Obituaries

Nov 6, 2021

Johnny Dillard McCray, age 81 of Hayesville, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at Chatuge Regional Hospital. Johnny was born on May 17, 1940 in Hayesville, North Carolina to the late Mr. and Mrs. Nathan and Jesse (Russell) McCray. Johnny is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruby (Mull) McCray; daughter, Rose Patterson; granddaughter, Breanna Patterson; sisters and...

Nov 5, 2021

Obituary Pending

Nov 3, 2021

Sherman Wayne Rogers, age 59 of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. Sherman was born in Hiawassee, Georgia to Mr. Wayne Rogers and Gretchel Sanders Rogers on November 8, 1961. Sherman is preceded in death by his father, Wayne Rogers. He is survived by his mother, Gretchel Rogers; sister, Sharon Rogers Moore; aunts, Ruth Ledford, Reba Denton,...

Oct 31, 2021

Thomas (Tom) Eugene Cooper, age 80, from Lancaster County PA, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2021 at his home in Hiawassee, GA. Tom was born August 23, 1941 in Bel Air, Maryland. Tom joined the Air Force out of high school and became a B52 Bomber Mechanic. After leaving the Air Force, Tom followed his heart and built a reputable...

Oct 29, 2021

Charles "Butch" Patterson Jr., age 82, passed away at home on Friday, October 29, 2021 in Young Harris, Georgia. Butch was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Bertha (Gill) Patterson, born on July 24,1939 in Baltimore, Maryland. Butch served his country in the US Army, then went on to become a master electrician and an...

Oct 25, 2021

Patricia Lee Morrison, age 86, of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away October 25, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. Patricia was born December 22, 1934 to the late Lemuel and Gladys (Johnson) Hightower. She was a Worthy Advisor of the Rainbows in 1952, shortly after graduating she married the love of her life in July of 1952. She...

Oct 20, 2021

Ruth Jeanne Lindsay Wilson Russack Jeanne Russack was born in Chicago, III. on July 12, 1926. She passed away at home in Hiawassee Ga. on October 20, 2021, at age 95. She was surrounded by family & loved ones. Mom loved people. She was involved in many activities & knew a lot of people. She loved to travel & spent...

Oct 20, 2021

Horace Russell Thompson, Jr

Russell Thompson, best known as “Papaw” arrived at his heavenly home on October 20th, 2021. He was born on July 18th, 1937 to the late Horace Russell Thompson, Sr. and Clydie Mae (Thrower) Thompson. Russell was an only child. On June 10th, 1955 he married the love of his life, Mary Joyce (Rowan) Thompson. Together they brought three beautiful...

Oct 20, 2021

Don Lee Fox, age 88, of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away on October 20, 2021. Don was preceded in death by his parents Charles (1997) and Evelyn (1980) Akin Fox, brothers Charles Edward Fox (1943), Lewis M. Fox(1968), and Gene M. Fox (2010), and by his wife of 50+ years, Carolyn Hedden Fox (2006). He is survived by his best friend...

Oct 13, 2021

Age 74, Lynda Bernhardt passed away in the presence of her loving husband of 55 years, David on the evening of October 13th. Preceded in death by parents, Roy Lynch and Nettie Rickes and sister Jeanette Potter. Survived by her husband David and loving children Nathan (Tiffany) and Nicole Urbanski (Andrew) and grandchildren, Scarlett and Rylan Bernhardt and Jodie...

Oct 10, 2021

Mary Curtis Thorpe McGowan, age 81 of Young Harris, formerly of Fayetteville, Georgia passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday, October 10, 2021. Mary was born on October 4, 1940 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Alfred Henry (Sonny) and Mary Catheleen (Curtis) Thorpe. Mary loved the Lord and was a faithful member of McConnell Memorial...

Oct 8, 2021

Jerry Donald McEver Jr. age 61 passed away on September 17, 2021. Jerry studied music at Jacksonville State and Auburn University. He was a talented musician who marched with Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corp at sixteen until he was twenty-one. Jerry is preceded in death by his father Jerry Donald McEver Sr. He leaves behind his daughters...

Oct 7, 2021

Lorinda Darlene (Snodgrass) Coleman, age 55, of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away October 7, 2021. Lorinda was born September 22, 1966 to the late Betty(Barner) Crumling in Paris, France. Lori was a kind and giving person. She loved her dogs and animals in general. Lori was a devoted wife to Neal for twenty years. Lori will be missed by many. She...

Oct 4, 2021

Juanita Sue (Jackson) Snyder May 22, 1938 - October 4, 2021Born in Hiawassee, Georgia to Joseph Jackson & Josephine McConnell Jackson. Survived by husband Mark Snyder, son Steve Serold (Elsie), and daughter Sue Stewart. Grandchildren Jessica Tessman (Travis), Eva Verhey, Matthew, Victoria, Arlon and Samantha Serold. Great grandchildren Kaleb Rider, Kyleigh and Kassady Tessman, and Remi Mauldin. Sisters Patti Whitten (Perry), and...

Oct 4, 2021

Mrs. Mary Louise Fletcher, age 69, of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away on October 4, 2021 following a brief illness. Mary was born in Memphis, Tennessee on July 25, 1952 to the late Eugene and Martha Tatom. Mary was a regular attendee of McConnell Memorial Baptist Church for a number of years and a member at Alpharetta United Methodist Church before...

Sep 30, 2021

Amber Sue Radford, age 34, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021. Amber was born August 11, 1987 to the late Russell and Sheila (Beck) Radford in Murphy, North Carolina. She enjoyed spending time with her cats and watching tv. She is preceded in death by her parents and brother, Justin Radford. She is survived in death by...

Sep 29, 2021

Mrs. Ruth Page, age 88, of Young Harris, Georgia passed away September 29, 2021. Ruth was born on February 27, 1933, in Cleveland, Ohio to John Stephen and Minnie Casterline Heinrich. The family moved to Tampa, Florida during her teenage years. After high school, she attended Saint Joseph’s School of Nursing in Atlanta where she hoped to meet and marry...

Sep 22, 2021

Service Information:

A memorial service will be held on November 7, 2021 from 3:00 - 6:00 PM at The Ridges in the High Cove Ridge Suite

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to one of the following charities.

Humane Society Mountain Shelter P.O. Box 1252 Blairsville, Georgia 30514

Sep 17, 2021

Ms. Deborah Louise Wallace, 69 years young of Statesboro, passed away Friday, September 17, 2021 at East Georgia Regional Medical after a brief illness. She was born in Savannah, Georgia to Thomas Cecil Wallace Sr. and Myrtle Bland Wallace of Statesboro, Georgia.

She was a 1970 graduate of Statesboro High School. In 1992, she graduated from Georgia...

Sep 17, 2021

"I have been trying to find the right words to say in this moment of my life, but there aren't words to describe or express how I truly feel. I've experienced loss before and have mourned over other family members but you were different. I didn't get my whole life Growing up with you, but my boys did. I...