Obituaries

Mrs. Betty Jane Perkerson

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Mrs. Betty Jane Perkerson, 63, of Ellijay, died Friday, Jan. 8, 2021.

She was born in Ft. Campbell, Ky., June 14, 1957, to the late Maj. Eugene Bowers and Betty Wallace Bowers. 

Michael Timothy McNair Sr.

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Mr. Michael Timothy McNair Sr., 70, of Oakwood, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021.

He was born May 27, 1950, to the late John McNair and Opal Crowe McNair. 

Delores Ann Chandler

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Delores Ann Chandler, 82, of Viera, Fla., and Ellijay, passed away Thursday,  Dec. 17, 2020, at home in the Indian River Colony Club after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. 

Virginia Anne Dollar Lawson

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Virginia Anne Dollar Lawson, 76, of Ellijay, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. She was born Jan. 8, 1944, to James Clifford Dollar and Grace Dollar in Bainbridge. 

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Plummer

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Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Plummer, 83, of Ellijay, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020.

She was born July 28, 1937, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the late Everett and Rosa Lee Mahaffey Tudor. 

Roy Winston Tilley

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Mr. Roy Winston Tilley, 78, of Cumming, formerly of Ellijay, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. He was born Jan. 26, 1942, in Gilmer County to the late Louis and Myrtle Martin Tilley. 

Ellen Weaver Reece

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Ellen Weaver Reece, 91, of Ellijay, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. 

She was born Feb. 10, 1929, in Atlanta, to the late James Hobert and Izoma Matilda Weaver. 

Barbara Jo Pierce Sanford

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Barbara Jo Pierce Sanford, a retired pharmacy technician and longtime resident of Ellijay, died  Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, at the age of 78, due to complications of COVID-19.

William ‘Billy B.’ Hayes

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Mr. William “Billy B.” Hayes, 90, of Ellijay, a native of Trion, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at Piedmont Hospital in Ellijay.