James Edward Palmer Jr., 68, of Murphy, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, at his home.
    James was the son of Nina Young and the late James Palmer Sr.

    Donald Lowen Kephart, 82, of Murphy, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at his residence.
    He was the son of the late Robert Harve and Nellie White Kephart.

    Billy M. Decker, 75, of Blairsville, Ga., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, at Emory Hospital in Atlanta, Ga.

    James Edward Palmer Jr., 68, of Murphy, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, at his home.
    James was the son of Nina Young and the late James Palmer Sr.

    Morris Bateman, 78, of the Nantahala community, passed away Monday, Nov. 18, 2019.
    He was the son of the late Claude and Elda Neal Bateman.

    Rev. James W. Jenkins, 77, of Copperhill, Tenn., passed away Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, at Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, Ga.

    Helen H. Bryson, 97, was called to her heavenly home Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. She was a native and lifelong resident of Murphy.

    Fred Byers, 82, of Warne, passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, in Braselton, Ga.

    Ernest Lee Clatterbuck Jr., 70, of Murphy, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, at Valley View Care Center in Andrews.

    Debbie Jean Bain, 64, of Notla Winds Circle, Blairsville, Ga., formerly of Murphy, and Epworth Ga., passed away Sunday, Nov.