Obituaries

Apr 20, 2012

Jane Pauline Gentry, age 64 of Alpharetta, Ga., formally of Murphy, passed away Friday, April 20, 2012 in Canton, Ga. She was born March 31, 1948 in Cherokee County, NC to the late Burt Christopher Gentry and Zelda Davis Gentry. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Atlanta and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.Survivors include: mother, Zelda...

Apr 18, 2012

Buddy John McDonald, age 82 of Murphy, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at Murphy Medical Center. Mr. McDonald was born December 24, 1929 in Andrews to the late Bob and Hannah Dailey McDonald. A member of Boiling Spring Baptist Church he enjoyed gardening, hunting and spending time with his family. He was preceded in death by sisters, Lenore Totherow,...

Apr 17, 2012

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Smith, age 94 of Blairsville, passed away April 17, 2012 at Union General Hospital. Mrs. Smith was born April 7, 1918 in Fannin Co. GA to the late John H. Cole and the late Bessie Quintrell Cole. A member of Williamstown United Methodist Church, she was preceded in death by Father, John H. Cole, mother, Bessie Quintrell...

Apr 14, 2012

Lillian Nunn Baggett, age 81 of Blue Ridge, passed away April 14, 2012 at her home. Lillian was born July 1, 1930 in Milledgeville, GA. Services will be in Plant City, Florida.Arrangements entrusted to the Henry-Cochran Funeral Home of Blue Ridge, GA. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.

Apr 14, 2012

Lillian Nunn Baggett, age 81 of Blue Ridge, passed away April 14, 2012 at her home. Lillian was born July 1, 1930 in Milledgeville, GA. Services will be in Plant City, Florida.Arrangements entrusted to the Henry-Cochran Funeral Home of Blue Ridge, GA. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.

Apr 14, 2012

Lillian Nunn Baggett, age 81 of Blue Ridge, passed away April 14, 2012 at her home. Lillian was born July 1, 1930 in Milledgeville, GA. Services will be in Plant City, Florida.Arrangements entrusted to the Henry-Cochran Funeral Home of Blue Ridge, GA. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.

Apr 13, 2012

Harry Lee Teems, age 65 of Hayesville, went home to be with his Lord Friday, April 13, 2012 after a battle with cancer. He was of the Baptist Faith and was a lifelong resident of Clay County. He was preceded in death by his parents, Georgia Ann Watkins Teems and Conley Teems, Brother, Robert Teems, granddaughter, Hannah Lee, son, Paul...

Apr 12, 2012

Mrs. Annie Lucille White, age 66 of Blairsville, passed away April 12, 2012 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Annie was born July 27, 1945 in Kingston, TN. A member of Star Creek Baptist Church in Morganton, she was preceded in death by mother, Frances Jackson and husband James A. White. She was a loving Mother, Grandmother and Sister.Survivors...

Apr 11, 2012

Mr. Larry Herman Wright, age 64 of Blue Ridge, passed away April 11, 2012 at the Kindred Hospital in Chattanooga. Mr. Wright was born July 7, 1947 in Perry, GA to the late Herman and Lucy Whittington Wright. A member of Harmony Baptist Church, Larry was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother.Survivors include: wife, Vickie Stanley Wright, son, Marty...

Apr 9, 2012

Mr. Herbert Bryan, age 77 of Morganton, passed away April 9, 2012 at Fannin Regional Hospital. Mr. Bryan was born September 21, 1934 in Morganton, GA to Dally & Ethel Patterson Bryan. An Army veteran and a member of Morganton Baptist Church, he was preceded in death by daughter, Pam Bailey.Survivors include: wife, Imagean Bryan, son, Kenneth Bryan, sister, Pauline...

Apr 9, 2012

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Chanda Young Ivey, age 36, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away suddenly on Monday, April 9, 2012, in Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.Chanda was born in Blairsville on April 18, 1975, and was a lifelong resident of Blairsville. She graduated from Union County High School in 1993, and was a...

Apr 7, 2012

Mrs. Irene Cole Bell, age 68 of Murphy, NC passed away April 7, 2012 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. Mrs. Bell was born February 2, 1944 in Fannin County, GA to the late John Ezra and Della Lucindy Bell Cole. A member of the Old Jerusalem Church in Mineral Bluff she was a loving mother, nana, and wife of...

Apr 6, 2012

Apr 3, 2012

Charles Leon (Charlie, Chuck) Williamson, age 67, of Murphy, passed away at his home on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. He was born July 3, 1944 in Paw Paw, MI. He was the son of the late Frederick W. and Bernice L. Williamson and grew up in Brookfield, WI. Mr. Williamson was a U.S. Air Force Veteran. During his military career...

Apr 3, 2012

Rev. Raymond Luther Shields, age 66 of Murphy, passed away Tuesday Evening, April 3, 2012 at his home. Mr. Shields was born March 6, 1946 in Cherokee County, NC to the late Dennis Marvin and Beulah Stiles Shields. He was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church and had served as an area minister for 37 years, He enjoyed hunting...

Apr 2, 2012

Charles "Henry" Wilson, Jr., age 88 of Monroe, passed away April 2, 2012 at his home. Henry was born December 3, 1923 in Fannin Co, GA to the late Charles Henry Wilson Sr. and Rohayman Bowen Wilson. A member of the Emmanuel Praise Church in Good Hope, GA, he was preceded in death by his wife, Madelene Davis Wilson.Survivors include:...

Apr 1, 2012

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces funeral services forMr. Boyce Layman Robertson, age 81, of Hiawassee, Georgia, who passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home.Mr. Robertson was born on Tuesday, January 27, 1931, in Cedar Bluff, Alabama, a son of the late Erby Arnold and the late Gertie Eleanora Butler Robertson. He was a member of...

Mar 31, 2012

Kenley Eddie Garrison, age 73 of Mineral Bluff, passed away March 31, 2012 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Garrison was born September 8, 1938 in Akron, OH to the late Amos and Edith Richards Garrison. A member of Damascus Baptist Church in Epworth, he was preceded in death by son, Donald Eddie Garrison and brother, Billy Garrison.Survivors include: wife,...

Mar 31, 2012

Harry Norman Etheridge, age 81 of Blue Ridge, passed away March 31, 2012 at the Hospice Atlanta Facility in Atlanta. Mr. Etheridge was born November 13, 1930 in Grayson, GA to the late Fletcher Obie and Selma Wages Etheridge. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Blue Ridge and is preceded in death by his first wife,...

Mar 31, 2012

Robert William Hilcken, age 87 of Blue Ridge, passed away March 31, 2012 at his home in Morganton. A memorial service will be held in New Jersey at a later date.Arrangements entrusted to the Henry-Cochran Funeral Home of Blue Ridge, GA. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.