Obituaries
Thomas L. Jones
May 28, 2009
Mr. Thomas L. Jones, age 68 of Morganton, GA, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2009 at Fannin Regional Hospital. Mr. Jones was born Wednesday, November 13, 1940 in Fannin Co. to the late Luther Jones and Ruth Pittman Jones. He was a member of Toccoa Baptist Church. Survivors include: mother, Ruth Pittman Jones of Morganton, son, Thomas W. Jones of...
Rosa Welch Wooten
May 26, 2009
Rosa Welch Wooten, age 83 of Andrews, NC, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Valley View Care Center. Mrs. Wooten was born Friday, December 18, 1925 in Gaston County, NC, to the late Columbus Wilkins Welch and the late Mamie M. Dill Welch. Rosie, as she was called by most friends and family, was schooled in Gaston County, and...
Eloise Tomikel
May 26, 2009
Mrs. Eloise Tomikel, age 74 of Hiawassee, GA, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at home. Mrs. Tomikel was born Thursday, August 23, 1934 in Dillon Co., SC to the late Ernest and Juanita Page. She moved to this area in 1986 from Maryland. She was a member of McConnell Memorial Baptist Church. Mrs. Tomikel was preceded in death by...
Christopher Patterson
May 24, 2009
Mr. Christopher Wayne Patterson, age 33 of Morganton, GA, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009 at Fannin Regional Hospital. Mr. Patterson was born Monday, September 1, 1975 in Union county, Georgia to Gary Patterson and Brenda Reynolds. Survivors include: father and step-mother, Gary and Carolin Patterson of Ellijay, Ga, mother and step-father, Brenda and Donald Reynolds of Morganton, Ga, brother,...
Bill Moody
May 24, 2009
Mr. Bill Moody, age 80 of Suches, GA, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009 at his residence. Bill was born Wednesday, November 21, 1928 in Waycross, GA to the late Tam Moody and the late Flora Rich Moody. He was a member of the VFW, a life member of the American Motorcycle Asso. and was a Navy veteran during the...
Grace M. Galloway
May 22, 2009
Mrs. Grace M. Galloway, age 87 of Epworth, passed away Friday, May 22, 2009 at Copper Basin Medical Center. She was born Tuesday, May 16, 1922 in Cherokee County. NC to the late Richard Marson Moore and the late Pearl Brown Moore. She was a member of the Lebanon Baptist Church. Mrs. Galloway was preceded in death by husband of...
Grace Vexler
May 21, 2009
Mrs. Grace Evelyn Vexler, age 91 of Blairsville, GA, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2009. Grace was born Wednesday, October 24, 1917 in Ontario, Canada to the late Wilson Brush and the late Grace Jariett Brush. She moved to Blairsville from Windsor, Canada in 1998 and was a registered nurse, mostly private duty until reaching age 70 and then vounteered...
Willa Nell
May 19, 2009
Mrs. Willa Nell Boe, age 77 of Newnan, GA, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at Kindred Hospital Atlanta. Mrs. Boe was born Sunday, March 13, 1932 in Fannin County, GA. to the late William Nicholson and the late Augusta (Gustie) Garrison. She was preceded in death by parents, William & Gustie Nicholson, 4 brothers; Dewey, Wallace, Kenneth & Herdis...
Howard Thomas "tom" Hughes
May 18, 2009
Mr. Howard Thomas "Tom" Hughes, age 83, of Copperhill, TN, passed away Monday, May 18, 2009. Mr.Hughes was born Tuesday, June 9, 1925 in Green Co. PA to the late Howard Thomas Hughes, Sr. and the late Helen Derry Hughes. He was a member of Copperhill First United Methodist Church, and a retired chemist with Tennessee Chemical Company. Tom was...
Rebecca Nicewonger Krause
May 17, 2009
Rebecca Nicewonger Krause, age 54 of Murphy, NC, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2009 at Murphy Medical Center. Rebecca was born Friday, January 7, 1955 in Allegheny Co. PA. to the late Carl Clinton Nicewonger and the late Margaret Fogle Nicewonger. She moved to Murphy in1994 from FL. Rebecca was the owner of Rebecca's New Image. She was a member...
