Deborah Smith

Deborah Kay Smith, age 69, of Farner, passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at her home. Deborah was born August 14, 1952, in McCaysville, to the late Hoyt Ray Smith and Mary Louise Lynn Smith. She was of the Christian faith and attended Turtletown Church of God Prophecy.

Dorothy Griggs

Dorothy Louise Pless Griggs, age 94, of McCaysville, passed away peacefully Friday, October 1, 2021, surrounded by family at her daughter’s home in Columbus, Georgia. Mrs. Griggs was born November 13, 1926, in Copperhill, to the late Mariman Lee Pless and the late Bessie Marie Ware Pless.

Jessie Woody

Beloved mother, grandmother, and great-gran, Jessie Bell Davenport Woody, age 98, of Suches, passed away peacefully at her home Wednesday, September 22, 2021. She was born August 4, 1923, in Union County, Georgia, to the late Marion Columbus Davenport and the late Rebecca Odom Davenport.

Carol Beach

Mrs. Judith Carol Beach, age 82, of Cleveland, Georgia, passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021. She was born September 20, 1939, in Topeka, Kansas, to the late Richard Donham and Edith Kessler Donham. Carol was a member of Mine City Baptist Church.

Mike England

Pastor Michael Charles England, age 71, of Morganton, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021. Michael was born to Josephine and Marion England in 1951, in Port Angeles, Washington. He lived all over the northeast as his father worked for the Bureau of Land Management.