Obituaries
Phyllis Ann Walker
Jan 11, 2023
Phyllis Ann Walker, age 83, of Morganton, GA, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2023, in Morganton, GA. Phyllis was born February 19, 1939, in Hamilton, NY, to the late Washington Thomas Dodge and the late Helen James Dodge. Phyllis was preceded in death by her husband, Robert W. Walker, and her son, Robert T. Walker.
She attended Kent Place...
Elizabeth Mull
Jan 9, 2023
Elizabeth G. Mull, 86, of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away Monday, January 9, 2023, at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home in Hiawassee, GA. Elizabeth was born September 18, 1936, in Hiawassee, GA to William and Mae Garrett.
She was a lifelong resident of Towns county and was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church. She was an avid quilter and...
Elaine Taylor
Jan 7, 2023
Elaine Jone Waldroup Taylor, 67, of Andrews, North Carolina, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023. Elaine was born May 20, 1955, in Swain County, NC to Ray and Sue Waldroup.
Elaine was preceded in death by father, Ray Waldroup; and brother Rex Waldroup.
She is survived by her spouse Eugene Taylor; mother Sue Waldroup; son Michael Taylor;...
Effie Ridler
Jan 6, 2023
Effie Lou Ridler 83 of Murphy, went to be with the Lord Friday, January 6 2023 after a brief illness. Effie was a lifelong resident of Cherokee county. She was born on April 1st, 1939 to Alonzo and Edith (Allen) Beaver. She is preceded in death by her parents as well as four brothers Howard, Odus, Andy, and Fred...
Barbara Lynn Derby
Jan 3, 2023
Barbara Lynn Derby (nee Webb), a former resident of Ormond Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully on January 3rd, 2023 in Blairsville, Georgia.
She was born in Brooklyn, New York, to loving parents William Webb and Anne Mawdsley, of London, England.
Her family relocated to Ormond Beach when she was a child and Barbara attended local schools, graduating from the...
Donald L. LeCroy
Jan 2, 2023
Mr. Donald L. LeCroy age 78 of Evans, Georgia, formerly of Mableton, Georgia passed away January 2, 2023 at University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia.
Don was born March 4, 1944 in Marietta, Georgia to the late Glenn Patrick LeCroy and the late Velma Grizzle LeCroy. He was preceded in death by brother Glenn Nelson LeCroy and nephew Daryll LeCroy. Also...
Hellen Kimsey
Jan 2, 2023
Hellen Harriet Kimsey, 93, of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away Monday, January 2, 2023, at Brasstown Manor in Hiawassee, GA. Hellen was born July 22, 1929, in Hayesville, NC to Tom and Edna Herbert.
Hellen was preceded in death by husband, Todd Kimsey; father, Tom Herbert; mother, Edna Herbert.She is survived by her daughter Ann Potts; grandchildren, Kevin (Teri) Potts and...
Ricky Lynn Wade
Dec 31, 2022
Mr. Ricky Lynn Wade, 49, of Hiawassee, georgia, passed away on December 31,2022, at his home in Hiawassee. Ricky was born on July 22, 1973 in Hiawassee, Ga to Cleveland Sr. and Jeanette Wade.
He was a lifelong resident of towns county he enjoyed the summers and being able to go fishing, hunting, and being outside. He also enjoyed...
Garnet Steven Scott
Dec 31, 2022
Mr. Garnet Steven Scott, age 72, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, December 31st, 2022 at his home.
Mr. Scott was born in Columbus, Georgia, a son of the late Garnet Stout Scott and the late Dorothy Walters Scott. Mr. Scott was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He had lived here in Blairsville for 12 years, and...
Ray Parker
Dec 31, 2022
Ray was born January 15, 1934 to Newman Jackson Parker and Laura Pickelsimer Parker. He was the fourth of eight children. Ray lived in the Bunker Hill section of Union County until entering the Union County Nursing Home in 2007.
Ray was a very active member of Bunker Hill Baptist Church until it temporarily closed and he moved his letter...
Terry Dale Woody
Dec 30, 2022
Terry Dale Woody, age 65, of Morganton, GA, passed away Friday, December 30, 2022, in Morganton, GA. Terry was born April 27, 1957, in Ann Arbor, MI to the late George Woody and Doris Jane Woody. Terry was preceded in death by his son, Jeremy Dale Woody. Terry served in the Morganton Baptist Church Food Ministry and enjoyed fishing...
Annie Pearl Searcy
Dec 30, 2022
Annie Pearl Searcy, age 86, of Morganton, GA, passed away Friday, December 30, 2022, at her home. Annie was born July 19, 1936, in Morganton, GA, to the late Columbus (Jean) Jones and the late Nora Jones. Annie was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Searcy; son, Zachery Searcy; sisters, Ruth Richards; Naomi Jones; Muriel Cearley; Beautelle Mason;...
Cecil Pugh
Dec 29, 2022
On Thursday, December 29th, at 12 PM Cecil Milton Pugh, a beloved husband and father passed away. At the time of his passing Cecil was 80 years old. Cecil is survived by his wife Susan Pugh, daughters Terry Sellers and Denise Kiser, a son Jerry Pugh, several grandchildren, 2 sisters and 1 brother.
Cecil has lived in the beautiful North...
Stephen Cochran
Dec 24, 2022
Stephen Dorsey Cochran, age 68, of Morganton, Georgia, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2022, at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Stephen was born March 24, 1954, in Blue Ridge, Georgia to Dorsey and Edith Cochran.
Stephen began working as a young man with his dad Dorsey, at Cochran Filling Station and Auto Parts in Morganton. He then followed his father's...
Samuel Louis Knowles
Dec 22, 2022
Mr. Samuel Louis Knowles, of Blairsville, passed away on December 22nd, 2022.
Mr. Knowles was born in Adairsville, GA on December 21st, 1935, a son of the late Alonzo Harbin Knowles and the late Bessie Lee Bragg Knowles. He grew up in Calhoun and Cartersville, GA and enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1953. Stationed in England,...
Bill Bandy
Dec 22, 2022
William "Bill" Franklin Bandy, 77, of Murphy, North Carolina, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022, at Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga Tennessee. Bill was born June 22, 1945, in Murphy, NC to James and Wilma Bandy.
William was preceded in death by his father, James Bandy; mother, Wilma Bandy; brothers, Bo and Leon Bandy.
He is survived by his spouse...
Robert Brian Hanley
Dec 22, 2022
Robert Brian Hanley, my beloved husband passed away he leaves behind me, Gail Hanley, his son Jason Hanley and his wife Isabell, her daughter Laura, and her two children, Sophia and Natalia, our granddaughter Sidney Leigh, and his daughter Kelly by a previous marriage.
He is preceded in death Laura Marie, his mother and father Delores and...
Thomas K. Mull
Dec 20, 2022
Thomas Kennel Mull, 68, of Chatsworth, GA, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022, in Chatsworth, GA. Thomas was born August 12, 1954, in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Carl Mull and the late Lona Mull.
Thomas was preceded in death by his son, Thomas Daniel Mull; sisters, Inez Davis and Betty Hunt; brother, Norman Mull; and...
Karen Beaver
Dec 19, 2022
Karen C. Beaver, better known as Kay, passed away on December 19, 2022 at Parkside Nursing Home in Ellijay, Georgia. Kay was born February 4, 1948 to Neal W. and Elena Nix Collins of Blairsville, Georgia.
Kay was a lifelong resident of Union County. She was of the Methodist faith and a member of First United Methodist Church of...