Obituaries

Addie Mozelle Moore

Addie Mozelle Moore

Apr 29, 2017

The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces Funeral Services for Mrs. Addie Mozelle Moore, age 88, of Hiawassee, who passed away suddenly after a brief illness on Saturday evening, April 29, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, surrounded by the love of her family. Mozelle was born on December 8, 1928 in Seneca South Carolina. She was the daughter of...

Ruby Lee Deal Ensley

Ruby Lee Deal Ensley

Apr 28, 2017

Mrs. Ruby Lee Deal Ensley, age 92 of Epworth, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017, at Pruitt Health Care in Blue Ridge. Mrs. Ensley was born August 6, 1924, in Epworth, GA to the late George Washington Deal and Stella Louise Cochran Deal. She was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church. Ruby enjoyed spending time with her family, sewing,...

Helen C. Gibbs

Helen C. Gibbs

Apr 23, 2017

Helen Christine Gibbs, age 86 of Blue Ridge, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Fannin Regional Hospital. Mrs. Gibbs was born December 9, 1930 in Copperhill, TN to the late Jeff E. Forrester and the late Maude Sisson Forrester. Survivors include: son, William Doyle (Judy) Gibbs, son, Paul Jeffery (Phyllis) Gibbs, grandchildren, Paul Devon Gibbs, Perry Jeffery Gibbs, Jeffery...

David Friedly

David Friedly

Apr 22, 2017

David Wayne Friedly passed away peacefully at home on April 22, 2017. David was born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 29, 1954 to Lionel Dale and Barbara (Bruce) Friedly.David attended the University of Georgia and studied poultry science, which led him to Blairsville to work for Arbor Acres Farms. While at the university, David was a member of Alpha Gamma...

Eleanor Marie Haines

Eleanor Marie Haines

Apr 19, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory announces graveside services for Mrs. Eleanor Marie Haines, age 79, of Blairsville, who passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at her home.Mrs. Haines was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1937, a daughter of the late Emerson Klein and the late Etta Harris Klein. She was a homemaker and had lived in the Blairsville area...

Raymond Watkins

Raymond Watkins

Apr 19, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Raymond Watkins, age 94, of Blairsville, who passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Mr. Watkins was born in Blairsville, a son of the late Virgil Watkins and the late Julia Stephens Watkins. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II...

Dean Self

Dean Self

Apr 17, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Dean Self, age 80, of Blairsville, who passed away on Monday, April 17, 2017, at his home.Dean was born in Union County, Georgia, a son of the late Marion Self and the late Ollie Nix Self. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Dean was the...

Rebecca Mary Barton

Rebecca Mary Barton

Apr 15, 2017

Rebecca Mary Fuller Barton, age 91, of Murphy, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017. Mrs. Barton was born November 12, 1925, in Bryson City, NC to the late William Ace and Laura Cochran Fuller. She had worked in Fontana on the construction of the dam where she met and married the love of her life. Mrs. Barton had attended Fontana...

Neva Davenport Henry

Neva Davenport Henry

Apr 15, 2017

The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces Funeral Services for Mrs. Neva Davenport Henry, age 73 of Morganton who passed away on Saturday evening, April 15, 2017 at her home.Mrs. Henry was born in Murphy, North Carolina, a daughter of the late Ira Davenport and the late Grovie Rogers Davenport. She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist...

Jessie Corban Hill

Jessie Corban Hill

Apr 14, 2017

Jessie Corban Hill, age 72 of Copperhill, passed away Friday, April 14, 2017 at Life Care of Copper Basin. Mr. Hill was born November 7, 1944 in Blairsville, GA to the late Ben Hill and the late Birdie Davis Ballew. He was preceded in death by step-son, Mickey Coffey and Brother, Wayne Hill.Survivors include: wife, Lena Coffey Hill, brother, Tommy...

