Obituaries

Mar 1, 2011

Dorothy Mae Pullium, age 93 of Andrews, NC, passed away Tuesday March 1, 2011 at Valley View Care Center in Andrews. She was born October 27, 1917 in Cherokee County, NC to the late James and Gertrude Brown. Mrs. Pullium was a member of Valley River Baptist Church in Andrews, she enjoyed sewing, gardening and raising flowers. She was preceded...

Feb 28, 2011

Mrs. Betty York Duvall, age 79 of Copperhill, TN, passed away Friday evening Feb. 25 in a Cleveland, TN hospital hospital.. Mrs. Duvall was born Oct. 26, 1931 in Polk County, TN to the late Earl G. York and Mary Holt York . She was preceded in death by sisters, Elsie York and Geneva P. Cash, Brothers, Richard M. York,...

Feb 28, 2011

Mrs. Betty York Duvall, age 79 of Copperhill, TN, passed away Friday evening Feb. 25 in a Cleveland, TN hospital hospital.. Mrs. Duvall was born Oct. 26, 1931 in Polk County, TN to the late Earl G. York and Mary Holt York . She was preceded in death by sisters, Elsie York and Geneva P. Cash, Brothers, Richard M. York,...

Feb 28, 2011

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mary Jo Cherry, age 95, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Monday evening at her home.Ms. Cherry was born in Hayesville, North Carolina, and had lived there and in the surrounding areas for all of her life. She attended Hayesville Church of God.She will be lovingly remembered and is survived by...

Feb 27, 2011

Mr.William Roger Tallent, a loving father and grandfather, age 58, of Copperhill, TN, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2011 at St. Joseph Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Roger was born in Copperhill, TN on August 21, 1952 to Robert & Christine Deal Tallent. He was a member of Mt. Harmony Baptist Church. He loved to fish and hunt and was an...

Feb 25, 2011

Feb 25, 2011

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Christine Sineath, age 88, of Blairsville, who passed away Friday, February 25, 2011 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.Mrs. Sineath was born in Eastman, Georgia, a daughter of the late Thomas Levin Cook and the late Lucy Mae Giddens Cook. She was a member of First United Methodist Church...

Feb 24, 2011

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Leonard James Twiggs, age 101, of Blairsville, who passed away Thursday, February 24, 2010 at his home.Mr. Twiggs was born in Union County, Georgia, on April 1, 1909, in Union County, Georgia, a son of the late Ken Twiggs and the late Delia Cobb Twiggs. He was a farmer, and...

Feb 24, 2011

Roy John Richards age 79, of Canton, passed away Thursday, February 24th, 2011 at Cartersville Heights Nursing Home in Cartersville, GA. He was born January 30th, 1932 in Benton, TN to the late Herman Richards and Lizzie Rogers Richards. He served in the Army for ten years and in the Air Force for twelve years. A member of New Union...

Feb 23, 2011

Mrs. Druella Beavers, age 93, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at St Joseph Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Druella was born January 13, 1918 in Epworth, GA to John & Bertha McDaniel. She was a member of the McCaysville Church of Christ. Druella was preceded in death by her husband,Claude Frank Beavers.Survivors include: daughters, Patsy Harris,...

Feb 23, 2011

Garry Garren- Loved showing horses, hunting & Nascar racing.Gary Garren, age 58, of Morganton, Ga, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2011at his home. He was born March 28, 1952 to the late Ralph Garren and Dorothy Garren. He worked in construction and built many beautiful homes in the area. He enjoyed showing horses, hunting, Nascar racing, and being outdoors. He...

Feb 23, 2011

After a long , courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease, Robert C. Walker succumbed to complications from the malady on Wednesday, February 23, 2011. Rob's funeral was held on Sunday, February 27, 2011, in the chapel at Cochran Funeral Home in Blue Ridge, GA. Interment followed at Chastain Memorial Park. In Rob's memory, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation...

Feb 22, 2011

Mr. Elbert Sylvester Anderson, Jr. age 69 of Brasstown, NC, passed away Tuesday morning, February 22 at the Murphy Medical Center. Mr. Anderson was born in Clay Co., NC to the late Elbert Sylvester Anderson Sr. and Martha Janie Anderson. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Jerry Keith Anderson.Survivors include: son, Tommy James Anderson, daughter,...

Feb 15, 2011

Mr. Hubert Raper, age 66 of Murphy, NC, passed away Tuesday, February 15 at Mission Hospital. Mr. Raper was born in Cobb County, GA August 28, 1944 the son of Arthur William Raper and Gertrude Thomas Raper . He was a member of Ivy Log Baptist Church and was a US Army Veteran. He was a Real Estate Broker in...

Feb 15, 2011

Mr. Michael Moore, age 43 of Murphy, NC, passed away at his residence February 15, 2011. Mr. Moore was born in Murphy, NC to Roy Moore and Ethel McTaggart Moore. A member of Upper Peachtree Baptist Church.Survivors include: his parents Roy Moore & Ethel Moore, daughter & son-in-law, Ashley (David) Bradshaw of Hiawassee, GA son, Matthew B. Moore of Murphy,...

Feb 13, 2011

Feb 13, 2011

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Bonnie Louise Sexton Starnes, age 81, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Sunday, February 13, 2011 in Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale, Georgia.Mrs. Starnes was a native of Union County, Georgia, and had lived in Jonesboro, Georgia, for many years before moving back to Blairsville in 1996. She was...

Feb 11, 2011

Ruby Belle Martin, age 83 of Copperhill, TN, passed away Friday morning at the Hospice Care of Chattanooga, TN. Mrs. Martin was born May 24, 1927, in Blairsville, GA, to Arthur & Inkabo Grant Henderson.Ruby was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley Martin.Survivors include: daughter, Sylvia Jean Austin, son & wife, James Robert & Tina Martin, daughter, Carolyn Bray,...

Feb 11, 2011

Mrs. Darlene Payne Thompson, age 60, of Blairsville passed away Friday evening February 11, 2011. She was born September 4, 1950 the daughter of Dan and Wynnelle Turner Payne. Mrs. Thompson was a homemaker with her life centered around her family and she enjoyed doing crafts. Mrs. Thompson is survived by her mother, Wynnelle, sons and daughters-in-law; Kyle and Tabetha...

Feb 11, 2011

Rev. James Rush Phillips, Jr.Rev. James R. Phillips, 93, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away February 11, 2011 at his home in Blue Ridge. Services were held at the Royston First United Methodist Church on Sunday, February 13, 2011 with interment following in the Royston's Rose Hill Cemetery.James Rush Phillips was born in Hart County, Georgia August 1, 1917. His...