Lynne Dillard, age 45, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2018 in Jasper. She was born on September 8, 1972 in Copperhill, TN to the late James William Dillard and Barbara Sue Patterson Dillard. She was of the Baptist faith.She is survived by her children, Jamison and Jensen Dillard; and her aunt, Carolyn Ward. Memorial services were conducted on...
Deloris Abercrombie Morrow
Jul 18, 2018
Deloris Abercrombie Morrow, age 76, of Turtletown, TN, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018. Deloris was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a daughter of the late Dean and Blanche Newman Walker. She was a member of the Turtletown Baptist Church. She had worked for the Tennessee Copper Company, Copper Basin Medical Center, Levi Strauss and the...
Joseph Samuel Jones, Sr.
Jul 17, 2018
Joseph Samuel "Sam" Jones Sr., age 83, of Mineral Bluff, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 in Blairsville, GA. He was born on September 7, 1934 in Mineral Bluff to Thomas Ambrose Jones and Katherine Quintrell Jones. Sam was very proud that he had served as the class president of Morganton High School. He was an honorary member at...
Eugene Green
Jul 15, 2018
Eugene "Gene" Green, age 89, of Mineral Bluff, passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2018 in Ducktown, TN. Born on February 4, 1929 in , he was the son of the late Lester Baines Green and Myrtle Ward. He attended Barnes Chapel Baptist Church. Eugene was a member of Trenton-Wyandotte Masonic Lodge #8 F&AM in Trenton, MI and a member...
Janice Nunan Mitchell
Jul 14, 2018
Janice Nunan Mitchell died peacefully at home in Morganton, GA on July 14, 2018. Born March 4, 1934, in Salem Massachusetts, Jan grew up in nearby Marblehead. As a young woman, Jan served as a Northeast Airline flight attendant and then began a long career as a medical secretary, retiring from Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans. Since childhood,...
Marcella Henson Foster
Jul 11, 2018
Marcella Henson Goss Foster, age 87, of Duluth, formerly of Fannin County, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 in Johns Creek. Born on December 12, 1930 in Copperhill, TN, she was the daughter of the late William Jefferson Henson and Emma Jane Goss Henson. She is a member of Ormond Beach Union Church. Marcella graduated valedictorian of her high...
Reathel Carol Suit
Jul 10, 2018
Reathel Carol Suit, age 76, of Mineral Bluff, passed away on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 in her home. Born on August 10, 1941 in Mineral Bluff, GA, she was the daughter of the late Elvin and Nola Garren Wright. She was a lifetime member of Copperhill Church of God where she was the Clerk for 50 years. She loved her...
Lowery William Carter
Jul 9, 2018
Lowery William Carter, age 71, of Turtletown, TN, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018. Lowery was born in Murphy, NC, to the late Albert and Lorraine Swanson Carter. He was self-employed in construction. He was also preceded in death by wife, Barbara Allen Carter.He is survived by sons, William (Virginia) Carter, Jeffrey Carter and Keith Carter; Step-Father, Franklin Grant; Step-sons,...
Rose Magdalene Kimsey
Jul 8, 2018
Rose Kimsey, 73 of Turtletown, Tennessee, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2018. Rose was born in Coker Creek, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mamie and Dewey Hamby; husband, Randall Kimsey; granddaughter, Carah Kimsey; brother, Newbert Hamby, and sister Edrew Hamby. She is survived by her children, Darren Kimsey of Farner, Ellen Carr of Turtletown, and Heather...
Raymond Douglas Ross
Jul 8, 2018
Raymond Ross, age 78, of Epworth, passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018 in Chattanooga, TN. Mr. Ross was born in Mineral Bluff, GA on June 15, 1940 to the late Boyd and Thelma Dean Ross. He served as a deacon for 40 years at various churches and had served on numerous committees within the church. Most recently he was...
Kim Bailey
Jul 7, 2018
Kim Bailey, age 86 of Blue Ridge, passed away on Saturday, July 7, 2018 peacefully at his home surrounded by family. He was born on June 26, 1932 in Fannin County to the late Gordon Bailey and Carrie Trammell Bailey. Kim served in the United States Marine Corp. from 1952-1956. During his service, Kim received the Good Conduct Medal, National...
Nancy Louise Barnes
Jul 7, 2018
Nancy Louise Barnes, age 72, of Ducktown, TN, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018. Nancy was born in Ducktown, TN to the late Cloys James and Lois Louise Payne Dilbeck. She was a member of the Mine City Baptist Church. She retired as a Registered Nurse with the Boliden Industrial Chemical Company. She had taught Licensed Practical Nursing Classes at...
