Obituaries

Robert Lynn Spring

Robert Lynn Spring

Jun 20, 2016

Robert Lynn Spring was born May 2, 1961 in Sarasota, Florida and died June 20, 2016 at Union General Hospital in Blairsville, Georgia of lung cancer.He leaves his mother Sara (Sally) Jane Spring; brother, Fred Spring; Stepson Keith Orser and stepdaughter Kim Orser. He was preceded in death by his wife of 25 years Patricia Orser Spring. He served in...

Max Ray Arp

Max Ray Arp

Jun 19, 2016

Max Ray Arp, age 71 of Copperhill, passed away Sunday evening June 19, 2016 at his home. He was born September 29, 1944 in Isabella, TN to the late Alvin Arp and the late Maude Lee Elrod Arp. He was a member and deacon of Mt. Harmony Baptist Church, a member of the Ducktown Masonic Lodge, served in the US...

Earl Jackson Pittman

Earl Jackson Pittman

Jun 17, 2016

Mr. Earl Jackson Pittman, age 64 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016 at home with family by his side. Earl was born April 28, 1952 in McCaysville, GA to the late Garland Pittman and Cennie Holden Pittman. A member of Hot House Baptist Church, he was preceded in death by his father and one brother, Weldon Pittman....

Carol Elizabeth Vreeland

Carol Elizabeth Vreeland

Jun 14, 2016

Mrs. Carol Elizabeth Vreeland, age 74 of Murphy, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at the Erlanger Medical Center. Mrs. Vreeland was born January 3, 1942 in Dalton, Massachusetts to the late Alan Knickerbocker and the late Grace Yates Knickerbocker. A member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses in Marble, she was preceded in death by her parents and...

Ophelia Marie Dickey

Ophelia Marie Dickey

Jun 14, 2016

The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces Funeral Services for Mrs. Ophelia W. Dickey, age 90, who after a long period of declining health died peacefully at her home on June 14, 2016.Ophelia was born on May 26, 1926 in Archer, Florida, to John and Lena Watson. She had eight brothers and sisters, survived only by her sister, Rosalie Thomas....

Charles "Russell" Holley

Charles "Russell" Holley

Jun 9, 2016

Mr. Charles "Russell" Holley, age 57 of Morganton, passed away June 9, 2016 at his home. Mr. Holley, a member of Highland Baptist Tabernacle Church was born April 5, 1959 in Atlanta, GA to Charles E. Holley and Dolores Stephens Holley. Survivors include:father, Charles E. Holley, mother, Dolores Holley, wife, Jan Holley, son, Charles R. (Patty) Holley, Jr., grandson, Charles...

Rena Mae Fisher

Rena Mae Fisher

Jun 9, 2016

Mrs. Rena Mae Fisher, age 98, passed into heaven June 9, 2016 at her daughter's home in Port Orange, Florida. Rena Mae was born December 14, 1917 in Epworth, Georgia, a daughter of the late Miles Dillard and Vaughtie Haren Richard. She also is preceded in death by her Husband Ralph Lee Fisher. They were married July 24, 1934 in...

Jack Leon Teague

Jack Leon Teague

Jun 8, 2016

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Jack Leon Teague, age 92, of Fayetteville, Georgia, formerly of Blairsville, who passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 in Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville.Mr. Teague was born in Taft, California, on October 17, 1923, a son of the late Thomas Watson Teague and the late Minnie Louise Mauney Teague....

Betty Jean Davidson Ohlmeyer

Betty Jean Davidson Ohlmeyer

Jun 7, 2016

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Betty Jean Davidson Ohlmeyer, age 84, of Hayesville, North Carolina, who passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.Mrs. Ohlmeyer was born in Ashland, Kentucky, on May 16, 1932, a daughter of the late Porter Manning and the late Echart Everman Manning. She was...

Richard Craig Jackson

Richard Craig Jackson

Jun 6, 2016

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces memorial services for Richard Craig Jackson, who was born to Alice Marie Bowles Jackson and William Taylor Jackson in Luling, Texas, on August 1, 1935 and passed from this life on June 6, 2016 at age 80. Craig's father was an oil field "roughneck" and the family moved around Texas before settling...

