Obituaries
Andrew George Kovalcik
Sep 5, 2021
Andrew George Kovalcik, age 57 of Morganton, GA, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021, at his home. Andrew was born August 25, 1964, to the late George Kovalcik and the late Caroline Wiest Kovalcik. He was the proud owner of Blue Ridge Mountain BBQ and a member of the Barbecue Association. Andy’s Greatest joy’s in life was his wife, children...
Frank W. Turner
Sep 5, 2021
Frank W. Turner, age 87, of Blue Ridge, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021, at Pruitt Healthcare. Mr. Turner was born August 15, 1934, to the late Wilford Turner and the late Medley Davenport Turner. Frank was a U.S. Army veteran, a Blue Ridge First Baptist Church member, and had retired as bank manager with SunTrust and Home Federal Bank....
Donald Curtis Roberts
Sep 4, 2021
DONALD CURTIS ROBERTS, JR. April 24, 1961 – September 4, 2021 Donald Curtis Roberts Jr., 60, of Murphy, passed away unexpectedly September 4, 2021, at Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital. Curtis was born April 24, 1961 in Chattanooga, TN, to Donald and Elizabeth Rash Roberts. Curtis was a resident of Cherokee County for 29 years having previously resided in Tennessee and...
Terry Bryan Wright
Sep 4, 2021
Terry Bryan Wright, age 58, of Morganton, passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021, following an accident. Mr. Wright was born October 11, 1962, in Columbus, MS, to the late Edwin Wright, I, and the late Phyllis Palumbo Wright. He was of the Catholic Faith. Terry especially loved being with his wife and family. He enjoyed working outside with plants and...
James "Tom" Thomas Stanley
Sep 4, 2021
The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces Graveside Services for Mr. James "Tom" Stanley, age 74 of Blairsville who passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021. Tom was born in Montgomery, Alabama on April 8, 1947 to James C. Stanley and Bernice Waites Stanley. Family left behind to cherish his memory are: son & daughter-in-law, Dale & Laura...
Eva B Pendergrass
Sep 3, 2021
Eva Mae Birdell Pendergrass, age 75, of Andrews, passed away Friday, September 3, 2021, at Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital. Mrs. Pendergrass was born April 6, 1946, in Hurst, GA, to the late Cecil Davis and the late Erma Davis. She was of the Baptist Faith and enjoyed listening to gospel music. She was preceded in death by her father, Cecil...
Freed Smith
Sep 3, 2021
Freed Smith, age 97, of Morganton, GA, passed away Friday, September 3, 2021, in Canton, GA. Mr. Smith was born May 4, 1924 in Copperhill, TN, to the late William Rob Smith and the late Bessie Parris Smith. He was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Freed enjoyed gardening, fishing, and hunting. He was preceded in death by his...
Richard Eckert Gleason
Sep 3, 2021
Richard Eckert Gleason, age 65, of Mineral Bluff, passed away Friday, September 3, 2021, at Fannin Regional Hospital. Mr. Gleason was born September 4, 1955, in Dobbs Ferry, NY, to the late Donald Gleason and Alice Schrader Gleason. He was of the Baptist faith and had made Fannin County his home for the past six years after moving from Ponte...
Ronald "Ronnie" Harlan Duncan
Sep 2, 2021
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death and funeral services for Mr. Ronald "Ronnie" Harlan Duncan, age 60, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away on Thursday, September 2nd, 2021 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville. Ronnie was a member of Confidence United Methodist Church and he had a deep faith in Jesus. He never met...
Leon Cripe
Sep 2, 2021
Leon Cripe, age 97, of Blue Ridge, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021, at his home. Mr. Cripe was born April 2, 1924, in North Manchester, IN, to the late Ora Cripe and the late Eva Heeter Cripe. He was a member of Blue Ridge First Baptist Church and the Blue Ridge Gideon Camp. Leon was a veteran of the...
Elizabeth Jane Kerver
Sep 1, 2021
Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Kerver, age 79 of Murphy, NC who passed away on Wednesday September 1st, 2021 at Union General Hospital in Blairsville. Elizabeth was a member of the House of Prayer Church, where she loved to volunteer for various activities to help the community, she loved quilting and...
Gregory Lee Jones
Sep 1, 2021
Gregory Lee Jones, age 49, of Marble, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at his home in Marble. Mr. Jones was born November 4, 1971, in Hiawassee, GA, to the late Robert Harry Jones, Sr., and Betty Lou Huskins Jones. He was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Marble and was a lifelong resident of Cherokee County. Gregory...
Ruth Ware
Sep 1, 2021
Ruth Ware, age 94, of Mineral Bluff, GA, passed away September 1, 2021, at her home. She was born September 1, 1927, in Mineral Bluff, GA. Ruth was a strong, Christian lady who loved God and his teaching and also loved gardening, growing veggies, and beautiful flowers. Ruth loved cooking for her family. Her children and grandchildren were her most...
Wilford "Will" McDonald
Sep 1, 2021
Wilford "Will" McDonald, age 87, of Murphy, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga. Mr. McDonald was born May 20, 1934, in Murphy, NC, to the late Bob McDonald and the late Hannah Dailey McDonald. He attended Boiling Springs Baptist and was an avid hunter and fisherman. Will loved the outdoors. He was preceded in death...
Roy Calvin Beaver
Sep 1, 2021
Roy Calvin Beaver, age 72, of Chatsworth passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at AdventHealth Murray. He was preceded in death by his father, John “Waco” Beaver; mother, Estlene Smith Beaver Lunsford; sisters, Grovie Cole and Myrtle Mae Walsh; and brother, Edward Louis Beaver. Survivors include his wife, Tammy Beaver; son and daughter-in-law, Reno and Angie Beaver of Chatsworth;...
Arnold Dee McClure
Aug 31, 2021
Arnold “Dee” McClure (Sergeant First Class, Retired, US. Army) age 76 of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021. He was born on April 5th, 1945, in Andrews, NC and was a member of Cornerstone Church, a loving husband to his wife (Kathy Hawkins McClure) of 50 years, a father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was an outspoken...
Betty Haynes Easter
Aug 31, 2021
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Betty Haynes Easter, of Blairsville, who passed away on Tuesday evening, August 31st, 2021 at her home.Betty Haynes Easter was one of nine children born to Bill and Kate Haynes in Mount Airy, North Carolina. She learned about hard work and responsibility early on, from milking cows before daylight to...
Brian Styles Stanford
Aug 31, 2021
Brian Styles Stanford, age 66, of Suches, GA passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at Fannin Regional Hospital after a brief battle with COVID-19. Brian was born April 1, 1955, in Carrollton, Georgia to Helon Gyrlene Styles and the late William Manley Stanford. He was a member of Faith Presbyterian Church, but found great enjoyment in revisiting his Baptist roots...
Barbara T Owle
Aug 30, 2021
Barbara T Owle, age 68, of Murphy, passed away Monday, August 30, 2021, at her home. Mrs. Owle was born October 14, 1952, in Cherokee, NC, to the late Tom Teesateskie and the late Jeanette Rattler Teesateskie. She was a member of Jehovah's Witness, Kingdom Hall. Barbara enjoyed NASCAR, yard work, and cooking. She was preceded in death by her...
Josephine T. Deitz
Aug 29, 2021
Josephine T. Deitz, age 77, of Marble, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021, at Murphy Medical Center. Mrs. Deitz was born May 18, 1944, in Sampson County, NC, to the late Willie LeRoy Tevepaugh and the late Versia Wood Tevepaugh. Josephine had lived over 50 years in the Marble area. She loved spoiling her kids, her grandchildren, and her great-grandchildren....
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