Obituaries
Willie J Hancock Jr.
May 14, 2022
Willie (Billy) Hancock Jr., 90, of Blairsville, GA passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA, after a short illness. Billy was born December 4, 1931, in Fort Valley, GA to Willie Hancock and Lessie Rogers Hancock.
Billy proudly served his country from July 1951 to July 1971 in the United States Air Force....
Shirley Chastain
May 14, 2022
Mrs. Shirley Jane Chastain, 85, of Blairsville, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville, GA. Shirley was born January 6, 1937, in Murphy, NC to Luther Killian and Menice White Killian. She moved to Marietta at the age of sixteen and returned to Blairsville in 1971. In 1977 Shirley moved to Canton, Georgia, and...
Benny Ray Nichols
May 14, 2022
Benny Ray Nichols, 69, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022, at his home in Mineral Bluff, GA. Benny was born September 15, 1952, in Cumming, GA to the late Doyle Nichols and the late Myrtle Nichols.
Benny loved to hunt, fish, tell stories, enjoyed retirement and his time with his grandchildren. He will be missed...
Elizabeth L. Wolf
May 13, 2022
Elizabeth "Leigh" Wolf (94) of Blue Ridge passed away quietly Friday, May 13, 2022 after a long illness. Before moving to Blue Ridge, Leigh lived in Atlanta, attended Cornell, and then graduated from The University of Georgia. Leigh loved her mountain cabin and the opportunity to hike the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. A gifted artist and musician, she played with...
Margaret Ledford
May 13, 2022
Mrs. Margaret Ledford,65, of Hiawassee Georgia passed away in her home Friday May 13th, 2022. She was born on June 17th 1956 at home in a small house on Owl Creek to Miles and Delia Taylor. Margaret was a woman if you got the pleasure to meet her you would not soon forget her. She never met a stranger....
Parker Foster
May 11, 2022
Mr. Parker Lewis Foster, age 48, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at Union General Hospital following a sudden injury. Parker was born on May 29, 1973 as the only child of Kendell and Frances Foster.
Parker was a bright, radiant light in every dim room. He was always smiling, cracking jokes, and never in a...
Penelope Ann Golden
May 6, 2022
Ms. Penelope Ann Williamson, 59, of Murphy, North Carolina, passed away Friday May 6 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. She was born October 26, 1962 in Franklin, NC to Arvel Williamson Jr. and Mary Sue Williamson. She was raised in Nantahala, NC and moved to Murphy when she graduated high school. She has lived in the...
Jane Richards
May 6, 2022
Mary "Jane" Johnson Richards, 78, of Morganton GA passed away May 6, 2022 following an extended illness in Hospice Care at Union General Hospital, Blairsville, GA. Ms. Richards was born September 1, 1943 in Cartersville, GA, to the late Fern Rogers Wilson. Jane was raised in a small mountain community called Newport, GA, along Noontootla Creek, nestled in the Chattahoochee...
Janie Mull Blythe
May 6, 2022
The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces funeral services for Ms. Janie Mull Blythe, age 72, who made her heavenly journey May 6, 2022.
Janie was born November 26, 1949 in Hiawassee, Georgia to the late Carl and Lucille Mull. She grew up in the Bell Creek community of Hiawassee. Janie was a kind, resilient, selfless soul who passionately loved...
Carl Alton Beavers
May 5, 2022
Carl Alton Beavers, age 77, of Morganton passed away Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. On July 13, 1944, Carl was born to the late Clifford Alton Beavers and the late Ethel Ester Farmer Beavers. Mr. Beavers was of the Baptist faith, a graduate of the University of Georgia where he earned his Bachelor's...
James Benjamin Mackey
May 4, 2022
James Benjamin Mackey, 88, of Mineral Bluff, GA, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Piedmont Mountainside in Jasper, GA. James was born August 1, 1933, in Breckenridge, MO to James Mackey and Helen Mackey.
He was preceded in death by his father, James Mackey; mother, Helen Mackey; and step-daughter, Elizabeth Godwin.
He is survived by his wife, Judy...
Loretta Pearl Abbott
May 4, 2022
Loretta Pearl (Hilsinger) Abbott, 92, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Loretta was born in Cincinnatus, New York on April 23, 1930 to the late Hazel Irene (Shappell) Hilsinger and the late Waldo Lido Hilsinger.
Loretta was raised on her family farm in East Freetown, New York. Loretta and Malcolm raised their family in Greene,...
Evelyn Quinn
May 3, 2022
Mrs. Evelyn Hughes Quinn, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022. A lifelong resident of McCaysville, Georgia, Evelyn was born on September 29th, 1929, to the late Homer Joseph and Laura Leona Hughes.
Evelyn was married to Lon Quinn, Junior of Copperhill, Tennessee. He preceded her death on August 16th, 2006.
Survivors include her children; son Lon Schronce...
Lois Weeks
May 2, 2022
Mrs. Lois Weeks, 88, of Blue Ridge, passed away at her home on Monday, May 2, 2022. Lois was born April 12, 1934, in Blue Ridge, GA, to the late Wayne Long and Daisy Kendall Long.
She was a McCaysville Church Of Christ member; her favorite pastimes included working with her flowers, gardening, knitting, sewing, crocheting, reading, and talking with...
Betty Abercrombie
May 1, 2022
Betty Davis Abercrombie, 84, of Buford, GA and formerly Cumming, GA, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 1, 2022, at her daughter's home in Buford, GA after a struggle with Dementia. Betty was born August 30, 1937, in Union County to the late Lester Davis and Dollie Berry Davis. As a child, she enjoyed working in the family general store and spending...
Geneva Morris Reynolds
Apr 30, 2022
Geneva Reynolds, age 88, of Morganton, passed away at her home Saturday evening, April 30, 2022, surrounded by her family.On April 12, 1934, Geneva was born in Morganton, GA, to the late Harvey Morris and Etter Pickelsimer Morris.She was a member of Morganton Baptist Church andenjoyed dancing, car shows, sewing, and cooking.Survivors include children Debbie (Junior) Dillinger, David (Hope)...
Carolyn Cole
Apr 30, 2022
Carolyn Bruce Cole, age 68, of Suches, passed away Saturday evening, April 30, 2022, in Blairsville. She was born in Blue Ridge on May 28, 1953, the daughter of the late Jewell Ellard Bruce and Eula Marie Seabolt Bruce.
She was of the Baptist Faith and had retired from Levi Strauss in Blue Ridge; she enjoyed making jewelry, working...
Deborah Burns
Apr 29, 2022
Deborah Lynn Burns, aged 70, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2022, in Cumming, Georgia, following an extended illness.
Deborah is survived by her husband, William James Burns, Jr, daughter, Rachel B. Martin, son, Mark Andrew Rice, son-in-law, Andy Martin, grandsons, Ryan Daves and Tristan Radford, granddaughter, Kayley Martin great-grandson, Jacob Lynn Daves, great-granddaughters, Jessie Dallas Daves, brother, Bob...
Mac Sullivan
Apr 29, 2022
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death and services for Mr. Ronald "Mac" Sullivan, age 79, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away on Friday, April 29th, 2022 at his home.
Mr. Sullivan was a lifelong resident of Blairsville, and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Union County. He retired from CW Matthews in 2007, but he...
Clyde Brown
Apr 27, 2022
Clyde Brown, age 83, passed away on April 27, 2022 at his home in Hiawassee, GA.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Jimmie Nell Brown; Father, Floyd Brown; and Mother, Bertha Jane Dodd Brown.
Clyde was married to the love of his life Jimmie Nell for 58 years and enjoyed the great outdoors, traveling and camping.
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