Obituaries
Wesley Fegreus
Jun 23, 2014
The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces Memorial Services for Wesley Warren Fegreus, age 90 of Blairsville, passed away Monday evening, June 23, 2014.Wes was born April 3, 1924 in Worcester, Massachusetts to the late Carl Richard & Alice (Morse) Fegreus. He was a dedicated member of Choestoe Baptist Church and actively sought ways to help and volunteer...
Hoyt Francis Prince
Jun 20, 2014
Mr. Hoyt Francis Prince, age 87 of Turtletown, passed away June 20, 2014 at Heritage Healthcare of Ft. Oglethorpe, GA. Mr. Prince was born January 31, 1927 in Corbin, KY to the late A. P. Prince and the late Laura McAlister Prince. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Mildred Baliles.Survivors include: sister, Ruby Hughes, &...
Roy "Scottie" E. Wershing
Jun 19, 2014
Scottie Wershing November 14, 1929 - June 19, 2014Roy (Scottie) Wershing of Murphy, North Carolina, passed away in the Murphy Medical Center on Thursday, June 19 2014. Scottie is survived by his wife Dottie, Children, Grand Children and Great-Grand Children. Born in N. Olmstead, OH to Roy and Evelyn Wershing, he and his wife moved to North Carolina from Hinckley,...
John Wright Belfower
Jun 18, 2014
Mr. John Wright Belflower, Jr. age 88 of McCaysville, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the Life Care Center of Copper Basin. Mr. Belflower was born February 9, 1926 in Orange County, Florida. John lived in Lake County, Florida for over 70 years. He served in the Navy during the Korean War and then worked for Becon as a...
Clara O'Quinn Smith
Jun 18, 2014
Mrs. Clara O'Quinn Smith , age 85, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2014, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia.Mrs. Smith was born August 7, 1928, in Macon, Georgia, the daughter of the late Linton Guy O'Quinn and the late Edith Inez Folds. She was the loving and devoted wife for 66 years to the late...
Jeanne Schultz
Jun 16, 2014
Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death of Mrs. Jeanne Schultz, 88 years old, who died at her home, peacefully, in Young Harris, Georgia, on June 16, 2014. Jeanne lived a long, happy life, loved her family and friends. There was no one she didn't like and enjoyed every day of her life.She lived at her home in the...
Pearl Abercrombie
Jun 15, 2014
Mrs. Pearl Abercrombie, age 91 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Abercrombie was born March 17, 1923 in Mineral Bluff, GA to the late Andrew White and the late Rosie Farmer White. She was a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...
Carroll Eugene Smith
Jun 15, 2014
Mr. Carroll Eugene Smith, Jr., age 66 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2014 at his home. Mr. Smith was born October 19, 1947 in Atlanta, GA to the late Carroll Eugene Smith, Sr and the late Jane Jones Smith. He is a veteran of the US Marine Corp serving during Vietnam. receiving a purple heart.Survivors include: son...
Juanita Benton Buice
Jun 13, 2014
The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces Memorial Services for Mrs. Juanita Benton Buice, age 88 of Dawsonville, formerly of Hiawassee, who passed away on Friday, June 13, 201 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Mrs. Buice was born April 23, 1926 in Banks County, Georgia to the late William Guy and Ruby Smith Benton. A member of McConnell...
Lillian Mary Witzel
Jun 12, 2014
Miss Lillian Mary Witzel, age 99 of McCaysville, GA passed away June 12, 2014 at Life Care Center of Copper Basin. Miss Witzel was born May 7, 1915 in Higdon Store, GA to the late James Everett Witzel and the late Effie Foster Witzel . The oldest member of Colwell Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by Father, James...
Edna Earle Hyde
Jun 11, 2014
Mrs. Edna Earle Hyde, age 83 of Copperhill, passed away June 11, 2014 at Erlanger Health Systems of Chattanooga, TN. Mrs. Hyde was born December 21, 1930 in Copperhill, TN, to the late Earl Burger and the late Helen Kimsey Burger. A member of First Baptist Church of McCaysville, she was preceded in death by her Father, Earl Burger, Mother,...
Jessie Tatham Bradshaw
Jun 10, 2014
The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Tatham Bradshaw, age 100 of Hiawassee who passed away Tuesday morning, June 10, 2014 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home.Jessie was born in Franklin, North Carolina on August 4, 1913 to the late Charlie & Lola (Gribble) Tatham. Her folks moved to Georgia when she was only 3 years...
Alma "Jean" Crump
Jun 9, 2014
The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Alma "Jean" Crump, age 71 of Griffin, GA who passed away on Monday, June 9, 2014.Jean was born in Union County, Georgia on June 5, 1943 to the late Odes Ray & Mae (Seabolt) Dixon. Jean's passion and calling in life was to serve her family. She was a...
Harriet Gale Eaton
Jun 8, 2014
Harriet Gale Eaton, age 62, of Cumming, Georgia, passed away Sunday, June 8, 2014 in Embracing Hospice of Cumming. Harriet was born on August 23, 1951, in Atlanta, Georgia, a daughter of the late Harry Gordon Eaton and Mary Ann Davis Eaton. She had worked as an administrative assistant at Southern Bell Telephone Company.A private memorial service will be held...
Dobie Brackett
Jun 7, 2014
Mrs. Eudora Jane "Dobie" Brackett, age 74 of Blairsville who passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2014. Dobie was born in Blairsville on January 28, 1940 to the late Cecil & Willene (Jackson) Rich. She was a long time and faithful member of First United Methodist Church of Union County where she supported ministries such as the MAC and Youth...
Alice Lynn McFarland
Jun 5, 2014
Mrs. Alice Lynn McFarland, age 72 of Blue Ridge, passed away June 5, 2014 at her home. Mrs. McFarland was born August 28, 1941 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Frank Conley and the late Lola Mason Conley. She was Baptist in faith and she liked reading in her spare time. Alice worked as an LPN for over 30...
Albert Philip Vigue
Jun 1, 2014
Albert Philip Vigue, (Al Pop) to many, age 95 of Blue Ridge, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014 at Erlanger Medical Center. Mr. Vigue was born July 18, 1918 in Goldsboro, NC to the late Joseph Philip Vigue and the late Annie Barfield Vigue. He was a "Dapper Dan" and a gentle soul who would regale all that would listen...
Louise DeLong
Jun 1, 2014
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Louise Kelley DeLong, age 78, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, who passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 1, 2014 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Louise was born in Blairsville, on July 16, 1935, a daughter of the late William Edge Kelley and the late Myrtle Mae Walker Kelley. Louise...
Maudell Kelley
May 31, 2014
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Maudell Kelley, age 81, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2014, at her home.Maudell was born in Blairsville on December 22, 1932, a daughter of the late William Edge Kelley and the late Myrtle Mae Walker Kelley. Maudell had been preceded in death...
Betty Wrigley
May 30, 2014
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces memorial services for Mrs. Betty Louise Fromm Wrigley, age 81, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Friday, May 30, 2014 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.Betty Wrigley was born in Council Grove, Kansas. She was the youngest child of three children born to Theodore Fromm and Irma Bertha Hoffmann Fromm. Betty's older brother...

