Obituaries

Jan 6, 2009

Mr. Johnny E. Stewart, age 73 of Chatsworth, GA, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at Murray Medical Center. Mr. Stewart was born Monday, February 25, 1935 in Fannin Co., GA to the late John Anderson Stewart and the late Myrtle Cochran. He was preceded in death by daughter, Alicia Satterfield of McCaysville, Ga.. Survivors include: son, Bobby Stewart of...

Jan 4, 2009

Cochran Funeral Home - Blairsville Chapel announces services for Mr. Terry Alan Lawrence, age 52, of Blairsville, who passed away Sunday, January 4, 2009 in Blairsville. Mr. Lawrence had lived in Blairsville for the past two years, coming here from West Palm Beach, Florida. He was a geologist. Surviving family members include: wife, Michele McKnight Lawrence of Blairsville; son, Andrew...

Jan 4, 2009

Victoria Ann Wright Seifarth, age 78 of Young Harris, formerly of Atlanta, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2009 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. Mrs. Seifarth was born Saturday, February 8, 1930 in Columbia, Missouri to the late Clarence B. Wright and the late Elizabeth Fraser Wright. She was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Atlanta and attended Mountain Presbyterian...

Jan 4, 2009

Mrs. Ruth Hasty, age 86 of Hiawassee, GA, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2009 at her residence. Ruth was born Thursday, November 9, 1922 to the late Cass Edwards and the late Amanda Roberts Fuller. She was a member of Bealwood Baptist Church of Columbus, GA and was preceded in death by husband, Hugh D. Hasty, brothers, Charles and Milton...

Jan 3, 2009

Mr. James L. Kirby, age 83 of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2009 at Fannin Regional Hospital. Mr. Kirby was born Saturday, June 13, 1925 in Towns Co., GA to the late Vernie Kirby and the late Nellie Medford Kirby. Funeral services will be held Monday, 1/5/2009 at 2:00P.M. from the Henry-Cochran Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will...

Jan 3, 2009

Richard Gerald Gray was born in Rockport, Illinois, on January 25, 1919, to William D. and Emma Byxbee Gray. In 1941, at the onset of the U.S. involvement in World War II, he began working at the Packard factory in Detroit producing Packard Merlin fighter aircraft engines. While in Detroit he met his future wife, Eloise, who had also come...

Dec 31, 2008

Mrs. Irma M. Mason, age 71 of Blairsville, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at Union General Hospital. Mrs. Mason was born Thursday, January 7, 1937 in Surry County, NC to the late Robert Lee Matthews and the late Ollie Hall Matthews. She was a member of Providence United Methodist Church and Georgia Teachers Association. She taught School for...

Dec 31, 2008

Blairsville resident Barbara C. Arnold, 96, passed peacefully surrounded by her children on December 31, 2008. A memorial service honoring Barbara?s life will be held on Saturday January 3, 2009 at 1:00 PM from The House of Prayer in Blairsville with Pastor Jerry Helton officiating. A later memorial service is also planned for June 2009 where Barbara will be laid...

Dec 31, 2008

Mrs. Christine Tate Thompson, age 78 of Blairsville, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at Union General Hospital. Mrs. Thompson was born Thursday, August 7, 1930 in Union County, GA to the late Ocean Tate and the late Irene Little Tate. She was a member of Ivy Log Baptist Church, Eastern Star and Gideons Auxiliary and was preceded in...

Dec 31, 2008

Dec 31, 2008

Edna Josephine Shope, age 87 of Morganton, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at Union County Nursing Home, in Blairsville. Edna was born Thursday, January 13, 1921 in Honea Path, South Carolina, to the late Cecil Greenlee Davis and the late Maggie Sentell Davis. She was a member of St. Francis United Methodist Church. Mrs. Shope retired from Fairchild...

Dec 30, 2008

Mr. Alvin Edward Dial, age 91 of Young Harris, GA, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at his home. Mr. Dial was born Tuesday, August 14, 1917 in Fulton Co., GA to the late William Franklin and Bessie Allene (Lay) Dial. He was a member of McConnell Memorial Baptist Church, and a WWII U S Army Veteran. Mr. Dial was...

Dec 30, 2008

Genevie Scroggs, age 84 of Brasstown, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at Murphy Medical Center. She was a life long residence of clay county and daughter of the late William Duke and Carrie Lee Stamey. She was preceded in death by one son Ralph Cecil Scroggs and one grandson Timothy Richard Byers. Survivors include: husband, James Mark Scroggs of...

Dec 27, 2008

Mr. Paul W. Puett,Sr., age 87 of Blairsville, GA, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Union General Hospital. Mr. Puett was born Thursday, August 11, 1921 in Union County, GA to the late Andy Puett and the late Corea Ellis Puett. He was a member of Ivy Log Baptist Church. In addition to farming, Mr. Puett worked for TVA...

Dec 25, 2008

Mr. Roger Wayne Hanna, age 37 of Mineral Bluff, GA, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Hanna was born Friday, March 26, 1971 in Greenbier, West Virginia to Lewis Hanna and Virginia Reed. Survivors include: wife, Donna Hanna of Mineral Bluff, GA, Parents, Lewis & Virginia Hanna of Jasper, Ga., son, Mathew Hanna of Mineral Bluff,...

Dec 24, 2008

Mrs. Betty Louise Warne, age 83, of Hayesville, NC, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at Chatuge Regional Hospital. She was loved and will be missed very much by her family. Mrs. Warne was born in Leetonia, OH to the late Delbert and Pearl (Clark) Farmer. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Howard Warne and a son,...

Dec 21, 2008

Mrs. Ann Bowers Totherow, age 65 of Blairsville, GA, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Totherow was born Tuesday, November 9, 1943 in Union County, Georgia to the late Luther Bowers and the late Ada Rich Bowers. She was a member of Riverbend Baptist Church in Gainesville,GA and was preceded in death by brothers, Willie Bowers...

Dec 18, 2008

Mrs. Shirley G. Panter, age 73, of McCaysville, GA, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, GA. She was born Monday, May 6, 1935 in Bradley Co. TN to Rev. Ernest German and the late Gladys Beatty German. Shirley was a member of the First Baptist Church McCaysville/Copperhill and had retired from United Community Bank. She...

Dec 18, 2008

Mrs. Peggy Sue Kent, age 68 of Morganton, GA, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Kent was born Tuesday, October 15, 1940 in Cherokee County Georgia to Willis Ruben Thomas and Edna Botts Thomas. A member of Morganton Baptist Church, retired from Fannin County Commissioners Office, She was preceded in death by her father, Willis Ruben...

Dec 17, 2008

Cora Frances Meservey, age 93, of Cartersville, Georgia, formerly of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2008. Miss Meservey was born Friday, April 30, 1915 in Androscoggin County, Maine to the late Benjamin Edward Meservey and the late Eva Richardson Meservey. Miss Meservey was a retired school teacher, and a member of National Association of Retired Teachers. She was...