Obituaries
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...
Howard Seale
May 5, 2016
The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces Funeral Services for Mr. Howard Seale, age 94, of Hiawassee, GA, formerly of Canton, Ohio, who went home to be with the Lord on May 5, 2016.He was born in Coal City, Alabama on Feb. 21, 1922 to the late James E. and Caldonia (Hardin) Seale. He was the eighth of nine children....
Dominic Compana
May 4, 2016
Mr. Dominic Compana, age 78 of Blairsville, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at the Northside Cherokee Hospital in Canton, GA. Mr. Compana was born July 24, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Joseph Compana and the late Philamina LaVita Compana. He was a member of the Liberty Hill United Methodist Church. In his spare time he enjoyed fishing,...
Loureita Nicholson Shook
May 4, 2016
The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces funeral services for Mrs. Loureita Nicholson Shook, age 82 of Hiawassee who passed away on May 4, 2016.Loureita was born in Hiawassee, Georgia on March 11, 1934 to the late Luther Verlin & Bessie (Chastain) Nicholson. Loureita loved to garden, loved to work in her flowers, walked virtually every day (weather permitting) She...
Carolyn Marie Mull
May 2, 2016
Carolyn Marie Mull, age 73, of Blue Ridge passed away Monday, May 2, 2016 in Johns Creek. Mrs. Mull was born June 26, 1942 in Atlanta, GA to the late Carl Luther Jordan and Georgia Margaret Bridges Jordan. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of McCaysville, pageant beauty queen, recorded singer and song writer, Owner/Operator of The...
Willette Patton Hooper
Apr 30, 2016
The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces services for Mrs. Willette Patton Hooper, age 100 of Morganton, GA, formerly of Hiawassee, who passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Union County Nursing Home. Mrs. Hooper was born September 14, 1915 in Clay County, NC to the late Holt and Annie Jones Patton. Willette was also a member of the Hiawassee...
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