Obituaries

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

Dec 7, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces funeral services for LaVerna Ann London, age 61 , of Dacula, Georgia , , who passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017, at Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville Ga.LaVerna, a gentle, sweet soul and a professed faithful Christian who always remained stoic. She loved singing in the choir at Free Chapel Worship Center in Gainesville,...

Dec 7, 2017

Mr. Warner Mercer, age 80 of Murphy, NC passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017, at Murphy Medical Center. Mr. Mercer was born June 14, 1937, in Boston, MA, to the late Jordan and Winifred Mercer.He enjoyed playing horseshoes, pool, fishing, and ping pong. He liked watching the Boston Red Sox and splitting wood with his youngest son Shaun.He enjoyed family...

Dec 4, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces graveside services for Mrs. Dorothy G. Richards, age 93, of Blairsville, who passed away on Monday, December 4, 2017 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Graveside services have been scheduled for Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at 11:00 a.m., to be held in New Union Baptist Church Cemetery, with Rev. Harrison Bradley and Steven...

Dec 4, 2017

George Leslie Robinson, age 71, of McCaysville, passed away Monday, December 4, 2017, at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga. Mr. Robinson was born September 13, 1946, in Omer, MI to the late George B. and Alta Robinson. George was a man with a big heart that was good to everybody. People remember him from his time working at O'Reilly's Auto Parts....

Dec 4, 2017

Mary Nelle Beckler Carroll, 86, of Cocoa, FL formerly of the Copper Basin went home peacefully to be with her Lord on December 4, 2017, surrounded by her family. Mary Nelle was born on May 3, 1931, in Copperhill, TN to Sam and Nelle Beckler.She is predeceased in death by her husbands John Greene, Clarence Vereen, Garnet Craig and Robert...

Dec 2, 2017

Eugene Sidney Ragan, age 83 of Blue Ridge, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017 at his home. Mr. Ragan was born November 16, 1934 in Harris, NY to the late Robert Ragan and the late Edna Demerest Ragan. He attended the Faith Presbyterian Church in Blue Ridge, and in his spare time he enjoyed reading, camping, and hunting. One of...