Obituaries

Eiron Welch

Eiron Welch

Eiron Welch

Miss Eiron Taylor Welch, age 19, of Blue Ridge, passed away July 22, 2020, in McCaysville.  She was born in Fannin County, March 31, 2001.
Dorothy Koster

Dorothy Koster

Dorothy Koster

Mrs. Dorothy Jane McClure Koster, aged 87, of Cameron Hall, Ellijay, Georgia, died unexpectedly Monday, July 20, 2020.  Formerly of Loving Road, Mineral Bluff, she was preceded in death by her husband Heinz Koster. Mrs.
Charles Luce

Charles Luce

Charles Luce

Charles Edward Luce, age 88, of Blue Ridge, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2020.  He was born September 24, 1931, in Dunkirk, New York, to the late Charles Luce and Ella Marsh Luce. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and later worked as a mechanic.
Adam Holder

Adam Holder

Adam Holder

Adam Michael Holder, 30, of Centralia, Illinois, formerly of Charleston, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at Bryan Manor in Centralia. A private memorial service was held Saturday, July 25, 2020, at the Edwards Funeral Home.
Donald Jones

Donald Jones

Donald Jones

Donald Stephen Jones, 65, of Ellijay, Georgia, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020.
Charity Burns

Charity Burns

Charity Burns

Charity Jarrett Burns, age 37, of Epworth, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2020, at home.
J.W. Porter

J.W. Porter

J.W. Porter

J.W. Porter, age 79, of Blue Ridge, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.  J.W. was born December 23, 1940, in Effingham, Georgia, to the late Joseph W. Porter Sr. and the late Kathleen Dasher Porter.
Kathy Allen

Kathy Allen

Kathy Allen

Kathy Lorraine Allen, age 66, of Morganton, passed away peacefully Monday, July 20, 2020, in the Erlanger Baroness Hospital of Chattanooga, Tennessee.  Kathy was born on June 15, 1954, in Sophia, West Virginia. She was daughter of the late Harold and Mary Alice Lester.
Paul Ray Harper

Paul Ray Harper

Paul Ray Harper

The Rev. Paul Ray Harper, age 78, of Turtletown, went home to be with his Lord Monday, July 20, 2020, at his home.  He was born April 1, 1942, in Murphy, North Carolina, to the late George “Garland” Harper and Juanita Lucille Turner Harper.  The Rev.
Pamela Cole

Pamela Cole

Pamela Cole

Pamela Joan Cole, of Mineral Bluff and formerly of Cumming, Georgia, died July 18, 2020, at the age of 68.   She was born January 4, 1952, the daughter of the late Loy Crafton Day and Joan Galloway Day of Cumming.