Obituaries

Jack Mathis

Jack Mathis

Jack Mathis

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Jack Paul Mathis, age 96, of Epworth, passed away Friday, April 1, 2022, in Jasper, Georgia. He was born February 14, 1926, in Fannin County, to the late C.A. Mathis and Millie Ritchie Mathis. Jack was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church. He served in the United States Navy during World War II.
Becky Broyles

Becky Broyles

Becky Broyles

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Elizabeth “Becky” Green Cole Broyles, age 60, of Epworth, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022, at her home. She was born June 9, 1961, in Michigan to the late Cleaston Green Sr. and Mary Thomas Postell Green.
Jim Hartley

Jim Hartley

Jim Hartley

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Jim Hartley, age 91, of Blue Ridge, passed away March 26, 2022, of natural causes. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marcia, in 2020.
Jerry Barnes

Jerry Barnes

Jerry Barnes

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Jerry R. Barnes, age 87, of Blue Ridge, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022, in Blairsville, Georgia. Mr. Barnes was born January 3, 1935, in Mineral Bluff, to the late Glen Barnes and the late Lestie Harper Barnes.
Pete Watson

Pete Watson

Pete Watson

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Franklin “Pete” Howard Watson Jr., age 83, of Epworth, passed away  Saturday, March 19, 2022. He was born May 7, 1938, in Cedartown, Georgia, to the late Franklin Howard Watson Sr. and Vera Williams Watson. Pete retired from Lockheed-Martin where he painted aircraft.
Thornton Burk

Thornton Burk

Thorton Burk

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Mr. Thornton Warren Burk (Bunt) (TW), age 78, of Lickskillet Road, Blue Ridge, passed away peacefully at his home Sunday, March 27, 2022, following an extended illness. Mr. Burk was born July 12, 1943, in Copperhill,  the son of the late Doyle Burk and the late Reba Joyce Burk.
James Searcy

James Searcy

James Searcy

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
James Edgar Searcy, age 94, of Morganton, passed away March 3, 2022, in Blue Ridge. Mr. Searcy was born May 3, 1927, in Cherry Log, to the late Alvin Edgar Searcy and the late Maimie Lee Searcy. A member of Blue Ridge Church of Christ, he was preceded in death by his, son, Zachary Searcy. Mr.
Charles Chapman

Charles Chapman

Charles Chapman

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Mr. Charles L. Chapman, age 77, of Blue Ridge, passed away Friday, March 18, 2022. Mr. Chapman was born November 13, 1944, in Dallas, Georgia, to the late Clarence Lee Chapman and the late Annie Pearl Nettles Chapman.
Rev. Lewis Payne

Rev. Lewis Payne

Rev. Lewis Payne

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Rev. Lewis Eugene Payne, United States Army, Retired, age 86, of Morganton, passed Friday, March 18, 2022. Rev. Payne was born June 14, 1935, to his late parents, Arnold Eugene and Myrtle Jane (Dry) Payne of Concord, North Carolina. Lewis was an honorably discharged, U.S.
Greasy Stuart

Greasy Stuart

Greasy Stuart

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Kenneth Lee “Greasy” Stuart Sr., age 89, of Copperhill, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2022. He was born June 23, 1932, to the late William Clyde Stuart and the late Margie Keeton Stuart. Mr. Stuart was a member of Union Baptist Church and McCaysville Masonic Lodge #423 F&AM.