Obituaries

Michael Tipton

Michael Tipton

Michael Tipton

Michael Truman Tipton, age 55, of Morganton, passed away peacefully at his home  January 28, 2022. He was born in Copperhill, Tennessee November 14, 1966. Michael was a retired builder and EMT and volunteer firefighter in Fannin County. He was a loving father, son, brother and uncle.
Jean Buchanan

Jean Buchanan

Jean Buchanan

Jean Olson Buchanan, age 93, of Mineral Bluff, passed away Thursday, January 27, 2022, at her home. Mrs. Buchanan was born March 14, 1928, in Kaine, Pennsylvania, to the late Axel Carl Olson and the late Minnie Florence Jones Olson.
Ruby Kirby

Ruby Kirby

Ruby Kirby

Ruby Hester Kirby, age 88, of Blue Ridge passed away Monday, January 24, 2022, at Sonshine Manor in Blairsville, Georgia. She was born  December 27, 1933, to the late Fred Green and Cleo Powell.
Peggy Goode

Peggy Goode

Peggy Goode

Mrs. Margaret “Peggy” Hurst Goode, age 92, of Blue Ridge, passed away January 20, 2022, in Blue Ridge, GA. She was born in McCaysville, to the late Nathaniel “N.T.” and Birdie Cabe Phillips.
Tommy Cantrell

Tommy Cantrell

Tommy Cantrell

Tommy Roger Cantrell, age 69, of Epworth, passed away peacefully at his home Friday, January 21, 2022.
Carl Allen

Carl Allen

Carl Allen

Carl Allen, age 78, of McCaysville, GA passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022, in the Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin, Georgia. He was born December 20, 1943, in Fannin County to the late Wade Allen and Ethel Dunn Allen. Carl was a lifelong member of Macedonia Baptist Church and he loved his church.
Gordon Hewett

Gordon Hewett

Gordon Hewett

Mr. Gordon Alfred Hewett age 79 of Rising Fawn Road, Mineral Bluff passed away Thursday January 20, 2022, in the Union County Nursing Home following an extended illness. Mr. Hewett was born  September 12, 1942, in Sydney Australia the son of the late Alfred Hewett and the late Ida May Moss Hewett.
Donnie Nicholson

Donnie Nicholson

Donnie Nicholson

Mr. Donnie Ray Nicholson, age 54, of Blue Ridge passed away January 16, 2022, at Fannin Regional Hospital. He was born in Blairsville, Georgia to the late Rev. Reid and Eula Mae Kernea Nicholson. He worked and was a co-owner of Nicholson Tire Centers. He was an avid outdoorsman.
Bill Lewis

Bill Lewis

Bill Lewis

William “Bill” Jerry Lewis Sr., 78, of Fort Gaines, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at his residence. Graveside funeral services were conducted at 2  p.m. Saturday, January 22, 2022, in the Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. George Hartley officiating. Mr.
Helen Dickey

Helen Dickey

Helen Dickey

Helen Dyer Dickey, age 81, of Blue Ridge, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022. She was born in Higdon December 30, 1940, to the late Dock Dyer and Hester Jones Dyer. She worked as a seamstress for Levi Strauss, and she was a member of Bethany Church.