Obituaries

Dec 22, 2010

Harold Plott, age 79 of blairsville passed away wednesday, December 22, 2010 at his home. Harold was born November 26, 1931 in Blairsville, one of 12 children born to Claude and Flossie Owenby Plott. He was a lifelong resident of Union County and a member of Antioch Baptist Church. He was also a member of the Allegheny Lodge #114 F&AM...

Dec 22, 2010

Vera Denton McConnell, 100, of Ducktown, TN. went to be with the Lord on Dec 22, 2010.She was born in Sevierville, TN, and lived in the Bluegrass community of Knoxville, TN until 1939 when she married Carl E. McConnell of Ducktown , TN. She lived the remainder of her life there in Ducktown.She was preceded in death by her husband...

Dec 20, 2010

Mr. Robert Khalil Jabaley, age 60, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away at Floyd County Medical Center. Robert was born September 17, 1950 in Polk County, TN to Ellis & Angeline Jabaley. He was a member of St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church.Survivors include: sister & brother-in-law, Mary& Morgan Arp, sister, Carolyn Ippisch, neices and nephews Christie Arp, Thomas Arp, David...

Dec 18, 2010

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death and funeral services for Mrs. Florence Ruth "Miss Ruthie" Carnley, age 97, of Blairsville, who passed away at her daughter's home in Blairsville on Saturday, December 18, 2010."Miss Ruthie" was born Thursday, January 23, 1913, in Houghton, Michigan, a daughter of the late Alvin Theodore and Hilma Mary (Heilkka) Steller. She had...

Dec 18, 2010

The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death of Ellen May MacLane, Age 89, who passed away at the Georgia War Veterans Home in Milledgeville on Saturday, December 18, 2010. No public services are planned at this time.

Dec 18, 2010

Mr. Charles Edward "Ed" Galloway, age 89, of Epworth, GA, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2010 at Westminster Commons in Atlanta, GA. Mr. Galloway was born in Fannin County, to James T. & Lillie Mae Thomas Galloway. A life long resident of Fannin County, he retired from the TN Chemical Company after over 30 years of service as a repairman....

Dec 17, 2010

Dec 16, 2010

Neal Carringer, age 82 of Brasstown, passed away Thursday morning, December 16, 2010 at Murphy Medical Center following a period of declining health. He was born in Graham County, NC April 5, 1928 to the late Tom and Kitty Jenkins Carringer. Mr. Carringer attended Shiloh Baptist Church, enjoyed gardening, hunting and fishing. He had retired from Magnavox Furniture in Andrews....

Dec 14, 2010

Wilson, Susie Vivian (Standridge) - Passed away at Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge on December 14th, 2010 at the age of 91 years. Susie Wilson was born June 15, 1919 to Jolly Roberbon Standridge and Annie Lee Walraven Standridge. She was predeceased by her husband, Clinton Wilson, daughter, Linda A. Taylor, brother, Walter E. Standridge, and sister, Cora Standridge....

Dec 13, 2010

Mr. Russell Allen Crawford, age 88, of Blairsville, GA, passed away Monday, December 13, 2010 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, NC.Russ was born near Cleveland, TN on October 19, 1922. He was the youngest remaining of 10 children born to Oscar Handerson Crawford and Ethel Russell Crawford. He worked for Southern Bell Telephone Company for 40...

Dec 13, 2010

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death of Mr. Maurice Butler, age 83, of Hiawassee, Georgia, who passed away Monday, December 13, 2010 at his home.Arrangements at this time are incomplete and will be announced later by Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee.

Dec 11, 2010

Mr. Louis Henderson, age 65 of Blairsville passed away Saturday evening at the Union General Hospital. Louis was born May 9, 1945 in Marietta, Georgia the son of Wayne and Zelma Plott Henderson. He was a Lifelong resident of Union County where he was a member, Deacon and Choir Director at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Louis was also a member of...

Dec 10, 2010

Finch-Cochran Funeral Home announces the death of Billy Gene Hawkins, 76 who passed away Friday, December 10, 2010 at his home in Wolf Creek, North Carolina. A funeral service will be held 2:00pm Monday, December 13, 2010 at the Epworth First Baptist Church with Reverend Tom Jordan officiating. He will lie in state at the church from 1-2 pm on...

Dec 8, 2010

Henry-Cochran Funeral Home announces the death of Dorotea Jean Doster, 66, of Mineral Bluff who passed away at the Fannin Regional Hospital Wednesday, December 8, 2010. A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Saturday, December 11, 2010 at the funeral home chapel. The family will be receiving friends from 6-9 pm Friday night at the funeral home. Survivors include...

Dec 8, 2010

Dec 6, 2010

Don Shubert, age 78, of Blairsville, GA, passed away Monday, December 6, 2010 at Union County Nursing Home.Don was born in Banks County, GA to the late Conway Stanhope Shubert and Pansy Opal Garrison Shubert. He attended the House of Prayer Church and was a Korean War Veteran and a member of the Allegheny Masonic Lodge # 114 F&AM. He...

Dec 5, 2010

Finch-Cochran Funeral Home of McCaysville announces funeral services for Mrs. Katherine Marie Collis German, age 83, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Sunday, December 5, 2010 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.Mrs. German was a native and lifelong resident of Fannin County, Georgia, and a daughter of the late Monroe M. Collis and Clara Belle Lewis Collis. She was...

Dec 3, 2010

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Irene Coker Brown, age 101, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, Georgia, who entered into Glory Friday morning, December 3, 2010 at her home.Mrs. Brown was born on May 8, 1909, in the Trackrock area of Southern Union County, a daughter of the late William Malcolm Coker and the late Sarah...

Dec 3, 2010

Mrs. Loretta Walker Pylant, age 80 of Murphy passed away Friday, December 3, 2010 following a period of declining health. She was born in Polk County, Tenn. on November 24, 1930. She was the daughter of the late C. Wayne and N. Glynn Taylor Walker.Survivors include her son, K. Ronald Pylant, son and daughter in law, Steven & Kay Pylant,...

Dec 2, 2010

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death of Edna Grace Riens, age 88, of Blairsville, who passed away Thursday, December 2, 2010 at Union County Nursing Home.Ms. Riens was born in Clay County, Florida on May 19, 1922, a daughter of the late Henry and Ina Rose (DeBolt) Sapp. She moved to Blairsville, Georgia in 1998 after a career...