Obituaries

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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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Apr 26, 2022

Apr 25, 2022

 

Timothy Passmore, 58, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on April 25, 2022, in Blue Ridge. On December 22, 1963, Tim was born in Cleveland, TN, to Bud Passmore and Opal Passmore, but grew up in Benton, TN.

At age six, Tim began playing the fiddle and guitar at age eight. He went on to win multiple awards for...

Apr 24, 2022

Flora Geneva Atkins Crawford, age 99, of Morganton, GA, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Flora lived independently until the day she died. On the day of her passing, she went to church and out to lunch with her family. She came home, walked around her yard to see her flowers, sat down in...

Apr 22, 2022

Mary Spiva Arrowood, 84, of Anderson, SC, formerly of Hiawassee, GA, passed away in Anderson on Friday, April 22, 2022. Mary was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-five years, Ernest Arrowood. On January 26, 1938, Mary was born in Clarksville, Ga, to the late Carl Spiva and Elizabeth Wall Spiva. She joined Lower Hightower Baptist Church at a...