Obituaries

Aug 15, 2011

David Acheson Bleakley, age 81 of Blairsville, passed away August 15, 2011. Mr. Bleakley was born on October 7, 1929 in Franklin, Pennsylvania, to the late Rollin & Sarah Acheson Bleakley. David was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean War and a proud graduate from the University of Florida. David enjoyed creating and building a new business and...

Aug 14, 2011

Loving wife, mother & sister Gracey Hastings, age 45 of Blue Ridge passed away on August 14, 2011. Gracey was born on June 25, 1966 in Hollywood, Florida to William Evans and Colleen O'Brien. She was preceded in death by her parents and daughter, Laura Michele Morrison. Survivors include husband, David Hastings and daughter, Virginia Colleen Hastings of Blue Ridge;...

Aug 13, 2011

Josephine Ann Sarchet Cantrell of Warne, N. C. passed away Saturday Morning at Murphy Medical Center.Mrs. Cantrell was born Nov. 9, 1928 in Canton, OH. to the late LeRoy J. Sarchet and the late Angleline Gozdon Sarchet. She is survived by a daughter, Jody Kelley of Warne, two sons William "Bill" Cantrell and wife Heidi of California and Phillip Todd...

Aug 13, 2011

Mrs. Agnes Prince Parris Clemmer, age 86 of McCaysville passed away Saturday morning, August 13, 2011. She was born in Fannin County Georgia April 3, 1925, the daughter of the late Lester and Nancy Harrison Prince.Mrs.Clemmer was an active member of Williamstown United Methodist Church for over sixty years, Williamstown WSCS, and the Primetime Choir. She was a retired educator...

Aug 11, 2011

Aug 11, 2011

June A. West, 79, passed away August 11, 2011 at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, TN from a heart attack. She was the daughter of the late Norvel Hunsucker and Pearle Voyles Hunsucker. The sister of the late Terry Hunsucker and wife to the late Robert W. West.June was born and raised here in North Carolina. She moved to Ohio with...

Aug 8, 2011

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces services for Mrs. Marilyn Ann Frith, age 62, of Blairsville, Georgia, formerly of Cleveland, Tennessee, who passed away Monday, August 8, 2011 in Stonehenge Assisted Living in Blairsville.Mrs. Frith was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, on August 28, 1948, a daughter of the late Frederick J. Goguen and the late Mildred Turner Goguen. She was...

Aug 8, 2011

Mrs. Grace Edna Turner, age 91 of Morganton, passed away August 8, 2011 at Gordon Hospital in Calhoun . Mrs. Turner was born February 14, 1920 in Fannin, GA to the late John Burton Ross and the late Ada Wilson Ross. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and enjoyed gardening, quilting and gospel music. She was preceded...

Aug 7, 2011

Mary Ruth Lancaster Ingram, age 77, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 7th, 2011 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Clay County and a daughter of the late Gilbert and Marie Hogsed Lancaster. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.Mary Ruth was the wife of the late Fred Clifford...

Aug 6, 2011

Mrs. Myrtis Virginia Boyer (Bate) age 98 of Chapman Lane, Blairsville, a true southern lady all her life, went on to greet her Lord and her husband James Posey Boyer on Aug. 6th 2011. Her last days on this earth she resided at the Union County Nursing home where she was attended by a group of Angels, disguised as nurses....

Aug 4, 2011

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces memorial services for Mr. Edward Lewis Turner, age 83, of Blairsville, who passed away Thursday, August 4, 2011 at his home.Mr. Turner was born in Pomfret, Vermont, on April 6, 1928, a son of the late Edward Lewis Turner and the late Laverne Mock Turner. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and...

Aug 4, 2011

Mrs. Eugene S. Davenport, age 85 of Blue Ridge, passed away August 4, 2011 at the Heritage Hospice in Marietta. Mrs. Davenport was born February 12, 1926 in Fannin County, GA to the late Walter Stanley and the late Mary Bell Messer Stanley. She had attended New Testament Baptist Church, enjoyed sewing, puzzels and gardening, she was preceded in death...

Aug 3, 2011

Myrtle Marie Collins, age 95 of Morganton, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at the Heritage Health Care Center in Blue Ridge. Mrs. Collins was born February 24, 1916 in Fannin County, GA to the late Claude Hayes and the late Nebraska Bruce Hayes . She was a member of Concord Baptist Church and loved taking care of her family....

Aug 2, 2011

Mrs. Jessie M. Hudson, age 88 of Young Harris, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Mrs. Hudson was born November 16, 1922 in Dover, FL to the late Joseph Crofton and the late Minnie Smith Crofton . She and her husband, John, moved to Young Harris in 1996, coming from the Tampa,...

Jul 31, 2011

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces graveside services for Frankie Jewell Overstreet, age 68, of Sylva, North Carolina, who passed away Sunday, July 31, 2011 in Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina.Graveside services have been scheduled for Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 11:00 a.m., in New Union Baptist Church Cemetery. There will be no visitation at the funeral home.Arrangements...

Jul 29, 2011

Mr. Frank Walter Kirby, affectionately kown as "George" and "Papaw", age 67, of Hiawassee, passed away Friday, July 29, 2011 at his home after an extended illnessHe was a Jehovah's Witness and a member of the Hiawassee Congregation.Frank was born December 29, 1943 in Hiawassee, the seventh of eight children of Gordon H.Kirby, Sr. and Cora Wood Kirby. He lived...

Jul 27, 2011

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. David McEwen, age 69, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2011 in Blairsville.Mr. McEwen was born in Miami, Florida, on January 3, 1942, a son of the late Jerome McEwen and the late Marie Maggio. David was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was a...

Jul 27, 2011

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces graveside services for Mr. Burton H. Tischer, age 82, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2011 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Mr. Tischer was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 3, 1929, a son of the late Herbert Tischer and Mary Louise Black Tischer. He was a member of The...

Jul 26, 2011

Bettie Jean Mashburn, age 75, of Copperhill, TN, passed away July 26, 2011 at Copper Basin Medical Center. Bettie was born November 16, 1935 in Polk County , TN to James Lawrence Bailey and Jewell Brooks Bailey. She was a member of Coletown Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by son, Johnny Lane Bailey.Survivors include: son, Michael Joe Bailey...

Jul 26, 2011

Ms. Bettie Jean Mashburn, age 75, of Copperhill, TN, passed away July 26, 2011 at Copper Basin Medical Center. Bettie was born November 16, 1935 in Polk County , TN to James Lawrence Bailey and Jewell Brooks Bailey. She was a member of Coletown Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by son, Johnny Lane Bailey.Survivors include: son & daughter-in-law,...