Obituaries

Linda Mitchell

Linda Mitchell

Linda Mitchell

Linda Alice Mitchell, age 74, of Blue Ridge, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2020. Ms. Mitchell was born October 17, 1945, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to the late Claude Falls and Ruth Hawkins Falls.
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The News Observer

Olivia Wright

Olivia “Libby” Chamblee Wright, died in High Shoals, Georgia, February 8, 2020. Mavis Olivia Chamblee was born August 25, 1931, to Lavinia and John Chamblee, in Choctaw County, Mississippi. In 1951, Libby graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree.
Lola Haren

Lola Haren

Lola Haren

Lola Patterson Haren, age 88, a long term resident of Epworth, passed away February 4, 2020, in the North Georgia Assisted Living in Dawsonville, Georgia. Born in the community of Oasis, Georgia, in Fannin County, she was the daughter of the late Leander Jefferson and Mamie Ritchie Patterson.
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The News Observer

Karen Cantrell

Karen Elizabeth Cantrell, age 65, of Blue Ridge, passed away February 9, 2020.
Martin Poole Sr.

Martin Poole Sr.

Martin Poole Sr.

The Rev. Marvin Joel Poole Sr., age 89, of Blue Ridge, passed away Friday, February 14, 2020. The Rev. Poole was born April 2, 1930, in Blue Ridge. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a retiree of General Motors in the trim department.
Clyde Hughes

Clyde Hughes

Clyde Hughes

Mr. Clyde Wilburn Hughes, age 94, of Dahlonega, Georgia, passed away February 14, 2020. Born in Dial, Georgia, he was the son of the late William J. and Nancy Kendall Hughes. Clyde was a sheet metal worker/machinist in both Phoenix, Arizona, and Atlanta.
Doris McGowan

Doris McGowan

Doris McGowan

Doris McGowan passed away February 12, 2020, at her home in Blue Ridge, surrounded by her family. Born April 25, 1927, in Bronx, New York, to Emil and Mary (Miller) Braun. She graduated from Otisville High School and married Joseph A. McGowan April 4, 1948.
Dan Underwood

Dan Underwood

Dan Underwood

Leonard Daniel “Dan” Underwood, age 89, of Blue Ridge, passed away February 9, 2020, in the Brian Center Health and Rehab in Canton, Georgia. He was born July 4, 1930, to the late William C. and Bernice P. Sprayberry Underwood.
Ronnie Henson

Ronnie Henson

Ronnie Henson

Ronnie George Henson, age 71, passed away February 4, 2020. Ronnie was born in Copperhill, but called Chattanooga, Tennessee, his home. He was a member of the Church of Christ and loved music, golf, the Tennessee Volunteers and deep sea fishing. Above all, however, he loved his family.
Laura Green

Laura Green

Laura Green

Mrs. Laura Pearl Bell Green, age 80, of Mineral Bluff, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020.