Obituaries

Marilyn Ann Frith (Goguen)

Marilyn Ann Frith (Goguen)

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...

Grace Edna Turner (Ross)

Grace Edna Turner (Ross)

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...

Mary Ruth Ingram (Lancaster)

Mary Ruth Ingram (Lancaster)

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...

Myrtis Virginia "Bate" Boyer

Myrtis Virginia "Bate" Boyer

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....

Edward Lewis Turner

Edward Lewis Turner

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...

Eugene Stanley Davenport

Eugene Stanley Davenport

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...

Myrtle Marie Collins (Hayes)

Myrtle Marie Collins (Hayes)

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....

Jessie M. Hudson (Crofton)

Jessie M. Hudson (Crofton)

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,...

Frankie Jewell Overstreet

Frankie Jewell Overstreet

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...

Frank Kirby

Frank Kirby

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...

David McEwen

David McEwen

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...

Burton Tischer

Burton Tischer

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...

Bettie Jean Mashburn (Bailey)

Bettie Jean Mashburn (Bailey)

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...

Bettie Jean Mashburn (Bailey)

Bettie Jean Mashburn (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,...

Bettie Jean Mashburn (Bailey)

Bettie Jean Mashburn (Bailey)

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...

Roberta S. Coker (Satterfield)

Roberta S. Coker (Satterfield)

Jul 25, 2011

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Roberta S. Coker, age 94, of Blairsville, who passed away Sunday evening, July 24, 2011, at her home.Mrs. Coker was born in Union County, Georgia, on September 8, 1916, a daughter of the late Grady Satterfield and the late Mary Potts Satterfield. She was a homemaker and a member of...

Maude Lennis Deweese (Lance)

Maude Lennis Deweese (Lance)

Jul 23, 2011

Maude Lennis DeWeese, age 91 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Life Care Center of Copper Basin. She was born December 6, 1919 in Union Co., GA to the late Thomas and Mary Byers Lance. She was a member of Mount Zion Baptist, enjoyed studying her Bible, gardening, and spending time with her children and grandchildren....

Aleta Kay Forsberg (Stockwell)

Aleta Kay Forsberg (Stockwell)

Jul 23, 2011

Mrs. Aleta Kay Forsberg, age 59, of Ducktown, TN, passed away July 23, 2011 at the Fannin Regional Hospital. ALeta was born to the late James & Myrtle Rowe Stockwell.in Cowan, West Virigina on April 4, 1952. Altea had moved to the area from St. Petersburg, FL. Aleta is survived by her husband, Lawrence Barnes of the Life Care Center...

Glen Leland Pickelsimer

Glen Leland Pickelsimer

Jul 23, 2011

Glen Leland Pickelsimer, age 75 of Copperhill, TN passed away July 23, 2011 at the Copper Basin Medical Center. Mr. Pickelsimer was born March 17, 1936 in Fannin Co, GA to the late H.A. Pickelsimer and Lois Cruise Pickelsimer.Survivors include one daughter, Deborah Morrow of Copperhill, TN, one brother, Bob Pickelsimer of Dalonega, one sister, Violet Harper of Dawsonville, one...

Dorothy Fugate Crum (Fugate)

Dorothy Fugate Crum (Fugate)

Jul 23, 2011

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Fugate Crum, age 74, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Saturday, July 23, 2011 in Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mrs. Crum was born in Haines City, Florida, on December 3, 1936, a daughter of the late Wilson C. Fugate and the late Louis Martha Alderman Fugate. She had...