Obituaries

Jackie Young Collis

Jackie Young Collis

Mar 22, 2013

Mr. Jackie Young Collis, age 70 of Mineral Bluff, passed away March 22, 2013 at Heritage Healthcare. Mr. Collis was born June 11, 1942 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Howard W. Collis & the late Blanche M. Queen Collis. A member of New River Baptist Church.Survivors include: sister, Ruby (Erith) Rhodes, sister, Peggy (James) Hickey and sister Jennett...

Nona Gaye Scearce

Nona Gaye Scearce

Mar 21, 2013

The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Nona Gaye Scearce, age 78 who passed away on Thursday morning, March 21, 2013 at Union County Nursing Home. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, March 29, 2013 from the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on...

Jack Brower

Jack Brower

Mar 20, 2013

The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mr. Jack B. Brower died March 20, 2013 just days before his 91st birthday at his home near Blairsville, Ga.He was born in Peru, Indiana and spent most of his life in Marion, Indiana. He was son of the late Floyd and Dulcia Brower. He was also preceded...

Winston R. Stewart

Winston R. Stewart

Mar 19, 2013

Mr. Winston R. Stewart, age 84 of Morganton, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at his home. Mr. Stewart was born September 29, 1928 in Morganton, GA to the late John and Myrtle Cochran Stewart. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by wife, Ruby Moore Stewart, brothers, Johnny Stewart, and Arvil Stewart, sisters, Edith Hyde, Eddith...

Ralph Kimsey ""Kim"" Campbell,

Ralph Kimsey ""Kim"" Campbell,

Mar 17, 2013

Mr. Ralph Kimsey Campbell, “Kim”, 95, of Ducktown, Tennessee passed away Sunday, March 17th 2013. He was born November 11, 1917. He was the oldest of six children born to Hoyt and Pauline Kimsey Campbell, who were a well-known family in the Copper Basin area. Kim was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Martin, Lynn and William...

Bonnie Allen Thomason

Bonnie Allen Thomason

Mar 15, 2013

Bonnie Allen Thomason, of Shelbyville, TN, formally of the Copper Basin, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2007 at the Bedford County Nursing facility. She was the owner of Bonnie's Florist in Shelbyville for many years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Shelbyville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Thomason. Survivors include: Son, Ralph...

Jimmy L Edmondson

Jimmy L Edmondson

Mar 15, 2013

Mr. Jimmy Lee Edmondson, age 40 of Morganton, passed away March 15, 2013 of cardiovascular disease. Mr. Edmondson was born June 1, 1972 to Jimmy Lee Edmondson Sr. and Linda Edmondson.Survivors include: father, Jimmy Lee Edmondson Sr.. mother, Linda Edmondson, brother, Mathew Edmondson, sister, Michelle Edmondson, Grandmother, Mary Lewis, partner, Christy Jarrett, Two children, Luke & Savannah Edmondson. Arrangements entrusted...

Bonnie Allen Thomason

Bonnie Allen Thomason

Mar 15, 2013

Bonnie Allen Thomason, of Shelbyville, TN, formally of the Copper Basin, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2007 at the Bedford County Nursing facility. She was the owner of Bonnie's Florist in Shelbyville for many years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Shelbyville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Thomason. Survivors include: Son, Ralph...

Roger J. Chambers

Roger J. Chambers

Mar 14, 2013

Mr. Roger J. Chambers, age 83 of Blue Ridge, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2013 at his home after a long illness. Mr. Chambers was born November 21, 1929 in Blairsville, GA to the late Calvin and Myrtle Jordan Chambers. A member of the Shirley Hills Baptist Church in Warner Robins, GA, he was preceded in death by brothers, Ray...

Cleopatra "Cleo" Brackett (Quinn)

Cleopatra "Cleo" Brackett (Quinn)

Mar 13, 2013

Mrs.Cleo Brackett, age 89, of Blue Ridge, passed away peacefuly March 13, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Brackett was born in Copperhill, TN, to the late Alonzo Quinn and the late Lula Mae Shearer Quinn. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, and spent her life in the Copper Basin area. She loved to laugh, talk, debate,...

