Obituaries

James Palmer Jr.

News Staff
Monday, November 25, 2019
Body     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.

Lowen Kephart

News Staff
Friday, November 22, 2019
Body     Donald Lowen Kephart, 82, of Murphy, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at his residence.

Billy Decker

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Friday, November 22, 2019
Body     Billy M. Decker, 75, of Blairsville, Ga., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, at Emory Hospital in Atlanta, Ga.

James Palmer Jr.

News Staff
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Body     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

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Thursday, November 21, 2019
Body     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 Jenkins

News Staff
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Body     Rev. James W. Jenkins, 77, of Copperhill, Tenn., passed away Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, at Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, Ga.

Helen Bryson

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Body     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

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Body     Fred Byers, 82, of Warne, passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, in Braselton, Ga.

Ernest Lee Clatterbuck

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Body     Ernest Lee Clatterbuck Jr., 70, of Murphy, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, at Valley View Care Center in Andrews.

Debbie Bain

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Body     Debbie Jean Bain, 64, of Notla Winds Circle, Blairsville, Ga., formerly of Murphy, and Epworth Ga., passed away Sunday, Nov.