Obituaries
Roland John Zahn
Oct 17, 2025
Roland J. Zahn of Blue Ridge, Georgia, aged 87, passed away October 17, 2025 after battling esophageal cancer.
Rollie was born in 1938 in Beloit, Wisconsin where he attended High School and lettered in wrestling. He attended college at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He spent the majority of his working years with General Motors Acceptance Corporation. After 34 years with...
Betty Patterson
Oct 16, 2025
Betty Ann Cooper Patterson, age 86, passed away on October 16, 2025 in Copperhill, Tenessee. Mrs. Patterson was born on September 9, 1939 to the late William Henry Cooper and Hassie Pauline Hipp Cooper. Beside her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Paul Donald Cooper.
Mrs. Patterson is survived by her daughters, Wanda (Jerry) Cardwell, Paula (Mike)...
Charles Crawford
Oct 15, 2025
Charles "Chuck" Victor Crawford, 62, of Blairsville, GA, passed away on October 15, 2025. He was born on September 16, 1963, in Douglasville, GA, to the late Leonard Eugene Crawford and Joyce Elaine Bishop Briggs.
A devoted husband and father, he fiercely loved his daughter and had a special bond with his wife, who has been his best friend since...
Robert "Bob" Sisson
Oct 14, 2025
Robert "Bob" Lee Sisson, age 68, passed away on October 14, 2025 at his home. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Don and Guinna Sisson and his beloved spouse in life, Terri Sisson. He is survived by his daughters, Courtney and Scott Graham and Dixie and Josh Underwood; and son, Colby Sisson; sisters, Donna Sisson Holweger and Cheryl...
Rebecca White
Oct 14, 2025
Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Bruce White, 69, passed away on October 14, 2025, at her home in Morganton, Georgia, surrounded by her family. Becky was born on February 5, 1956, in Blue Ridge, Georgia, to parents Abraham Lincoln Bruce and Dorothy Deane Cearley Bruce. She was a lifelong member of Liberty Hill Methodist Church.
More than anything, Becky cherished her family and...
Dominic Anthony Santopietro
Oct 13, 2025
Dominic Anthony Santopietro, age 81, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on Monday, October 13, 2025, at his home in Blue Ridge, GA. Dominic was born August 15, 1944, in Bronx, NY to Joseph and Helen Santopietro.
Dominic was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Santopietro; mother, Helen Santopietro; sister, Yolanda DiFrancesco; and brother-in-law, Anthony Thomas.
He is survived by his...
Doloris Tommie
Oct 9, 2025
Doloris, 93, passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on October 9, 2025 in Blue Ridge, GA.
Doloris was born in Breeding, KY to the late Ivin and Chalima (York) McKinney. She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Glen Tommie, brother Richard Guzman, sisters Frieda Griffin, Nancy Clay and Dorothy Frye.
She is survived by sons Doug...
James "Bo" Abercombie
Oct 9, 2025
James "Bo" Danny Abercrombie passed away peacefully at his home in Morganton, Georgia, on October 9, 2025, at the age of 63. He was born in Copperhill, Tennessee, and later made his home in Morganton, Georgia.
Bo will be remembered as a devoted husband to his wife, Loretta Abercrombie, and as a loving father to his three sons, Daniel, Chris, and...
Charles Watkins
Oct 9, 2025
Charles Franklin Watkins, of Blue Ridge, Georgia, passed away on October 9, 2025, at the age of 81. Born on June 6, 1944, to Frank Watkins and Edna Long Hunter in Blue Ridge, Georgia. Charles was a lifelong resident of Fannin County, where he cultivated deep roots and lasting relationships.A dedicated and skilled statuary, Charles spent many years working in...
James Creed Gilliam
Oct 8, 2025
James Creed Gilliam, age 83 of Morganton, Ga. went home to be with the Lord on October 8th, 2025.
Born May 7,1942 near Mineral Bluff, Ga. to James Knox Gilliam and Edith Kaylor Gilliam. Creed grew up in the Salem Road area of Fannin County and attended school at Morganton Elementary, and East Fannin High School. After high school he married...
