Obituaries
Susan Kendall Summey
Oct 26, 2018
Susan Kendall Summey, age 67, passed away Friday, October 26, 2018. She was born August 31, 1951 in Copperhill, TN to the late Ross and Paula Kendall from Morganton, GA. Susan was known for her beautiful voice, great smile, and loving heart. She was a devoted member of Salem #2 Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her husband...
Carol Ann (Fleming) Head
Oct 23, 2018
The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces Memorial Services for Carol Ann (Fleming) Head of Blairsville who Celebrated her 79th birthday in Heaven on October 23, 2018!She will be warmly remembered by all who knew her, but especially missed by her family: Daughter, LuAnn Head, of Blairsville; Son and daughter-in-law, Robert L. Head, III and his wife, Stacy...
Georgia Maryann Bull
Oct 23, 2018
Mrs. Georgia Maryann Bull, age 65 of Andrews, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018, at Murphy Medical Center. Mrs. Bull was born January 20, 1953, in Westfield, NY to the late Clarence Charles and Burdina Culver Alcorn. Coming for Cape Coral, FL she had made Andrews her home for the past 17 years. She was a member of Grace Fellowship...
Thomas Andrew "TA" Floyd
Oct 22, 2018
The Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces Funeral Services for Mr. Thomas Andrew "TA" Floyd who passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.Mr. Floyd was a lifelong resident on Union County and a member of Antioch Baptist Church. He was also a member of the Masons. T.A. loved to raise, train, show and...
James Vernon Pace
Oct 21, 2018
Mr. James Vernon (JV) Pace, age 89 of Marble, passed away October 21, 2018 at the Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home. Mr. Pace was born January 18, 1929 in Cherokee County, NC to the late Roy Pace and the late Mary Newton Pace. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Hermis, Glenn, Frank, and Clarence...
Phyllis Ruth Bradford
Oct 21, 2018
Phyllis Ruth Bradford, age 75 of Murphy, NC, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2018 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center surrounded by her family. Phyllis was born April 29, 1943 in Atlanta, GA to the late Forest Bernard Johnson and the late Evangeline Shields Johnson. A member of Shady Grove Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by her parents...
Joyce Jennings Sprayberry
Oct 19, 2018
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Joyce Jennings Sprayberry of Blairsville, Georgia who passed away on Friday, October 19, 2018 at her home.Mrs. Sprayberry was a native of Alabama, and was a daughter of the late Thomas Hamilton Jennings and the late Ovie Humphries Jennings. She had lived in Blairsville since 1978 moving here...
Tommy Frank Williams
Oct 16, 2018
Tommy Frank Williams, age 92, of McCaysville, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018. He was born January 20, 1926, to the late Claude Williams and the late Jessie Quintrell Williams. He enjoyed growing up in the Copper Basin Area with his sisters Martha and Mary, along with his many friends. After graduating from Copperhill High School in 1943, Tommy attended...
Elsie Bruce
Oct 16, 2018
Mrs. Elsie Bruce, age 90, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, after an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late Ervin Jones and the Late Sarah Trantham Jones. Mrs. Bruce was preceded in death by mother and father, brothers, George Jones and Sherman Jones, sisters, Nora Spurling, Ora Hembree, and Ethel Cross.Survivors include her...
Donald Frank Carlson
Oct 15, 2018
A celebration of life service will be held Sunday, October 21, 2018 at 1 pm at the home of Mr. Carlson's daughter, Yvonne Robles.
Loren Dale Davis
Oct 13, 2018
The Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy announces the death of Mr. Loren Dale Davis, age 91, of the Hanging Dog Community of Murphy who passed away Tuesday, November 13th at his home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.
Vincent Lake
Oct 12, 2018
Vincent W. Lake 100 of Acworth, Georgia passed away October 12, 2018. He was born October 9, 1918 in Cleveland, Ohio. Vincent was a veteran of WWII and served in England with the US Army Air Corps in the 8th Air Force 56th fighter group in intelligence. After the war he continued his career as a commercial artist starting a...
Marguerite Jackson-Eisele
Oct 12, 2018
Marguerite Jackson-Eisele, age 89 of Murphy, NC passed away Friday, October 12, 2018, at her home. She was born August 18, 1929, in Naples, FL to the late William H. Surrency and Veda Day Carlton Surrency. Coming from West Palm Beach, FL she had made Murphy her home for the past nineteen years. She was a member of Hanging Dog...
Phillip Cecil Collis
Oct 12, 2018
Phillip Collis, age 69, of Mineral Bluff, passed away Friday, October 12, 2018, at his home. Mr. Collis was born August 9, 1949, in Ducktown, TN to the late Cecil & Bertha Collis. He was a member of New River Baptist Church and Mineral Bluff Masonic Lodge #483 F&AM. Mr. Collis retired from Fannin County as Assistance Road Department Supervisor...
Shirley Ann Seabolt
Oct 10, 2018
Shirley Ann Seabolt, age 83, of Dallas, GA, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at Overlook at Cedarcrest Assisted Living and Memory Care in Acworth, GA. Mrs.Seabolt was born June 15, 1935, in Blue Ridge, GA, to the late Clyde Buchanan and the late Alma Pruitt Buchanan. Mrs. Seabolt was a homemaker, a loving mother to her children, and a...
William Alvin Freeman
Oct 7, 2018
William A. Freeman, Sr., at the age of 84, of Murphy, NC, passed away peacefully in his sleep Sunday, October 7, 2018, at Clay Care Care Center in Hayesville, NC. Mr. Freeman was born October 30, 1933, to the late Alvin E. Freeman and Ada Norris Freeman. He is survived by his loving wife, Barbara Freeman. They were blessed with...
Kathleen Porter
Oct 7, 2018
Mrs. Kathleen (Kathy) Porter, 76, of Blue Ridge, was escorted home by the angels, Sunday, October 7, 2018 surrounded by the love of family and friends. Mrs. Porter was born June 22, 1942 in Fannin County to the late John Oliver Porter and Gertrude Abercrombie Porter Galiher.Along with her parents, Kathy is preceded in death by brothers Lloyd, Junior, Eugene...
Roy William Ball
Oct 6, 2018
Mr. Roy William Ball, age 69 of Blue Ridge, passed away October 6, 2018 at the Fannin Regional Hospital. Mr. Ball was born March 10, 1949 in Morganton, GA. Family members that preceded him in death include his mother, Alice Ball, sister, Ethel Ball, niece, Michelle Ball and extended family member, Bengie Franklin. Roy was the owner and operator of...
Larry Guinn Eller
Oct 3, 2018
Larry Guinn Eller, age 69, of Murphy, passed away October 3, 2018, at his home. Mr. Eller was born April 5, 1949, in Copperhill, TN, to the late Willie Guinn Eller and Georgia Mae Graves Eller. He was a member of Iron Workers Local Union 387 Atlanta. Larry loved the Lord and his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He...