Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
John J. Cunningham
Feb 24, 2010
Mr. John Joseph Cunningham, age 80, of Cherrylog, GA passed away February 24, 2010 at in his home. Mr. Cunningham was born on December 24, 1929 in Philadelphia, PA, to John and Jennie Crouthamel Cunninmgham. He was of the Episcopal Faith. Mr. Cunningham was preceded in death by his parents, son, Michael Louis Taylor, and sister, Martha Kelley. Survivors include:...
Melissa Devereaux
Feb 23, 2010
Mrs. Melissa Devereaux, age 89, of Blairsville, GA passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at her home. Mrs. Devereaux was born on Monday, November 8, 1920 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, to the late Jacob and Fern (Baker) Goehring. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Union County, and had been a member of Union General Hospital Auxiliary. Mrs....
Hester Evans
Feb 23, 2010
Hester Bingham Evans, 84, entered into rest February 23, 2010 at Mission St. Joseph Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. She had been a resident of Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home for the past 6 years. She was the daughter of the late Lonnie C. Bingham and Grace Townsend Bingham Lackey. Mrs. Evans was preceded in death by both her parents;...
C.d. Griggs
Feb 22, 2010
Mr. C.D. Griggs, age 85, of Blairsville, GA passed away Monday, February 22, 2010 at Union General Hospital after a brief illness. He was born on Monday, October 20, 1924 in Blairsville, GA, a son of the late Joseph and Madelene Griggs. C. D. was a WW II U S Army Veteran and a member and Deacon of Ebenezer Baptist...
Bill Mack
Feb 21, 2010
Bill Mack, age 81, of Hiawassee, GA passed away Sunday, February 21, 2010 in Demorest, Georgia. Bill was born on Monday, November 19, 1928 in Dickson, TN, to the late Washington Clark and Hesta Volena Riddings Mack. He was a member of Hiawassee United Methodist Church, the Southern Bell Telephone Pioneers and an U.S. Air Force Veteran during the Korean...
David Edward Eads
Feb 20, 2010
Mr. David Edward Eads, age 38, of Cleveland, TN passed away February 20, 2010 at in his home following an extended illiness. Mr. Eads was born on September 30, 1971 in Farmington, MI, to Thomas and Dalis Eads. He was of the Church of God Faith. David was employed as a chef and a water guide. He enjoyed collecting comicis,...
Birda Williams
Feb 20, 2010
Birda Bennett Williams, age 85, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Saturday, February 20, 2010 at the Fannin Regional Hospital. Mrs. Williams was born on Saturday, September 27, 1924 in Fannin County GA, to Samuel and Minnie Belle Edwards Bennett. She was a member of Sugar Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by daughter, Joy Sue Williams, husband,...

