Obituaries

Bonnie Lou Johnson

Bonnie Lou Johnson

Nov 1, 2015

Mrs. Bonnie Lou Johnson, age 77, of Murphy, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2015 at Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home. Mrs. Johnson was born January 3, 1938 in Lyburn, WV, to the late Golden Huffman and the late Bertha Lucas Huffman. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church where she enjoyed singing in the adult Choir. She was...

Marvin Keith Ratcliff

Marvin Keith Ratcliff

Oct 29, 2015

Mr. Marvin "Keith" Ratcliff, age 52, of Turtletown, TN, passed away October 29, 2015 at the Copper Basin Medical Center. Keith was born September 21, 1963 in Copperhill, TN to Marvin Ratcliff and Rosalee Satterfield Ratcliff. He worked in construction and was employed by Carrigner Construction Company.Survivors include: one brother, Anthony Ratcliff. Funeral services: There are no services planned at...

Clyde Wilson

Clyde Wilson

Oct 29, 2015

Clyde Junior Wilson, age 87 of Mineral Bluff, passed away October 29, 2015 at his residence. Clyde was born September 12, 1928 in Mineral Bluff, GA to the late Boone Wilson and the late Viola Stacy Wilson, he was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, Lucille, Hazel & Edna, one brother Roy. He retired from Ridge Tool after...

Paul Engler

Paul Engler

Oct 26, 2015

Mr. Paul William Engler, age 78 of Blairsville, passed away October 26, 2015 in Blairsville, GA. Mr. Engler was born February 12, 1937 in Rochester, NY to the late Walter Engler and the late Pauline Pitcher Engler. He retired from IBM in Poughkeepsie, NY after many years of service. A member of the Presbyterian faith, he was preceded in death...

Lewis Everett Stotts

Lewis Everett Stotts

Oct 26, 2015

Lewis Everette Stotts, age 80, of Marietta, Georgia passed away peacefully, Monday morning, October 26, 2015 in the comfort of his home. Lew was born December 4, 1934 in Spencer, West Virginia. He was one of 11 children born to Everette Stotts and Edna Stotts. He was preceded in death by both of his parents and seven of his siblings....

Donald Lee Curtis

Donald Lee Curtis

Oct 25, 2015

Mr. Donald Lee Curtis, age 77 of Hayesville, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015 at his home. Mr. Curtis was born January 12, 1938 in Hayesville, NC to the late Fred Roger Curtis and the late Stella Myrtle Sparks Curtis. Don was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of Little Brasstown Baptist Church. Don loved farming, camping...

Pauline Harper Bell

Pauline Harper Bell

Oct 24, 2015

Pauline Harper Bell passed away on October 24, 2015 in her Ducktown home surrounded by children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was born on February 16, 1920 to G. Roy Harper and Sarah Turner Harper of Cutcane, GA near Mineral Bluff. While studying at Young Harris College Pauline met her beloved future husband David Bell from Ducktown and they married in...

James Edward Wallace

James Edward Wallace

Oct 23, 2015

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. James Edward Wallace, 93, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Friday, October 23, 2015 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.Mr. Wallace was born in Keokee, Virginia, on September 6, 1922, a son of the late Earnest and the late Maude Wallace. He served his country during World War II,...

Ruth June LeFevers Cook

Ruth June LeFevers Cook

Oct 22, 2015

Mrs. Ruth June LeFevers Cook, age 90, formerly of Wolf Creek, NC passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015 at The Medical Center in Bowling Green, KY. Mrs. Cook was the daughter of the late William Esthmus LeFevers and the late Anna McDonald LeFevers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Cook and two brothers, Wayne and Max LeFevers.Ruth...

David A. Horne

David A. Horne

Oct 22, 2015

David A. Horne, age 59, of Gainesville, Georgia, passed away unexpectedly at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, on October 22, 2015.David was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on November 25, 1955. He was a salesman for Liberty National Life Insurance Company.No services are planned at this time.Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory in charge of arrangements. Please share your condolences...

