Mrs. Helen Ruby Sutton Nelson

Mrs. Helen Ruby Sutton Nelson, 80, of Ellijay, died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. She was born in Murphy, N.C., June 10, 1941, to the late Luther Sutton and Mattie Dockery Sutton. She was retired from Goldkist and was a member of Little Baptist Church.

Charles Rider

Mr. Charles Rider, 88, of Ellijay, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, at his residence. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday Jan. 29, 2022, in the chapel of Bernhardt Funeral Home with the Rev. Pat Shelton officiating. Interment was in Yukon Cemetery.

Kathy Jane Odom Spivey

Kathy Jane Odom Spivey, 63, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, surrounded by her family. She was born in Vero Beach, Fla., Aug. 1, 1958. In 1966, she moved with her mother and siblings from Slidell, La., to Ellijay, to be closer to her aunt.

Mrs. Lucille Virginia Aaron

Mrs. Lucille Virginia Aaron, 77, of Ellijay, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. She was born in Murphy, N.C., Sept. 17, 1944, to the late Norman Beavers and Wilma Grant Beavers. She is preceded in death by husband, Charles William Aaron; and brother, Harold Beavers.

Mrs. Johnnie Nell Marie Grant

Mrs. Johnnie Nell Marie Grant, 79, of Ellijay, died Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, at her residence. She was born in Buford, Aug. 14, 1942, to the late F.L> Thomas and Flora Lee Ramey Thomas. She was of the Baptist faith.

Ms. Ruth Davenport

Ms. Ruth Davenport, 85, of Mt. Juliet, Tenn., died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. She was born in Gilmer County April 8, 1936, to the late Virgil Davenport and Lola Aaron Davenport.  She was retired from the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn., and was a member of Rock Creek Baptist Church.

Bobby Leon O’Dell

Mr. Bobby Leon O’Dell, 85, of Ellijay, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. He was born May 10, 1936, in Murphy, N.C., to the late Howard and Stella (Mills) O’Dell. He was a graduate of Murphy High School and graduated from Roffler Mohler Barber School.

Lloyd H. Baughn

Mr. Lloyd H. Baughn, 96, of Smyrna, died Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. He was born in Jasper, Ala., May 9, 1925, to the late Luther Baughn and Effie Jane Pennington Baughn. He was a United States Army veteran. He was a retired watchmaker and member of King Springs Baptist Church.

Alfred Lee Pierce

Mr. Alfred Lee Pierce, 98, of Ellijay, died Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, at the Oaks in Ellijay. He was born Jan. 15, 1924, to the late Guy W. Pierce and Cora Silver Pierce.

Brenda Sarah Teague Jackson

Brenda Sarah Teague Jackson, 69, of Tullahoma, Tenn., died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at Vanderbilt-Harton Hospital. She was born in Ellijay, to the late Cecil Teague and Lavern Sutton Teague.