Mr. Irving Lynn Keck “Lynn,” 80, of Talking Rock, died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, of natural causes. 

Mrs. Norma June Shellenberger, 85, of Ellijay, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, at Hamilton Medical Center.

She was born in Youngstown, Ohio, June 1, 1935. 

Thomas M. Smith III, LTC (ret.), 74, of Ellijay, died Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.

He was born in DeKalb County June 3, 1946, to the late Tom and Margaret Murrah Smith.

Mrs. Anita Burke Kendall, 63, of Ellijay, died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020.

The Rev. James E. “Big Jim” Holsonback, 68, of Epworth, passed away peacefully in his sleep Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020.

Mrs. Jacqueline “Jacque” Phillips Holloway, 81, of Cherry Log, died Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.

She was born Aug. 9, 1937, in Fulton County, to the late Clyde and Noda Mae Phillips.  

Mr. Esnet Garcia-Carmona, 21, of Ellijay, died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, following injuries received in an automobile accident.

Mr. Michael ‘’Mike’’ David King, 45, of Ellijay died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020.

Shirley Mae Watts, 75, of Cherry Log, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. She was born June 11, 1945, to the late Ernest Jackson and Mary Ruth McCray Chapman in Baltimore, Md. 

The Rev. John Wesley “Johnny” Payne, 81, of Ellijay, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. He was born Oct. 10, 1939, in Blue Ridge, to the late William and Thelma Higdon Payne.