Obituaries

Dec 22, 2021

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death and funeral services for Freida Colleen Parham, age 69, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at Chatuge Regional Hospital in Hiawassee, Georgia. Colleen was a native of Thomaston, Georgia, and a daughter of the late Burmer Parham and the late Mavis Ownbey Parham. She had...

Dec 22, 2021

Elizabeth Paschal Cooksey of Blairsville, GA died peacefully in her sleep at Stonehenge Assisted Living December 22, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband of forty-nine years, William R. Cooksey III.



The daughter of the late Thomas D. and Venice L. Paschal, Elizabeth was born in Atlanta December 15, 1933. She was a graduate of Bass High School and...

Dec 21, 2021

Berma Fay Doty, age 86, of Blue Ridge, passed away Tuesday morning, December 21, 2021, at Northside Hospital Cherokee in Canton.   Miss Doty was born December 4, 1935, in Washington, DC, to the late Wilbur Irvin Doty and the late Fay West Doty.  Berma was a member of Blue Ridge United Methodist Church; she had been a member of the...

Dec 21, 2021

Martin Franklin Hirsch, age 83, of Morganton, GA passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at his home. Mr. Hirsch was born February 9, 1938, in Kansas City, MO.  Martin was employed by the Georgia Center of Disease Control as the director of procurement.  He was the founder of the May Trip, he loved the outdoors, and enjoyed hunting and fishing....

Dec 20, 2021

Mr. Ronald L. Stoneburner, age 76, of Mineral Bluff, Georgia passed away on December 20, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Stoneburner was born on July 4, 1945, in Terre Haute, Indiana to the late Orville Vincent Stoneburner and Betty Johnson Stoneburner. He had earned a Master's degree and worked in the communications industry with AT&T as an electrical engineer.



Mr. Stoneburner...

Dec 19, 2021

Dec 19, 2021

My partner in life for over 30 years.

We loved, cried and laughed with each other.

You always had a story to tell and a smile on your face.

Oh, some of the jokes and stories you would tell.

As I rolled my eyes and said, not that one AGAIN.

As it continued to flow from you like it was the first time you ever...

Dec 17, 2021

Connie Lynn  Prince, age 60 of Murphy, passed away December 17, 2021, at home.   Mrs. Prince was born March 28, 1961, in Cedar Rapids, IA, to Keith Oler and Lois Reese Oler.  



She loved caring for animals.



Survivors include husband, Raymond Richard Prince, son, Jeffrey Prince, father, Keith Oler, mother, Lois Reese Prince.



No services are planned at this time.



Cochran Funeral Home...

Dec 17, 2021

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death and memorial services for Mrs. Betty Louise Galliher Long, age 81, of Hiawassee, who passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021 at Chatuge Regional Hospital in Hiawassee. Mrs. Long was a daughter of the late William Galliher and the late Olive Rose Bailey Galliher. She had been preceded in death by her...

Dec 17, 2021

Rex (Popoo) will always be remembered for his love of reading. A constant visitor to the local library in search of the latest western books.



He loved Monday Night Raw, Friday Night Smackdown, & the Powerball. Daily you would see him "Driving Miss Daisy" his wife Sonia to and from the courthouse where they worked as title examiners together after he...

Dec 15, 2021

Mrs. Wanda Lou Ledford Russell, age 73, passed away at Sonshine Manor in Blairsville, Georgia, on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Mrs. Russell was born in Copperhill, Tennessee, to the late Earl Parker Hughes and Katherine Walden Hughes on May 1, 1948. Wanda was preceded in death by her father, Rev. Earl Parker Hughes; husbands, Ted Burtner Ledford and Bobby J....

Dec 13, 2021

Shelia “Sherry” Marie Frasure Dickey.

Sherry Dickey unexpectedly passed from this life on Monday, December 13, 2021, at South Baldwin Medical Center, Foley, AL. She was surrounded by her three sisters, Diane, Sandra and Donna.Sherry was born June 26, 1958, in Copperhill, TN. She lived with her maternal grandparents, Tom and Lizzie Panter of Dial, GA.

Nursing was her...

Dec 13, 2021

Josephine Elizabeth Pelfrey, age 89, passed away Monday, December 13, 2021, at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga.  She was born on May 4, 1932, to the late Grover Thomas and the late Myrtle Hallum Thomas.  Mrs. Pelfrey was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church and was very active in WMU, Bible School, and helping with the bereavement meals for church families....

Dec 13, 2021

William Edward Dutton, age 49, of Turtletown, TN, passed away unexpectedly Monday, December 13, 2021.  Mr. Dutton was born on February 18, 1972, to Bill Dutton and Hollie Wolauer Dutton.  Billy enjoyed taking care of his chickens and dog and working.



Survivors include his wife, Peggy Taylor Dutton, father Bill Dutton, mother Hollie Crosby, step-mother Wanda Thompson Dutton, brothers Adam Dutton,...

Dec 10, 2021

Mr. Edward Alfred Masessa of Blue Ridge, Georgia, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021. Mr. Masessa was born in Brooklyn, NY; he served two years active duty and twenty-six years in the United States Coast Guard Reserves. His career was spent working in the heating and air conditioning industry. He was preceded in death by his parents Michael Masessa and...

Dec 7, 2021

Goffery Willis Graves, age 93, of Murphy, passed away Tuesday morning, December 7, 2021, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Mr. Graves was born October 18, 1928, in Murphy, NC, to the late Robert Graves and the late Elvie Killian Graves. He was a Boiling Springs Baptist Church member and enjoyed working with several animals on his farm, including...

Dec 6, 2021

Leroy "Carl" Brown, III, age 64, passed away at his home on Monday, December, 6, 2021. Leroy, III was born on May 7, 1957 in Gary, IN to the parents of Leroy Carl Brown, Jr. and Rosa Lee Brown. Leroy, III lived a remarkable life. Leroy, III was a U.S. Army Veteran retiring after 10 years of service. He was...

Dec 6, 2021

Sherry Jean Scholes Welch of McCaysville, Georgia passed away peacefully at her home on 6th December 2021, following an extended illness. Mrs. Welch was born on 13 March 1938, to the late Mr. Alvin Lee and Mrs. Marie Plemmons Scholes. Mrs. Welch was a life-long resident of Fannin County. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother,...

Dec 5, 2021

Louise Queen, age 93 of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away December 5, 2021, in Blue Ridge, GA. Ms. Queen was born May 5, 1928, in Morganton, GA, to the late Ola Brunner Hooper and the late Meta Adams Hooper. A member of Wilscot Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by her husband, Pearly Quince Queen, brothers, Gerald Hooper and...

Dec 5, 2021

The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Nancy Carolyn Waters, age 88, who passed away on December 5th, 2021, into the arms of her savior. Nancy was a Clay County, NC resident of over a decade. She settled here after her and her husband Don Waters Sr. moved from Palm Harbor, FL. Their love affair...