Obituaries
Doris Souther
May 21, 2015
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Doris Hunter Souther, age 88, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, who passed away early on Thursday morning, May 21, 2015 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Doris was born in Blairsville on February 2, 1927, a daughter of the late James Hayes Hunter and the late Lydia Dyer Hunter. She...
Lucille Lovell Bridges
May 19, 2015
Mrs. Lucille Lovell Bridges, age 93 of Blairsville, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at Union County Nursing Home. Mrs. Bridges was born November 22, 1921 in Blairsville, GA to the late John Robert and Arminda Pearl Stephens Lovell. She was a life long resident of Union County and a member of Zebulon Baptist Church. Lucille was first and foremost...
Clara Abercrombie Brackett
May 14, 2015
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Clara Abercrombie Brackett, age 98, of Blairsville, who passed away Thursday, May 14, 2015 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.Mrs. Brackett was born in Mineral Bluff, Georgia, on April 14, 1917, a daughter of the late Pinkney Abercrombie and Margaret Wright Abercrombie. Clara was a member of Liberty Hill...
John B. Sellers
May 13, 2015
Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death of Mr. John B. Sellers, Jr. age 76, of Hiawassee, formerly of Vero Beach, FL.,who passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2015.John was born in Arcadia, Fl on June 6, 1938 to John B. and MaryAnn Sellers and later moved to Vero Beach, FL. After serving 8 years in the United States...
Edwin Phillip Long
May 11, 2015
Mr. Edwin Phillip Long, age 74 of Morganton, passed away May 11, 2015 at Tranquility at Kennesaw. Mr. Long was born May 24, 1940 in Cartecay, GA to the late Floyd Eugene Long and the late Esmer Ruth Ralston Long.. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. He loved hunting, fishing and riding motor cycles. He was preceded...
Sandra "sis" Ann Helton
May 9, 2015
Mrs. Sandra "sis" Ann Helton, age 71 of Murphy, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015 at the Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home. Sandra was born April 25, 1944 in Copperhill, TN to the late Edward Wilcox, Sr. and the late Effie Taylor Wilcox. She enjoyed sewing, cooking and canning in her spare time and she loved spending time with her...
Michael Shange Morgans
May 8, 2015
Michael Shange Morgans, age 44 of Blue Ridge, passed away Friday, May 8, 2015 at his home. Shange was born March 20, 1971 in Albany, GA. Survivors include: son, Les Morgans, grandson, Haze Morgans, mother, Jo Ann O'Neal, maternal grandmother, Geneva O'Neal, brother, Jimmy Harris, and brother, Joey Harris. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 1:00...
Erika Berta Garnier
May 7, 2015
Erika Berta Garnier, age 84, of Blue Ridge, died Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Life Care Center of Copper Basin. Erika was born in Milsau, Czechoslovakia where she enjoyed a country childhood on the farm surrounded by family. As a teenager and young adult, she and her family suffered the privations of WWII, first from the Germans and then the...
Douglas Edward Wilson
May 6, 2015
Mr. Douglas Edward Wilson, age 72, of Rockwood, passed away in the early morning hours of May 6, 2015 with his family by his side. Douglas graduated from West Fannin High School; the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; and University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, Memphis. As a teenager, Doug was employed at Talent Drugstore in Copperhill. Mr. Wilson was owner...
Weldon Wadlow Pittman
May 5, 2015
Mr. Weldon Wadlow Pittman, age 65 of Mineral Bluff, passed away May 5, 2015 at his home. Mr. Pittman was born April 14, 1950 in Fannin Co., GA to the late Garland H. Pittman and Cennie Holden Pittman. He was a member of the Baptist faith and he was preceded in death by his father and daughter, Bobbie Joe Pittman.Survivors...
Eunice B. Gutman
May 4, 2015
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Eunice Barada Gutman, age 97, of Blairsville, who passed away Monday, May 4, 2015 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.Mrs. Gutman was born in Washington state on October 23, 1917, a daughter of the late Mitchell Barada and Marjorie Louise Vickers Barada. Her husband, Arthur, passed away...
Howard Edwin Long
May 1, 2015
Howard Edwin Long, age 76, of Suches, passed away Friday, May 1, 2015 at Emory St. Josephs Hospital In Atlanta. He was born February 18, 1939 in Ellijay, GA to the late Simond Lewis Long and the late Ada Panter Long. He was a member of Saleml # 1 Baptist Church, a retired electrical contractor who enjoyed raising cattle and...
Pauline Jenkins Cuthbertson
Apr 29, 2015
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Pauline Jenkins Cuthbertson, age 98, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2015 in Pruitt Health Care of Blue Ridge.Mrs. Cuthbertson was born on June 5, 1916, a daughter of the late Edgar Jenkins and the late Alice Foster Jenkins. She moved to the north Georgia...
Danny Carl Kelley
Apr 28, 2015
Mr. Danny Carl Kelley, age 65 of Mineral Bluff, passed away April 28, 2015 at Canton Nursing Center. Mr. Kelley was born February 17, 1950 in Rome , GA to the late Rupert Kelley and the late Margaret Quarles Kelley. Danny was raised in Atlanta, GA and was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Vietnam. He worked as...
Lassie Walls Sluder
Apr 28, 2015
Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces funeral services for Mrs. Lassie Walls Sluder, age 86, of Hiawassee, who passed away on Tuesday evening, April 28, 2015 at Chatuge Regional Hospital in Hiawassee.Family was one of the most important threads that was woven into Lassie's life. She grew up in a large family. Lassie and her twin sister, Tassie, would travel...
Loy Allison Hamby
Apr 27, 2015
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Loy Allison Hamby, age 91, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, who passed away on Monday, April 27, 2015 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.Mr. Hamby was born on August 13, 1923, a son of the late Manley Paxton Hamby and the late Nora Allison Hamby. He served his...
A. J. Free
Apr 27, 2015
Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces funeral services for Mr. A.J. Free, age 85 of Hiawassee, who passed away on Monday evening, April 27, 2015 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.Mr. Free was born in Jackson County, Georgia, on February 28, 1930, a son of the late A.J. Free, Sr., and the late Jessie Mae Hulsey Free. He was...
Luther Martin Dillard
Apr 27, 2015
Mr. Luther Martin (Marty) Dillard Jr., age 61 of Blue Ridge, passed away Monday, April 27, 2015 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Marty was born December 14, 1953 in Copperhill, TN to the late Luther M. Dillard, Sr. and the late Ruth Ann Jones Dillard. A member of Williamstown United Methodist Church, he loved to hunt and fish...
Pearley Quince Queen
Apr 27, 2015
Mr. Pearley Quince Queen, age 97, of Morganton, passed away Monday, April 27, 2015. Mr. Queen was born February 7, 1918 in Morganton, GA the 5th of twelve children to the late Samuel Hardy Queen and the late Margaret Caroline Collins Queen. He was a member of Wilscott Baptist Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He also enjoyed watching...
Otto "Bill" W. Wendel
Apr 26, 2015
Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces memorial services for Dr. Otto William Wendel, nicknamed "Dr. Bill", age 84, of Hiawassee, who passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2015 in Clay County Care Center in Hayesville, North Carolina. Dr. Otto William (Bill) Wendel, 84, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015 at Clay County Care Center in Hayesville, NC after a long...
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