Obituaries

Dec 27, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Chief Warrant Officer Charles "Chuck" Grissett, age 87, of Blairsville, who passed away suddenly on Wednesday, December 27, 2017.Chuck was born in Alabama, and a son of the late J.W. and the late Elma Grissett. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army, and a...

Dec 26, 2017

Jerry A. Fowler, beloved brother, uncle, and nephew passed away instantly with no suffering on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 in a car accident. Jerry was born February 2, 1957 in Marietta, GA to the late Charles and Dorothy Fowler. Jerry left a legacy, do unto others as you would have them do unto you and so Jerry went about doing...

Dec 24, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Johnny Austin Spence, age 84, of Blairsville, who passed away at home on Sunday, December 24, 2017.He was a former resident of Branan Lodge. Mr. Spence was born in Waresboro, Georgia on December 4, 1933. He graduated from Waresboro High School and attended Georgia Teachers College in Statesboro, Georgia....

Dec 23, 2017

Mary Helen Taylor, age 90, of Morganton, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2017, at Union General Hospital. Mrs. Taylor was born May 29, 1927, in Morganton, GA to the late Bart Smith and the late Mamie Garren Smith. Helen was a member of one of the pioneer families that came to Fannin County in the 1700's, a member of Mineral...

Dec 22, 2017

Harold Zane Chapman, age 76 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away December 22, 2017 at Gordon County hospital. Mr. Chapman was born March 9, 1941, to the late Inez Chapman and the late Harold M Chapman. Mr. Chapman was preceded in death by his wife, Florence Chapman and a son, James Eddie Chapman. Mr. Chapman worked as a builder and...

Dec 20, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mr. Joseph Samuel Walker, who went home to be with his Lord Jesus on Wednesday, December 20th, 2017. Joe was born in Memphis, Tennessee on September 23rd, 1930, the son of Joseph James Walker and Loretta Knoll Walker. Joe served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict....

Dec 20, 2017

Thomas Anthony Maxwell, age 30, father of Zane and Chase, husband of Victoria, and son of Tom Maxwell and Denis Gallison, left us way too soon.Born June 4th, 1987 in Tampa, Florida, Tom passed on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 and will be missed by so many. He was a football and baseball coach at Hayesville School. He touched the lives...

Dec 19, 2017

Lynn Weeks Maile of Decatur, Georgia passed away on December 19, 2017, she was 72 years old. Ms. Maile was pre-deceased by her parents Lt. Colonel Howard Lee Weeks (Ret) and Rena Burgess Weeks, also of Decatur. She is survived by her brother Howard L Weeks, Jr. (Sandra) of Powder Springs, nieces Chloe Weeks, Catie Weeks and nephew Clayton Weeks;...

Dec 19, 2017

Alice Imogene Deal, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, age 87, of Ducktown, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. Mrs. Deal was born May 12, 1930, in McCaysville, GA to the late Oscar and Alice Griggs.Mrs. Deal was a devoted housewife and mother. She worked in the cafeteria at Copper Basin High School where she...

Dec 19, 2017

The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces Memorial Services for Mr. Max F. Heinisch, age 84, of Hiawassee who passed away peacefully at his home.Mr. Heinisch was born on May 13, 1933 to the late Felix & Hilde Heinisch in Kappitz, Germany. He was the eldest of four siblings and was forced to grow up very quickly in the dark...

Dec 18, 2017

Hobert Lewis Ware, age 72 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Monday, December 18, 2017 at the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. Hobert was born September 30, 1945 in Culberson, NC to the late Wade Ware and the late Ollie Wright Ware. He was Christian in faith and attended the Apostolic Light House Church in Epworth. In addition to his parents,...

Dec 17, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Betty Ruth Grizzle, age 72, of Suches, Georgia, who passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2017 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.Betty was a native of Suches and a daughter of the late Grady and the late Lizzie Grizzle. She was a lifelong resident of the area and...

Dec 16, 2017

Benjamin W. McDaniel, Jr. age 91 of Morganton, formerly of Beech Island, SC, passed away December 16, 2017 at his home. Mr. McDaniel was born July 29, 1926 in Winston Salem, NC to the late Benjamin W. McDaniel, Sr. and the late Dody Elizabeth Brown McDaniel. A member of the First Baptist Church of Blue Ridge, Benjamin was retired from...

Dec 15, 2017

Ruth Harper Turner, age 91, of McCaysville, passed away at her home Friday, December 15, 2017. Mrs.Turner was born October 5, 1926, in Polk County, TN to the late Ernest Harper and the late Belvia Payne Harper. She was of the Church Of God Faith and enjoyed working with flowers and watching TV. She was preceded in death by husband,...

Dec 15, 2017

The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces Funeral Services for Mr. Ralph G. Turner, age 81 of Hiawassee who passed away Friday morning, December 15, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.Ralph was the loving husband of 60 years to Sandra Martin Turner and devoted father of Todd (Vicki) Turner, Tami (David) Smith, and Timothy Turner, who died shortly after birth....

Dec 14, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Edith Gertrude Walters, who passed peacefully surrounded by her loved ones at her home on Thursday, December 14th, 2017.She was born June 6th, 1940 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. Edith was preceded in death by her husband, George H. Walters. She is survived by her daughter, Jan Pacer, son-in-law, Ted Pacer,...

Dec 13, 2017

John Griggs, age 68, of Blue Ridge, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. Mr. Griggs was born October 24, 1949, in Charlotte, NC to the late Harold Maynard Griggs and the late Erna Lee Sanford Griggs. He was a member of Epworth First Baptist where he taught Sunday School, and he was a US...

Dec 12, 2017

Doris Ann Gray, age 73, of Mineral Bluff, passed away Tuesday morning, December 12, 2017, at her home. Mrs. Gray was born April 16, 1944, in Fannin County, GA to the late James Hoke Lowery and the late Ollie Smith Lowery. She was a member of Jerusalem Baptist Church; she enjoyed gardening and canning. Her favorite past time was spending...

Dec 10, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the Funeral Services for Vance Worth Nichols, age 91, of Hiawassee, Georgia, who passed away Sunday, December 10, 2017, at Eternal Hope Hospice in Griffin, Georgia.Vance was born May 7, 1926 in Young Harris, Georgia to the late Taylor W. and Vallie G. Nichols. Vance was a very hard worker, retiring from Eastern Airlines....

Dec 9, 2017