Obituaries

Glenn Edwin O’Neill

Glenn Edwin O’Neill

Glenn O’Neill

Glenn Edwin O’Neill, age 86, of Blue Ridge, passed away Friday, September 24, 2021, at Blue Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care.
Nolan Reed Queen

Nolan Reed Queen

Nolan Reed Queen

Nolan Reed Queen, 61, of Andrews, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021. He enjoyed motorcycles, NASCAR, knives and was an eagle collector. Nolan had worked in construction as a steelworker. He was the son of the late Howard and Mary Bell Weeks Queen.
Patsy Ruth Beaver

Patsy Ruth Beaver

Patsy Ruth Beaver

Mrs. Patsy Ruth Beaver, age 88, of Blue Ridge, passed away Friday, September 17, 2021, at her home. She was born October 12, 1932, in Blue Ridge, to the late Henry Cass Davenport and Zenobia Victoria Ledford Davenport.
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Clinton Stamey

Clinton Odell Stamey, age 72, of Blue Ridge, passed away Monday, September 13, 2021, in Blairsville, Georgia. Mr. Stamey was born August 26, 1949, in Blue Ridge, to the late Everette Stamey and the late Lena Cruse Stamey.
Terry Bryan Wright

Terry Bryan Wright

Terry Wright

Terry Bryan Wright, age 58, of Morganton, passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021, following an accident. Mr. Wright was born October 11, 1962, in Columbus, Mississippi, to the late Edwin Wright I, and the late Phyllis Palumbo Wright. He was of the Catholic faith.
Rex Alvin Wilcox

Rex Alvin Wilcox

Rex Alvin Wilcox

Rex Alvin Wilcox, age 66, of Turtletown, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021, at his home. He was born February 18, 1955, in Copperhill, to the late Fred and Mattie Morgan Wilcox. Rex had worked as a food processor at a chicken plant. He was a member and deacon at Community Baptist Church.
Frannie Sue Dilbeck

Frannie Sue Dilbeck

Frannie Dilbeck

Frannie Sue Dilbeck, age 59, of Ducktown, passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021, at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was born April 23, 1962, in Ducktown, to Oscar “Bean” Dilbeck and Ervlene Towl Dilbeck. Frannie was a member of Mine City Baptist Church.
Douglas Edward Bunch

Douglas Edward Bunch

Doug Bunch

Douglas Edward Bunch, born June 24, 1945, unexpectedly passed away September 12, 2021, at his home in Blue Ridge. The son of Norma Dale and Douglas Calhoun Bunch, Doug was born in Charleston, South Carolina.
Harrison Benjamin Norton

Harrison Benjamin Norton

Harrison Benjamin Norton

Mr. Harrison Benjamin Norton, Jr., better known as “Junior,” age 80, of Blue Ridge, passed away September 3, 2021, in Austell, Georgia. Born in Fannin County, Georgia, he was the son of the late Harrison Benjamin Norton Sr. and Bertie Seabolt Norton.
Sharon Golden Jones

Sharon Golden Jones

Sharon Golden Jones

Sharon Golden Jones, age 63, of Copperhill, died September 2, 2021, at her home surrounded by family. Sharon was a devoted believer in Jesus Christ, loved the outdoors and was an avid clay shooter, who had become a challenging competitor at Sporting Clays.