Obituaries
Billy "gopher" Nelson
Apr 3, 2010
Billy Nelson better known as Mr. Gopher, age 58 of Blairsville, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2010 at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta. Billy was born on July 3, 1951 in Murphy, North Carolina to J.C. and Edna Earl Sampson Nelson of Blairsville. Billy was a member of the First Baptist Church of Blairsville, Young Cane Masonic Lodge, the Blairsville...
Robert Singer
Apr 3, 2010
Robert Dean Singer 82, of Blue Ridge, GA. passed away on Saturday, April 03, 2010. Born Sept. 5, 1927 in Jefferson County, Indiana son of Jesse and Leota Singer. He was a WW II Army Veteran, Member of The Moose Lodge since 1961, and member of The American Legion. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Singer. He...
Boyd Wayne Rule
Apr 2, 2010
Mr. Boyd Wayne Rule, age 92, of Morganton passed away friday, April 2 at the Stonehenge Assisted Livining Center in Blairsville. He was born Oct. 24, 1917 in Sevier County, TN. He was a US Navy Veteran serving during WWII, an active member of the Copperhill United Methodist Church and the McCaysville Lions Club. He had retired from Tenn. Chemical...
Earl Talbot Sears
Apr 1, 2010
Earl Talbot Sears, age 81 of Murphy, NC passed away Thursday, April 1, 2010 at his residence. He was born September3, 1928 in Denver, CO. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lydia Jerry Sears, his parents Eugene Sipas Schwarc and Gizella Gabrriella Schwarc. He is survived by his son, Sean and his wife, Sandy Sears of Murphy, NC;...
Wilton Arthur Green
Mar 30, 2010
Mr. Wilton Arthur Green, age 94, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at his home in Blairsville. Mr. Green was born on August 20, 1915, in Worcester County, Massachusetts, a son of the late Wilton E. Green and the late Myrtle Smith Green (Bodycote). He had been a supervisor at a boat yard. Mr. Green had been...
Mildred Williams Farmer
Mar 30, 2010
Mrs. Mildred Williams Farmer, age 71 of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away at her residence Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Mrs.Farmer was born on March 22, 1940 in Fannin County, GA to James G. Williams and Ola Williams . She was a member of Youngs Chapel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by brother, Kenneth Williams. Survivors include: husband, Junior...
Dorothy Mae Hardy
Mar 30, 2010
Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death of Dorothy Mae Hardy, age 73, of Hiawassee, who passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2010 in Chatuge Regional Hospital in Hiawassee. Mrs. Hardy was born in Fulton County, Georgia, on August 4, 1936, a daughter of the late Clifford Barton and Frankie Jones Barton. She was a homemaker and was of the...
Ralph Pittman
Mar 28, 2010
Ralph Elwyn Pittman, 93 years old of Epworth, GA, passed away, Sunday, March 28, 2010 at Coperbasin Medical Center. He was born in Fannin County on August 13, 1916, son of Joah Elwyn Pittman and May Belle Pittman. He was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church. He worked as a Forest Patrolman for the Georgia Foresty for many years....
Pauline Conley
Mar 28, 2010
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Pauline Conley, age 90, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Sunday, March 28, 2010 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville. Mrs. Conley was born in Toccoa, Georgia, on September 27, 1919, a daughter of the late Virgel Oscar Watkins and the late Julia Alice Stephens Watkins. She was a...
Ethel D. Everett
Mar 25, 2010
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Ethel D. Everett, age 89, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Thursday, March 25, 2010 at her home.Mrs. Everett was born in Towns County, Georgia, on Wednesday, March 31, 1920, a daughter of the late Doll Denton and the late Myrtle Eller Denton. Mrs. Everett had worked during World War II...
Betty Ruth Forrester
Mar 25, 2010
Mrs. Betty Ruth Forrester, age 76, of Copperhill, TN, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at Fannin Regional Hospital. Mrs. Forrester was born in Polk County, TN, to Roy & Maggie Holbrook. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene "Fluge" Forrester. Survivors include: son & daughter-in-law, Don & Kathy Forrester, daughter & son-in-law, Pam & Larry Foster, grandson,...
Gladys Jeanette Keenum
Mar 24, 2010
Mrs. Gladys Jeanette Kilpatrick Keenum, age 86, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at her residence in the presence of her children and brothers. Mrs. Keenum was born in Cherokee County, NC, the first born, to Fred Warren Kilpatrick and Blanche Kilpatrick . She was a member of First Baptist Church of McCaysville/Copperhill. She was preceded...
Gussie Shook Huffman
Mar 24, 2010
Gussie Shook Huffman, age 77, of Woodland, AL, formerly of Hiawassee died Wednesday, March 24, 2010 She was born January 4, 1933 in Hiawassee, GA, to the late Roosevelt and Ida Ramey Shook. She was a member of Eastern Star #446 Riverdale and had worked as a Bus Driver for Marta. She was preceded in death by a brother, Ketron...
John A. Wimpey
Mar 23, 2010
Mr. John A. Wimpey, of Hapeville, passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 in Emory Midtown Hospital in Atlanta following a brief illness. Mr. Wimpey was born on March 16, 1927 in Blairsville, GA, the son of the late James L. Wimpey and Thanie Cook Wimpey. He was retired as the Adult Education Director for the Georgia Department of Education,...
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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