Amanda Lou Sosebee

Amanda Lou Sosebee

Jun 5, 2016

Mrs. Amanda Lou Sosebee, of Marble, NC passed away Sunday, June 5, 2016 at the Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home. Mrs. Sosebee was born November 11, 1947 in Cherokee County, NC to the late Robert Luther Chastain and the late Ida Mae Morton Chastain. A member of the New Martin's Creek Baptist Church she was preceded in death by her...

Lyndel Atkins

Lyndel Atkins

Jun 4, 2016

Mrs. Lyndel Christine Atkins, age 93 of Lilburn, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016 at the Pruitt Nursing Home of Lilburn. Mrs. Atkins was born May 23, 1923 in Atlanta, GA to the late Charlie Hudgens and the late Rebeye Hudgens. A member of the Bethel United Methodist Church, she was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, and...

Mary Jane Hubbard

Mary Jane Hubbard

Jun 4, 2016

Mary Jane Hubbard, age 70 of Blue Ridge, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016 at her home . Mrs. Hubbard was born May 25, 1946 in Pell City, AL to the late Robert Brown and the late Alpha Mae Finley Brown. She was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church and a retired bus driver for Fannin County Schools Systems. Mrs....

Robert Leonard Harper

Robert Leonard Harper

Jun 4, 2016

The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces Memorial Services for Lieutenant Colonel Robert Leonard "Len" Harper (USA, Ret.), age 68, of Hayesville, NC lost his brave and courageous battle with kidney cancer on June 4, 2016. He began his long and difficult journey in 2002 and dealt with his illness with uncomplaining grace. He was born on February 7, 1948...

Hubert Don Newman

Hubert Don Newman

Jun 3, 2016

Mr. Hubert Don Newman, age 49 of Blue Ridge, passed away June 3, 2016 at the Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. Mr. Newman was born December 18, 1966 in Irvine, KY to the late Hiram Delbert Newman and the late Cleona Turner Newman. He was a member of the Rehoboth Baptist Church in Grantville, Ga. In addition to his parents...

Wanda Kay Pitman

Wanda Kay Pitman

Jun 3, 2016

Wanda Kay Pitman, 63 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Friday, June 3, 2016 at her home with her family by her side. She was was born September 6, 1952 in Fannin County to the late Sherman "S.W." Pitman and the late Gladys Helton Pitman. Wanda was a member of the Pantertown Church and also a member of the Eastern Star...

Joyce Hughes Thomas

Joyce Hughes Thomas

Jun 2, 2016

Mrs. Joyce Hughes Thomas, age 73 of Copperhill, passed away June 2, 2016 at the Copper Basin Medical Center. Mrs. Thomas was born December 10, 1942 in Copperhill, TN to the late Aden Hughes and the late Nola Bell Hughes. She was Baptist in faith. She was a loving homemaker that loved to cook, knit and crochet. She also enjoyed...

Richard "Dick" Gene Moriarty

Richard "Dick" Gene Moriarty

May 30, 2016

Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces memorial services for Mr. Richard "Dick" Gene Moriarty, age 71 of Blairsville, who passed away on Monday, May 30, 2016 at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Georgia.Dick was born February 21, 1945, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Helen B. Moriarty and Richard G. Moriarty, Sr. He graduated from South Broward High School in...

Karla Glashauser

Karla Glashauser

May 30, 2016

Mrs. Karla Star Glashauser, age 62 of Morganton, passed away Monday, May 30, 2016 at Stonehedge Assisted Living center in Blairsville. She was born January 8, 1954 in Toledo, OH to the late George W. Radebaugh and the late Helen J Hightower Radebaugh. Mrs. Glashauser was a member of Blue Ridge First Baptist Church. Karla loved handing out Christian tracks...

Geraldine Elizabeth Robertson

Geraldine Elizabeth Robertson

May 29, 2016

Mrs. Geraldine Elizabeth Palmer Robertson, age 71 of Murphy, passed away Sunday evening, May 29, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Robertson was born June 1, 1944 in Swain County, NC. to the late Theodore Jack Palmer and the late Mary Magdalene Cornwell Palmer. Mrs. Robertson was a member of Nottely Baptist Church. Mrs. Robertson enjoyed her work as a child...