Obituaries

Don Panter

Don Panter

Don Panter

Donald “Don” Panter, age 89, passed away Friday morning, May 20, 2022, at his home in Morganton. Don was born December 21, 1932, in Morganton, to the late Arthur Panter and Eula Estella Colbert Panter. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict serving in Germany.
Gary Williams

Gary Williams

Gary Williams

Gary Otis Williams, 80, of Mineral Bluff, passed away peacefully Monday, May 16, 2022, at his home surrounded by his children. Gary was born November 25, 1941, in McCaysville, to Otis and Virginia Williams.
Jack Collins

Jack Collins

Jack Collins

Jackson “Jack” Evan Collins, age 69, of Turtletown, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022. Jack was born in Ducktown, to the late Oscar Collins and Mildred Verner Collins. He worked for Cities Service until his accident in 1978.
Kenneth Thurmond

Kenneth Thurmond

Kenneth Thurmond

June 27, 1929 - May 20, 2022 Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Kenneth Gorden Thurmond, passed away May 20, 2022, at Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge. Ken grew up in Paulding County, Georgia, the son of Harrison Snowden Thurmond and Carrie Ardillia Robbins Thurmond.
Diane Thomas

Diane Thomas

Diane Thomas

Debra “Diane” Thomas, age 70, of Morganton, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022, at Union General Hospital. Diane was born in Forest Park, Georgia, December 13, 1951, to the late Willis Ruben Thomas and Edna Botts. She retired after working many years for the Gilmer County Commissioner’s Office.
Dorothy Panter

Dorothy Panter

Dorothy Panter

Dorothy Green Panter, age 70, of Mineral Bluff, passed away Friday, May 13, 2022. Mrs. Panter was born July 23, 1951, in Polk County, to the late Grady Edmond Green and the late Lossie Bell Green. She worked for many years as a seamstress and was a member of Hot House Baptist Church.
Verlon "Chili" Newman

Verlon "Chili" Newman

Chili Newman

John Verlon “Chili” Newman, age 100, of Cherokee Hills, passed away Friday, May 13, 2022, at The Lantern at Morning Pointe in Collegedale, Tennessee. Mr. Newman was born December 27, 1921, in Cherokee County, North Carolina, to the late Poley and Ora Pack Newman.
Barbara Woodall

Barbara Woodall

Barbara Woodall

Barbara Ann Bennett Woodall, 85, died Monday, May 9, 2022, at her home in Dallas, Georgia, passing away peacefully in her bed with her family close by and Alan Jackson’s “I Want to Stroll Over Heaven With You” playing in the background.
James Goode

James Goode

James Goode

James Edward Goode, age 81, of Turtletown, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2022, at his home. Mr. Goode was born in Detroit, Michigan, November 10, 1940. He worked for Shaw Industries for a number of years and was a belonged to the Masons in Lavonia, Michigan.
Ray Odom

Ray Odom

Ray Odom

Charles Ray Odom, age 81, of Blue Ridge, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022. He was born September 9, 1940, in Morganton. Ray attended Oak Grove Baptist Church. He retired as a Sergeant First Class from the United States Army after serving 25 years and eight months.