Obituaries

Jan 19, 2016

Mr. Jack F. Kelley, age 81, of Jefferson, Georgia, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia. Mr. Kelley was born in Blairsville to the late, Mack and Murner England Kelley. Mr. Kelley was retired from Lucent Technology, he attended Little Country Church, and he was a US Army veteran. In addition to his parents,...

Jan 18, 2016

Mrs. Patricia Ann Kilpatrick Barnett, age 66 of Murphy, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2016 in Murphy. Mrs. Barnett was born June 3, 1949 in Murphy, NC to Arnold and Lenore Gregory Kilpatrick. She was a lifelong resident of Cherokee County and was a member of Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church. Mrs. Barnett enjoyed quilting and was an animal lover. Survivors...

Jan 18, 2016

Mr. James "Sonny" Lynn Boyer, age 84, of Blairsville, who passed away on Monday evening, January 18, 2016 at his home.Mr. Boyer was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 13, 1931, a son of the late James Posey Boyer and the late Myrtis Virginia Bell Boyer. He served in the U.S. Air Force, and is survived by his wife, Sandra...

Jan 17, 2016

Mr. John Michael Rogers, age 68 of Blue Ridge, passed away January 17, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Rogers was born June 24, 1947 in Marietta, GA to the late John E. Rogers and the late Margie Baswell Rogers. He Served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam and with the Navy during Desert Storm. He lived in Marietta, GA and...

Jan 17, 2016

Mr. James Edward Cantrell, age 77 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Sunday morning January 17, 2016 at his home. Mr. Cantrell was born January 14, 1939 in Ellijay, GA to the late Western M. Cantrell and the late Lena Mae Sellers Cantrell. James served his country enlisting in the Air Force and then joining the Military Police. He was an...

Jan 17, 2016

The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces funeral services for Mrs. Margaret M. Whitehead, age 92, of Hiawassee, Georgia, who passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 17, 2016, in Chatuge Regional Nursing Home.Mrs. Whitehead was born in Leighton, Alabama to late Ira and Beulah Cupp on April 23, 1922. She was married to the late William Whitehead and was a...

Jan 16, 2016

Jan 16, 2016

Mark Alan Richardson, age 58 of Cherry log, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016 at his home. He was born October 16, 1957 in Wichita, KS to the late David Lee Richardson and Norma Whitaker Richardson. He was preceded in death by his father, David Lee Richardson.Survivors include: mother, Norma Whitaker Richardson, son, Jason Richardson, son, Randy Richardson, sister, Julie...

Jan 16, 2016

Robert Ray Odom Sr., 89 of Copperhill, TN., passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, GA following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM, Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at Finch – Cochran Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Paul Ray Morgan. Burial will follow at Crestlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Jan 16, 2016

Mrs. Audrey Elaine White, age 81 of Morganton, passed away Saturday evening, January 16, 2016 at her home. Mrs. White was born August 17, 1934 in Fannin County, GA to the late Clarence Allen and the late Lora Belle Hunter Allen. A member of Oak Grove Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by one son, Billy White. Audrey was...

Jan 14, 2016

Mrs. Anna Jo Hooper, age 86, of Young Harris, Georgia, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home in Hiawassee.Anna Jo was born in Clay County, North Carolina, on May 25, 1929, a daughter of the late Roscoe Ledford and the late Pauline Moore Ledford. She was a lifelong resident of this area and was a member...

Jan 9, 2016

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces Memorial Services for Mr. Charles Raymond Hartnett, age 76, of Blairsville, who passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016 at his home.Charles (Chuck) was born April 5, 1939, in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Charles received an Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Air Force after six years of service. After returning home, he married Carol Ruth...

Jan 9, 2016

Sandra Boyce, 79, of Mineral Bluff, passed away, Saturday January 9, 2016. She was born in Syracuse, New York to Charles and Ruth Boardman, July 21, 1936. Sandra graduated from Richfield Springs Central School, and married Duane Boyce in 1958.Sandra was a foster parent while living in Painted Post, New York, and took in nearly 22 children. Upon moving to...

Jan 9, 2016

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Bobbie G. Lance Everett, age 82, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, who passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016, in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Mrs. Everett was born on June 30, 1933, in Blairsville, a daughter of the late James Washington Lance and the late Malissa Adeline Spiva Lance. She...

Jan 9, 2016

Mr. Thomas William Hooper, age 72 of Ducktown, TN., passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016 at his home. Mr. Hooper was born January 29, 1942 in Morganton, GA to the late Marshall Hooper and the late Ruby Davis Hooper. Mr. Hooper enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, woodworking, and praising the Lord. Survivors include: wife, Audra Hooper, daughter, Lisa Wright, sons, Ricky...

Jan 8, 2016

Inez Lucille Hahn Rohler passed to a new life on January 8, 2016 in Copperhill, TN. She was born to Alva Ora and Marie Ann Hahn on April 23, 1924 in Bennett, CO. After graduating from Bennett High School, she attended Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Denver, CO where she graduated and started practicing as a Registered Nurse in...

Jan 8, 2016

Dorothy Rex, age 85, of Young Harris, Georgia, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2016, in Union General Hospital in Blairsville. Dorothy was a devoted wife, mother, and friend to all who were fortunate to know her. Her wit and ability to write (and of course, paint) were something those who knew her looked forward to. She lived her life...

Jan 7, 2016

Annie Mae Flowers, age 89 of Blairsville formally of Mineral Bluff, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Union County Nursing Home. She was born November 13, 1926 in Mineral Bluff, GA to the late Howard Payne and the late Joyce Arp Payne. She was a member of Hot House Baptist Church and enjoyed quilting. She was preceded in death...

Jan 7, 2016

Mrs. Glenda Laverne Loetscher, age 71 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Erlanger Medical Center . Mrs. Loetscher was born November 15, 1944 in Plant City, FL to the late E.G. Williams and the late Evelyn Richter Loetscher. Mrs. Loetscher was of Baptist faith , she was preceded in death by father, E.G. Williams, mother, Evelyn...

Jan 5, 2016

Mrs. Julia Elizabeth Berger age 81 of Blairsville passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 in the Piedmont Hospital following an extended illness. Mrs. Berger was born on Sept. 29, 1934 in Mineola, NY., the daughter of the late John Plichta and the late Rose Drgon Plichta. Julia loved music her church and loved the Lord. She had retired...