Comer Saxon

Comer Saxon

Mar 12, 2013

The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Comer Edward Saxon, age 98 who passed away at his home on March 12, 2013 following an extended illness. Comer was born in Blairsville, Georgia on October 12, 1914 to the late Bennett and Ella Hood Saxon. He was a life long resident of Union County. Following the death of...

Aloyd T. Rice

Aloyd T. Rice

Mar 9, 2013

ALOYD T. RICE, 89, died in his sleep Sunday March 9, at Union General Hospital while under Hospice care. He was previously a native of Pensacola, Fl. and Lake Worth, Fl., and was a Blairsville resident for the past 32 years. He was predeceased by his wife Esther of 20 years, and is survived by his 2 daughters Dora G....

Aloyd T. Rice

Aloyd T. Rice

Mar 9, 2013

ALOYD T. RICE, 89, died in his sleep Sunday March 9, at Union General Hospital while under Hospice care. He was previously a native of Pensacola, Fl. and Lake Worth, Fl., and was a Blairsville resident for the past 32 years. He was predeceased by his wife Esther of 20 years, and is survived by his 2 daughters Dora G....

Edwin Maurice Clark

Edwin Maurice Clark

Mar 9, 2013

Edwin Maurice Clark, age 45 of Murphy, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2013. He was born September 12, 1967 in Murphy, NC to the late Clarence Clark Sr. and the late Joyce Radford Clark . He enjoyed fishing, hunting and camping..Survivors include: Brother, Clarence ( Melissa) Clark Jr., Brother, Daryl (Jeanine) Clark, daughter, Kayla Clark, daughter, Morgan Pence and fiancée,...

Jean Harper (Bell)

Jean Harper (Bell)

Mar 8, 2013

Mrs. Jean Bell Harper, age 79 of Morganton, passed away March 8, 2013. Mrs. Harper was born April 19, 1933 in McCaysville, GA to Allison and Effie Johnson Bell. A member of Midway Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by husband, William Harper, son, Dwight J. Harper.Survivors include: daughter & son-in-law, Cynthia "Cindy" (James R. Guinn) Guinn, three grandchildren,...

Donald Julius "Levi" Garrett

Donald Julius "Levi" Garrett

Mar 8, 2013

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mr. Donald J. Garrett, age 72, of Marietta, Georgia, who passed away early Friday morning, March 8, 2013, in Wellstar Community Hospice in Austell, Georgia.Mr. Garrett was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, February 7, 1941, a son of the late Jake Martin Garrett and Vonnie Beaver Garrett. He...

Thelma Viola Rider (Satterfield)

Thelma Viola Rider (Satterfield)

Mar 7, 2013

Mrs. Thelma Viola Rider, age 78 of Suches, passed away March 7, 2013 at Heritage Healthcare Facility in Blue Ridge. Mrs. Rider was born April 16, 1934 in Dahlonega, GA to the late Tate Satterfield and the late Annaree Scarborough Saterfield. A member of Salem #1 Sugarhill Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by parents, Tate & Annaree Satterfield,...

Edna May Earley (Millsaps)

Edna May Earley (Millsaps)

Mar 7, 2013

Mrs. Edna May Earley, age 68 of Andrews, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013 at the Murphy Medical Center. Mrs. Earley was born June 16, 1944 in Robbinsville, NC to the late Floyd and Inez Brown Millsaps. A member of the Valleytown Baptist Church, she enjoyed singing and playing with her beloved dog Muffins. She belonged to the singing group...

Johnny Ray Roberson

Johnny Ray Roberson

Mar 6, 2013

Mr. Johnny Ray Roberson, age 58 of Murphy, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at the Murphy Medical Center. Mr. Roberson was born April 19, 1954 in Murphy, NC to the late Willard and Eula Mae Mashburn Roberson. He was Baptist in faith and he enjoyed fishing in his spare time. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...

James Vaughan Dyer

James Vaughan Dyer

Mar 5, 2013

Mr. James Vaughan Dyer, age 91, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2008. A farmer and construction worker living all his life in Blairsville, Mr. Dyer was a member of Pine Top Baptist Church and a U.S. Army Veteran serving during World War II with the Civil Conservation Corp. He was preceded in death by a son, Stephen...