Obituaries

Jan 19, 2010

Reverend James "Lake" Bell, age 89, of Copperhill, TN passed away January 19, 2010 at Copper Basin Medical Center. Mr. Bell was born on February 5, 1920 in Mineral Bluff, GA, to Otto and Mary Ann Harper Bell.. He was a member of Kingtown Baptist Church. Survivors include: daughters, Ruth Ann Boggs of Copperhill, TN, and Linda Sue Moss of...

Jan 18, 2010

Mrs.Effie Payne Patterson, age 95, of Ducktown, TN passed away January 18, 2010 at Life Care Center of Copper Basin in Ducktown, TN. Mrs.Patterson was born on October 2, 1914 in Fannin County, GA, to Simon and Mary N. Ensley Payne. She was a member of Mt. Liberty Baptist Church. Mrs.Patterson was preceded in death by her husband Truman Patterson,...

Jan 16, 2010

Betty Jo Couey, age 72, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Saturday, January 16, 2010 at her home. She was born on April 24, 1937 in Fannin County, GA, to the late Paul Western and Eva Lee Clark Ray. She was a member of Hot House Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by husband, Paul Couey & son, Rickey...

Jan 16, 2010

Mrs. Joan Tipton Nicholson, age 58, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Saturday January 16, 2010 at Northside Cherokee Hospital in Canton. Mrs. Nicholson was born on August 30, 1951 in Polk County, TN, to Edgar and Flora Tipton. She was a member of Mineral Bluff Baptist and worked in marketing for United Community Bank.. She was preceded in death...

Jan 16, 2010

Mrs. Rebecca Lynn Bailey, age 55, of Atlanta,, GA passed away January 16, 2010. She was born in Fannin County December 21, 1954 to Reid S. and Ailene Pelfrey Bailey. Survivors, brother, Bob (Irene) Bailey, sister, Barbara (Robert) Doughit, sister, Brenda (Forrest) Clark and sister, Debbie (Billy) Burnes. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:00 PM from the chapel...

Jan 14, 2010

Barbara Farner Hughes, age 76, of Murphy, NC passed away January 14, 2010 at her home. Mrs. Hughes was born on April 7, 1933 in Cherokee County to the late E.C. and Wilda Davis Farner. She was a member of Tomalta Baptist Church and had retired from Clifton Precision. She was preceded in death by, daughter, Patricia Gail Hughes and...

Jan 13, 2010

Mr. William Ernest "Buddy" Suit, age 71, of McCaysville, GA passed away January 13, 2010 at the Park Ridge Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Mr.Suit was born on January 20, 1938 in Fannin, GA, to William and Lois Nell Harper Suit. He was the pastor and member of Midway Baptist Church. Buddy enjoyed gardening, the out doors, fishing, four wheeling,...

Jan 12, 2010

Ms. Junnie Marie Russell age 88, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at Fannin Regional Hospital. Ms. Russell was born June 3, 1921 to father, Henry Green and mother, Florida Ward Green. She is survived by two sons; Thomas and James Russell. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Henry Cochran Funeral Home of Blue Ridge, GA. Friends may send...

Jan 12, 2010

The Finch-Cochran Funeral Home announces the death and funeral services of Mr. James William ?Jim? McClure, age 88, of Epworth, Georgia, who passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at the V.A. Medical Center of Atlanta. Mr. McClure served in the U.S. Army Air Force for three years spending most of his time in Europe. After the war he moved to...

Jan 11, 2010

Mrs. Mary Jo Nichols, age 76, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Monday, January 11, 2010 at the Copperbasin Life Care Center . Mrs. Nichols was born on March 28, 1933 in Fannin Co., GA, to the late Lake and Hattie Turner Auberry. She had been an active member of Mineral Bluff Baptist. She was preceded in death by husband,...

Jan 10, 2010

Mr. Ben L Neece, age 87, of Blairsville died Sunday, January 10, 2010 at his home. Ben was born February 10, 1922 in Montague County, Texas, the son of Ben L. Neece, Sr. and Margaret Emma Morris Neece. He had served in the U.S. Army during WW II, was a former U.S. Border Patrol officer, former U.S. Deputy Marshal and...

Jan 9, 2010

Kermit Stiles, 78, son of the late Charlie and Ethel Mashburn Stiles, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2010, at Crawford-Long Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Kermit proudly served his country as a member of the US Navy Seebees during the Korean War. He obtained his law degree from Woodrow Wilson College of Law, and represented the workers of United Auto Workers...

Jan 9, 2010

Mrs. Dorothy B. Geardink, age 91, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2010, in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville. Mrs. Geardink was born in Duel, South Dakota, on Wednesday, December 18, 1918, a daughter of the late Richard Bublitz and Nellie Sedgewick Bublitz. She was a farmer and had lived in the Blairsville area for the past...

Jan 9, 2010

Jan 8, 2010

Mr. Virgil E. DeNyke, Jr. age 84, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Friday, January 8, 2010. Virgil was born April 27, 1925 in Danbury, CT to the late Virgil E. DeNyke, Sr. and Elizabeth Grover DeNyke. He was a WWII Navy Veteran and a member of the VFW and DAV. He was of the Methodist faith and was preceded in...

Jan 6, 2010

Rev. Malcolm Chapman, age 75, of Hiawassee, GA passed away January 6, 2010 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home in Hiawassee, Georgia. Malcolm was born on September 20, 1934 in Ludowici, GA, to the late Clyde and Catherine (Dubose) Chapman. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. Malcolm had a great interest in Boy Scouts and had served as Scout...

Jan 3, 2010

Ms. Inez Bailey Chapman, age 89, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away January 3, 2010 at Heritage Health Care Of Blue Ridge. Ms.Chapman was born on September 7, 1920 in Fannin County, GA. to the late Gordon and Carrie Trammele Bailey. Services will be held Wenesday, January 6, 2010 at 1:00 PM from the Henry Cochran Funeral Home with Rev....

Jan 2, 2010

Mr. Charlie Hartness, age 82, of Hayesville,, NC passed away January 2, 2010. Funeral services will be held , January 6, 2010 at Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy at 2:00pm. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 5, 2010 from 4:00-7:00pm Interment will follow in the Moss Cemetery in Marble, NC. Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy, NC www.cochranfuneralhomes.com are in charge of...

Jan 2, 2010

Hobert L. Payne, age 87, of Blairsville, GA passed away Saturday, January 2, 2010 at his residence. Hobert was born on June 6, 1922 in Suches, GA, to the late Edward and Emma Jane Harkins Payne. He was of the Baptist faith and was preceded in death by sisters, Mattie Plott, Bessie Gilreath and Bonnie Payne, brothers, Willie "Bill" Payne...

Dec 31, 2009

Kenneth Frank Moss, age 67, of Hiawassee, GA passed away December 31, 2009 at Murphy Medical Center in Murphy, North Carolina. Kenneth was born on November 7, 1942 in Towns Co, GA. He was a member of Bell Scene Baptist Church, and was a U.S. Army Veteran and served in the Vietnam War. Kenneth was preceded in death by his...