Obituaries

Elbert Wesley Beaver

Elbert Wesley Beaver

Oct 26, 2012

Elbert Wesley Beaver, age 90 of Morganton, passed away Friday, October 26, 2012 at North East Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. He was born August 3, 1922 in Union County, GA to the late Henry L. Beaver and Bertha Weaver Beaver. He was A member of Zion Hill Baptist Church and enjoyed gardening and hunting. Survivors include: wife of 69...

Roxie Owenby

Roxie Owenby

Oct 25, 2012

The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Roxie Jane Owenby, age 95, of Blairsville, passed away peacefully at Union County Nursing Home on Thursday, October 25, 2012.Mrs. Owenby was born in Brasstown, North Carolina on May 21, 1917 to the late Caney & Hattie Miller Dockery. She grew up in a family of 13 brothers and...

William Donald "W.D." Bruce

William Donald "W.D." Bruce

Oct 24, 2012

Mr. William Donald Bruce, age 69 of Copperhill, TN passed away October 24, 2012 at his home. William was born November 27, 1942 in Liberty, NC to the late E. E. Bruce and Bertha Price Bruce. A Deacon of the Isabella Baptist Church, he was preceded in death by his loving wife Barbara Hedden Bruce. William was a master craftsman,...

James Mincey

James Mincey

Oct 24, 2012

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces memorial services for Mr. James Benjamin Mincey, age 90, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2012 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.Mr. Mincey was born November 6, 1921, in Waynesboro, Georgia, a son of the late Benjamin Alexander Mincey and Lillie Stewart Mincey. Mr. Mincey had been living...

Don Ledford

Don Ledford

Oct 24, 2012

The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces funeral services for Mr. Don Ledford, age 62 of Young Harris who passed away Wednesday morning, October 24,2012 at his home.Mr. Ledford was born in Clayton, Georgia on September 13, 1950 to the late Taft & Bonnie Garrett Ledford. Don owned and operated Ledford Concrete. He loved people and was loved by all...

Phyllis Christine Angel

Phyllis Christine Angel

Oct 24, 2012

Phyllis Christine Angel, of McCaysville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at her home. Phyllis retired from Papa Pizza. She was employed as a shift manager for many. She was born in Ducktown, TN on December 22, 1934 to the late Parks Culberson and the late Pearl Kimsey Bryson Culberson. Phyllis is a member of the McCaysville Church of...

Barbara Goyette (Smith)

Barbara Goyette (Smith)

Oct 24, 2012

Barbara Dale Smith Goyette, 84, of Hayesville, died at approximately 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24 at a Murphy, N.C. care center.Goyette was born Dec. 2, 1927 in East Aurora. N.Y., the middle child of Russell O.L. Smith and Laura Mae Garret. Before moving to Hayesville in 1998, she lived and worked in Washington, D.C. She was a former teacher and...

Stacy Michelle Ward

Stacy Michelle Ward

Oct 22, 2012

Stacy Michelle Ward, age 36 of Murphy, passed away Monday, October 22, 2012 at Murphy Medical Center. She was born July 31, 1976 in Swain County, NC to the late Gilmer Dale Ward and Joyce Crisp Ward. She was a member of Little Brasstown Baptist Church, she enjoyed attending I.O.I. for a number of years.Survivors include: mother, Joyce Ward, Brother,...

Morris Arden Northup

Morris Arden Northup

Oct 21, 2012

The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces graveside services for Mr. Morris Arden Northup, age 86 of Macon, who passed away at Pine Pointe Hospice Facility in Macon on Sunday, October 21, 2012.Mr. Northup was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 26, 2012 to the late Zenus and Dorothy Myott Northup. Morris had a strong faith and regularly attended Mabel...

Dorothy Manship

Dorothy Manship

Oct 19, 2012

Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth Parr Manship, age 88, of Trion, GA, (formerly of Hiawassee, GA) died Friday, October 19, 2012 at the Suites at Oakview.Mrs. Manship was born May 30, 1924 in Falls Township, PA. She was the daughter of the late Josephine Greeniee Foell Parr and Harry Parr. She was a member of Trion United Methodist Church. She was a...

