Obituaries
Bette A. Kaufman
Apr 3, 2017
Mrs. Bette A. Kaufman, age 78, of Murphy, passed away Monday, April 3, 2017, Mrs. Kaufman was born November 4, 1938, in Milford, MA to the late Grace Sutherland. Coming from Florida, she had made Murphy her home for the past 24 years. She was a member of Appalachian Heritage Crafters Outreach, an accomplished artist in Oils and other mediums.Survivors...
Kay Jones
Apr 2, 2017
Kay M. Jones, of Mineral Bluff, GA, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2017. She was born in Greenfield, Ohio to Dr. William and Marjorie Counter. She was preceded in death by her parents. Kay is survived by her partner in Life, Shirley Krogstad, of Mineral Bluff, Georgia; her brother, Richard Counter (Lynn) of Greenfield, Ohio; her three children, Angela...
L.E. "Junior" Kimsey
Apr 2, 2017
Mr. L.E. "Junior" Kimsey, Jr., of Hiawassee, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2017.Junior was born in Hiawassee on February 27, 1930, a son of Leonard Esco Kimsey and Bertha Lowe Kimsey. He was a retired brick mason, and had worked hard his whole life every day, but reserved Sunday for the Lord. He had served in the U.S. Army...
Thelma Clore
Apr 1, 2017
Thelma Juanita Clore, age 87 of Blue Ridge, passed away April 1, 2017 at her home . Thelma was born May 25, 1929 in Gastonia, NC to the late Lon Cearley and the late Icie Adams Cearley. Thelma was preceded in death by husband, Everett Clore, Brother, Dwight Cearley, Son, Brent Clore, sister, Gladis Queen, sister, Hazel Reece & sister,...
Frankie P. Smith
Mar 31, 2017
Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces memorial services for Mrs. Frankie P. Smith, age 81, of Hiawassee, who passed away on Friday evening, March 31, 2017 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia.Mrs. Smith was born in Rex, Georgia, a daughter of the late Walter Franklin Phillips and the late Clara Mae Pitts Phillips. She had been living in...
Johnny L Little
Mar 31, 2017
Mr. Johnny Luke Little, age 69, of Murphy, passed away Friday, March 31, 2017. Mr. Little was born March 30, 1948, in Murphy, NC. A member of Macedonia Baptist Church, he was preceded in death by his parents.Survivors include wife, Betty Little, daughter Tania D. Little and step-daughter Michelle Burrell sisters, Joanne Gower, Jackie Dillard & Janie Little, brother, Reid...
David McKinley Bates
Mar 30, 2017
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces graveside services for Mr. David McKinley Bates, age 56, of Blue Ridge, Georgia, who passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at his home.Mr. Bates was born in Franklin, North Carolina, on July 17, 1960, a son of the late John Bates, Jr. and the late Mary Elizabeth Arnold Bates. David had...
Kathryn Droze
Mar 29, 2017
Mrs. Mary Kathryn Lewis Droze, age 87 of Lyman, SC, formerly of Blairsville, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 in Lyman. Mrs. Droze was born May 10, 1929 in Blairsville, GA to the late Roy and Jane Donaline Hood Lewis. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church where she had been very active. She was preceded in death by...
Roy Dean Moore
Mar 29, 2017
Mr. Roy Dean Moore, age 74 of Murphy, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at his home. Mr. Moore was born June 9, 1942 in Murphy, NC to the late Dee Moore and the late Alice Donely Moore. A member of Peachtree Baptist Church, he was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, one brother and son, Michael Moore....
Dorothy D. Byers
Mar 29, 2017
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Dorothy D. Byers, age 90, of Blairsville, who passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 in Dallas, Georgia.Dorothy was a native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, and was born in 1926, to Eli Daniel and Laura Davenport Daniel. She was the last living of twelve children. Dorothy owned and...
Bob Adcus Dingler
Mar 28, 2017
The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death of Mr. Bob Adcus Dingler, age 81 of Young Harris, GA who passed away on March 28, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. No Services are planned at this time.Arrangements entrusted to the Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee, GA. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register...
Robert Skinner
Mar 27, 2017
SKINNER, Robert Bryan, passed away peacefully in Mineral Bluff, Georgia, USA on Monday 27th March 2017. Son of Bob and Marjorie Skinner (deceased), beloved husband of 45 years to Allison (nee Carter) and father of Stacey, Marsha (Goldberg) and Ryan. Brother of John, Douglas, Rosemary (Costa) and Christopher. Grandfather of Jacob and Aeryn Meyer, Reese and Brody Goldberg, Rowen and...
Richard Allen Schmidtke
Mar 27, 2017
Dr. Richard Allen Schmidtke, WW II veteran, age 91, of Hiawassee, Ga. passed away unexpectedly Monday,March 27, 2017 at The Ronnie Green Heart Center in Gainesville, Ga. He was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan on July 27, 1925 and was the only child of Albert Herman and Lillian Morlock Schmidtke. He grew up in St. Joseph,Michigan and graduated from St....
Joyce England Johns
Mar 27, 2017
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Joyce England Johns, age 81, of Conley, Georgia, who passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017 in Concord, Georgia.Mrs. Johns was born in Athens, Georgia, a daughter of the late Robert Baxter England and the late Alma Elkins England. Joyce spent her childhood in Blairsville, and went to...
Carelene May Morris
Mar 26, 2017
Mrs. Carelene Morris, age 90, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 at her home. She started nursing in 1962, in northern Ohio. In 1965 she became a surgical nurse for Elyria Memorial Hospital and participated in some of the first open heart surgeries in the U.S. In 1976, Mrs. Morris moved to Hiawassee and joined Towns County Hospital as a...
Charles Edward. Earwood
Mar 25, 2017
Charles Edward Earwood, age 79, of Murphy, NC passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017, at his home. He was born July 4, 1937, in Kannapolis, NC to the late Swept Earwood and the late Lena Mayfield Earwood. Mr. Earwood was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, and also loved his dogs. He was preceded in death by...
Vaughn "Ted" King
Mar 25, 2017
Mr. Vaughn "Ted" King, age 66 of Blairsville, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Union General Hospital. Mr. King was born February 18, 1951 in Blairsville, GA to the late Vaughn and Margie Elliott King. Ted was a lifelong resident of Union County and a member of Zebulon Baptist Church. He worked in the building industry as a carpenter...
Lex Owl
Mar 24, 2017
Lex Owl, age 63 of Murphy, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017. Mr. Owl was born April 9, 1953, in Swain County, NC to the late Clifford Owl and the late Maggie Reed Owl. He was a member of Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses in Marble. Mr. Owl enjoyed making and selling Indian crafts and loved spending time with his grandchildren.Survivors...
Forrest Neal Davenport
Mar 23, 2017
Forrest Neal Davenport Sr., age 91, passed away after a brief illness on Thursday, March 23, 2017 in Lilburn, GA. Born and raised in Hemp, Georgia on June 19, 1925 to Claude Duvall Davenport and Mary Ann (Forrester) Davenport, he first entered the world of commerce at age nine, growing his own crops on a small section of the family...
James Adam Davenport
Mar 23, 2017
James Adam Davenport, 93, passed away, Thursday, March 23, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 29, 1923 in Fannin County, GA, a son of the late Herman and Minnie Lee Daves Davenport.He was also predeceased by one sister and three brothers.James was a faithful church member, deacon and Sunday school teacher at Foreman...
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