Obituaries
Mary Clarinda Dell
May 16, 2018
Mrs. Mary Clarinda Hodges Dell, Age 82, of Mineral Bluff, Georgia, went home to Heaven on May 16, 2018.Mary was born in Miami, Florida on May 1, 1936, to the late T.K. and Ada Hodges. She married her High school sweetheart, the late Raymond A. Dell, on April 9, 1955 .They made a life in N. Miami Beach, Florida, and...
Floyd Deen
May 15, 2018
Dr. Floyd Deen, Jr., M.D., age 81 of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2018, at his home. Dr. Deen was born on March 13, 1937, in Cochran, Georgia to the late Evelyn Trice Deen and late Floyd Deen, Sr. Dr. Deen was a 1955 graduate of Bacon County High School in Alma, Georgia where he grew up....
Ferrell Wyly Penland
May 15, 2018
Mr. Ferrell Wyly Penland, age 94, of Blairsville, GA, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday evening May 15, 2018.Mr. Penland was born on May 26, 1923 in Union County to the late Joseph Wyly & Anna Bell Hamby Penland. A member of Harmony Grove Baptist Church, Ferrell was ordained as a Deacon in 1948 and has served...
Claudia Jean Rex Beckum
May 15, 2018
Ms. Claudia Jean Rex Beckum, age 63, of Hiawasse, GA, passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 17, 2018.Ms. Beckum was born on June 28, 1954 in Macon, GA to Eugene Dale & Dorothy deJarnette Rex. She loved to read all things Stephen King and was an avid collector of things such as dolls, miniature perfume bottles and handmade birdhouses. She...
Wayne Richard Abercrombie
May 15, 2018
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Wayne Richard Abercrombie, Sr., age 75, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away on Tuesday, May 15th, 2018, at his home.Mr. Abercrombie was born in Morganton, Georgia, a son of the late Spirlin Abercrombie and the late Faye Cox Abercrombie. He was a lifelong resident of our area, and...
Harold Eugene Pitts
May 11, 2018
Mr. Harold Eugene Pitts age 63 of Blue Ridge, passed away Friday, May 11, 2018. Harold was born May 13, 1954 to the late Carl Pitts and Katherine L. Keener Pitts. Harold attended the Ridge Community Church in Blue Ridge and served his country enlisting in the US Army during the Vietnam War.Survivors include mother, Katherine Pitts, wife, Lillian Diane...
Joseph Kenneth Cook
May 7, 2018
Joseph Kenneth (Jody) Cook passed away on Monday, May 7, 2018, at the age of 83. After a youth spent largely outdoors and fishing with his brothers and friends, Jody joined the Navy in May of 1952 and served his country during the Korean War. He spent almost three years of his service in Japan. Upon his return, Jody met...
Charles "Chuck" Raymond Amara
May 7, 2018
The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death of Charles "Chuck" Raymond Amara, age 64, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away on Monday, May 7, 2018 at his home.Mr. Amara was born September 2, 1953 in San Diego, California. He always had a knack for fixing things which led him to a career as a mobile RV Tech. For...
Bill (Junior) Lackey
May 7, 2018
Mr. Bill (Junior) Lackey, age 86 of Copperhill, TN passed away Monday, May 7, 2018 in Polk Co. TN. Mr. Lackey was born March 13, 1932 in Copperhill, TN to the late L. C. Lackey and the late Alma Lackey. Bill and his first wife Virginia Mae Sutton moved from the McCaysville area in 1953 to Northern Illinois. After the...
Anne Cochran Gilmore
May 6, 2018
Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death of Mrs. Anne Cochran Gilmore passed away peacefully in her home in Atlanta Georgia is on May 6, 2018. She was 80 years old.Anne was born in Molena, Georgia on December 10, 1937 to James Cochran and Mamie Foster Cochran. Raised on a farm in Molena with her siblings, she attended Molena...
Chris Gus Grevis
May 6, 2018
Chris Gus Grevis, 91, of Toledo, Ohio, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Genesis Health Care. He was born in Copperhill, Tennessee on July 27, 1926 to Gus and Lina (Mormanis) Grevis. Chris graduated from Woodward High School and would enlist in the United States Navy to proudly serve his country during WWII....
Andrew Raines West
May 4, 2018
Andrew Raines West, age 20 of Murphy, passed away suddenly Friday, May 4, 2018. Andrew was born January 16, 1998 in Murphy, NC to Shane West and Michelle Melton West. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Fred Melton. Andrew was a gentle and kindhearted person. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.Survivors include his...
John Paul Barrett
May 3, 2018
Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death of Mr. John Paul Barrett, age 67, of Hiawassee, GA, who went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 3, 2018.Mr. Barrett was born on Monday, July 24, 1950, in Rome, GA, to Benson & Fay Douglas Barrett. John is a former member of the North-South Skirmish Association 3rd GA...
Grant L. Simpson
May 2, 2018
Grant L. Simpson, age 77 of Mineral Bluff, passed away May 2, 2018 in Blue Ridge, GA. Mr. Simpson was born April 9, 1941 in Pontiac, Michigan to the late Max Simpson and the late Dorothy Robinson Simpson. A member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Mr. Simpson has lived in the area for the last forty-seven years. Grant worked...
Shirley Voisey Taylor
May 2, 2018
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Shirley Eunice Voisey Taylor, age 92, of Blairsville, Georgia, who went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday morning, May 2nd, 2018.Mrs. Taylor was born on Sunday, January 17, 1926 in St. John's, Newfoundland, to the late Richard H. and Winifred Bowden Voisey. Having grown up together,...
Christopher Lynn Payne Mosteller
Apr 28, 2018
Mr. Christopher Lynn Payne Mosteller, age 48 of Marble, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018 at his home. Christopher was born August 10, 1969 in Andrews, NC to LeRoy Payne and the late Mary Sharon Bradley Messer. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his adopted father, Claude Mosteller, brother, Elie Payne Sutton and sister, Amy...
Lois Nell Long
Apr 26, 2018
Mrs. Lois Nell Long, age 97 of Blue Ridge, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Union General Hospital in Blairsville. Mrs. Long was born June 27, 1920 in Fannin County, GA to the late Walter Stanley and the late Mary Belle Messer Stanley. A member of Big Creek Baptist Church and a lifelong resident of Fannin County, Lois and...
Martha Florence Stonecipher
Apr 24, 2018
Mrs. Martha Florence Stonecipher, age 74 of McCaysville, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Stonecipher was born May 29, 1943 in Turtletown, TN to the late Frank England and the late Mary Nicholson England. A member of Mine City Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Vaughn Stonecipher, also, grandson, Nicholas...
Matthew Kenneth West
Apr 22, 2018
Matthew Kenneth West, age 31 of Suwanee, GA passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2018 after a sudden illness.Matthew graduated from Union County High School in 2004 . He was gifted with athletic talent in a variety of sports. However, playing sports was more about the friendships made than the glory won. Matthew was passionately curious and loved to learn....
William Robert McKeon
Apr 22, 2018
William Robert McKeon Sr., 63, of Murphy, NC passed away quietly Sunday, April 22, 2018 at his residence in Peachtree.He was born on May 21, 1954 in Pautucket, Rhode Island but lived most of his life in Murphy. He was a devoted father and grandfather to 3 adult sons and 6 grandchildren.He was the son of Lucy B. McKeon of...
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