Fred Carter Abbott, 78, of Murphy, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2022.
    He was born March 22, 1943, in Bainbridge, Ga., to the late Theodore and Florrie Shealy Abbott.

    Wendall Bateman, 77, of Topton, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022.
    Wendall was born Jan. 4, 1944, in Nantahala to the late Claude and Elda Neal Bateman.

    Cheryl Anne Barnes, 64, of Murphy, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

    David Carl Bass Sr., 80, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022.
    He was born Aug. 27, 1941, in Columbus, Ga., to the late Woodrow and Ruby Davis Bass.

    Elouise Witt Crisp, 99, of Murphy passed away Monday, March 21, 2022.

    Linda Allen Conley, 74, of High Point and formerly of Andrews, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022.

    Alan Kent Hawkins, 59, of Murphy, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022.

    Patricia “Pat” Hardee, 80, of Murphy, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022.
    She was born May 7, 1941, in Dade County to the late Bertram and Dorothy Wright Gustason.

    Eugene Keith Harlan, 67, of Marble, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 22, 2022.

    James Thomas Russell, 76, of Murphy, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022.
    He was born June 27, 1945, in Quantico, Va., to the late Willam Margaret Browell Russell.