Obituaries

Carol Raper Picklesimer

Carol Raper Picklesimer, 76, of Brasstown, formerly of Hiwassee Dam, passed away Monday, March 22, 2021 at her residence. Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy: www.iviefuneralhome.com is in charge of all arrangements.

William Harold Dyer

Mr. William Harold Dyer, 87, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, Ga., passed away on Saturday March, 13, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Dyer was born on June 20, 1933 in Union County to the late William Edgar and Bertha (Hood) Dyer.

Kurt G. Miller

Kurt G. Miller, 66, of Warne, N.C., passed away peacefully at on Feb. 23, 2021 surrounded by family. Companion Funeral & Cremation Service, Cleveland, Tenn. handled the arrangements.

Victoria ‘Vicki’ Brickey

Victoria “Vicki” Brickey, 65, of Hayesville, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021 at her residence. Vicki was a strong Christian and loved by many. She was known as “mama” to friends of her children. She loved everything and everybody like Jesus. She enjoyed reading, cooking and her “fur babies.

Rev. James ‘Jimmy’ Richard Rogers Sr.

Rev. James "Jimmy" Richard Rogers Sr., 86, of Young Harris, Ga., passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Ga. He was born in Clay County to the late Rev. Oda and Minnie (née Kuykendall) Rogers. Jimmy was a member of the Stephens Masonic Lodge No.

Nicholas Victor Lear

Nicholas Victor Lear, 27, of Hayesville, passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021.  He was born in Sylva, N.C. to David and Becky Myers Lear. Nicholas was a lawn maintenance landscaper. He loved fishing, hunting and hiking. The Appalachian Trail was his home.

Larry James Shook

Mr. Larry James Shook, 64, of Winchester Creek Road, Young Harris, Ga., went to be with the Lord on Friday March 12, 2021 at his home following an extended illness. Larry was born on Nov. 8, 1956 in Hiawassee, Ga., son of the late J.W. Shook and Shirley McClure-Shook.

Jean ‘Babbo’ H. Long

Jean “Babboo” H. Long, 80, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. A lifelong native of Haywood County, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Joseph Samuel Hardin and the late Mary Ruth Stevens Hardin. Jean attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

William ‘Bill’ Thomas

William “Bill” Thomas, 73, passed away peacefully in his home in Todd, N.C. on Feb. 20, 2021. He was born in Philadelphia, Pa. He lived in the country and as a boy his first job was working on a Shetland Pony Farm in Lyndell.

Glen Love

Glen Love, 86, of Hayesville, was called home to be with the Lord Sunday March 7, 2021. Glen was born on Feb. 15, 1935 in Andalusia, Ala. Glen was the second of five siblings born to an Attorney Clyde McCarthur Love and housewife Roxie Mae Knox Love in Andalusia.