Obituaries
Richard William Wright
Aug 27, 2007
Richard William Wright, age 23 of Mineral Bluff, Ga, passed away Monday, August 27, 2007 at Union General Hospital. Wright was born Thursday, April 19, 1984 in Coyugha County Ohio to Thomas Franklin Wright and Cynthia Adams Wright. He was preceded in death by grandparents, Babe & Patricia Adams. Survivors include: grandparents, Bill & Mary Inez Wright of Mineral Bluff,...
Jo Ann Hall
Aug 26, 2007
Shirley Jo Ann Hall, age 67 of Murphy, NC, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2007 at Murphy Medical Center. Jo Ann was born Sunday, October 8, 1939 in Cherokee Co. NC to the late Oscar Dockery and the late Maggie Brown Dockery. A member of Grape Creek Bapist Church, worked for Dr. Harry Dickey for over 20 years and Clifton...
Della Millholland Davis
Aug 26, 2007
The Finch-Cochran Funeral Home of McCaysville, Georgia announces the death of Della Millholland Davis, age 77 of Mineral Bluff, who passed away Sunday, August 26, 2007. Survivors include: husband, Cecil Davis of Mineral Bluff, son, Cecil Davis, Jr. of Mineral Bluff, daughter & son-in-law, Nickie & Terry Johnson of Epworth, grandchild, Nichole Panter, grandchild, Jeffrey Davis, grandchild, Will Panter, sister,...
James Douglas Carr
Aug 25, 2007
Mr.James Douglas "Doug" Carr, age 60, of Blue Ridge, Georgia, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2007 at Union County Nursing Home. Doug was born Monday, May 26, 1947 in Fannin County, GA to the late John Wesley Carr, Sr and the late Virdie Payne Carr. Survivors include: brother, John Wesley Carr, Jr. of Jasper, GA, sister, Jean Carr Jones of...
John Berlin Adams
Aug 24, 2007
Mr. John Berlin Adams, age 87, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Friday, August 24th, 2007, in Stonehenge Assisted Living Center in Blairsville. Mr. Adams was born in Monroe County, Florida, on Thursday, July 8, 1920, a son of the late John Berlin Adams and Annie Cedele Russell Adams. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines Corps, and served during...
Doc Aspy
Aug 22, 2007
Doc Aspy, age 82 of Blairsville, GA, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at his home. Mr Aspy was born Tuesday, September 30, 1924 in Hollywood, FL to the late Doc Ernest Aspy, Sr. and the late Della Johns Aspy. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Blairsville and a WW II Navy Veteran. Survivors include: his wife,...
Josephine Bowers
Aug 21, 2007
Mrs. Josephine Bowers, age 89 of Blairsville, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. Mrs. Bowers was born Tuesday, May 28, 1918 in Buncombe Co., NC to the late Frank and Sally Weaver Miller. She was preceded in death by husband, Luther Bowers. Survivors include: daughter, Margaret Hiland of Marble, NC, daughter, Vera Meadows of...
Felston J. "andy" Anderson
Aug 21, 2007
Mr. Felston J. "Andy" Anderson, age 84 of Blairsville, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at his home. Mr. Anderson was born Thursday, January 18, 1923 in Elba, AL to the late James Lafate Anderson and the late Louader Clark Anderson. Mr. Anderson worked for Western Electric Co. (Bell Telephone) for 34 years, retiring in 1981. He started his...
Norman Hughes
Aug 20, 2007
Norman Vander Hughes, age 82 of Copperhill, TN, passed away Monday, August 20, 2007 at Copper Basin Medical Center. Hughes was born Thursday, August 20, 1925 in Polk Co., FL to the late William Hughes and the late Rosie Mae Hughes . A member of Grassy Creek Baptist Church, loved sports and reading the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Survivors include: wife,...
Cynthia Ann Burk
Aug 20, 2007
Cynthia Ann Burk, age 42 of Epworth, GA, passed away Monday, August 20, 2007 at her home in the Lickskillett Community. Cynthia was born Sunday, September 6, 1964 in Cook County Ill to Tafton Godsey and the late Carolyn Wright Godsey. A member of Bethany Church, she loved cooking and taking care of people, She was preceded in death by...
