Obituaries

Blanco Gray

Blanco Gray

Blanco Gray

Blanco Olen Gray, age 93, of Blue Ridge, passed away Friday, May 6, 2022. He was born March 11, 1929, in McCaysville. Mr. Gray was an overhead crane operator at McClouth Steel Mill in Detroit, Michigan. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr.
Evelyn Quinn

Evelyn Quinn

Evelyn Quinn

Mrs. Evelyn Hughes Quinn, age 92, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022. A lifelong resident of McCaysville, Evelyn was born September 29, 1929, to the late Homer Joseph and Laura Leona Hughes. Evelyn was married to Lon Quinn Jr., of Copperhill. He preceded her in death August 16, 2006.
Benny Elliot

Benny Elliot

Benny Elliot

Hayden “Benny” Elliot, age 66, of Ellijay, Georgia, passed away unexpectedly May 3, 2022, in Ellijay. He was born in Gilmer County, to the late William Dudley and Mary Davenport Elliott. He was retired from J.M. Huber as a mill operator after 19 years of service.
Carolyn Cole

Carolyn Cole

Carolyn Cole

Carolyn Bruce Cole, age 68, of Suches, passed away Saturday evening, April 30, 2022, in Blairsville, Georgia. She was born in Blue Ridge May 28, 1953, the daughter of the late Jewell Ellard Bruce and Eula Marie Seabolt Bruce.
Phillip Farmer

Phillip Farmer

Phillip Farmer

Phillip Wayne Farmer, age 64, of Blue Ridge, passed away May 2, 2022, in McDonough, Georgia. He was born in Atlanta April 6, 1958. Phillip was a veteran of the United States Navy. He was retired from Frito-Lay and had been an active member of Temple Baptist Church serving in several capacities.
Deborah Burns

Deborah Burns

Deborah Burns

Deborah Lynn Burns, aged 70, passed away Friday, April 29, 2022, in Cumming, Georgia, following an extended illness. Deborah is survived by her husband, William James Burns Jr.; daughter, Rachel B.
Geneva Reynolds

Geneva Reynolds

Geneva Reynolds

Geneva Reynolds, age 88, of Morganton, passed away at her home Saturday evening, April 30, 2022, surrounded by her family. Geneva was born April 12, 1934, in Morganton, to the late Harvey Morris and Etter Pickelsimer Morris.
Timothy Passmore

Timothy Passmore

Timothy Passmore

Timothy Passmore, 58, of Blue Ridge, passed away April 25, 2022, in Blue Ridge. December 22, 1963, Tim was born in Cleveland, Tennessee, to Bud Passmore and Opal Passmore, but grew up in Benton, Tennessee. At age six, Tim began playing the fiddle, and the guitar at age eight.
Tammy King

Tammy King

Tammy King

Mrs. Tammy Jane King, age 58, of Pleasant Grove Road, Blairsville, Georgia, passed away April 24, 2022, in Fannin Regional Hospital following an extended illness. She was born August 6, 1963, in Copperhill, to the late James Earl and Era Sis Cantrell Seabolt.
Roy Truelove

Roy Truelove

Roy Truelove

Roy Grady Truelove, 78, passed away April 21, 2022, in Jasper, Georgia. Roy Truelove was born March 21, 1944, in Mineral Bluff, to the late Grady Truelove and the late Lula Jane Truelove. Roy loved spending time with his family, his wife, children, grandchildren and his dog, Annabelle.