Obituaries

Apr 8, 2008

The Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville, Georgia announces services Mr. Rouss Jackson, age 88, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2008, in Union County Nursing Home.Mr. Jackson was a native of Union County, and had been preceded in death by his wife, Jessie Hamby Jackson, in December of 2007. He was a lifelong resident of...

Apr 7, 2008

Cochran Funeral Home - Blairsville, Chapel announces the death and funeral services of Mrs. Roma H. Akins, age 90, of Blairsville, who passed away Monday, April 7, 2008, in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville. Mrs. Akins was born in Gilmer County, Georgia, on June 29, 1917, a daughter of the late Lawrence Hill and Sarah Gates Hill. She was...

Apr 7, 2008

Nelma Chastain King, age 72, of Mineral Bluff, GA, passed away Monday, April 7, 2008 at her home. Nelma was born Friday, October 18, 1935 in Polk County TN to the late Arthur Chastain and the late Eva Hyde Chastain. She was a devoted christian, loving wife and mother, a retired manager with La Quinta Inns. Survivors include: husband, Franklin...

Apr 4, 2008

Mr. James Dempsey "Jim" Bell, Jr., age 87 of Blairsville, GA, passed away Friday, April 4, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Bell was born Friday, December 10, 1920 in Crittenden County, AR to the late James Dempsey Bell and the late Kathryn Swindler Bell. He attended Blairsville First Baptist Church and was an Air Force veteran during WWII with the...

Apr 3, 2008

Mr. Edgar Herbert Cain, age 83 of Murphy, NC, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2008 at Murphy Medical Center. Mr. Cain was born Monday, March 23, 1925. He was a Shriner and served as a Noble with the Grand Commandery, Knights Templar of Georgia. A US Army Veteran serving in WW II. He was preceded in death by brother, William...

Apr 1, 2008

Mrs. Mamie Moody Owens, age 68 of Hayesville, NC, passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at Murphy Medical Center. Mrs. Owens was born Monday, February 19, 1940 in Jackson Co., NC to the late Tillmon and Lillian Robinson Moody. A member of Truett Memorial Baptist Church, she was employed by Four Square Community Services. Mrs. Owens loved growing flowers and...

Mar 31, 2008

The Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville, Georgia announces the death and services for Mrs. Ruth Short VanEtten, age 87, of Blairsville, who passed away Monday, March 31, 2008. Mrs. VanEtten moved to Blairsville in 1984 from Winder, Georgia. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Union County. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Mar 30, 2008

Alice Ruth Land, age 90 of Copperhill, TN, passed away Monday, March 31, 2008 at Copper Basin Medical Center. Land was born Friday, May 25, 1917 in Springer, New Mexico to the late Robert Morris and the late Mary Edith Vanhey Morris. Alice attended Mine City Baptist Church and was a member of the New Light Baptist Church in Cunnings,...

Mar 30, 2008

F.L. "Bud" Brock, age 90 of Marble, NC, passed away after a brief illness Sunday, March 30, 2008 at Presbyterian Hospital in Huntersville, NC. Mr. Brock was born Monday, October 15, 1917 in Jamestown, PA to the late Edward Ivory Brock and the late Marcia Alice Lyons Brock. He was a member of Peachtree United Methodist Church, an ordained Methodist...

Mar 29, 2008

Mrs. Beatrice "Bea" Walling, age 98 of Peachtree City, GA, formerly of Blairsville, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2008 at Southland Nursing Home. Mrs. Walling was born Saturday, July 17, 1909 in Orangeburg County, SC to the late Joseph A Spires and the late Ida Scott Spires. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Union County and...

Mar 28, 2008

Naomi Jones, age 87 of Morganton, GA, passed away Friday, March 28, 2008 at the Union General Hospital. Naomi was born Sunday, December 12, 1920 in Cherokee County Ga. to the late Columbus Gene Jones and the late Nora Bruce Jones. She was a member of Liberty Hill Methodist Church for seventy six years. Naomi was active at the Fannin...

Mar 27, 2008

Eddie Mae Bell Smith, age 86 of Morganton, GA, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008 at Kennestone Hospital. Mae Bell was born Friday, December 30, 1921 to the late John Edmond Elrod and the late Bertha Gerdie Walden Elrod. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church, enjoyed gardening, her flowers, and feeding the birds. She was preceded in...

Mar 27, 2008

Merrill Loraine Corn, age 87 of Andrews, NC. passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008 at Valley View Care Center. Corn was born Friday, August 20, 1920 in Swain County, NC. to the late Harley Grant and the late Grace Lee Grant. Merrill Attended Mountain View Baptist Church and she enjoyed working in her garden. Survivors include: son, Harold Cross of...

Mar 27, 2008

Clarence Cecil Ingram, age 72 of Warne, NC, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008 at his home. Cecil was born Tuesday, January 14, 1936 in Towns County Georgia to the late Fred Ingram and the late Stella Earley Ingram. He was a member of West Union Baptist Church and the owner of Ingram Construction Company he enjoyed operating heavy equipment....

Mar 27, 2008

Charlain Lowry Craciun, age 62 of Hiawassee, GA, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008 at her residence. Charlain was born Sunday, October 21, 1945 in Fulton County, Georgia to Zelma Dixon Petty of Monroe, GA and the late Charles Petty. She was a member of Clarkston United Methodist Church and The Eastern Star. Survivors, including her mother, are her sons,...

Mar 25, 2008

Mrs. Demmervel Stephens Lovvorn age 94 of Murphy, North Carolina formerly of Bowdon, Georgia died Tuesday, March 25, 2008. She was born October 30, 1913 the daughter of the late Charlie and Etta Stephens. She was a Retired Teacher and Counselor at Bowdon High School and was a member of the Bowdon Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she...

Mar 24, 2008

Ruby Lee Kimsey, age 76, of Ducktown, TN, passed away Monday, March 24, 2008 at Copper Basin Medical Center. Mrs. Kimsey was born Friday, July 31, 1931 in Cherokee County , NC to the late William "Shafter" Swanson and the late Stella Early Swanson. Ruby was preceded in death by her husand, Owen Kimsey, sons, Ray Evans and Arlan Evans,...

Mar 23, 2008

Genevieve Clapp, age of Mineral Bluff, GA, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2008 at the Hernando -Pasco Hospice Citrus Care Center in Inverness, Florida . Clapp was born in Cleveland, Ohio on April 27, 1930 to the late John and Jean (Rhody) Gerbasi. She was a homemaker and Presbyterian by faith. She enjoyed ceramics and raising roses , She was...

Mar 22, 2008

Mr. William Donald Langlois, age 72 of Blairsville, GA, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2008 at Union General Hospital. Mr. Langlois was born Thursday, September 12, 1935 in Providence Co., RI to the late Donald Langlois and the late Estelle Chapderlain Langlois. Survivors include: wife, Dolores Langlois of Blairsville, GA, daughter & son-in-law, Kathy & Jesse Trout of Simpsonville, SC,...

Mar 22, 2008