Obituaries
Barbara Ann Jones
Apr 8, 2019
Barbara Ann Jones, age 79 of Sunny Point Road Murphy, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019, at her home. Mrs. Jones was born September 12, 1939, in Gastonia, NC to the late Charlie Wilbur Brooks and the late Geneva Seagle Brooks. She enjoyed reading, crossword search, sewing, leather crafts. She was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Brooks.Survivors include:...
Martha Marie Shepherd
Apr 7, 2019
Martha Marie Shepherd, age 78 of McCaysville, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 7, 2019 at her home. Martha was born June 27, 1940 in Cleveland, OH to the late Doyle Galloway and Delma Parris Galloway. Martha was Baptist in faith and she had played piano for several churches over the years. In her spare time, she enjoyed crocheting, cooking for...
Donnie Green
Apr 7, 2019
Donnie Green, age 72 of Blue Ridge, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Fannin Regional Hospital. Donnie was born March 21, 1947 in Fannin County to the late Edgar Green and the late Hazel Dilbeck Green. A member of Welcome Hill Baptist Church #2, Donnie was preceded in death by sister, Dorothy Hyde, and brother, Vernie Green. In his...
Ted Wesley Jones
Apr 2, 2019
Ted Wesley Jones, age 66 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at Fannin Regional Hospital. Ted was born July 19, 1952, in Knoxville, TN to the late Bud Jones and the late Helen Ray Jones. He was a member of Jerusalem Baptist Church; he enjoyed hunting, fishing, long walks in the woods, and spending time with his...
Sheri Lynn Robinson
Apr 2, 2019
Sheri Lynn Robinson, age 54 of Murphy, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at her home. Sheri was born May 26, 1964 in Detroit, MI to David and Joyce Cooper Williams. Family members include son, Anthony Curtis Robinson and his children, A.J., Emma'leigh, BrookEllen, Matthew, and LilliAnne; son, Philip JL Robinson and his son, Noah; daughter, Kymberly Michelle Robinson and...
Claudia Ellen Nix
Apr 1, 2019
Mrs. Claudia Ellen Nix, age 85, of Andrews, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019, at Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home. Mrs. Nix was born in Ranger, NC to the late Grady Nix and the late Maude Wright Nix. Survivors include a daughter, Carroll McKinney. Services will be held at a late date.Arrangements entrusted to the Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy,...
Jerry Cullen Torrence
Apr 1, 2019
Mrs. Jerry Cullen Torrence, age 89 of Blue Ridge, formerly of Birmingham, AL passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 at the Blue Ridge Assisted Living Center. Mrs. Torrence was born October 7, 1929 in Austin, TX to the late William H. Cullen and the late Waldene Barnett Torrence. Jerry was Methodist in faith and she did a lot of volunteer...
Marie June Lampkin
Mar 31, 2019
Marie June Lampkin, age 89, died at Chatuge Nursing Home, following a brief illness. Marie was born in Dandridge, Tennessee, the daughter of Bessie West Lampkin and Rufus Franklin Lampkin. She grew up in North Carolina, attending grade school and Needham-Broughton High School in Raleigh before moving with her family to Knoxville, Tennessee. After graduating from high school, Marie moved...
Eddie Allen Houston
Mar 31, 2019
Mr. Eddie Allen Houston, age 77 of Blue Ridge, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at his home. Eddie was born December 15, 1941 in Copperhill, TN to the late Edgar A. Houston and Elizabeth Houston. He was Baptist in faith and enjoyed restoring cars and collecting antiques in his spare time. He was an entrepreneur and an army...
Kenneth Rudy Eller
Mar 30, 2019
Mr. Kenneth Rudy Eller, age 74, of Hiawassee, GA, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 30, 2019. Rudy was born in Hiawassee, GA, on May 2, 1944 to the late Vaughn & Ruth Foster Eller. He attended the Pine Grove Baptist Church and loved spending time with his grandkids. He loved fast cars, fishing, hunting and...
