Obituaries

Aug 27, 2011

Mr. Wayne Edward Cook, age 72, of Blairsville passed away Saturday Morning, August 27th at Union General Hospital. Wayne was born September 19, 1938 in Clover, SC to L.N. and Virginia Brown Cook. He had lived in Union County since he was a small child. Wayne was a local Builder working mostly in Union and Fannin Counties and over the...

Aug 24, 2011

Mrs. Dorothy Weatherford Towery Etheridge, age 83, passed away August 24, 2011 peacefully at her home in Blue Ridge. She was born May 16, 1928 in Jacksonville, FL to the late Charles Weatherford and the late Alice Alford Weatherford.Dot was preceded in death by her first husband of 59 years, George Howard Towery and her oldest son, George Howard Towery...

Aug 24, 2011

James Lee Lequire, age 50 of Andrews, NC passed away August 24, 2011 at his home. James was born April 8, 1961 in Bryson City, NC, to Lester and Margaret "Ann" Barker Lequire. He was Baptist in faith, he was preceded in death by his Father, Lester Lequire, step-son, Daniel Wood, and brother, Johnny Lequire .Survivors include: wife, Sue Drake...

Aug 23, 2011

Aug 20, 2011

Jeffery Craig (Jeff) Miller, Sr. , age 51 of Callahan, Florida, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at his home. Mr. Miller was born on May 11,1960 in Blairsville to Harold & Joanne Miller. Jeff was a foreman for Southeast Enterprises for 27 years and also managed Baldwin Feedstore in Baldwin, Florida for the past nine years. He was...

Aug 20, 2011

David Monroe Hendrix died August 20, 2011 at his home in the Peachtree Community. He was a native and life-time resident of Cherokee County. David was born July 4, 1935 to Clarence Monroe Hendrix and Meb Sudderth Hendrix. He earned a Bachelors Degree from the University of Tennessee. David earned his Master's Degree in education from Western Carolina University. He...

Aug 18, 2011

Bennie Francis Hughes, age 76, of Turtletown, TN, passed away August 18, 2011 at ErlangerMedical Centerl in Chattanooga, TN . Survivors include: sister, Helen Key. Funeral services: incomplete at this time and will be announced at a later time.Arrangements entrusted to the Finch-Cochran Funeral Home of McCaysville, GA. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register...

Aug 18, 2011

Mrs. Mary Edith Miller, age 67 of Blue Ridge, passed away August 18, 2011 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Mrs. Miller was born September 11, 1943 in Manitoba, Canada, to the late James and Helena Pangman Ryno. She was Baptist in faith, she was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Gary Ryno.Survivors include: husband, Donald...

Aug 18, 2011

Sue Moore Roach, 96, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 18th, at Life Care Center of Collegedale, TN. She was born in Canton, GA, on December 2, 1914. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, William Elijah Roach, her parents, Robert Keller Moore and Mary Annie Elliott Moore, her brother, Robert Keller...

Aug 18, 2011

Bennie Frances Hughes, age 77, of Turtletown, went to be with the Lord August 18, 2011 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Bennie was born August 17, 1934 at home on Stansbury Rd. in Turtletown, TN to the late Fred and Retheal Early Hughes. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Delano Hughes, Kenneth Hughes,...

Aug 18, 2011

Bennie Francis Hughes, age 76, of Turtletown, TN, passed away August 18, 2011 at ErlangerMedical Centerl in Chattanooga, TN . Survivors include: sister, Helen Key. Funeral services: incomplete at this time and will be announced at a later time.Arrangements entrusted to the Finch-Cochran Funeral Home of McCaysville, GA. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register...

Aug 17, 2011

Frances Cleveland, age 95 of Hiawassee, passed away August 17, 2012 at Brasstown Manor. Mrs. Cleveland was born June 25, 1917 in Atlanta, GA to the late William Clements Walker and the late Melinda Catherine Drum Walker. A member of , she was preceded in death by husband, C.J. Cleveland, father, William Clements Walker, mother, Melinda Catherine Drum.Survivors include: sons,...

Aug 16, 2011

Clyde McCollum, age 52 of Clermont, Georgia passed away August 16, 2011 at North East Georgia Medical Center. Mr. McCollum was born September 30, 1958 in Blairsville to the late Robert & Lola Mae Teague McCollum. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and managing flocks of chickens. Clyde was preceded in death by his Parents and Brothers, Junior & Jack McCollum.He will...

Aug 15, 2011

Mr. Steve Samuel Berry, age 52 of Cornelia, GA, passed away August 15, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Berry was born March 17, 1959 in Towns Co., GA to the late Frank Berry, and Margie Lovingood Berry. He was preceded in death by a step son Brian Mull.Survivors include: son & daughter-in-law, Steven C. & Kelly Berry, mother, Margie L....

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...