Nancy S Hughes
Oct 5, 2025
Nancy T. Hughes of Blairsville, GA, passed away on October 5, 2025, at the age of 74. Nancy was born in Potsdam, NY, to the late Walter and Alisa Smith.
Nancy was a caring and passionate licensed practical nurse. She is survived by her son, David Smith; daughter-in-law, Suzette Smith; her grandchildren, Haley Smith and Dayne Simons; her sister, Lynda Starorypinski;...
Shirley Gaddis
Oct 3, 2025
Shirley Ann Keller Gaddis, 86, went to be with the Lord surrounded by her family on October 3, 2025, in Clinton, Tennessee.
She was born on February 25, 1939, in Maynardville, Tennessee, to parents William Keller and Monnie Buck (Step-father, Rev. John Buck).
Shirley graduated from West High School in Knoxville, TN, in 1957. She went on to become a dedicated Physical...
Barbara Joanne Rentfrow
Oct 3, 2025
Barbara Joanne Rentfrow, age 84, passed away on October 3, 2025, in Blairsville, Georgia. Mrs. Rentfrow was born on April 28, 1941, to the late Raymond Warren and Helen Tyra Warren.
She moved to the beautiful mountain community of Blairsville, Georgia, in 2001 from Lehigh Acres, Florida. She was a former member of Lehigh Acres Sundowners Kiwanis Club and had served...
Helen Stanley Tipton
Oct 3, 2025
Mrs. Helen Stanley Tipton, age 90 of Fannin County, passed away on October 3, 2025, at her home among family. Mrs. Tipton was born on April 15, 1935, to the late Walter and Mary Belle Stanley. She was a lifelong resident of Fannin County.
She was a beloved daughter, wife, sister, mother, nanny/granny and a friend to many. She brought smiles...
Guy Hastings Rogers
Oct 1, 2025
Guy Hastings Rogers, age 89, of Ellijay, Georgia passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 after battling Parkinson’s Disease for 28 years. Guy was born March 31, 1936, in South Miami, Florida to Earl Hastings and Mary Lena Rogers.
Born and raised in South Miami, Guy attended Sunset Elementary and Coral Gables High School. Due to his...
Mildred Newman Odom
Sep 30, 2025
Mildred Newman Odom, age 93, of Morganton, GA, passed away on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, in Blairsville, GA. Mildred was born May 8, 1932, in Morganton, GA to Patrick M. and Ruth Melinda Hunter.
Mildred was preceded in death by two husbands, Charles Newman and J.C. Odom; her father, Patrick M. Hunter; mother, Ruth Melinda Hunter; brothers, Gilbert Hunter and McKinley...
Connie Louise Ballew Ramey
Sep 29, 2025
Mrs. Connie Louise Ballew Ramey, 77, of Epworth, Georgia, passed away peacefully at her home on September 29, 2025. Connie was born on December 1, 1947, in Copperhill, Tennessee, to her parents, the late Clarence and Ruth Ballew. Connie is survived by her husband of 39 years, Buford Ramey; her daughter, Debbie Sorrells; her sister, Judy (Phil) Byler; and her...
Debra Long
Sep 25, 2025
Debra Long, age 73, of Morganton, Georgia, passed away on September 25, 2025 at Sonshine House in Ellijay Georgia. Debra was born February 2, 1952, in Blue Ridge, Georgia, to Kenneth Long Sr. and Bonnie Stover Long.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Aaron Kenneth Long Sr, and Bonnie Stover Long and brothers Aaron Kenneth Long Jr. and William Richard...
James Peebles
Sep 23, 2025
James Peebles, a beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away peacefully on September 23, 2025, at the age of 87. Born on October 17, 1937, in Jacksonville, Florida he spent his later years in Hiawassee, Georgia, where he was known for his warm spirit and dedication to family and friends. He faithfully served his country as a member of the...
Brenda Hack
Sep 21, 2025
-----------------Brenda Hack, age 69, passed away on September 21, 2025.Brenda was born in Murphy, NC to Paul Lovingood and Ima Jean Lovingood. Brenda married Willam Hank Jr. of Murphy, North Carolina on October 01, 1977, at Canyon Road Baptist Church, in Marble NC.She was preceded in death by her father Paul Lovingood, her mother Ima Jean Lovingood, and her sister...
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