Obituaries

Carol Baliles

Carol Baliles

Carol Baliles

Carol Lea Baliles, age 73, of Copperhill, passed away on January 16, 2020. She was born in Blue Ridge, to the late Audlee and Ellen Marie Dilbeck Ritchie. She had worked for Levi Strauss for many years. She loved spending time with her family and friends and enjoyed gambling in her spare time.
Betty Jean White

Betty Jean White

Betty Jean White

Betty Jean Bennie White, age 92, of McCaysville, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020, at PruittHealth Skilled Nursing and Rehab in Blue Ridge. She was born March 5, 1927, in Ducktown, to the late William C. Bennie and Jewel Morgan Bennie. Mrs.
Dorothy Burns

Dorothy Burns

Dorothy Burns

Mrs. Dorothy Maybell Jones Burns, age 92, of McCaysville, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020. She was born September 8, 1927, in Mineral Bluff, to the late Richard Jones and Della Garren Jones. She was a member of New Liberty Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by her husband, the Rev.
Dixie Davenport

Dixie Davenport

Dixie Davenport

Mrs. Dixie Mae Davenport, age 92, of Blue Ridge, passed away January 16, 2020, at her residence. Born in Fannin County, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Ella Sluder Allen. She worked for a number of years for the Fannin County Board of Education as a Lunch Room Attendant. Mrs.
Bea Sherwood

Bea Sherwood

Bea Sherwood

Mrs. Bea Sherwood, age 93, of Blue Ridge, passed from this earth January 12, 2020. Fondly referred to as Miss Bea, she was originally from Clyattville, Georgia. She and Reamer Sherwood moved to Chamblee, Georgia, in 1951. She was a graduate of Clyattville High School.
James McCain

James McCain

James McCain

A memorial service celebrating the life of James Ross McCain of Epworth, who passed away November 30, 2019, will be held Saturday, January 25, 2019, at 1 p.m. in the chapel at Norcross First United Methodist Church, 2500 Beaver Ruin Road, Norcross, Georgia.
Norman Stewart

Norman Stewart

Norman Stewart

Norman Thomas Stewart, age 95, of Blue Ridge, passed away January 6, 2020, at Piedmont Mountain Side Hospital. Mr. Stewart was born September 30, 1924, in Fannin County to the late John Stewart and Murtle Cochran Stewart. Norman was the fifth child from a large family of 15 children.
Homer Johnson Jr.

Homer Johnson Jr.

Homer Johnson Jr.

Mr. Homer Edwin Johnson Jr., age 80, of Epworth, passed away January 8, 2020, in PruittHealth Skilled Nursing and Rehab in Blue Ridge. He was born in Benton, Tennessee, to the late Homer E. Johnson Sr. and Stella Talley Johnson.  Homer was a Registered Nurse for many years.
Gregory Lowery

Gregory Lowery

Gregory Lowery

Gregory Jack (Dillon) Lowery, age 24, of McCaysville, passed away December 21, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mr. Lowery was born December 3, 1995, in Blairsville, to Gregory Jack Lowery Sr. and Monica Lea Johnson. A member of the Baptist faith, he was preceded in death by a lot of loving family.
Ronald Gillespie

Ronald Gillespie

Ronald Gillespie

Ronald Douglas Gillespie, age 72, of Blue Ridge, passed away December 22, 2019, in Copper Basin. Mr. Gillespie was born October 7, 1947, in Carnesville, Georgia, to the late Charles W. Gillespie and the late Mildred Bellamy Gillespie.