Obituaries

Sep 27, 2013

Mrs. Leota Davenport King, age 85 of Hiawassee, formerly of Blairsville, passed away September 27, 2013 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. Mrs. King was born April 30, 1928 in Blairsville, GA to Erastus and Laura Mae Daniels Davenport. Mrs. King was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death...

Sep 26, 2013

Mrs. Glenda Ruth Collis, age 63 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2013 at the Copper Basin Medical Center. Mrs. Collis was born December 5, 1949 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Jewell and Beutelle Waters Burnett. She was a member of the New River Baptist Church in Epworth, she was preceded in death by three sisters...

Sep 25, 2013

Mr. Gary Randall "Randy" Swafford, Sr. age 68 of Copperhill, TN, passed away September 25, 2013 at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, GA. Mr. Swafford was born January 8, 1945 in Ducktown, TN to the late Richard Swafford and the late Euna Mae Davis Swafford. Randy was employed at City Service Chemical Plant in Copperhill. Later he became a Polk County...

Sep 23, 2013

Roy Lynn Davis, age 52 of Copperhill, passed away September 23, 2013 at his home. Lynn was born October 27, 1960 in Copperhill, TN to the late Roy W. "Bud" Davis and Marlene Davis Helton . He was member of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Postell TN. He enjoyed going 4 wheeling. Lynn was preceded in death by father, Roy...

Sep 22, 2013

Mr. James "Bryan" Davis, age 42 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2013 at Erlanger Medical Center. Bryan was born December 18, 1970 in Marietta, GA to James M. "Jim" Davis and Carol Rhodes Davis. He was Baptist in faith. Bryan was the project manager for GLOCK Fire Arms in Marietta. He enjoyed hunting and fishing in his...

Sep 21, 2013

Mrs. Eunice Mary Roberson, age 84 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Heritage Health Care Of Blue Ridge. Mrs. Roberson was born March 4, 1929 in Mineral Bluff, GA to the late William Ralph Henson and the late Anna Mae Dye Henson. She was preceded in death by her husband J.J. Roberson. She was a member...

Sep 20, 2013

Mr. James Wadath Jones, age 80, of Blairsville, passed away Friday, September 20, 2013, at Union General Hospital surrounded by the love of his family.James was born in Blairsville on March 28, 1933 to the late G. Terrell & Sharon Crawford Jones in a two room shack on Blue Ridge Hwy. During his early years he lived in Michigan as...

Sep 20, 2013

Sep 19, 2013

Mr. Stanley Jay Chambers, age 63 of Morganton, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2013 at his home. Mr. Chambers was born July 3, 1950 in Murphy, NC to the J.L. Chambers and Lucille Odom Chambers. He was Baptist in faith and a member of the Morganton Masonic Lodge.Survivors include mother, Lucille Odom Chambers, two sons, Christopher Chambers, and James Chambers,...

Sep 18, 2013

Freddy Cook, Jr. age 29, of Blue Ridge, Georgia, passed away September 18, 2013 at his home. Freddy was born August 26, 1984 in Blue Ridge, GA to Freddy Cook Sr. and Janet Key Cook . Freddy was a avid golf player, winning the Copper Basin Golf Club championship nine times, and a huge TN Vols fan. He was inducted...

Sep 18, 2013

Mr. Harley William Norton, age 91 of Blue Ridge, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at his home. Mr. Norton was born August 11, 1922 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Harvey William Norton and Pellmara Wishon Norton. A member and deacon of the Glen Hope Baptist Church he was preceded in death by brothers, Thomas Norton, Perry Norton,...

Sep 17, 2013

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mary Irene Seabolt Davis, age 90, who went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, at Union County Nursing Home, Blairsville, Georgia, after a brief illness.Born January 23, 1923, Irene was a native and lifetime resident of Union County, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late...

Sep 16, 2013

The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death of Mr. Hubert Alan Jones, age 72, passed away Monday, September 16, 2013 at his home.Mr. Jones was born on February 20, 1941, in Utica, New York, to the late Hubert Cornelius Jones and the late Emilie Wagner Jones. He graduated from Washing Lee High School in 1959 in Arlington, Virginia....

Sep 16, 2013

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee, Georgia announces the death of Mrs. Linda Sue Ledford, age 63 of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2008. Survivors include her husband, Everett Glen Ledford of Blairsville; daughter & son-in-law, Charlene & Joey Johnston;daughter & son-in-law, Karen & Joseph Addison; daughter, Darlene Williams; son & daughter-in-law, Charles Everett & Lena Ledford, all...

Sep 16, 2013

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces memorial services for Sheila Marie Beck Radford, age 54, of Blairsville, who passed away suddenly on Monday morning, September 16, 2013 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Sheila was born on August 24, 1959, in Atlanta, Georgia, a daughter of Howard Penland Beck and Glenda Sue Berrong Beck. Sheila attended Towns County High School and...

Sep 16, 2013

The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death of Mr. Doyle Cliffton Grindstaff, age 76, who died unexpectedly at his home on Monday, September 16, 2013. Doyle was born in Robbinsville, North Carolina on March 18, 1937. Always a hard worker, logging and hunting, loving life and everyone in it. Doyle will always be loved and remembered by all...

Sep 16, 2013

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee, Georgia announces the death of Mrs. Linda Sue Ledford, age 63 of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2008. Survivors include her husband, Everett Glen Ledford of Blairsville; daughter & son-in-law, Charlene & Joey Johnston;daughter & son-in-law, Karen & Joseph Addison; daughter, Darlene Williams; son & daughter-in-law, Charles Everett & Lena Ledford, all...

Sep 15, 2013

Mr. John Edward Martin, Jr. age 75 of Morganton, GA passed away Sunday, September 15, 2013 at the Select Specialty Care Hospital within Emory Midtown in Atlanta, GA. Mr. Martin was born January 12, 1938 in Albany, GA to the late John Edward Martin, Sr. and the late Elizabeth Stipe Martin. Mr. Martin was an Army and Air Force reservist,...

Sep 14, 2013

Inez Hyatt Arp, a native of Culberson, NC passed away September 14, 2013 in Sacramento, CA. She was born on February 25, 1912 to the late Jason Williamson Hyatt and the late Jane Elizabeth Hyatt. She married Charles Edgar Arp on October 17, 1935 in Blue Ridge, GA.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Sep 13, 2013

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces memorial services for Mr. Ronald J. Twarog, age 70, of Hiawassee, who passed away Friday, September 13, 2013, at Union General Hospital in Blairsville from complications due to cancer.Ron was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 4, 1943, to Joseph and Julia Twarog. He worked for Western Electric and AT&T as a cabling engineer...