Obituaries

In loving memory

In loving memory

Mrs. Sandra Lynn Wehunt

Mrs. Sandra Lynn Wehunt, 62, of Ellijay, died Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. She born July 10, 1958, to the late James Wheeler and Verba Norton Wheeler. She was a college graduate, worked in the food service industry and was a member of Woodstock Church of Christ.
Belinda Denise Myers

Belinda Denise Myers

Belinda Denise Myers

Belinda Denise Myers, 60, of Canton, died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. She was born June 13, 1960, in Fulton County, to Carl and Pauline Mull Cobb. She was graduate of North Cobb High School, a homemaker and member of Canton First Baptist Church.
Ronald Charles Duke Sr.

Ronald Charles Duke Sr.

Ronald Charles Duke Sr.

Mr. Ronald Charles Duke Sr., 71, of Ellijay, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. He was born Feb. 12, 1949, to the late Medford Carson and Inez V. (Rush) Duke, in Orlando, Fla.  He was a member of First Baptist Church of Ellijay and was retired from Nalley Motor Trucks.
Rev. Arthur Lee Croft

Rev. Arthur Lee Croft

Rev. Arthur Lee Croft

The Rev. Arthur Lee Croft, 94, of Ellijay, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. He was born Feb. 2, 1926, to the late Joe and May Wright Croft. He was a retired carpenter and a veteran of World War II serving with the U.S. Navy.
Edna Jean Allison Dinkler

Edna Jean Allison Dinkler

Edna Jean Allison Dinkler

Edna Jean Allison Dinkler, R.N., 92, died in Ellijay, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, after a short illness.   She was born Edna Jean Allison in Mechanicstown, Ohio, Aug. 7, 1928, the first child of Katherine Colleen Wingfield Allison and William Boyd Allison.
Randolph Thurman McPhetridge

Randolph Thurman McPhetridge

Randolph Thurman McPhetridge

Mr. Randolph Thurman McPhetridge, 80, of Ellijay, died Monday, Sept. 7, 2020.  He was born Sept. 21, 1939, in Louisville, Ky., to the late Woodrow McPhetridge and Nancy Hibbard.  He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Army and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
James Carl ‘Jimmy’ Sales

James Carl ‘Jimmy’ Sales

James Carl ‘Jimmy’ Sales

Mr. James Carl “Jimmy” Sales, 60, of Ellijay, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, from complications of Covid-19. He was born Aug. 10, 1960, to Jerry Hill Sales and the late Marjorie Defoor Sales.
Billy Wayne Davis

Billy Wayne Davis

Billy Wayne Davis

Mr. Billy Wayne Davis, 80, of Ellijay, died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2020, following injuries associated with a fall.   He was born Sept. 5, 1939, in Gilmer County, to the late Rev. Wayne and Berta Silvers Davis.
Mrs. Evelyn Virginia Bennett Blomeley

Mrs. Evelyn Virginia Bennett Blomeley

Mrs. Evelyn Virginia Bennett Blomeley

Mrs. Evelyn Virginia (Bennett) Blomeley, 95, of Ellijay, died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020.  She was born July 25, 1925, to the late Harry Nichols and Myrtle Bernice (Stumme) Bennett in Southampton, N.Y. She was of the Methodist faith, and a Christian.
James Clyde Davis

James Clyde Davis

James Clyde Davis

Mr. James Clyde Davis, 78, of Jasper, died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, at his residence. He is preceded in death by brothers, J.P. Davis and Bobby Davis.