Ms. Marie Driskill Eubanks Hamrick, 89, of Ellijay, passed away peacefully Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, at her residence. She was born June 24, 1932, in Gadsden, Ala., to the late Ralph R.

Mr. Timothy Blaine McKinney, 60, of Ellijay, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2022.

He was born Dec. 20, 1961, in Detroit, Mich., to the late Doyle and Beverly McKinney.

Mr. Otis “Dent” Defoor, 74, of Ellijay, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022.

He was born in Gilmer County Feb. 28, 1947, to the late Clifford Otis Defoor and Emily Marie Joyce Defoor.

Mrs. Bonnie Celeste Austin, 76, of Ellijay, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022.

Mr. Joseph Wayne Westmoreland, 81, of Helen and Ellijay, died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022.

He was born May 29, 1940, in White County, to the late Birch and Cecilia Westmoreland.

Mrs. Noelle (Brock) Coates, 37, of Ellijay, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022.

Mrs. Edith “Carol” (Jackson) Spilman, 65, of Ellijay, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2021.

She was born Dec. 1, 1956, in Blakley, to the late Willie Jim and Shelby Jean (Johns) Jackson.

Mrs. Frances Benson Wingo died Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, at the age of 91.

Mr. Ronald Dale May, 73, departed this life Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021.

He was born in Ellijay, to the late Bernard Dale and Retha Tankersley May.