Obituaries

Robert John (bob) Lambert

Robert John (bob) Lambert

Mar 19, 2010

Robert John (Bob) Lambert, age 66 of Hiawassee, GA, GA, passed away at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. Bob was born in Minneapoilis, Minnesota to the Late John and Barbara (MacFerran) Lambert. He had lived Hayesville and Hiawassee since moving to this area in 1989, and had worked as a car salesman at Jacky Jones C.D.J in Hayesville. He was a...

Mary Hardin

Mary Hardin

Mar 19, 2010

Mrs. Mary Hardin, age 65 of Hayesville, NC, passed away Friday, March 19, 2010 at Mission Hospital in Asheville. She was born December 3, 1944 in Alexander City, AL, the daughter of Earl and Vaddie Terrell Fuller. Mrs. Hardin had been a resident of Clay County since 1989 when she moved here from Gastonia, NC. She attended the Fires Creek...

Hersie Marie Wilson

Hersie Marie Wilson

Mar 15, 2010

Hersie Marie Wilson, age 92 of Hiawassee, GA, died Monday, March 15, 2010 at Union County Nursing Home. Hersie was born February 18, 1918 in Hiawassee, GA to the late Albert and Cordie Maney Shook. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant Church of God, Hiawassee and was preceded in death by husband, Thomas Clyde Wilson, sons, Clyde Wilson, Jr....

Carmello Labadessa

Carmello Labadessa

Mar 14, 2010

Carmello LaBadessa, 76 years old of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away at his residence on Sunday, March 14, 2010. He was born in Boston, Mass. June 28, 1933 son of Salvatore and Elizabeth LaValle LaBadessa. He was an Army veteran and worked as a salesman for U.S. Window Corp. for a number of years. Surviving are: wife, Colette LaBadessa of...

Sheryl Sue Gregory

Sheryl Sue Gregory

Mar 14, 2010

Mrs. Sheryl Sue Gregory, age 48, of Topton, NC, passed away Sunday evening March 14, 2010 at her home. Mrs. Gregory was born January 12, 1961 in Washtenaw Co., MI to and Joe and Phyllis Baker Morgan. She was a member of Rowlands Creek Baptist Church, attended Bethel Hill Baptist Church, former paramedic working for Macon County EMS, community volunteer...

Eva Cothren

Eva Cothren

Mar 12, 2010

Eva Jane Cothren, 87 years old of Murphy, NC, died Friday March 12, 2010 in Dahlonega, GA. Eva was born September 13, 1922 in Clay County, NC, and was a daughter of the late Barn Ledford and Ruth Tanner Ledford . She was a member of Moss Memorial Baptist Church and had worked for Levi Strauss in Murphy for several...

Wayne Ledford

Wayne Ledford

Mar 10, 2010

Mr. Wayne Ledford, age 74, of McDonough, GA, passed away March 10, 2010. Visitation with family and friends will be Saturday, March 13, 2010 at the Finch-Cochran Funeral Home from 5:00 pm until time of the Funeral service at 7:00 pm. in the chapel with Rev. Bernie Dixon officiating. Burial will follow the next day at 2;00 pm in the...

Major Payne

Major Payne

Mar 9, 2010

Mr. Major Payne, age 93, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2010 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville. Mr. Payne was born Wednesday, August 30, 1916, a son of the late Charles Monroe and the late Virginia Ross Payne. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and was a 50 +...

Dewey Whiddon

Dewey Whiddon

Mar 6, 2010

Mr. Dewey Nolan Whiddon, age 83 of Hiawassee, GA, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2010 at his home. Mr. Whiddon had been a resident of Towns county for the past 12 years, moving from Sumner, Georgia. He graduated U.G.A. with a Bachelor of Agriculture and Georgia State with a Masters in Phychology, he was a member of AARP, McConnell Memorial...

W. H. "howard" Reece

W. H. "howard" Reece

Mar 5, 2010

Mr. Howard Reece, age 89, of Mc Caysville, GA, passed away Friday, March 5, 2010 at Peidmont Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Reece was born in Cherokee Co., GA to the late Charles Jefferson and Bertha Cochran Reece. Howard was a U.S. Navy Veteran who servered in WWII. He was a Deacon and trustee of The First Baptist Church of McCaysville...

