Obituaries

Jessilyn Marie Knight-Rock

Jessilyn Marie Knight-Rock

Mar 1, 2015

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Jessilyn Marie Knight-Rock, 60, of Blairsville, who passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015 at her home.Jessilyn was born in Columbus, Georgia, on October 16, 1954, a daughter of Marie Collins Knight and the late Jesse Knight. Jessilyn had lived in Blairsville for most of her life and was a member of...

Mary Lois Thomas

Mary Lois Thomas

Feb 28, 2015

Mary Lois Thomas, age 76 of Life Care Center of the Copper Basin, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, February 28, 2015. She passed away unexpectedly at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN.Ms. Thomas was born June 10, 1938 in Blue Ridge to the late Claude Neal and Nola Owenby Neal.She was a 1957 graduate of West Fannin...

James Burl Peery

James Burl Peery

Feb 28, 2015

James Burl Peery JR (Jim), loving husband, father, grandfather and friend to many, passed away peacefully at home in Blue Ridge, GA on Saturday February 28, 2015 at the age of 68.Jim was born October 24, 1946 in Maryville, TN and was preceded in death by his parents, James Burl Peery, SR and Jewell S. PeeryJim is survived by his...

Lily Louise Borchers

Lily Louise Borchers

Feb 28, 2015

Lily Louise (Denzler) Borchers (94) passed away at home in Peachtree on February 28th. She was the beloved wife of Albert O. Borchers, and beloved mother of Karen Lily Borchers. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 26, 1920 to Carl Rheinhold Denzler and Elizabeth Schneider Denzler. Her father was Swiss; her mother was Hungarian. She married Albert Oscar...

Donald Lee Rush

Donald Lee Rush

Feb 27, 2015

Mr. Donald Lee Rush, age 67 of Mineral Bluff, passed away February 27, 2015 at his home. Mr. Rush was born August 10, 1947 in Atlanta, GA to the late Harry Benjamin Rush, Jr. and the late Cora Mae Mobley Rush. He was Baptist in faith. In his spare time, he enjoyed watching movies and going to thrift stores.Survivors include...

Helen Dorothy Hughes Cook

Helen Dorothy Hughes Cook

Feb 24, 2015

Helen Dorothy Hughes Cook, age 89, of Blairsville, GA, passed away on Tuesday February 24, 2015 at her home after a brief Illness. Mrs. Cook was born March 16,1925 in Cherokee County, NC, the daughter of the late Edward & Elsie Price Hughes. She was a graduate of Union County High School. Mrs. Cook worked at Bell Bomber in Marietta,...

Mary Margaret Sutton

Mary Margaret Sutton

Feb 24, 2015

Mrs. Mary Margaret Sutton, age 77 of Morganton, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Sutton was born April 4, 1937, in Columbus, MS to the late Clarence David Hartley and the late Frances Mae Barton Hartley. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Kermit Keith Sutton.Mrs. Sutton was a retired secretary for...

Joshua Ryan Wright

Joshua Ryan Wright

Feb 22, 2015

Joshua Ryan Wright, age 33 of Murphy, passed away February 22, 2015. Mr. Wright was born October 15, 1981 in La Grange, IL to James Donald Wright and Mary Patricia Collins. Survivors include: mother, Mary Patricia Collins, father, James Donald Wright, sister, Shannon Garrett, sister, Mira (Jason) Thomas, son, Waylon Michael Wright. Funeral services will be held Friday, February 27,...

Arnold William Jones

Arnold William Jones

Feb 22, 2015

Mr. Arnold William Jones, age 74 of Blue Ridge, passed away February 22, 2015 at The Oaks at Hampton in Cumming, GA. Mr. Jones was born November 23, 1940 in Daytona Beach, FL to the late Low Max Jones and the late Cora (Landry) Jones. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1961 to 1965. A Master Mason at...

Anna Mae Isaac

Anna Mae Isaac

Feb 20, 2015

Mrs. Annie Mae Isaac, age 92 of Epworth, passed away Friday, February 20, 2015 at Life Care of Colledgedale. Mrs. Isaac was born December 12, 1922 in Copperhill, TN, to the late John Jabaley, Sr. and the late Jennie Marie Moses Jabaley. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Ike, brothers, William Jabaley, John Jabaley, Jr., Ellis Jabaley,...

