Obituaries

Mar 31, 2015

Services will be held at a later date.

Mar 30, 2015

Mr. David Hiram Oliver, age 65 of Blue Ridge, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015. Mr. Oliver was born October 15, 1949 in Sanford, ME to the late Perry Oliver and the late Marion Chase Oliver. David was Christian in faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sister, Mona McLean. He served his country enlisting...

Mar 30, 2015

Mr. Oid James Rhodes, age 87 of Murphy, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015 at his home. Oid was born June 30, 1927 in Cherokee County, NC to the late Jasper Rhodes and the late Hannah Satterfield Rhodes. A member of Boiling Springs Baptist Church, he was preceded in death by his parents and brothers and sisters, Paul, Jerry, Bertha,...

Mar 28, 2015

Billie Junior Ballew, age 78 of the Wolf Creek Community passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Fannin Regional Hospital. Mr. Ballew was born July 1, 1936 in Cherokee County, NC to the late William Ballew and the late Galie Ledford Ballew. He was of Baptist Faith, retired from Tenn. Chemical Company and enjoyed wood working and gardening.He was preceded...

Mar 28, 2015

Mr. William John Burke, age 83 of Morganton, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015 at his home with his family by his side. Bill was born July 23, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts to the late Patrick Burke and the late Annie Scully Burke. A member of St. Anthony Catholic Church, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Mary Connolly...

Mar 27, 2015

Mr. Timothy Todd Wilcox, age 56 of Copperhill, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015 at the Park Ridge Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Tim was born October 7, 1958 in Copperhill, TN to Melvin Wilcox and Clarice Stiles Wilcox. He was a member of Isabella Baptist Church. Tim was a hardworking man. By the time he graduated high school, he...

Mar 27, 2015

Ms. Ruby Donaldson, age 101, of Mineral Bluff, GA went to be with the Lord Friday, March 27, 2015.Born in Metter, GA, October 2, 1913, she spent most of her life in Savannah, GA. She was a beloved member of The Sanctuary and was an active member for many years at Derenne Ave Church of God. After moving to Mineral...

Mar 26, 2015

Mar 25, 2015

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces for the McDonald and Son Funeral Home of Cumming, Georgia, funeral services for Larry Harold Bennett, 75, of Cumming, GA who passed away on March 25, 2015 at Piedmont Hospital after an extended illness. He was born in Forsyth County, GA to the late Luther and Edith Bennett. He is also predeceased by his...

Mar 25, 2015

Mrs. Ruby Shepard Brown, 85, of Blairsville and formerly of Thomaston, died Wednesday, March 25th, 2015.Funeral services for Mrs. Brown will be held on Friday, March 27th, 2015 at 2 pm in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Bob Crowe will officiate and burial will follow in South View Cemetery.Mrs. Brown was born on November 12, 1929, a...

Mar 25, 2015

Mr. Walter Ellis Spratlin, Jr., age 75, of Snellville, passed away on March 25, 2015. He was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce and his daughter, Jennifer. He is survived by his son, Brian (Rachel) Spratlin of Morganton; brother, Ray (Robin) Spratlin of Fayetteville; grandchildren, Jacob Spratlin, Cora Spratlin, Eli Spratlin, Isaac Spratlin, Charles Davis and Hannah Davis. Funeral...

Mar 25, 2015

Mr. Herbert Clark Gibson, age 86 of Murphy, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at the Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home. Herbert was born August 28, 1928 in Cherokee County, NC to the late Newton Gibson and the late Edith Anderson Gibson. He attended Shady Grove Baptist Church in Murphy, NC. Herbert enlisted in the United States Army and served...

Mar 24, 2015

Mrs. Amber Marie Dodge, age 35 of Cherrylog, passed away March 24, 2015 at Piedmont Mountain Side Hospital. Mrs. Dodge was born December 19, 1979 in Youngstown, OH to Timothy Miller and Lena Johnston Miller. Survivors include: husband, Casey Jones, father, Timothy (Lucia) Miller, mother, Lena Miller, son, Agni Bhaati, sister, Angela, sister, Amanda Hill, brother, Alex Miller, brother, Adam...

Mar 20, 2015

Eugene Griffin (Jack) Elrod, 93, of Cornelia, formerly of Murphy, NC, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Cochran Funeral Home, Blairsville, GA with Rev. Steve Ware officiating. Mr. Elrod was preceded in death by his wife Vera Simonds...

Mar 20, 2015

Robert Wayne Burrell, age 99 of Murphy, passed away Friday, March 20, 2015 at his home. Mr. Burrell was born April 4, 1915 in the Unaka Community of Cherokee County, NC. He was a member of Sunny Point Baptist Church and as a US Army WWII Veteran received two Bronze Stars while serving in New Guinea and the Philippines. He...

Mar 20, 2015

Wayne Morris Banks, age 75, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away peacefully Friday, March 20, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family.Wayne was born July 4, 1939 in Atlanta, Georgia to Bruce Griffin and Annie Lee Gibby Banks. He was of Baptist faith, a born-again Christian. He was a loving and generous man, always ready to help others. He...

Mar 20, 2015

Mrs. Anna Mildred Postell, age 81 of , passed away March 20, 2015 at Life Care Center of Copper Basin. Mrs. Postell was born February 11, 1934 in Issabella, TN to the late Alvin Arp and to the late Maude Lee Elrod Arp. A member of Salem #2 Missionary Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by her parents, husband...

Mar 18, 2015

Mrs. Imagean Bryan, age 75 of Morganton, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Hidden Acres Nursing Home. Mrs. Bryan was born March 29, 1939 in Franklin, TN to the late Albert Bradford and the late Dollie Kelly Bradford. A member of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Herb Bryan, daughter Pamela Bryan Bailey,...

Mar 17, 2015

Mrs. Louise Marie Schmus, age 99 of Morganton, passed away March 17, 2015 at Gilmer County Nursing Home. Mrs. Schmus was born August 11, 1915 in New York, NY to the late Ceasar Sartori and the late Desolina Passerine. A member of the Catholic faith and she was preceded in death by husband, Jack Schmus, father, Ceasar Sartori and mother,...

Mar 16, 2015

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death of Frank McElroy, age 59, of Jonesboro, Georgia, formerly of Blairsville, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2015.Frank was raised in Blairsville on his Grandfather's farm. Being a true historian at heart he spent hours listening to his Grandfather, Abraham Lincoln Wilson while under the loving care of his Grandmother Mary Wilson.He...