Donald Hewell Parris

Donald Hewell Parris

Oct 19, 2012

Mr. Donald Hewell Parris, age 70, Murphy, passed away October 19, 2012. Mr. Parris was born January 28, 1942 in Atlanta , GA to Jimmie Parris and Fay Pearson Parris. He was preceded in death by his parents Jimmie and Fay Parris.Survivors include: son, David Dean (Linda) Parris, daughter, Donna (Sean) Hamby, daughter, Deborah Parris, granddauighter, Jessica A. Curry. Funeral...

Lucille Margaret Wilson

Lucille Margaret Wilson

Oct 18, 2012

The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Hiawassee announces memorial services for Mrs. Lucille Margaret Wilson, age 82 of Hiawassee who passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, October 18, 2012.Mrs. Lucille Wilson was born on June 10, 1930 in San Antonio, Texas to the late William & Beatrice Torres Cotten. She met her husband, Heyward in San Antonio...

Mary Belle Sims (Peters)

Mary Belle Sims (Peters)

Oct 18, 2012

Mrs. Mary Belle Sims, age 79 of Mineral Bluff, formerly of Dogwood Lane, Blue Ridge,. Passed away October 18, 2012 at Fannin Regional Hospital. Mrs. Sims was born January 17, 1933 in Wichita, KS to Earnest St. Peters and Esther West St. Peters, where she lived for many years prior to moving to Blue Ridge 9 years ago. She was...

Barbara Ann Walker Huff

Barbara Ann Walker Huff

Oct 14, 2012

Barbara Ann Walker, age 84 of Hayesville, passed away October 14, 2012 at Clay County Care Center in Hayesville. Mrs. Walker was born March 17, 1928 in Charlotte, NC to the late Victor and Mildred David Hawes. Barbara was a loving Mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. There wasn't a thing she wouldn't do for her children. Barbara taught first grade for...

Danny Deyton

Danny Deyton

Oct 10, 2012

Danny Lee Deyton, age 55 of Dahlonega, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at Chestatee Regional Hospital. Mr. Deyton was born September 13, 1957 the son of George Henry Deyton and Ellen Joyce Deyton. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Larry and Michael Deyton.Survivors include: wife, Patsy Chamberlain, daughter, Tina (William) Frady, step-son, Thomas Broome, step-daughter, Julie (Ashley)...

Patricia Agnes Evans (Bradford)

Patricia Agnes Evans (Bradford)

Oct 9, 2012

Patricia Agnes Evans, age 73 of Copperhill, passed away October 9, 2012 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Mrs. Evans was born July 2, 1939 in Miami, FL to the late William G. and Marita V. Bell Bradford. Patricia attended the St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing in West Palm Beach, Fl.and graduated with a Diploma in Nursing. She...

Lavon Crawford Butt

Lavon Crawford Butt

Oct 9, 2012

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Lavon Crawford Butt, aged 99 years, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville, on Tuesday, October 9, 2012.Mrs. Butt was born in Blairsville, Georgia, on August 20, 1913, a daughter of the late George Edward Crawford and the late Mary Belle Walker...

Joyce Frances Dunn (Govan)

Joyce Frances Dunn (Govan)

Oct 8, 2012

Joyce Frances Dunn, age 73 of Hayesville, passed away October 8, 2012 at the Union General Hospital in Blairsville, GA. Mrs. Dunn was born May 1, 1939 in Detroit, MI to the late Richard and Jean Cuhn Grovan. A member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Hayesville, she was a retired Christian Service Counselor.Survivors include: husband, Patrick...

Bernice Evelyn Hays

Bernice Evelyn Hays

Oct 7, 2012

Mrs. Bernice Evelyn Hays, age 83 of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home in Hiawassee. Mrs. Hayes was born in Austell, Georgia, on Friday, December 14, 1928, a daughter of the late Oscar Burdette and the late Fannie Taylor Burdette. Mrs. Hayes had been living in the Hiawassee area for 11 years, and...

Glata Elizabeth Buchs (Kilpatrick)

Glata Elizabeth Buchs (Kilpatrick)

Oct 7, 2012

Mrs. Glata Elizabeth Kilpatrick Buchs, 81, of Florence, MS, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Brandon Nursing and Rehab Center in Brandon, MS. Glata was born on November 7, 1930 in McCaysville, Georgia to the late Oscar Elisha and Hattie Mae Cabe Kilpatrick. She had been a Rankin County resident since 1976. Glata was...