Martha Jane Allen Holloway
Aug 18, 2007
Martha Jane Holloway, age 69 of Ellijay, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at her home.. Mrs. Holloway was born Friday, December 3, 1937 in Fannin County, Georgia to the late James Otis Allen and the late Cosby Ledford Allen. Survivors include: son, William Scott Holloway of Morganton, son, Jimmy Clint Holloway of Crandall, son, Mike Holloway of Mineral...
Donald Nestor
Aug 18, 2007
Mr. Donald A. Nestor, age 52 of Blairsville, GA, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2007 at Union General Hospital. Mr. Nestor was born Monday, July 25, 1955 in Mahoning County, Ohio to the late Donald Nestor and the late Betty Buchanan Nestor. He had lived in Pensacola, FL and Atlanta, GA before moving to Blairsville 4 years ago and was...
Haley Davis
Aug 15, 2007
Mrs. Haley L. Davis, age 72 of Blairsville, GA, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at Union General Hospital. Mrs. Davis was born Monday, July 22, 1935 in Union County, Georgia to the late William Harkins and the late Nellie Garrett Harkins. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church and was preceded in death by husband, Harvey Davis and...
David F.
Aug 14, 2007
Mr. David F. Fox, age 52, of Rocky Top Heights Road, Blairsville, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2007 in Murphy, North Carolina doing what he loved the best, riding his Harley. David was born Monday, May 2, 1955 in Winston-Salem, NC to the late Charles and Mary Elizabeth Steele Fox. He fulfilled his dream of moving back to the mountains...
Melanie Carol Hedden
Aug 13, 2007
Ms. Melanie Carol Hedden, age 40 of Hiawassee, GA, passed away Monday, August 13, 2007 at Chatuge Regional Hospital. Ms. Hedden was born Thursday, December 8, 1966 in Towns County. A member of McConnell Memorial Baptist Church, She was preceded in death by father, Everett Barrett and sister, Pam Barrett. Survivors include: mother and step-father, Lounell and Bill Mull of...
Bernice Parham Gibby
Aug 12, 2007
Mrs. Bernice Parham Gibby, age 83, of Jackson, Tennessee, formerly of Blairsville and Athens, Georgia, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2007. Mrs. Gibby was born Saturday, March 15, 1924 in Union County, Georgia, to the late Hershel and Etta Mae Styles Parham. Mrs. Gibby had been a resident of Athens for 48 years where she worked for General Time/Westclox for...
Mark Donnelly
Aug 12, 2007
Mr. Mark Donnelly. age 54, of Blairsville, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2007 at Union General Hospital. Mr. Donnelly was born on September 11, 1952 in Fulton County, Georgia to Bonnie Morris Donnelly of Blairsville and the late Charles Donnelly. Surviving in addition to his mother are; brother, Dane Donnelly of Great Falls, Montana, brother and sister-in-law, Tim and Paula...
Edwin F. Cook
Aug 10, 2007
Mr. Edwin F. Cook, age 84, of Blairsville, GA, passed away Friday, August 10, 2007 at Erlanger Medical Center. Mr. Cook was born Wednesday, January 17, 1923 in Union County, GA to the late Grady Cook and the late Nell Akins Cook. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Blairsville. Edwin was a member of the Blairsville...
George Fincher
Aug 10, 2007
Mr. George William Fincher, age 81, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Friday, August 10, 2007 at Heartland Hospice House in Cartersville, Georgia. Mr. Fincher was born Friday, May 28, 1926, in Fannin County, Georgia, to the late George William Fincher and the late Lemma Parks Fincher. Mr. Fincher was a veteran of World War II, and served in the U.S....
Roy Lee Orton
Aug 9, 2007
Roy Lee Orton, age 60 ,of Morganton, GA, passed away Thursday, August 9, at his home. Roy was born Sunday, December 8, 1946 in to the late Edward Orton and the late Estelle Watkins Orton He was preceded in death by parents,and brother, Troy Orton. Survivors include: son, Jimmy Orton, of Knoxville, TN; brother, Lamer Watkins of Blue Ridge, GA;...