Obituaries

Harold Herndon

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Harold Lee Herndon, age 77, of Blue Ridge, passed away December 10, 2022, at his home just a short distance from where he was born July 23, 1945, in Blue Ridge to the late Arnold and Arzela Campbell Herndon.

Rick Nicholson

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Richard Darrell, better known as “Rick,” Nicholson, age 66, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center surrounded by his loving wife and his daughter.

Richard Jarom

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Richard Allen Jarom, age 81, of Morganton, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2022, in the Union General Hospital. Richard was born July 23, 1941, in Berwyn, Illinois. Richard was predeceased by his parents, Willard and Elsie Jarom; and by his eldest son Timothy (Joy).

Roy Holsonback

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Roy Lee Holsonback, age 68, of Epworth, passed away suddenly at his home December 5. After he graduated from Cartersville High School, Roy worked for many years in all aspects of the construction industry; both residential and commercial.

Jimmy Wright

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

James (Jimmy) Lamar Wright, Sr., age 70, of Suwanee, Georgia, passed away November 30, 2022, surrounded by his wife and children. Jimmy was born in Morganton, October 3, 1952, to the late Thomas Otis and Anna Lou (Bell) Wright. He was the youngest son of ten children.

Terri Branham

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Terri Dillard Branham, age 66, of River Road, McCaysville, passed away after a short illness Saturday, December 3, surrounded by her family. Terri was a generous and kind soul who loved her family, her church and especially her grandsons.

Jim Jones

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Mr. Jim Gordon Jones, age 79, of Blue Ridge passed away Monday, November 21, 2022, at AccentCare Hospice in Cumming. Mr. Jones was born February 19, 1943, in Blue Ridge, Georgia, to the late Leo Eddie “Red” Jones and Hazel Ruth Walden Jones.

Benny Turner

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Ben “Benny” Russell Turner of Stone Mountain, Georgia, formerly of Copperhill, passed away October 30, 2022, at The Oaks in Decatur, Georgia. Ben was the first-born child of the late Charles E. Turner and Naomi Chancey Turner. Ben graduated from Copper Basin High School.

Roy Ballew

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Mr. Roy Earnest Ballew, 71, of Rocky Ridge Drive, Blue Ridge, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, November 30, 2022, in the Piedmont Hospital following a brief illness. Mr. Ballew was born October 7, 1951, in Blairsville, the son of the late Robert Ballew and the late Birdie Davis Ballew.

Brenda Sluder

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Mrs. Brenda Arp Sluder, age 67, of Blue Ridge passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at her home surrounded by family. Mrs. Sluder was born in Detroit, Michigan, December 30, 1954, to the late Hubert Benton Arp and Carzell Burger Arp Sisson.