Obituaries

    John O. Lewis, 89, of Murphy and Cape Coral, Fla., passed away Thursday, June 29, 2017, at his seasonal residence in Murphy.
    No services are planned.

    Danny Anderson, 66, of Hayesville, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017, in a Gainesville, Ga., hospital.

    Betty Beamesderfer, 93, of Murphy and Naples, Fla., passed away Monday, June 26, 2017, at her seasonal residence in Murphy.
    No services are planned.

    Raymond C. Keller, 101, of Hayesville, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2017, in a Murphy care facility.

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    James Lewis Simonds, 92, of Blue Ridge, Ga., passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017.

    James Lewis Simonds, 92, of Blue Ridge, Ga., passed Sunday, June 25, 2017.  

    Cornelia June Rogers Miller, born June 12, 1934, in Morton, Miss., left us on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, at age 82. June resided in Gainesville, Fla., and spent summers in Murphy.

    The Rev. Robert Paul Bauer Sr., 79, of Mill Street in Hayesville, passed away peacefully at his home Tuesday, June 20, 2017, surrounded by his loving family.

    Billy A. Branch of Murphy, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017, at the age of 90 years old.
    He was born in St. Petersburg, Fla., to the late Claude and Thelma Branch.

    Vivaudou Rose Farmer, 92, of Murphy, passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017, at Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home.

    Sandra Haines McKinney was born in Atlantic City, N.J., in 1946.

    Wanda Jalad, 91, of Murphy, passed away Friday, June 23, 2017, at her residence.