David Joseph Barfiled
May 16, 2009
David Joseph Barfield, Sr., age 49 of Turtletown, TN, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Copper Basin Medical Center. He was born Wednesday, December 30, 1959 in Cherokee to the late Ralph Joseph Barfield and the late Katheryn Hughes Barfield. Survivors include: sons, David Barfield of Copperhill and Mathew Barfield of Turtletown, brother, Jerry Beavers of Turtletown, sister, Pansy...
Inez Stuart
May 16, 2009
Ruth Inez Stuart, age 84, of Turtletown, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Life Care Center of Copper Basin. Inez was born Sunday, December 14, 1924 in Polk County Tenn. to the late Leo Elrod and the late Ada Hedrick Elrod. She was a member of the Salem Baptist Church and was preceded in death by husband, Olen Stuart,...
Michael Bradley Rogers
May 14, 2009
Mr. Michael Bradley Rogers, age 26 of Dallas, GA, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2009. Mr. Rogers was born Tuesday, March 8, 1983 in Marietta, GA to Michael Rogers and Judy Rogers. He was preceded in death by a brother, James Rogers, maternal grandparents, Jack and Anna Lou Rogers, paternal grandfather, Paxton Rogers and uncles, Ronnie Rogers and Don Ballew....
Darryl Thomas Green
May 12, 2009
Mr. Darryl Thomas Green, age 46 of Jacksonville, FL, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Shands Hospital. Mr. Green was born Friday, March 29, 1963 in Wayne Co., Michigan to Cleaston J. Green, Sr. and the late Mary Postell Green. Preceded in death by: mother, Mary Green, sister, Marilyn Jeffreys & nephew, Josh Cole. Survivors include: father, Cleaston J....
Marsha Lee Helton
May 10, 2009
Mrs. Marsha Lee Helton, age 63, of Copperhill, TN, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2009. Marsha was born Tuesday, June 26, 1945 in Hillsborough, FL to the late Kenneth Watts and the late Dorothy Lee Wahls Watts. She was preceded in death by son, Christian Helton. Survivors include: husband, Rex Helton of Copperhill, TN, daughter, Dana Ward, FL, step-son, Darren...
Davis Shannon Morgan
May 10, 2009
Mr. Davis Shannon Morgan, age 87, of Hiawassee, GA, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2009 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. Mr. Morgan was born Monday, April 17, 1922 in East Point, Fulton County, GA to the late William Daniel and Leith Shannon Morgan. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia's School of Forestry. He was a member of...
Essie Lee Cleo Stillwell
May 7, 2009
Mrs. Essie Lee Cleo Stillwell, age 93 of Copperhill, TN, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2009 at Copper Basin Medical Center. Mrs. Stillwell was born Monday, October 18, 1915 to the late Benjamin Harrison Patterson and the late Sarah Lowery Patterson. She was a member of and Sunday School Teacher at Bethel Church. Full of life, she enjoyed reading and...
Boyd Andrew Lovingood
May 6, 2009
Mr. Boyd Andrew Lovingood, age 90 of Hiawassee, GA, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. Mr. Lovingood was born Thursday, August 15, 1918 in Cherokee County, NC to the late Noah Andrew Lovingood and the late Emma Peak Lovingood. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and was preceded in death by wife, Inez...
Jess David Hamby
May 6, 2009
Jess David Hamby, age 30 of Murphy, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2009 following an automobile accident. Jess was born Sunday, September 3, 1978 in Blairsville, Ga. He was a member of the Moccasin Creek Baptist Church and was employed at John C. Campbell Folk School . Survivors include: parents, Howard "Bo" & Anna Loudermilk Hamby of Murphy, sister &...
Pauline Shook Nicholson
May 2, 2009
Pauline Shook Nicholson, age 90 of Hiawassee, GA, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. Mrs. Nicholson was born Thursday, August 1, 1918 in Towns County, GA to the late Will Shook and the late Olivia Powell Shook. She was a lifelong resident of Towns County and a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. She was preceded...