Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...

