Karen Neal

Mrs. Karen Lucinda Neal, age 54, of Mountain Creek Road, Dial, passed away Monday, May 30, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Karen was born May 14, 1968, in Maryville, Tennessee.

Buck Cook

Robert “Buck” William Cook, age 73, of McCaysville, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022, at home. He was born September 18, 1948, in Andrews, North Carolina, to the late Parks Ray Cook and Dorothy Jean Berrong Ramsey. Buck was a press operator for MGM Brakes.

Junior White

Willie Junior White, age 70, of Blue Ridge, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022, at home. Junior was born September 26, 1951, in Blue Ridge, to the late Willie Robert White and Velvia Lewis White. He was a brick mason for a number of years.

Donald Jones

Donald E. Jones, 93, of Blue Ridge, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022, at his home. Donald was born May 20, 1929, in Miami, Florida, to the late Clarence Jones and the late Alma Jones. A veteran of the U.S.

Ruth Hawkins

Ruth Hawkins, age 80, of Murphy, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022, at Sonshine Manor in Blairsville, Georgia. Ruth was born August 31, 1941, in Dial, to the late Robert Cole Long and Sienna Farmer Long.

Ruth Butt

Mrs. Ruth Butt, age 90, of Blue Ridge, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022, at her home. She was born July 21, 1931, to the late Horace Mull and Minnie Barnes Mull. Mrs. Butt was a member of the Blue Ridge United Methodist Church.

Rev. W. L. Collins

Rev. William Lawrence “W.L.” Collins Sr., 82, transitioned from life on this earth to his eternal home in Heaven Sunday, May 15, 2022, after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Calvary Baptist Church, directed by Waters-Powell Funeral Home.