Geraldine White Bruce
Nov 6, 2018
Mrs. Geraldine White Bruce, age 65, of Ellijay, passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 in her home. Born on August 26, 1953 in Blue Ridge, she was the daughter of the late Willy R. and Velvia Lewis White. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Ellijay. She retired from Levi Strauss where she worked as a...
Ruth Arabella Ballew
Nov 4, 2018
Mrs. Ruth Arabella Jones Ballew of Epworth, Georgia passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Pruitt Health in Blue Ridge, Georgia. She was 96 years old.She was born July 11, 1922 to the late Hicks and Dorothy Jones. She was preceded in death by her husband Clarence Ballew, her parents, and brother Homer Jones (Inez). Ruth is survived by daughters...
Jimmy Grindstaff
Nov 1, 2018
Mr. Jimmy Grindstaff, Sr., age 82, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at his home. Born on May 23, 1936 in McCaysville, GA, was the son of the late Avery and Carrie Stanley Grindstaff. He retired from the Tennessee Chemical Company where he worked as a Repairman. He is also preceded in death by his first...
Imogene Mcvey Stewart
Oct 30, 2018
Mrs. Imogene McVey Stewart, age 81, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on October 30, 2018 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Stewart; parents, Rev. Wm. Isaac and Una Cox McVey; siblings, Everette McVey, William "Junior" McVey, Eva Mae Mull and Bonnie Harper; and nephew, Roger Mull. Family was very important to her and...
Robert Lee King
Oct 25, 2018
Robert Lee King, Sr. age 81 of Ducktown, TN passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018. Robert was born in Oneida, TN to the late Kermit Edmond and Christine Vincent King. He was a member of the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, a Past Master of Ducktown Lodge #241 F & AM and a member of the Alhambra Shrine in Chattanooga,...
Alice Carlson
Oct 19, 2018
Alice Fern Rigby Carlson, 94, died peacefully on October 19, 2018, in Blue Ridge, GA with her family at her side. Born in Everett, WA, on October 29, 1923, to Donald and Fern (Brown) Rigby, she was the oldest of five children. She attended Reed College in Portland, OR for one year and the University of Maryland School of Nursing...
Randy E. Ray
Oct 14, 2018
Mr. Randolph "Randy" Erwin Ray, age 64, of Blue Ridge, passed away on October 14, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Wyandotte, MI to the late Boon Robert Ray and Helen Lucille Cross Ray. He graduated from Flat Rock High School in Flat Rock, MI in 1972. Mr. Ray had worked as a painter and carpenter for many...
Lola Mae Pelfrey
Oct 8, 2018
Mrs. Lola Mae Pelfrey, age 78, of Epworth, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2018 at her home. She was born on May 10, 1940 in Epworth, to the late Floyd and Myrtle Mae Davis Millsaps. She retired from Levi Strauss, Inc. where she worked as a Sewing Machine Operator. She attended Hipps Chapel Church.She is survived by her husband,...
Peter Howard Olson
Oct 8, 2018
Mr. Peter Howard Olson, age 67, of Mineral Bluff, passed away on Monday, October 9, 2018 at his home. He was born on March 19, 1951 in Deer River, MN to the late Rueben and Margaret Grace Olson. He worked as a Low Voltage Technician for Data and Sound Specialties and retired from Teamsters. He served his country in the...
Johnny Wayne Deal
Oct 8, 2018
Mr. Johnny Wayne Deal, better known as "J.W.", passed away on October 8, 2018, at age 46. Born in Copperhill, TN he was the son of the late Thomas H. Deal, Sr. J.W. had worked in construction installing Drywall for a number of years. He loved spending time in the mountains and was an avid Hunter and Fisherman. He also...
Cecil Jackson Sisson
Oct 7, 2018
Mr. Cecil Jackson Sisson, age 91, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on October 7, 2018 at his residence. Born in Blue Ridge, GA, he was the son of the late Marcus and Kittie Mull Sisson. Mr. Sisson was a proud veteran serving in the United States Army. He was a former member of the North Georgia Honor Guard and...
Willard 'Snuffy' Smith
Oct 6, 2018
Willard Smith, affectionately known to family and friends as "Snuffy", age 95, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 6, 2018, in the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Willard was born in Polk County, TN on December 27, 1922, to the late Lucius Napolean Smith and Lula Bell Bradburn. He was a Deacon at Zion Hill Baptist Church. He retired from...
Helen Elizabeth Taylor
Oct 6, 2018
Helen Elizabeth Mack Taylor, age 79, of Soddy Daisy, TN, passed away Saturday, October6, 2018. Helen was born in Turtletown, TN to the late Olin and Jackie Griffith Mack. She was retired from the Interlink Corporation working as a telephone operator. She was a member of the Refuge Assembly of God Church in Soddy Daisy, TN and was preceded in...
Marlene Payne
Oct 4, 2018
Marlene Payne, age 84, of McCaysville, GA, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018. Mrs. Payne was born in McCaysville, GA to the late William Lloyd and Elzie Estelle Bradley Pittman. She attended Bethany Church. She was also preceded in death by her husband, R.V. Payne, daughter, Mary Lou Taylor and brother, Kenneth Pittman. She is survived by children, Charles (Judy)...
Edith Sue Branyon
Oct 3, 2018
Edith Sue Branyon, age 77, of Ducktown, TN passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018. Mrs. Branyon was born in Gastonia, NC to the late Elmer and Pauline Burger Taylor. She was a member of the Victory Temple Holiness Church. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Branyon and brothers, Harold Taylor and Charlie Taylor, sister Dorothy Taylor.She...
Phyllis B. Acosta, Ph.D.
Sep 30, 2018
Phyllis B. Acosta, Ph.D., age 84, of Cleveland, TN, passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018. Born on December 27 in the Shoal Creek Community, she was the daughter of Leonard Jesse Brown and Pauline Boring Brown. She was of the Christian faith. She received a Master's Degree and Ph.D. in Public Health and a Master's in Dietetics. She was...
Clarence Bradley 'Brad' Bowden
Sep 30, 2018
Clarence Bradley "Brad" Bowden, 75, of Riverdale passed away September 30, 2018. He was born on September 17, 1943 to James and Gladys Bowden, Sr. in Gainesville, Georgia. Brad served in the US Army. Brad is survived by his wife, Judy Hubbard; daughter, Kerry (Curtis) Mullins; grandsons, Wesley Brown and Casey Mullins; sister, Janelle (Jim) Steele; brother, James Mitchell Bowden,...
George Elliott Arnold, Sr.
Sep 30, 2018
George Elliott Arnold, age 100, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018 in Blue Ridge, GA. Born on August 24, 1918 in Fayette County, PA , he was the son of the late John Watson Arnold and Olive Stevens Arnold. He was currently a member of Hemptown Baptist Church but had previously been a member of First...
Robert Eugene Snodgrass
Sep 30, 2018
Robert Eugene Snodgrass, age 86, of Blue Ridge passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at his home. Mr. Snodgrass was born on Wednesday, March 30, 1932 in Detroit, MI to the late Robert Andrew Snodgrass and Lou Marie Sherk Snodgrass. He served our country as a Marine for over 17 years and afterward became a Mechanical Engineer for the...
Wanda Jean Stanley
Sep 28, 2018
Wanda Jean Stanley, age 60, of McCaysville, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018 at her home. Born on May 24, 1958, she was the daughter of the late Hoyt and Geraldine Wilson Thomas. She had worked in Medical Supply Sales for Preferred Medical for a number of years. Wanda enjoyed cooking and spending time with her only grandson.She is...
