The North Georgia News

Blairsville, GA  30512

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June 7, 2006                  Page 5C

lloyd kenneth mcelroy

Mr. Lloyd Kenneth McElroy, age 62, of Smyrna Rd., Young Harris, passed away on Saturday May 27, 2006 in the VA Hospital following an extended illness.  Mr. McElroy was born on Aug. 16, 1943 in Cartersville, GA, the son of the late Felix McElroy and the late Esto Wilson McElroy.  He was a lifelong resident of Union County and was a Drywall installer and finisher by trade.  He was a veteran of the US Army of the Vietnam War.  He was a member of the VFW.  Mr. McElroy was a member of the Shady Grove Methodist Church.

Surviving Mr. McElroy are his loving wife of sixteen years, Ruth Anna Davis McElroy of young Harris, one step-daughter, Carol Hester of Blairsville, two step-sons and daughter-in-laws, Wesley and Mary Jane Hester of Blairsville, David and Tina Turner of Dandridge, TN, two brothers and one sister-in-law, Johnny and Sadie McElroy of Gainesville, GA, Frank McElroy of Jonesboro, GA, eleven step-grandchildren, Lora, Tyler, Jamie and Wesley Hester, Skyler, Kayla, Lindsey and Austin Turner, David, Michael and Kaytlyn Simms, several nieces, nephews and many other relatives and A memorial service will be held at a later date and will be announced.  In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family requests that memorials may be made to a children’s hospital of your choice in Mr. McElroy’s memory.

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.  You may sign the family guest book and

The North Georgia News

Blairsville, GA  30512

www.nganews.com

(no corrections have been made; this is exactly as it appeared in paper)

June 7, 2006                  Page 5C

geneva payne

Geneva Payne, 84, of Young Harris, GA, formerly of Warne, died Tuesday, May 30, 2006 in an Atlanta, GA hospital.  She was a native of Clay County, where she had lived most of her life before moving to Young Harris ten years ago.  She was the daughter of late Haskew James and Minnie Hall Swanson and the wife of the late Archie Payne, who died Nov. 20, 1989.  Geneva had worked as a nurse for many years for Providence Hospital in Murphy and also worked for Dr. Walter Mauney.  After retiring, she was a caregiver for many people in the community.  She was a Jehovah Witness.

She was preceded in death by a son, Joe Payne and a sister, Bennie Lee Zervas.

Surviving are a daughter, Mildred Underwood and husband, Brian of Young Harris, GA; a son, Phillip Payne and wife Geraldine of Hiram, GA; a daughter-in-law, Anita Davis Payne of Chandler, TX; five grandchildren, Kevin Payne and wife, Jennifer, Miranda Ellis and husband, Mark, Gregory Payne and wife, Slaveka, Shaun Underwood, and Shea Underwood; and a great-grandson, William Paul Ellis.

Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Friday, June 2 in the Chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville with Speaker Johnny Queen officiating.  Burial in Mount Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery.  Pallbearers: Mike Hogsed, Vic Coker, Richard Fielitz, Oliver King, Mike Schomaker, and Charlie Bates.

The family received friends from 6-8 Thursday evening at the Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville.

The family requests memorials be made in memory of Geneva Payne to the Mount Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, PO Box 190, Warne, NC 28909.

Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville in charge of all arrangements.

An online guest register is available at “Obituaries” at www.iviefuneralhome.com.