Obituaries

Martha O'Neal

Martha O'Neal

Martha O'Neal

Martha Jewell Stanley O’Neal, age 77, of Blue Ridge, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2022. She was born April 12, 1945, in Blue Ridge, to the late Kenneth Wayne Stanley and Ruby Lee Smith Stanley. Martha was baptized into the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
James Chancey Jr.

James Chancey Jr.

James Chancey

Mr. James Arthur Chancey Jr., age 78, of Turtletown, passed away April 15, 2022, at his home following an extended illness. He was born in Turtletown, to the late James Arthur Chancey Sr. and Hazel Hughes Chancey June 8, 1943.
Marvin Queen

Marvin Queen

Marvin Queen

Marvin Queen, age 71, of McCaysville, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at his home. He was born in McCaysville, May 29, 1950, to the late Robert Lee Queen and Annie Waters Queen. Marvin retired from the Tennessee Chemical Company, where he worked as a miner for many years.
Charles Dover

Charles Dover

Charles Dover

Charles David Dover, age 82, of Ellijay, Georgia, passed Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Charles was born April 11, 1940, in Blue Ridge, to his late parents Willie David and Hazel Mae Bell (Brown) Dover. Charles enjoyed going to church and had a love for music.
Ira Davenport

Ira Davenport

Ira Davenport

Ira Lee Davenport, age 86, of Epworth, passed away Friday, April 1, 2022, at his home. He was born in Higdon, Georgia, to the late Floyd T. Davenport and Stella Jones Davenport. He was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church.
Rexann Green

Rexann Green

Rexann Green

Carol Rexanna Green, age 68, passed away at her home November 2, 2021. Rexann, as she was known to family and friends, was born and lived her whole life in Blue Ridge. She was the daughter of Rex Green and Bonnie Haddock.
Wendell Workman

Wendell Workman

Wendell Workman

Wendell Ray “Tuffy” Workman, age 86, of Epworth, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2022, at his home. He was born October 20, 1935, in Kentucky to the late Harry “Shot” Workman and Edith Hull Workman. He attended Mount Moriah Baptist Church.
Margaret Davis

Margaret Davis

Margaret Davis

Wednesday, April 13, 2022, Margaret Poe Davis, age 98, of Mineral Bluff, passed away at her home. Margaret was born December 23, 1923, in Murphy, North Carolina, to the late James Poe and Jessie Davis Poe.
Pat Hodges

Pat Hodges

Pat Hodges

Patricia Denise Hodges, 68, passed away April 6, 2022, in Northside Forsyth Hospital in Cumming, Georgia, following an extended hospital admission. Pat was born September 8, 1953, in Lansing, Michigan to Betty Jo Sharp Hodges and Richard Alton Hodges.
Dorothy Rogers

Dorothy Rogers

Dorothy Rogers

Dorothy Lee “Granny Dot” Rogers, age 85, of Blue Ridge, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022. Dorothy was born April 17, 1936, in Mineral Bluff to the late Olen Davis and Bessie Farmer. She owned and operated Roger’s Furniture, which later became Town and County Furniture.