Obituaries

Jul 29, 2010

Mr. Chris Harrison Lee, age 27 of Blue Ridge passed away Thursday, July 29, 2010. Mr. Lee was born in Union County, GA. to Lawrence H. Lee & Frances Anthony Lee April 4, 1983. He was preceded in death by his father. Graveside service willl be held Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 2:00pm in the Hemptown Baptist Church Cemetery. Family...

Jul 28, 2010

Mrs. Mildred Brumbaugh Klepinger, age 100, of Hiawassee, GA, passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at Chatuge Regional Hospital. Mrs. Klepinger was born in Englewood, OH to the late Ira and Rosella (Wenger) Weimer. She was a member of McConnell Memorial Baptist Church, and was preceded in death by her 1st husband of 56 years, Bertrand Brumbaugh, 2nd husband, Raymond...

Jul 28, 2010

Mrs. Eula Lee Spence, age 63 of Blairsville, GA, passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at her residence. Eula was born January 6, 1947 in Blairsville, GA to the late Emory and Bonnie Chambers Harkins. She was a member of Choestoe Baptist Church and Eastern Star. Survivors include: husband, Robert Douglas Spence, brother, Charles Harkins of Atlanta, GA, sister, Sybil...

Jul 27, 2010

Mr. Chad Edward McClure "Buckwheat", age 24 of Athens, GA, passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2010. Mr. McClure was born in Fannin Co., GA to James E. McClure and Linda Davis McClure on April 19, 1986. He was preceded in death by his father, James E. McClure. Survivors include: mother, Linda McClure, sister, Kelly Natasha McClure, step-brother, James Daniel McClure,...

Jul 25, 2010

Ralph Otis Allen, age 84 of Morganton, GA, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2010. Visitation for Mr. Allen will be on Tuesday evening from 6:00-9:00pm at the Henry Cochran Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 28th at 11:00 am at the Henry Cochran Funeral Home with the Rev. Marvin Young officiating. Music from Anita Schwab. Pallbearers will be:...

Jul 22, 2010

Mr. John Alva Turner, age 68 of Copperhill, TN, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Turner was born in Salt Lake City, UT, and he was of the christian faith. Survivors include: wife, Audrey E. Turner, step-son, Jack F. Panter Jr., step-son, Geroge C. Brown, step-son, Charles Panter, five grandchildren, and one great grandchild,. There are...

Jul 22, 2010

Mary Juniata "June" Hunnicutt, age 82 of Hiawassee, GA, passed away at her home. June was born in Marion, NC to the late Thomas Clinton and Mary (Hutchins) Lingerfeldt. She he was preceded in death by husband, Norris "Pete" Hunnicutt. Survivors include: daughter & son-in-law, Carole and Jesse Melton of Blairsville, Ga, daughter, Sandra Harrison of Anderson, SC, brother, Tom...

Jul 22, 2010

Mary Juniata "June" Hunnicutt, age 82 of Hiawassee, GA, passed away at her home. June was born in Marion, NC to the late Thomas Clinton and Mary (Hutchins) Lingerfeldt. She he was preceded in death by husband, Norris "Pete" Hunnicutt. Survivors include: daughter & son-in-law, Carole and Jesse Melton of Blairsville, Ga, daughter, Sandra Harrison of Anderson, SC, brother, Tom...

Jul 21, 2010

Rev. Thomas Isaac Barney, age 82 of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at Heritage Healthcare of Blue Ridge, Georgia. Rev. Barney was born March 29, 1928 in Cumberland County, New Jersey, to the lateThomas Loren Klett Barney and Samantha DeGarmo Barney. He was a Methodist Minister, and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Rev....

Jul 21, 2010

Mrs.Virginia Alice Hill Wallace, age 82, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Wednesday afternoon in Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Mrs. Wallace was born in Goshen, Ohio to Dayton Leslie Hill and Hattie Brothers Hill . She was a homemaker and a member of Liberty Baptist Church. Mrs. Wallace enjoyed making quilts. She had been preceded in death by her parents;...

Jul 19, 2010

Edith Ann Gilliam, age 91 of Mineral Bluff, GA, passed away Monday, July 19, 2010. Gilliam was born in Fannin, GA to Everett Kaylor and Minnie Kaylor on January 2, 1919. A member of Salem #2 Baptist Church of Mineral Bluff. She enjoyed working with her flowers and gardening, she was preceded in death by father, Everett Kaylor, mother, Minnie...

Jul 16, 2010

Mrs. Rita Ann Bisol, age 68 of Blairsville, GA, passed away Friday, July 16, 2010 at Union General Hospital. Rita was born September 16, 1941 in Daisytown, PA to the late Saverio and Martha Cortellesi Traini. Rita lived most of her life in Leominster, Mass. before moving to Port St. Lucie, FL in 1980 and then to Blairsville in 2000....

Jul 16, 2010

Mr. William R. Burnette, better known as "Russell", age 64 of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Friday, July 16, 2010 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia. Russell was born September 5, 1945 in Blairsville to the late Virgil and Agnes Young Burnette. He was a member of Youngstown Baptist Church. Survivors include: companion, Cynthia Sosebee; daughters, Lisa Burnette of...

Jul 15, 2010

Charles Elliott Hill went home to be with the Lord Thursday, June 15, 2010. Charles was born in Union County, Georgia on May 13, 1937, son of the late Frank and Pearl Elliott Hill. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Pharmacy and owned Hill-Lance Drugs with life-long friend, Jack Lance. Charles was a veteran of...

Jul 15, 2010

Evelyn Martin, age 92 of Epworth, GA, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2010, at Copperbasin Life Care Center. She was born Dec. 9, 1917, in Fannin County, Georgia to the late Avery and Carrie Stanley Grindstaff. She was a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed cooking, her flowers, and spending time with her family. Mrs. Martin was preceded in death...

Jul 14, 2010

Sid Berkstresser, Jr., age 83 of Hiawassee, GA, GA, passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at Bell Minor Nursing Home in Gainesville, GA. Sid was born in Gadsden, AL to the late Sidney Earl and Buena Rhea (Gilland) Berkstresser. He was a WW II US Army veteran and moved to this area in 1973 from East Point, GA. Sid was...

Jul 13, 2010

Mr. Joe D. Avery, age 80 of Morganton, GA, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2010. Mr. Avery was born in Oneonta, AL to the late Joe Tomme Avery and Maude Mae Vines Avery. He was preceded in death by one son, Joe Tomme Avery II. Survivors include: wife, Barbara Clark Avery. Three daughters, Diane Harris, Debra Lee, and Donna Garner....

Jul 13, 2010

Jul 13, 2010

There are no services at this time.

Jul 11, 2010

Mrs. Edna Vaye Dockery, age 76 of Murphy, North Carolina, passed away at her residence on Sunday, July 11, 2010. Mrs. Dockery was born in Cherokee County, North Carolina, to the late Mr. Idaho Bryson and Mrs. Medal Huskins Bryson. She had retired from Levi Strauss after 33 years of service as a seamstress. She was preceded in death by...