Charlotte Cooper

Charlotte Cooper

Apr 13, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces funeral services for Mrs. Charlotte Ann Cooper, age 79, of Hiawassee, who passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017 in Chatuge Regional Hospital in Hiawassee.Mrs. Cooper was born in Baxley, Georgia, a daughter of the late James Clayton Fort and the late Mary Dorcas Killion Fort. She had lived in Hiawassee for 22 years, moving...

Helen Bolton

Helen Bolton

Apr 12, 2017

Helen Louise Waters Bolton, born December 29, 1926 in Akron, Ohio (but she said she couldn't help it) passed from this life into the Church Triumphant on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at her home in Blue Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care, Blue Ridge, GA. Helen, also known as Nan to many of her family and friends, came to Fannin...

Mary Ruth Nichols

Mary Ruth Nichols

Apr 12, 2017

Mary Ruth Nichols, age 84 of Douglasville, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017 in Eutis, FL. Mrs. Nichols was born September 9, 1932 in Epworth, GA to the late Wilford Nichols and late Amanda Turner Nichols. A member of Memorial Lighthouse Baptist Church in Stone Mounntain, GA. She was preceded in death by her sisters; June Wehunt, Callie McDaniel, Jean...

Doris Stillwell

Doris Stillwell

Apr 11, 2017

Doris O. Wyne (Wine) / Cadenhead / Stillwell was born on July 7, 1930 in Washington, D.C., in the shadow of the Capitol. She was raised in the Capitol Hill Metropolitan Baptist Church where she accepted Christ as her Savior when she was nine years of age. From that time forward she never passed an opportunity to testify about Jesus....

Doug Barrett

Doug Barrett

Apr 10, 2017

Mr. Doug Barrett, age 72 of Hiawassee, passed away Monday, April 10, 2017 at his home. Mr. Barrett was born December 10, 1944 in Hiawassee, GA to Jay and Ethel Lee Melton Barrett. Doug was a U.S. Army Veteran having served during the mid 60's in Korea as a medical specialist. He was a person who loved to work with...

Mary Duncan Fair

Mary Duncan Fair

Apr 8, 2017

Mrs. Mary Duncan Fair, age 93 of Hiawassee, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. Mrs. Fair was born December 5, 1923 in Miami, FL to Lewis and Mary Hyman Duncan.Mary and her husband, Robert, moved to Hiawassee in 1977. Robert passed away in 1993. Mary loved to travel and took many trips with the United...

Michael S. Payne

Michael S. Payne

Apr 7, 2017

Michael S. Payne, age 75 of Ducktown, passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 in Stone Mountain, GA. Mr. Payne was born April 14, 1941 in Atlanta, GA to the late Glenore Payne and the late Ruth Ann Sanford Payne. Michael served his country by enlisting in the US Army. Survivors include: two daughters, Tracy Payne and Juli Payne Dykes (Brian),...

Betty Stogsdill Cotner

Betty Stogsdill Cotner

Apr 6, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Betty Lynn Cotner, 52, of Morganton, Georgia, who passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2017 in Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee.Betty was born in 1965, a daughter of the late Dennis and the late Lorene Stogsdill. Betty is survived by her loving husband, David; a son, Robert Curtis...

James "Rusty" Bishop

James "Rusty" Bishop

Apr 6, 2017

Mr. James Edwin "Rusty" Bishop, Jr., age 63 of Blairsville, GA, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2017, at his home following a long illness. Rusty was born on August 7, 1953, in Atlanta, GA. He was preceded in death by his parents, Doris and Edwin Bishop of Fayetteville, GA, and his beloved dachshund, Sadie.Survivors include his other "girls," Niki...

Olin Hughes

Olin Hughes

Apr 5, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces Funeral Services for Mr. Olin Hughes, age 93, of Young Harris, Georgia, who passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Mr. Olin Hughes was born in Union County, Georgia on August 18, 1923 to Rev. Robert Lee Hughes and Lillie Haseltine (Burns) Hughes. He was a loving...