Mr. David Nolan Brookshire, 78, of Ellijay, died Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, at his residence.

Mr. Joseph Anthony Bright, 60, of Smyrna, died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021.

He was born in Atlanta, May 9, 1961, to the late Walter Shaffer Bright and Marjorie Eller Bright.

Mrs. Gusta “Whiz” Aurellia Keener, 88, of Ellijay, died Thursday, Aug.

Mr. Eldridge Bruce Quarles, 78, of Ellijay, died Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021.

He was born Nov. 17, 1942, to the late Bruce and Mary Emiline Davis Quarles.

Dr. Jeffery Lynn Walls, 64, pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Ellijay, passed into the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. He fought for family, country and God’s kingdom.

Mr. Benjamin Franklin Lloyd Stafford Jr., 70, of Ellijay, died Friday, July 30, 2021.

Mrs. Sherry Diane Swafford, 66, of Cohutta, died Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, at Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton.

Mr. David Richard Mankin, 69, died Friday, July 30, 2021.

He was born Nov. 16, 1951, in Manhattan, N.Y., to the late Saul and Sally Rosen Mankin.

Mrs. Shirley Marie Simpson, 75, of Ellijay, died Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, at her residence.

Mr. Herbert S. Waldman, 90, of Acworth, died Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, at Northside Cherokee. He was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 23, 1931, to the late Samuel Waldman and Kate Chernow Waldman.