Obituaries

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...

Mary Jane "Mickey" Mascoe

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...