Opal B Heaton

Opal B Heaton

Feb 18, 2015

Mrs. Opal B. Heaton, age 89 of Mineral Bluff, passed away February 18, 2015 at Gilmer County Nursing Home. Mrs. Heaton was born October 17, 1925 in Smithville, TN to the late Andrew Jackson Bennett and the late Mattie Lee Bain Bennett. She was a member of Salem #2 Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by husband, Rev. Douglas...

Russ Mosely

Russ Mosely

Feb 15, 2015

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mr. Russ Mosely, age 71, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at his home.Mr. Mosely was born in Macon, Georgia, on July 9, 1943, a son of the late Lawrence Felton Mosely and the late Myrtis Hamlin Mosely. He had been living in Blairsville...

Herbert W. Green

Herbert W. Green

Feb 13, 2015

Mr. Herbert W. Green, age 85 of Blue Ridge, died February 13, 2015 at Erlanger Medical Center with his children standing by his bedside. Herbert was born February 15, 1929 in Fannin County, Georgia to the late James Jewel Green and the late Hattie Pitman Green. Herbert was a loving husband and father. His Christian life is an example to...

Robert Hugh Sullivan

Robert Hugh Sullivan

Feb 13, 2015

Mr. Robert Hugh Sullivan, age 90 of McCaysville, passed away Friday, February 13, 2015 at the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Mr. Sullivan was born January 19, 1925 in McCaysville, GA to the late Robert Lee Sullivan and the late Dessie Nichols Sullivan. Robert was a member of the United Methodist Church of Copperhill. He earned his Bachelors degree...

Ann (Brewer) Berry

Ann (Brewer) Berry

Feb 13, 2015

Mrs. Ann (Brewer) Berry, age 81 of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2015 in Clay County Care Center, Hayesville, Georgia, where she had been a resident for a number of years. Born in Waycross, Georgia, on January 23, 1934, Ann was the daughter of James Henry Brewer and Betty Madge Sutton Brewer. She was a leader at...

David Waldroup

David Waldroup

Feb 13, 2015

David Waldroup, age 76 of Hiawassee, passed away early Friday, February 13, 2015. Mr. Waldroup was born October 7, 1938 in Hayesville, NC to the late Virgil and Donnie Hollifield Waldroup. He was a faithful member of Philadelphia Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Judith Hunter Waldroup, son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth Lee and Stacy Waldroup of Hiawassee, daughter and son-in-law,...

Margaret Bosler

Margaret Bosler

Feb 12, 2015

Mrs. Margaret Helen Bosler, age 93 of Morganton, passed away February 12, 2015 at Erlanger Medical Center. Mrs. Bosler was born July 1, 1921 in Velpen, IN to the late William Davidson and the late Willa Davidson. She was a member of Copperhill United Methodist Church. She loved watching baseball on TV and cooking. She was preceded in death by...

Jacqueline Zabadal Goldman

Jacqueline Zabadal Goldman

Feb 10, 2015

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces Memorial Services for Jacqueline Goldman, age 84, of Hiawassee, Georgia, who passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2015.She was born Jacqueline Marie Zabadal, but her friends knew her as Jackie. Jackie grew up in Syracuse, New York with her younger sister, Joan - they were very close. She loved to work at her father's...

Paul Edwin Kernea

Paul Edwin Kernea

Feb 9, 2015

Paul Edwin Kernea, age 58 of Morganton, passed away February 9, 2015. Mr. Kernea was born July 12, 1956 in Hiawassee, GA to the late Robert Lee Kernea and the late Modenia Dye Kernea. He was preceded in death by his parents.Survivors include: sister, Christine Waters, brother, Ralph E Kernea, brother, Robert L Kernea, brother, Danny Kernea and sister, Eula...

Sanford Edward Miller

Sanford Edward Miller

Feb 8, 2015

Mr. Sanford Edward Miller, age 90 of Blue Ridge, passed away February 8, 2015 at Fannin Regional Hospital. Mr. Miller was born September 12, 1924 in Culberson, NC to the late Clifford Miller and the late Birdy Loudermilk. He attended Freedom Fellowship, and enjoyed camping, fishing and deer hunting. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Loretta Nell...