Obituaries
Thelma Ruth Thomas
Jan 3, 2018
Thelma Ruth Thomas, age 97 of McDonough, formerly of the Copper Basin area, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Benton Manor. Mrs. Thomas was born April 6, 1920 in Lima, OH to the late William E. Huston and the late Wilmetta Golden Huston. A member of Copperhill First United Methodist Church, Mrs. Thomas taught school for 46 years starting...
Betty Ann Johnson
Jan 3, 2018
The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Betty Ann Johnson, age 78 who passed away on Wednesday morning, January 3, 2018 at Stonehenge Assisted Living.Betty Ann (Betsy) Johnson aka Ruth Ann Johnson was born May 24, 1939 to Edward and Helen Johnson in Waterbury, CT. She was the youngest of 5 children. She moved to...
Dian Frances Hawkins
Jan 3, 2018
Dian Frances Hawkins, age 64 of Mineral Bluff, passed away January 3, 2018, at Landmark Hospital in Athens, GA. Mrs. Hawkins was born January 14, 1953, in Blue Ridge, GA. A member of Temple Baptist Church, she enjoyed camping, Sunday drives, gardening, crocheting, and computer games. She was preceded in death by her father, Kemp O'Neal, her mother, Joyce O'Neal,...
Betty Jean Roper
Jan 3, 2018
Betty Jean Roper, age 67 of Ellijay, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Piedmont Mountain Side Hospital in Jasper, GA. Mrs. Roper was born May 28, 1950 in Morganton, GA and was a member of the Sunlight Baptist Church in Woodstock, GA. She enjoyed playing the piano, going to the Cherokee Casino, and spending time with her grandchildren, who...
Barbara E. Smith
Jan 2, 2018
Barbara E. Smith, age 94, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at her home. Barbara was born October 23, 1923. Barbara is survived by; daughter Virginia Smith Massucco of Blue Ridge.A graveside service will occur Sunday, January 7, 2018, at 3:00 PM Southwest 64th Avenue, Davie , Florida.Henry Cochran Funeral Home of Blue Ridge in...
Johnny Ray Bowling
Jan 1, 2018
Johnny Ray Bowling, age 77 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Monday, January 1, 2018, at his home. Mr. Bowling was born August 30, 1940, in Copperhill, TN to the late Norman Bowling and the late Edna Mae Panter Bowling. He was a member of Williamstown United Methodist Church and a US Navy Veteran. He enjoyed fishing, camping, and Collecting. Survivors...
Richard Perry Griffin
Jan 1, 2018
Mr. Richard Perry Griffin, age 83 of Murphy, passed away Monday, January 1, 2018 at the Murphy Rehab and Nursing Center. Mr. Griffin was born January 1, 1935 in Portland, ME to the late Elmer Griffin and the late Lena Perry Griffin. Richard worked as a credit manager for the New York Times and he drew political cartoons for the...
Dorothy Lee Bennie
Jan 1, 2018
Dorothy Lee Bennie, age 89 of McCaysville, passed away Monday, January 1, 2018, at Life Care Center of Copper Basin. Mrs. Bennie was born February 2, 1928, in Reliance, TN to the late Herbert Wilcox and the late Sarepta Campbell Wilcox. She was a member of Fairview Baptist Church; she loved taking care of her family, cooking, yard work, and...
Frankie Marie Patterson Norton
Jan 1, 2018
Frankie Marie Norton(Patterson) was born on April 20th, 1932 in Loving Georgia. She left this Earth on January 1st, 2018. She was number 10 of 12 children, her parents were Lee Onzo and Bessie Mae Patterson. She was the last surviving sibling of her family, so with her passing came the end of an era. She had 3 sons, Donald,...
Hazel Ware
Dec 31, 2017
Hazel Frances Ware, age 85 of Ducktown formerly of Mineral Bluff, passed away December 31, 2017 at the Life Care Center of Copper Basin. Ms. Ware was born February 10, 1932 in Mineral Bluff , GA to the late Rev. William Ralph Henson and the late Anna Mae Dye Henson. A member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, she was preceded...
Ada Ora Ware
Dec 30, 2017
Ada Ora Ware, age 90 of Blue Ridge formerly of Mineral Bluff, passed away December 30, 2017 at home with family by her side. Mrs. Ware was born July 2, 1927 in Mineral Bluff, GA to the late Fred Ross and the late Bessie Jones Ross. A member of Prospect Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by brothers, Luther...
John Andrew "Jack" Hirth
Dec 30, 2017
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces memorial services for Mr. Jack Hirth, age 82 went home to be with Jesus December 30, 2017, with his wife, Mattie, by his side. Jack was a resident of Union County Nursing Home where he received excellent care during his extended bout with Leukemia and skin cancer.Jack was born September 17, 1935...
Vivian Joyce Addington
Dec 29, 2017
Vivian Joyce Addington, age 80 of Blairsville, passed away Friday, December 29, 2017 at the Lazy R Care Center. Vivian was born July 17, 1937 in Union County, GA to the late Willie and Velma Byers Addington. She was a 1956 graduate of Union County High School and attended Young Harris College. Vivian was a longtime and faithful member of...
Sharon Guffey Poulos
Dec 28, 2017
The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces Funeral Services for Mrs. Sharon Guffey Poulos, age 78 who passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2017.Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 6, 2018 from the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville with Rev. Gary Guffey officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral...
Chief Warrant Officer Charles "Chuck" Grissett
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...
Jerry A. Fowler
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...
Johnny Austin Spence
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....
Mary Helen Taylor
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...
Harold Zane Chapman
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...
Joseph Samuel Walker
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....
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