Obituaries
Ray Lewis Dickson
Jul 6, 2011
Mr. Ray Lewis Dickson, age 79, passed away at his home in Morganton on Wednesday, July 6, 2011.He was known as Ray, Daddy, Papa, friend and a good man. He was born January 6, 1932 in Iva, South Carolina, to parents Grover Monroe Dickson Sr. and Lillie Bell Gibson Dickson. He was one of 13 children, had 10 brothers and...
Catherine Louise Sneed (McHan)
Jul 5, 2011
Catherine Louise Sneed, age 82 of Murphy, passed away Tuesday Evening, July 5, 2011 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. Mrs. Sneed was born June 28, 1929 in Ducktown, TN to the late Garland and Lona King McHan . She was a member of Notla Baptist Church, a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was preceded in death by...
Harold Gregory Gibson
Jul 2, 2011
Mr. Harold Gregory Gibson, age 53 of Blue Ridge, passed away July 2, 2011. Mr. Gibson was born August 23, 1957, to Dave C. Gibson and Bobbi McCoy Gibson. He was preceded in death by his father Dave C. Gibson.Survivors include: His wife Lori Cash Gibson of Blue Ridge, mother, Bobbi McCoy Lewis & step father Johnny Lewis, of Blue...
Mildred L. Wilcox (Bell)
Jul 2, 2011
Mrs. Mildred L. Wilcox, age 86 of Mineral Bluff, passed away July 2, 2011 at Fannin Regional Hospital. Mrs. Wilcox was born March 6, 1925 in Polk, TN to the late Carl Bell and Bertha King Bell . She had been married for 64 years, her and her husband owned operated the Lakewood Motel for fifteen years and later the...
Alyce Marie Ford
Jul 2, 2011
Alyce Marie Ford, of North Palm Beach Florida, passed away unexpectedly, July 2, 2011 in Hiawassee Georgia, at age 85, surrounded by her family. She was born in Seneca Falls, NY - August 20, 1925, to Frank and Theresa Spahr. She was the last living member of her immediate family of mother, father and sister Jane. Married to Seth L....
Ida Jackson
Jul 1, 2011
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Ida Jones Jackson, age 93, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Friday, July 1, 2011 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Mrs. Jackson was born in Robbinsville, North Carolina on November 20, 1917, a daughter of the late Vadore "Casey" Jones and Reillie Anderson Jones. She was a homemaker and a...
Claudia Ann Wright
Jul 1, 2011
Mrs.Claudia Ann Wright, age 71 of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away Friday, July 1, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Wright was born September 4, 1939 in New York. She was a member of Union Hill United Methodist Church in Hiawassee. She was also active with the Enchanted Valley Square Dance Club and worked for many years as a volunteer with the...
Ralph Clinton C. Hughes
Jul 1, 2011
Ralph Clinton Hughes, age 91 of Murphy, NC, passed away July 1, 2011 at Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home. Hughes was born January 21, 1920 in Murphy, NC to the late William Robert Hughes and Thursea Brown Hughes. He was a member of New Martins Creek Baptist Church. Mr. Hughes was a US Army Air Corp veteran serving in WW...
Nadine Tison
Jun 29, 2011
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Evelyn Nadine Tison, age 92 of Blairsville, passed away June 29, 2011 at Union County Nursing Home. Mrs. Tison was born June 23, 1919 in Waycross, Georgia, to John Steven Strickland and Sally Mae Becton Strickland. She was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church of Union County....
Mary Sharon Messer
Jun 27, 2011
Mary Sharon Messer, age 61 of Andrews, passed away June 27, 2011 at Murphy Medical Center. Messer was born January 5, 1950 in Cherokee County, NC to the late Powell S. and Virginia R. Bradley. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Amy Mosteller.Survivors include: son, Chris Mosteller, son, Matthew Mosteller, aunt, Sandra...
James "Robert" Butt
Jun 27, 2011
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. James Robert Butt, age 78, of Blairsville, who passed away Monday, June 27, 2011, in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Robert was a native of Blairsville, and was born on September 13, 1932, to Bob Bryan Butt and Zora Gibson Butt. Robert was a veteran of the U.S. Army, and served...
Jimmy Glenn Russell
Jun 26, 2011
Mr. Jimmy Glenn Russell, age 77 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2011 at at his home following a period of declining health . Mr. Russell was born December 29, 1933 in Fannin, GA to the late John B. Russell and the late Bessie Godfrey Russell. He attended Copperhill First United Methodist, had retired from from Blue Ridge...
Susan Joyce Meissner
Jun 25, 2011
Mrs. Susan Joyce Meissner, age 68 of Blue Ridge, passed away June 25, 2011 at the Saint Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta. Services are private.Arrangements entrusted to the Finch-Cochran Funeral Home of McCaysville, GA. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.
Wade Mason
Jun 23, 2011
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death of Mr. Wade Robert Mason, age 81, of Buford, Georgia, who passed away Thursday, June 23, 2011 in Kindred Hospital in Atlanta.Funeral arrangements at this time are incomplete and will be announced later by Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville.
Billy Ray Laney
Jun 23, 2011
Billy Ray Laney, age 65 of Murphy, passed away June 23, 2011 at the Murphy Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Billy was born March 8, 1946 in Cherokee County, NC to Gid and Neily McTaggart Laney. He was preceded in death by his father, Gid Laney, sister, Marie Davis, brother, Jimmy Dale Laney and one niece, Amanda Laney. Billy...
Nancy Williams Stymus
Jun 23, 2011
Mrs. Nancy Williams Stymus, age 74 of Marietta, GA., passed away June 23, 2011. Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 5:00 pm from the chapel of Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home, Kennesaw, GA., with Rev. Mark Jordan, Rev. Max Riley and Rev. Angie Crummie officiating. Burial will follow in the Pine Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery in...
Wade Mason
Jun 23, 2011
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Wade Robert Mason, age 81, of Buford, Georgia, who passed away Thursday, June 23, 2011 in Kindred Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.Mr. Mason was born in Blairsville, a son of the late Harlan Mason and the late Aileen Towery Mason. He had lived in the Atlanta area since 1961, and attended...
Wade Mason
Jun 23, 2011
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death of Mr. Wade Robert Mason, age 81, of Buford, Georgia, who passed away Thursday, June 23, 2011 in Kindred Hospital in Atlanta.Funeral arrangements at this time are incomplete and will be announced later by Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville.
Martha Ann Brown (Dalrymple)
Jun 22, 2011
Mrs. Martha Ann Brown, age 63 of Murphy, passed away June 22, 2011 at the Heritage Healthcare of Blue Ridge. Mrs. Brown was born June 12, 1948 in Murphy, NC to the late Harold and Dorothy Byess Dalrymple. She was a member of New Hope Fellowship Baptist Church in Blairsville. Survivors include husband, William Glover Brown of Murphy, one step-son,...
Rodney Carroll Giles
Jun 21, 2011
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces services for Mr. Rodney Carroll Giles, age 80, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2011 in Heritage Health Care in Blue Ridge, Georgia.He was a native of West Virginia, and had served in the U.S. Air Force. He had been preceded in death by his wife, Charlotte Nichols Giles. Fuenral services have...