Obituaries
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....
Gregory Alan Roper
Aug 28, 2021
Gregory Alan Roper, age 63 of Blue Ridge, passed away August 28, 2021, at his home. He was born March 3, 1958, in Monterey, CA to Floyd Roper and the late Anna Ruth Anderson Roper. Greg was a member of Temple Baptist Church, he had worked as a heavy equipment operator on petroleum pipelines enjoyed spending time hunting and fishing,...
Charlie Milford Hunter
Aug 28, 2021
Charlie Milford Hunter October 12th, 1925 - August 28th, 2021 Charlie M. Hunter, age 95, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away peacefully on August 28th, 2021. Charlie was a proud veteran with a career spanning World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam War. He served in two branches of the U.S. military, first in the U.S. Army and then...
Dennis Harrell Bradley
Aug 27, 2021
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Dennis Harrell Bradley, age 74, who passed away on August 27, 2021 in Reykjavik, Iceland while on vacation with his beloved wife of 40 years, Beverly Zoe Hensley Bradley. He was surrounded by a loving family. He was born on March 14, 1947 in Union County, Georgia, Gumlog District...
Nicole Annette (Tardie) Reardon
Aug 27, 2021
Nicole Annette (Tardie) Reardon At age 51, died peacefully in her home in Hiawassee, GA, on August 27, 2021. She is survived by her loving and cherished son, Kevin R. Reardon, and his father, Kevin W. Reardon, both of GA. Her surviving co-parents are Sandra M. Bollmann of GA and Mary Ellen and Roger P. Tardie of MA. Also surviving...
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