Obituaries
Loy Gerald Beaver
Feb 10, 2011
Mr. Loy G. Beaver, age 87, of McCaysville, GA passed away on Thursday evening, February 10, 2011 at the Life Care Center of Copper Basin, Ducktown, TN.Born in Fannin County to the late Bascomb Beaver and Effie Higdon Beaver, he spent most of his adult life living in New York City where he worked as a funeral Director. He later...
Jimmy F. Hopkins
Feb 10, 2011
Hopkins, Jimmy "Hoppy" F. passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 10th, 2011 at his residence. Hoppy was born January 28, 1937 to Earnest Hoke & Elva Hopkins. He is of Baptist faith & retired from Tri-State Electric after 35 years of service. He was an avid golfer, enjoyed quail hunting, loved baseball and had served as an Umpire and a...
Billy Joe Cook
Feb 9, 2011
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Billy Joe Cook, age 65, of Blairsville, who passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2011 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Billy Joe was born in Union County, Georgia on June 30, 1945, a son of the late Quinton H. Cook and the late Dolly Ross Cook. He was a school bus...
Mildred Stevens
Feb 9, 2011
Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces memorial services for Mildred Lewis Stevens, age 95, of Brasstown Manor, Hiawassee, Georgia, who passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2010 in Chatuge Regional Hospital in Hiawassee.Memorial services will be held Sunday, February 13, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. at Brasstown Manor, with Rev. Dwight R. Moss officiating.Arrangements entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee. Please...
James E. "Enoch" Hawkins
Feb 9, 2011
Hawkins, James E. (Enoch) passed away Tuesday, February 9th, 2011. Enoch was born Augsut 3, 1921 to parents; David and Dora Raper Hawkins in Cherokee County, NC. But lived his life in Fannin County.Enoch was of Baptist faith and is survived by and lovingly remembered by; one sister, Maude Gilpin, nieces and nephews, friends. Pre-deceased by his parents, sister, Della...
JC Odom
Feb 8, 2011
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. J.C. Odom, 86, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2011 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Mr. Odom was born in Union County, Georgia, on September 8, 1924, a son of the late Gordon Odom and Leila Thomas Odom. Mr. Odom served during World...
George Daniel Brown
Feb 7, 2011
Mr. George "Danny" Daniel Brown, age 65 of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away at his residence on Monday, February 7, 2011. Mr. Brown was born in Lake Wales, FL to George B. Brown and Verena K. Brown. He was a member of Welcome Hill Baptist #2 Church in Blue Ridge.Survivors include: wife, Rhonda Brown of Blue Ridge; mother, Verena K....
Homer Franklin
Feb 4, 2011
Homer Franklin, age 77, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Friday, February 4, 2011 at Fannin Regional Hospital. He was born April 4, 1933, in Pineola, NC to the late Jones Clingman Franklin and Carrie Elizabeth Townsend Franklin. He was a US Army Veteran and of the Methodist Faith. Mr. Franklin worked in the same location for over 40 years...
Mike E. Dalrymple
Jan 31, 2011
Mike E. Dalrymple, age 43 of Morganton, Ga. passed away at Fannin Regional on Monday, January 31, 2011. He was born June 12, 1967 to parents, Jackie Eugene Dalrymple and Sherry Millsaps Dalrymple Martin in Murphy, NC. He was a member & Deacon at Oak Grove Baptist Church and a member of the Dooley Masonic Lodge #367. Mr. Dalrymple is...
America Marie McLaughlin Chambers
Jan 29, 2011
America Marie McLaughlin Chambers of Cumming, GA and formerly of Decatur andStone Mountain was born on Flag Day in 1924 and passed away on January 29, 2011.Her beautiful smile and kind and loving ways will be missed by many. She retired fromThe Presbyterian Center in Atlanta.Marie is survived by her daughter, Cheryl McLaughlin (Sonny) Brittain of Cumming,GA; son, Ed (Bonnie)...
