Wayne Patterson
Feb 2, 2018
Wayne Patterson, age 83, of McCaysville passed away on Friday, February 2, 2018 at his home. He was born on July 4, 1934 in Fannin County to the late Evie Patterson. Mr. Patterson worked at Inland Steel in the furnace department and served in the United States Army. Along with his mother, he is preceded in death by his wife,...
Troy Wayne Simonds
Feb 1, 2018
Troy Wayne Simonds, age 86, of Ducktown, TN passed away Thursday, February 1, 2018. Troy was born in Murphy, NC to the late H. Waldo and Anna Mae Satterfield Simonds. He attended the Ducktown United Methodist Church. He proudly served in the U.S. Army Veteran during the Korean Conflict. Troy was retired from Tennessee Chemical where he in Labor Relations...
James 'Granny' Walter Vaughn, Sr.
Feb 1, 2018
Mr. James Walter "Granny" Vaughn Sr., age 80, of Mineral Bluff, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2018 in Asheville, NC. Born on March 27, 1937 in Hart County, GA, he was the son of the late Georgia Calvin Vaughn and Thelma Moore Vaughn. He was a member of First Baptist Church of McCaysville/Copperhill. He served in the United States...
James Douglas Barber
Jan 29, 2018
James Douglas, better known as Doug, Barber, age 56, of Turtletown, TN passed away Monday, January 29, 2018. Doug was born in Atlanta, GA to Mrs. Ella Stiles Barber and the late James Wesley Barber. He was of the Pentecostal Faith and was self-employed.He is survived by his mother, Ella Stiles Barber of Turtletown, TN; sister, Linda (Lee) Walker of...
Mary Gail Bailey
Jan 28, 2018
Mary Gail Bailey, age 78, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2018 in Canton, GA. Born on April 29, 1939 in Dial, GA, she was the daughter of the late Dennis LaFayette Van Zandt and Mary Etta Ralston Van Zandt. She was a member of Dial Church of Christ. She was a loving wife and mother. She...
Marilyn Sally Stillwell
Jan 28, 2018
Marilyn Stillwell, age 78, of Canton, GA, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2018 in the North Side Hospital Cherokee. Born on August 18, 1939 in Copperhill, TN, she was the daughter of the late Ed James and Lonar Boggs Curtis. She was of the Baptist faith and had worked as a Nurse for many years. Also, preceding her in...
David Oscar Cross
Jan 24, 2018
David Oscar Cross, age 69, of Copperhill, TN, passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2018. David was a native of the Copper Basin area and was a son of the late Albert and Lola Mae Carter Cross. He was a member of the Staffordtown Church. He was a Combat Veteran of the U.S. Army serving during Vietnam. He had been employed...
Charles William Kiker
Jan 22, 2018
Mr. Charles William Kiker, III, passed away January 22, 2018 at his home. Born in Ducktown, TN, he was the son of the late Charles William, Jr. and Catherine Roberts Kiker. Charles graduated from West Georgia College with a Bachelors of Science Degree. He owned and operated the Blue Ridge Supply for many years. Charles was a member of the...
Audrey Pauline 'Polly' Wallace
Jan 21, 2018
Audrey Pauline "Polly" Wallace, age 96, of Murphy, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2018 in Blue Ridge, GA. She was born on October 6, 1921 in Ducktown, TN to the late Jimmy Wimpy and Eliza Wimpy. Mrs. Wallace had worked at Blue Ridge Health Care as a nurses aid. She was a member of Mount Moriah Baptist Church. Mrs....
Janice Marie Golden
Jan 19, 2018
Mrs. Janice Marie Golden, age 70, of Blue Ridge, GA, formally of Apache Junction, AZ, passed away January 19, 2018. She was the daughter of the late James R. Bishop and Carrie Marie Howell Bishop. Janice was a hairdresser for over fifty years. The idea that she loved to travel was an understatement. For many years she traveled from Arizona...
Julia Esther Ledford
Jan 19, 2018
Julia Esther Ledford, age 98, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2018 in Blue Ridge, GA. Born on January 11, 1920 in Hiawassee, GA, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Mary Jane Sims Howell. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church. She worked as a Packer for Quickie Manufacturing. She is preceded in...
Marlene Helen Tilley
Jan 18, 2018
Marlene Helen Tilley of Blue Ridge, age 65, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at the Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville, GA.Born on June 7, 1952, Marlene was a very special Down Syndrome child of God who lived a long and joyful life at her home in Blue Ridge with her parents, the late WH Tilley and...
Larry Lee Nicholson
Jan 17, 2018
Larry Lee Nicholson, age 70, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2018 in Atlanta, GA. He was born on January 17, 1948 in Ellijay, GA to the late Kenneth and Irene Ralston Nicholson. He was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church and was an avid fisherman. He worked as an electrician for Shaw Industries. He is survived...
David Stanton Postelle
Jan 16, 2018
Mr. David Stanton Postelle, age 73, of Turtletown, TN, passed away on January 16, 2018 at his home. Born in Mineral Bluff, GA, he was the son of the late William Arthur and Mary Odessa Panter Postell. His wife, Patricia Gail White Postelle also precedes in death.His survivors include, son and daughter-in-law, Fred David and Lisa Postelle of Cleveland, TN;...
Jessie Louise Landreth
Jan 15, 2018
Jessie Louise Landreth, age 89, of Morganton, GA, passed away January 15, 2018. Born in Maysville, KY, she was the daughter of the late David Gordon and Bryl Sullivan Landreth. She proudly served her country in the United States Air Force. During most of her working life, she had cooked for various Nursing Homes. Mrs. Landreth was a member of...
Barbara Lee Lamm
Jan 14, 2018
Barbara Lee Lamm, age 88, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Lamm was born on August 7, 1929 in Red Oak, GAto Zachariah Joy Lee and Frances Elvira Gilmore Lee. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Blue Ridge, GA and was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Lamm.She...
Barbara Ann Holland
Jan 14, 2018
Barbara Ann Holland, age 82, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Pruitt Health Nursing Home. Mrs. Holland was born in Chattanooga, TN on February 4, 1935. She was of the Baptist faith and was the owner of Barbara's Variety Store for many years. She is preceded in death by her son, Charles Holland, Jr. and...
Jesse Delane Dills
Jan 13, 2018
Jesse Delane Dills, age 82 of Mineral Bluff passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at his home. He was born on March 1, 1935 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late of the late Jesse Thurman Dills and Sally Newberry Dills. Mr. Dills served in the United States Air Force in the Korean War. He worked at Cities Service...
Navada Wayne Magness
Jan 12, 2018
Navada Wayne Magness, age 44, of McCaysville, passed away on Friday, January 12, 2018 in Red Bank, TN. He was born on August 28, 1973 in Decatur, GA. He was a member of St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church in Copperhill, TN. He was a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus. He worked as a Crematory Operator at Peaceful...
Peggy Potts
Jan 10, 2018
Mrs. Peggy Rackley Potts of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away at home, surrounded by her loving family on January 10, 2018 at the age of 84. She was born on May 3, 1933 in Gilmer County to Ina and Coatus Rackley. She is predeceased by her parents, 4 of her sisters, Myrtle Olvey, Marie Quintrell, Martha Jones, and Jimmie Daves....
