Obituaries
Mary Jane "Mickey" Mascoe
May 26, 2016
The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Mary Jane "Mickey" Mascoe, age 78 of Blairsville, who passed away Thursday, May 26, 2016 at the Union General Hospital. Mrs. Mascoe was born May 9, 1938 in Muskegon, MI to the late Jacob Moesker and the late Grace Ackerman Moesker. A member of the Providence United Methodist Church,...
Ethel Ann Payne
May 25, 2016
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces graveside services for Ethel Ann Payne, age 75, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, who passed away on Wednesday evening, May 25, 2016 at her home.Miss Payne was born in Union County, Georgia, on March 20, 1941, a daughter of the late Wilburn Bruce Payne and the late Nellie Dyer Payne. Ethel was a...
Bonnie L. Shook
May 24, 2016
Mrs. Bonnie Lois Shook, age 92 of Blue Ridge, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at the Pruitt Heath Nursing Home in Blue Ridge. Mrs. Shook was born December 4, 1923 in Fannin County, GA to the late John Henry Mann and the late Beautell Ballew Mann. A member of the Young Chapel Baptist Church, she was preceded in death...
Junior Alvin Byers
May 23, 2016
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Junior Alvin Byers, age 72, of Blairsville, who passed away on Monday, May 23, 2016 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.Junior was born in Mineral Bluff, Georgia, on January 31, 1944, a son of the late Carl Fulton Byers and the late Mattie Bell Dillard Byers. He lived in...
Jeffery Clayton Bisnett
May 22, 2016
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mr. Jeffery Clayton Bisnett, age 58, of Blairsville, who passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Jeffery was born in Miami Beach, Florida, on February 13, 1958, a son of the late Herman Clayton Bisnett, Jr. and Patricia Ann Martin Bisnett. He was a veteran...
Carolyn Ann Eastwood
May 19, 2016
Carolyn Ann Eastwood, age 66 of Epworth, passed away May 19, 2016 in Blue Ridge, Georgia. Mrs. Eastwood was born August 6, 1949 in Fannin County to the late Clint Jones and the late Mariam Thomas Jones. She was preceded in death by her father Clint Jones, her mother Mariam Jones, and her step-son Patrick Eastwood. Mrs. Eastwood was a...
Neil McCullough
May 19, 2016
Neil Wallace McCullough, age 89, passed away Thursday evening, May 19, 2016, at his home in Mt. Airy, Georgia. Neil was born in Manistique, Michigan on March 25, 1927. He had an extensive military career and settled in North Georgia upon his retirement. He acquired a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering and retired from the United States Air Force as...
Dessie W. Ledford
May 16, 2016
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Dessie Wimpey Ledford, age 95, of Blairsville, who passed away on Monday, May 16, 2016 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.Dessie Wimpey Ledford, age 95, was born in Union County on January 23, 1921. She was the fifth child born to James L. and Thanie Cooke Wimpey. She grew...
Joann Parris Towe
May 16, 2016
Mrs. Joann Barbara Towe, age 79 of McCaysville, passed away May 16, 2016 at Life Care Center of Copper Basin. Mrs. Towe was born May 2, 1937 in Copperhill, TN to the late William Stanton Parris and the late Effie Queen Parris. A member of Kingtown Baptist Church, she enjoyed cooking and shopping. Mrs. Towe loved to give back to...
Raymond Anthony Marage
May 15, 2016
Raymond Anthony Marage, 60, passed away on Sunday May 15, 2016 at his home in Mineral Bluff, Georgia. After graduation from high school in 1973, he enlisted in the Navy. During his military career spanning 25 years, his enlisted rank went as far as Master Chief. He then applied for Limited Duty Officer (LDO) as an Aviation Mechanic Officer, and...
Debora Jo Elrod
May 14, 2016
Debora Jo Elrod, age 53 of Delano, TN. passed away May 14, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Elrod was born in Easton, PA. to the late George L. Chambers and the late Mildred L. Powell Chambers. She was a loyal member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include: husband, Hansel Elrod, step-daughter, Denise (Tom) Millheim, sister, Georgia Louise Riddle, brother,...
Kate Twiggs
May 14, 2016
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Katherine Carolyn Ledford Twiggs, age 87, of Blairsville, who passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2016 in Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee.Mrs.Twiggs was born the year of the great depression, on April 11, 1929, in Cherokee County, North Carolina. A daughter of the late Fred Porter Ledford, and the late...
Peggy Olliff
May 14, 2016
Peggy Joyce Lanier Olliff, age 82, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016 at her home in Mineral Bluff. Born August 15, 1933 in Mount Dora, FL to the late Erbin Lanier and the late Ruby Lane Lanier, Mrs. Olliff grew up in Bulloch County, GA where she met her husband Benjamin C. Olliff who preceded her in death. Mrs. Olliff...
Nancy Cofer
May 14, 2016
Mrs. Nancy Ann Cofer, age 51 of Cherrylog, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Northside Hospital. Mrs.Cofer was born June 28, 1964 in Pontiac, MI to Billy Gene Barnes and Barbara Jean Collins Barnes. Mrs. Cofer enjoyed many outdoor activities such as dirt bike & motorcycle riding, hiking, and an avid gun enthusiast. Mrs. Cofer enjoyed her work as...
Alice Faye Jones
May 14, 2016
Alice Faye Jones, age 75 of Hiawassee, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. Alice was born January 29, 1939 in Chattanooga, TN to the late Samuel Melvin and Leona Kathryne King Jones. She attended Enotah Baptist Church. Survivors include: sister, Sandra Joyce (Noel) Nicholson of Hiawassee, sister, Patsy O'Dell of Ringgold, Brother, Jim Ballard of...
Liz Nichols Garrett
May 11, 2016
Mrs. Liz Nichols Garrett, age 73 of Hiawassee, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at Northside Hospital-Forsyth. Mrs. Garrett was born September 8, 1942 in Flat Creek, AL to Otis and Elva McGough Nichols. Mrs. Garrett was a member of McConnell Memorial Baptist Church. She was a wonderful mother who loved God absolutely. Liz loved to cook, always making everything...
Elsie Brimer
May 10, 2016
Edith Elsie Blankenship Kautz Brimer, age 103, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016 in Hiawassee, Georgia. She was born September 30, 1912 in Big Creek, West Virginia, the only child of the late Freeman Reeves Blankenship and the late Laura Darby Blankenship. She was also preceded in death by her first husband and the father of her children, William Carl Kautz...
Hoyt L. Butler
May 9, 2016
Mr. Hoyt L. Butler, age 87 of Newnan passed away on Monday, May 9, 2016 at Wesley Woods of Newnan. He was an active member of East Newnan Baptist Church.He is survived by his wife, Lucille Butler of Newnan; son, Jim & his wife Susan Butler and sister, Mildred Manous. He is preceded in death by his mother and step...
Patsy Ann Bruce Heldt
May 8, 2016
Mrs. Patsy Ann Bruce Heldt, age 73 of Loganville, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Heldt was born July 26, 1942 in Postelle, TN to the late Cecil Bruce and Bonnie Patterson Bruce. A member of the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Postelle, TN, she was preceded in death by four siblings, infant brother, Cecil...
Donald Long
May 6, 2016
Donald "Don" Long, 84, of Hiawassee GA, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2016, with his family by his side, at the Clay County Care Center in Hayesville, NC. Mr. Long was born on October 22, 1931 in Booneshill, TN, a son of the late Casper and Effie Tratham Long. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, William...
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