Debra Jean Chapman
Jan 28, 2011
Debra Jean Millsaps Chapman, age 57 of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. She was born in Fannin, GA January 4, 1954 to the late Eugene and Betty Hopkins Millsaps . She was the manager of the Rebels Pantry on 515 South in Blue Ridge.Survivors include: son, James "Jamey" (April) Chapman, daughter,...
Lillian Lewis Stevens-Garner (McKenzie)
Jan 27, 2011
Lillian McKenzie Stevens GarnerLillian McKenzie Stevens Garner of Blue Ridge passed away at her home on January 27, 2011. She was born November 26, 1937 in Montezuma, Ga, the daughter of the late Earl McKenzie, Jr., and Ruth McMath, (formerly of Americus, Ga). Lillian had been a nurse for over 30 years, and was an avid volunteer for pet rescue...
Betty June Sutton
Jan 27, 2011
Betty June Sutton, age 80 of Epworth, GA, passed away on Thursday evening January 27, 2011 at the Copper Basin Life Care Center following a period of declining health.. Mrs. Sutton was born July 1, 1930 in Akron, OH to Jud and Hettie Mull . She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Epworth, she enjoyed working in...
Grover Jones
Jan 26, 2011
The Rev. Grover Duffie Jones, 85, died in the Georgia War Veterans' Home January 26, 2011 after an extended illness. Born in Forsyth County, GA, October 6, 1925, he was the son of the late Rev. Mack Duffie Jones and Victoria Carnes Jones. He was preceded in death by eight sisters and brothers-in-law: Violet Jones, Jessie Jones, Dora Lee Wilson...
Lillie Belle "Billie" Jones (Head)
Jan 26, 2011
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Belle "Billie" Jones, 85, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2011 in Chestatee Regional Hospital in Dahlonega, Georgia."Billie" was born in Providence, Kentucky, on August 31, 1925, a daughter of the late Volney Head and Flora Lane Head. She was a homemaker and a member of...
Jason Dawayne Newton
Jan 25, 2011
Mr. Jason Dawayne Newton, age 35 of Murphy, NC, passed away at Murphy Medical Center Tuesday January 25, 2011. Mr. Newton was born in Andrews , NC to Richard Newton and Joyce Newton Guthrie. He was preceded in death by his Grandmother, Birdell Brooks Newton.Survivors include: father, Richard Newton, mother, Joyce Guthrie, paternal grandfather, C. B. Newton and maternal grandparents,...
Eulala Marie Voyles (Anderson)
Jan 22, 2011
Eulala Marie Anderson Voyles passed away peacefully, with her family by her side at her residence in Murphy on January 22nd, 2011 at the age of 93 years. Eulala was born January 23, 1917 on Dickey Road in Cherokee County, N.C., the third child of the late Will and Grovie Anderson. She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas...
Viola Puett Presley
Jan 22, 2011
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Viola Puett Presley, age 84, of Snellville, Georgia, who passed away Saturday, January 22, 2011 in St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta.Mrs. Presley was born in Hiawassee, Georgia, on January 30, 1926, a daughter of the late Andy Puett and Corea Ellis Puett. Mrs. Presley was a resident of Lithonia, Georgia...
Viola Puett Presley
Jan 22, 2011
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces graveside services for Mrs. Viola Puett Presley, age 84, of Snellville, Georgia, who passed away Saturday, January 22, 2011 in St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta.Mrs. Presley was born in Hiawassee, Georgia, on January 30, 1926, a daughter of the late Andy Puett and Corea Ellis Puett. Mrs. Presley was a resident of Lithonia, Georgia...
Alma May Nelson (Brooks)
Jan 20, 2011
Ms. Alma May Nelson, age 78, of Copperhill, TN passed away Thursday, January 20, 2011 at the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN.Alma was a loving momaw and mother. She was a member of the Ducktown Methodist Church and was employed by the United States Postal Service in Ductown, TN. She retired after 35 years of service as the post...