Thomas Gerome Bailey

Thomas Gerome Bailey

Oct 20, 2015

Thomas Gerome Bailey, age 68, of Blue Ridge, passed away October 20, 2015 at Pruitt Nursing Home. He was born August 3, 1947 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Tom Fosh Bailey and the late Helen Patterson Bailey. Thomas enjoyed hunting, fishing, and carpenter work. Thomas Bailey was of Baptist faith. Survivors include: sister, Bernice (Hugh) McClure, sister, Brenda...

Terri Lynn Bell

Terri Lynn Bell

Oct 19, 2015

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces memorial services for Terri Lynn Bell, of Blairsville, who went to join our Lord on October 19, 2015 after a lengthy illness. Terri Lynn was born in Miami, Florida 60 years ago on September 14, 1955, moving to Blairsville in 1972 with her mother, Joan Chapman and stepfather, George Andrew Chapman, a...

Dr. Charles A. Gillespie

Dr. Charles A. Gillespie

Oct 19, 2015

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces Funeral Services for Rev. Dr. Charles A. Gillespie, of Blairsville, who passed away Monday, October 19, 2015, in Union General Hospital in Blairsville, following a period of declining health.Dr. Gillespie was born February 3, 1925 in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Bryant Welsh Gillespie II & Jane Austin Gillespie. In his youth, he was...

James Henry Sasser

James Henry Sasser

Oct 16, 2015

Mr. James Henry Sasser, age 78 of Blairsville and Bowling Green, FL passed away October 16, 2015 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring, FL. Mr. Sasser was born October 14, 1937 in Wachula, FL to Henry Clayton and Jeanette Fore Sasser. Jim worked for many years as and engineering inspector for the Florida Department of Transportation. He and his wife,...

Eugene Bradburn

Eugene Bradburn

Oct 15, 2015

Mr. Eugene F. Bradburn, age 84 of Blue Ridge, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Fannin Regional Hospital. Mr. Bradburn was born August 9, 1931 in Blue Ridge, GA, to the late William Bradburn and the late Bertha Reece Bradburn. He was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Bradburn, son, Gary Bradburn, sister, Edith Venegas, brother, Arnold Bradburn.Survivors...

Nolan Campbell

Nolan Campbell

Oct 15, 2015

> On October 15, 2015 at 9:28pm, at the age of 80, Nolan Campbell finally got to walk the hills of Heaven. It is said that in Heaven a person receives a job that truly fulfills them. So I'm sure Nolan is tending the glorious fields adjacent the streets of gold. If there are animals in Paradise, it won't be...

Robert John Greene

Robert John Greene

Oct 14, 2015

Mr. Robert John Greene, age 87 of McCaysville, GA passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at the Hayesville House in Hayseville, NC. Mr. Greene was born August 12, 1928 in Greenfield, MA to the late John Greene and the late Grace Facey Greene. He was a member of the Congregational Church of Greenfield, MA and worked as a heavy equipment...

Kevin Richard Hawkins

Kevin Richard Hawkins

Oct 13, 2015

Mr. Kevin Richard Hawkins, age 32, of Morganton, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at Union General Hospital. Mr. Hawkins was born April 21, 1983, in Copperhill, TN., was a lifelong resident of Fannin County, and a member of Jerusalem Baptist Church. Kevin enjoyed hunting, fishing, and mud bogging with trucks. He was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Atley...

Mildred Florence DeNyke

Mildred Florence DeNyke

Oct 13, 2015

Mildred Florence DeNyke, age 85 of Blairsville, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at her home.Mrs. DeNyke was born August 18, 1930 in Ocala, FL to the late Webster E.and Lucy Pons Boliek. She was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil DeNyke.Mrs. Denyke had been a resident of Union County for...

Tonya Nicole Wood

Tonya Nicole Wood

Oct 13, 2015

Tonya Nicole Wood, age 37 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at her home. Tonya was born September 2, 1978 in Riverdale, GA to James Wood and Belinda Neal Petty. A member of the Salem #2 Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by grandparents, Grace Adams Wood and James Floyd Wood, Joyce Anne Ellis Miller and...