Obituaries

Alice Griffith

Alice Griffith

Alice Griffith

Alice Elanor Nicholson Griffith, age 84, of Turtletown, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2023, at Life Care Center of Copper Basin after an extended illness. She was born January 2, 1939, in Turtletown, to the late Clyde Nicholson and Elsalee Johnson Nicholson.
Brian Wetherell

Brian Wetherell

Brian Wetherell

Brian Brannon Wetherell, 72 of Blue Ridge, departed this life’s journey suddenly Monday, December 5, 2022. Son of the late Dot and Pres Wetherell, he was born in Atlanta, Georgia, August 21, 1950.
Terry Woody

Terry Woody

Terry Woody

Terry Dale Woody, age 65, of Morganton, passed away Friday, December 30, 2022, in Morganton. Terry was born April 27, 1957, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to the late George Woody and Doris Jane Woody. Terry was preceded in death by his son, Jeremy Dale Woody.
Denny Panter

Denny Panter

Denny Panter

Denny Kaye Panter, age 52 of Talking Rock, Geogia, passed away unexpectedly December 20, 2022, at his residence. He was a native of the Copper Basin who was the son of the late Herbert K. and Joan Orton Panter. He graduated from Copper Basin High School in 1989.
Matthew Campbell

Matthew Campbell

Matthew Campbell

Matthew Ryan Campbell, 20 of Jasper, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022.
Karen Bronson

Karen Bronson

Karen Bronson

Karen Sue Bronson lost her private battle with lung cancer December 27, 2022, at her home in Blue Ridge. She was born August 21, 1961, in Mount Gilead, Ohio, and grew up in Fulton, Ohio. She was the daughter of the late Berna Bronson and Myrtle Fisher Bronson.
Raymond Allen

Raymond Allen

Raymond Allen

Raymond Millard Allen, age 91 of the Tumbling Creek community, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2023, at Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge. He was born July 12, 1931, in Copperhill, to the late Millard Fillmore Allen and Mary Katherine Walden Allen.
Eddie Ratcliff

Eddie Ratcliff

Eddie Ratcliff

Mr. Edward James Ratcliff, better known as “Eddie,” age 76 of Morganton, passed away December 22, 2022, in the Advent Health Hospital in Calhoun, Georgia. He was born February 19, 1946, in McCaysville, to the late E.J. and Bernice Ray Ratcliff.
Bob Weaver

Bob Weaver

Bob Weaver

Leland Eugene (Bob) Weaver born April 6, 1936, passed away December 15, 2022, with family members by his side. Mr. Weaver was a lifelong resident of Fannin County, leaving for only a few years while working for General Motors Corps in the late 1950s.
Sharon Deyton

Sharon Deyton

Sharon Deyton

Mrs. Sharon Ann Deyton, age 65 of Liberty Hill Road, Morganton, Georgia, passed away peacefully with her husband and family by her side Thursday, December 22, 2022, at the Piedmont Hospital following an extended illness. Mrs.