Obituaries

Theresa Nicholson

Theresa Nicholson

Theresa Nicholson

Mrs. Theresa Ann Nicholson, age 70, of Ducktown, passed away November 8, 2022, in the Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, GA. She was born in Copperhill to the late Earl Guy Satterfield Sr., and Mary Watkins Satterfield. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister.
David Ralston

David Ralston

David Ralston

Speaker David E. Ralston, age 68 of Blue Ridge, Georgia, formerly of Ellijay, Georgia, passed Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. Speaker Ralston was born March 14, 1954, in Ellijay and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.
Lois Grice

Lois Grice

Lois Grice

Lois Adele Grice passed away peacefully Sunday, November 6, from a brief illness. She was surrounded with love from her family that had so faithfully cared for her. She was the daughter of Ola Elizabeth Patterson Williams and James Grant Williams of Blue Ridge.
Johnny Newton

Johnny Newton

Johnny Newton

John “Johnny” Henry Newton Sr, age 83, of Morganton, Georgia, passed away Monday, November 7, 2022, surrounded by family at his son’s home in Mineral Bluff. John was born August 28, 1939, in Gilmer County, Georgia, to James Ed Newton and Nanny Mae Dempsey Newton.
Guy Key

Guy Key

Guy Key

Mr. Gilliam Guy Key, age 92, of Epworth passed away Friday, October 28, 2022, at the Life Care Center of Copper Basin. Mr. Key was born May 15, 1930, in Fannin County to the late Sidney and Minnie Mathis Key.
Earl Elwood

Earl Elwood

Earl Elwood

Earl Francis Elwood III, age 76, of Morganton, Georgia, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2022, in Braselton, Georgia. Earl was born May 30, 1946, in Newark, Delaware to the late Earl Elwood and the late Shirley Stanley.
Frances Dillard

Frances Dillard

Frances Dillard

Mrs. Frances Ann Dillard, age 79, of Isabella, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2022, at her home. She was born October 21, 1943 in Bradley County, Tennessee, to the late Fred Rapier and Ethel Jane Gibson Rapier. Frances was of the Pentecostal faith.
Ann McMahan

Ann McMahan

Ann McMahan

Lucinda “Ann” McMahan, age 71, formerly of Ducktown, passed Thursday, November 3, 2022, surrounded by love. Ann was a member of the Mine City Baptist Church in Ducktown and was a retired sergeant from the Georgia Department of Corrections.
Shelby Sisson

Shelby Sisson

Shelby Sisson

Mrs. Shelby Jean Standridge Sisson, age 81, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at Manor Lake Assisted Living in Ellijay, Georgia. Mrs. Sisson was born October 10, 1941 in Copperhill, Tennessee to the late Lake and Pauline Shinpaugh Standridge.
James Addison

James Addison

James Addison

Mr. James Lowell Addison, age 71, of Epworth,  passed away October 4, 2022, in Asheville, North Carolina. He was born in Ducktown to the late John Lowell and Faye Simonds Addison July 12, 1951. James had worked for a number of years in security retiring from Wellstar Hospital.