Carl J. Hughes
Mar 30, 2019
Mr. Carl J. "Jim" Hughes, age 89, of Miami, FL, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 30, 2019. He was born in Albany, CA to the late James L. & Mildred Ellen South Hughes. A plural member of Holy Rosary/St. Richard Catholic Church in Miami and St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Blairsville, Jim also...
Boyce Lemar McNabb
Mar 24, 2019
Cochran Funeral Home announces the death of Boyce Lemar McNabb, age 88 of Hiawassee, Ga. who passed away March 24, 2019 at Northeast Ga. Medical Center in Gainesville, Ga. Mr. McNabb was born August 5, 1930 in Towns County to the late Leonard and Bertha Burrell McNabb. Boyce proudly served his country in the United States Army and was a...
Danny Joe Moss
Mar 22, 2019
The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory announces Graveside Services for Danny Joe Moss, age 41 of Blairsville who passed away on March 22, 2019.He leaves behind to cherish his memory: his parents, Paul & Martha Moss; son, William Moss; sister & brother-in-law, Tracy & Jeff Underwood; niece, Courtney Underwood Lovell (Zack); and nephew, Kyle Underwood.Graveside Services were held at 3:00...
Evan L. Underwood
Mar 22, 2019
Mr. Evan L. Underwood, age 80 of Smyrna, passed away Friday, March 22, 2019 at The Phoenix at Roswell. Mr. Underwood was born May 2, 1938 in Morganton, GA to the late Doctor Prince Underwood and the late Rady E. Woody Underwood. Evan was Baptist in faith and he served his country as an U.S. Army Veteran. He worked for...
Mary Jo Shirer
Mar 21, 2019
Mary Jo Shirer, 85, passed away Thursday morning, March 21, 2019 in Amelia Island, FL where she had resided since January of this year.Mary Jo was born October 25, 1933 in Sheridan, IN and moved to Blairsville, GA in 2001 from north Atlanta where she had lived for 29 years. She retired as an Executive Assistant to the President of...
Michael Terry Maner
Mar 18, 2019
Michael Terry Maner of Morganton passed on March 18, 2019. He was born August 2, 1951, to parents, James A. Maner, Sr and Myra Maner. Mike was a man of great physical strength, great mental strength, and of unsurpassed integrity. He was the proud father of Michael Lake Quince Maner and Mitchael River Maner. He was also a most devoted...
Deryl Glenn Canady
Mar 18, 2019
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Deryl Glenn Canady, age 62, of Young Harris, Georgia, who passed away on Monday, March 18th, 2019 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia.Mr. Canady was born in Macon, Georgia, a son of the late Robert Thomas Canady and the late Zadie Mae Stanfill Canady. He was...
Daniel "Danny" Ray Everett
Mar 18, 2019
The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory announces Funeral Services for Daniel "Danny" Ray Everett, age 64 of Blairsville who passed away on March 18, 2019.Danny was born on November 30, 1954 in Murphy, North Carolina to the late Daniel Butler Everett and the late Bobbie (Lance) Everett. He never met a stranger and could strike up a conversation with the...
Jo Jordan French
Mar 17, 2019
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Jo Jordan French, age 90, of Young Harris, Georgia.Jo Jordan French, age 90, passed away March 17, 2019. She was born in Macon County, Alabama on December 1,1928, to Roy Jordan and Sue (Smith) Jordan. She attended Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia and graduated with a Bachelor of...
Mary Alice Patterson
Mar 17, 2019
Mary Alice Patterson, age 72 of Morganton, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019, in Atlanta. Mrs. Patterson was born February 12, 1947, in Tuscaloosa, AL to the late Marion Watson and the late Juanita Tierce Watson. She was a former member of the Eastern Star and worked in Human Resources at Blairsville Wal Mart. She enjoyed horse shows and spending...