Alice Renee "possum" Autry

Alice Renee "possum" Autry

Mar 5, 2010

Alice Renee Cooley "Possum" Autry, age 46, of Murphy passed away March 5, 2010, following an extended illness. Mrs. Autry was born on June 5, 1963 in Anderson, SC, to Billy and Patsy Hamilton Cooley. She enjoyed hunting, horse back riding and gardening. Survivors include: Father, Billy Cooley, Daughters, Crystal Lynn Callaham, Tiffany Renee Partidge and Misty Nicole Camp, sister-in-law,...

Keith Wright

Keith Wright

Mar 2, 2010

Keith "Catfish" Wright, 77 years old of Topton, NC passed away March 02, 2010 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C. He was born in Topton, NC. January 19, 1933 son of Rush Wright and Flora Laughter Wright . He was a member of Red Marble Baptist Church and worked as a concrete driver for many years. Wright is survived by:...

Gloria Crump Sasser

Gloria Crump Sasser

Mar 2, 2010

Mrs. Gloria Crump Sasser, age 72, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2010 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville. Mrs. Sasser was born in Forrest, Illinois, on March 17, 1937, a daughter of the late Hersel Crump and the late Alethia Saxton Crump. Mrs. Sasser moved to Blairsville from Sarasota, Florida in 1986. She attended New Union Baptist...

Brian Mull

Brian Mull

Mar 2, 2010

Brian Mull, age 35, of Acworth, GA passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at his home. Brian was born on October 28, 1974 in Hiawassee, GA. Survivors include: mother, Joan and Floyd Taylor of Acworth, GA; father, Steve Berry of Cornelia, GA; fiance, Marie Ledford of Acworth, GA; daughter, Taylor Brawley of Acworth, GA; brother, Clint & Kelly Berry of...

Lolamae Harbin

Lolamae Harbin

Feb 27, 2010

Lolamae Harbin, age 82, of Morganton, GA passed away Saturday, February 27, 2010 at her home. Mrs. Harbin was born on Tuesday, February 7, 1928 in Pinallis County, FL, to Leonard and Norma Mohr Trowell. She was a member of High Country Community Church and had lived in the Morganton area for 38 years. She was preceded in death by...

Roy Otis Stamps

Roy Otis Stamps

Feb 26, 2010

Roy Otis Stamps , age 81, of Hiawassee, GA passed away Friday, February 26, 2010 in Hiawassee, Georgia. Roy was born on Thursday, May 17, 1928 in College Park, GA, to the late Oren and Mamie Culberson Stamps. He was a member of McConnell Memorial Baptist Church, a Mason, a Gideon and former member of the Lions Club. He was...

Willa Mull

Willa Mull

Feb 26, 2010

Mrs. Willa Mull, age 83, of Belton, SC passed away Friday, February 26, 2010 in Anderson, SC. Mrs. Mull was born on Sunday, December 5, 1926 in Cherokee County, NC, to Ganes and Vada Ledford Ballew. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist (Wolf Creek) Church, . She was preceded in death by husband, J.E. Mull, brothers, Clarence Ballew,.Winford Ballew,...

Betty Jo Fenimore

Betty Jo Fenimore

Feb 26, 2010

Betty Jo Fenimore passed away Friday February 26, 2010 at Earlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tenn, age 54, of Marble,N. C. Betty Jo Fenimore, was born in Clay county to the late Jay and Irene Conard Brown, also preceded in death by brother Billy Brown. Betty is survived by three daughters, Sherry Garica, Christy Moreno, and Amanda Lee, One sister...

William R. Schober

William R. Schober

Feb 25, 2010

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death and funeral services for Mr. William Rutherford Schober, age 76, of Blairsville, who passed away Thursday, February 25, 2010. Mr. Schober was born on January 10, 1934, a son of the late William John Schober and Jane Elizabeth Gray Schober. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and U.S....

Linda Stephens

Linda Stephens

Feb 25, 2010

Linda Gail Stephens , age 50, of Blairsville, GA passed away Thursday, February 25, 2010 from injuries sustained in an autobile accident. Linda was born on Tuesday, July 7, 1959 in Hiawassee, GA, to Willa Mae Floyd Stephens of Blairsville and the late Mitchell Clay Stephens. She was a member of Fellowship of the Hills. Survivors in addition to her...