Obituaries

Jeff Ware

Jeff Ware

Jeff Ware

Jeffrey Lee Ware, age 51, of Epworth, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was born in Polk County, November 12, 1970, to the late Hobert Ware and Ann Earley Ware. Jeff was of the Christian faith.
Jeanette Ritchie

Jeanette Ritchie

Jeanette Ritchie

Flossie Jeanette Jones Ritchie, age 88, of Clover, South Carolina, formerly of Blue Ridge, passed away May 25, 2022, in Clover. She was born in Fannin County January 18, 1934, to the late Thomas M. and Mamie M. Campbell Jones. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
Jane Richards

Jane Richards

Jane Richards

Mary “Jane” Johnson Richards, 78, of Morganton, passed away May 6, 2022, following an extended illness in Hospice Care at Union General Hospital, Blairsville, Georgia. Ms. Richards was born September 1, 1943, in Cartersville, Georgia, to the late Fern Rogers Wilson.
Clarke Mercer

Clarke Mercer

Clarke Mercer

Martyn Clarke Mercer, Jr. (Clarke), 87, passed away May 29, 2022. Clarke Jr., as he was often called, was born October 17, 1934, and raised in Cedartown, Georgia, the son of the late Mary Hammond and Martyn Clarke Mercer Sr.
William Dean

William Dean

William Dean

Mr. William Howard Dean, age 83, of Toccoa, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at his residence. A son of the late Harold E. Dean Sr., and Mary Viola Adams Dean Buchanan, he was born February 6, 1939, in Blue Ridge, having lived most of his life in Toccoa. He was a veteran of the U.S.
William Cochran

William Cochran

William Cochran

William Gary Cochran III, age 40, of Ellijay, Georgia, passed Friday, May 20, 2022. William was born October 21, 1981, in Atlanta, Georgia, to his parents William Gary Cochran Jr., and Julia Huff Lund. William was a member of the First Baptist Church of Ellijay.
Benny Nichols

Benny Nichols

Benny Nichols

Benny Ray Nichols, 69, of Mineral Bluff, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022, at his home in Mineral Bluff. Benny was born September 15, 1952, in Cumming, Georgia, to the late Doyle Nichols and the late Myrtle Nichols.
Randy Abercrombie

Randy Abercrombie

Randy Abercrombie

Randy H. Abercrombie, 64, of Blue Ridge, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at his home. Randy was born September 15, 1957, in Blue Ridge, to James Abercrombie and Lucretia Abercrombie.
Robert Brown

Robert Brown

Robert Brown

Robert Jonathan Brown passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at Life Care of Copper Basin in Ducktown. He was born to Robert Lee Brown and Minnie Sue Panter Brown in the Pantertown community of Fannin County, September 10, 1923. Robert Brown was one of The Greatest Generation. He loved his country.
John Thomas

John Thomas

John Thomas

John Simpson Thomas, Jr., age 87, passed away, surrounded by his family, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Born in Blue Ridge,  June 21, 1934, he was the son of the late John Simpson “Simp” Thomas, Sr. and Novella Bennett Thomas.