Kathryn Ann Stevens, age 60, of Pendergrass, Georgia passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center – Braselton.   Kathryn was born August 22, 1959 to the late Frank and Margarett “Susie” Calhoun in Murphy, North Carolina.  She was a purchasing analyst for Kubota Manufacturing for 13 years.  She loved pandas, bells, […]

Juanita Bryson, age 86 of Murphy passed away Sunday, September 15, 2019. She was the daughter of the late James and Lillie Beaver. Juanita was of the baptist faith. She loved her flower garden, doing crafts, and shopping at thrift stores. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Hoyt […]

Ricky E. Crawford, 67, of Murphy passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at his residence. He was a native of Jackson County, Georgia. Ricky lived in Athens, Georgia for more than 20 years while working for Bridges Funeral Home. He then moved to the area in 1996, where he worked for Ivie Funeral Home for […]

Lorraine B. Stiff, 94, of Murphy passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at her residence.   Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy.

Frederick Leroy Foland, age 78 of Hayesville, NC passed away Sunday, July 14, 2019 at his residence. He was born in Dayton, Ohio to the late Frederick O. and Lula Mae Roberts Foland. He was an Army veteran. He was a long time meat manager at Kroger while he lived in Ohio and at Publix […]

Travis Gene McGrady, age 41 of Murphy, NC passed away Friday, July 12, 2019 at his residence. He was a native and lifetime resident of Cherokee County, NC and the son of the late Robert and Linda McGrady. He is survived by his companion, Athena Cook of 13 years; one son, Robert Helton; one stepson; […]

Vernon Howard, age 69 of Marble passed away Monday September 9, 2019 in Chattanooga, TN. Vernon was the son of the late Greely Howard and Joyce Wiggins Howard. He enjoyed fishing and loved his family, especially his grandchildren. He worked for Mayfield Milk for many years and was known as “The Milkman”. He was an […]

Dewey L. Moss, 78, of Marble passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019 in a Chattanooga, Tennessee hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy.

John Fillyaw, 69, of Murphy passed away Monday, September 9, 2019 in a Murphy care facility.   Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy.

Joyce Allen, 87, of Murphy passed away Sunday, July 14, 2019 in a Murphy care facility. She was a native of Lexington, Kentucky, where she worked for Community Bank for 29 years before moving to Florida. She then worked at Bank of America for 14 years before retiring to Murphy in 1995. Joyce was a […]

Carol Ann Day, age 74 of Murphy passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at her residence. She was born in Staten Island to the late Michael and Anna Tristaino Fava. Carol was a member of Ranger Baptist Church and a former member of Eastern Star of Martha’s Chapter. In addition to her parents, she was […]

Ralph Jackson “Jack” Wood Jr., 67, of Marble passed away Monday, July 15, 2019 at his residence. He was a native of Nantahala, where he had lived most of his life. Jack worked in tunnel construction for W.L. Hailey & Company. He later went on to become a machinist with OMC. He was the son […]

Joel Keith Creasman, 78, of Andrews, NC, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2019. He was born January 7, 1941 to the late Alvin Eugene Creasman and Mildred Russell Creasman. Mr. Creasman retired from Western Forge a furniture manufacturing business. He loved football, baseball and basketball games and he loved to garden and read. He was […]