Obituaries
Edith Angeline Hogsed Garrett
Jan 1, 2021
Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death of Edith Angeline Hogsed Garrett, "Aunt Ned" to many, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at the age of 101. A native of the Shooting Creek community of Clay County, North Carolina, she was born November 9th, 1919, as the baby sister to the late Newton and Curtis Hogsed, and only daughter...
Alice Marie Gribble
Dec 30, 2020
Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Ms. Alice Marie Gribble age 74 of Hayesville, NC who passed away on December 30th, 2020 at Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital in Murphy, NC. Alice is survived by her brother, Chip Gribble; sisters, Dorothy Brown, MaryAnn Townsend, Becky Davenport, Vicky Gribble, Annie Sue Gribble; son, Shane Gribble. There are...
Lt. Col Clark O. Barker (Ret)
Dec 30, 2020
Lt. Colonel Clark O. Barker, 97, of Copperhill, Tennessee, died suddenly on December 29, 2020. Clark was born to Roy and Ruby Barker in 1923. He grew up in Lapel, Indiana, before joining the military in 1942. He was a proud veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, where he served as an Electronics Warfare Officer aboard B-52 Bombers....
Larry Hayes
Dec 30, 2020
Larry Hayes, of Ormond Beach, Florida, and McCaysville, Georgia, died December 30, 2020, at his mountain home on Fightingtown Creek in McCaysville. He was 81. Born in Atlanta on October 4, 1939, he was the son of Luther Floyd and Ruby Thomas Hayes, both of Fannin County, Georgia. His father was a steamfitter who traveled extensively to work on construction...
Marilyn Kay Vaughn
Dec 29, 2020
Mrs. Marilyn Kay (Pep) Vaughn, age 89 of Hiawassee, Ga. passed away on December 29th, 2020. Mrs. Vaughn was born on April 19th, 1931 in Watseka, Ill. to the late Velma and Raymond Pepmiller. In her spare time, Marilyn loved playing Bingo and square dancing. She is preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Earl (Dutch) Vaughn, Jr. Marilyn and...
Gary Paul Little
Dec 28, 2020
Gary Paul Little age 69 of Mineral Bluff, Georgia, went to his new eternal home in Heaven, Monday, December 28, 2020. Gary was born April 01, 1951, in Boston, Georgia, to the late Mr. Felton David Little and Mrs. Frances Ailene Little. Gary retired from Plant Telephone Company in Tifton, Georgia. His family was the joy of his life. He...
Juanita V Burton
Dec 28, 2020
Juanita Virginia Burton, age 85, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020, at the Pruitt Health Care in Blue Ridge, Georgia. Mrs. Burton was a former resident of Turtletown, TN. Juanita was a beautiful, amazing, and awesome stay-at-home mom raising six children. Juanita attended Harbor Ministries Church in McCaysville, Georgia, and enjoyed taking good care of her family. She enjoyed...
Herbert Simmons Gatch
Dec 27, 2020
Herbert S. Gatch, 93, born in Sheldon SC, joined his wife of 64 years, Carolyn Gatch, in eternal glory with his Lord & Savior, on Sunday, December 27, 2020. He lived a full and God honoring life. After serving the country he loved with pride and patriotism alongside his brothers in the US Army during World War II, he found...
Mahlon D. Knight
Dec 25, 2020
Mahlon D. Knight, age 87, of McCaysville, Georgia, was called home to be with the Lord on Christmas morning, December 25, 2020. Mahlon passed away peacefully at home. Mahlon was born in Walnut Grove, Georgia on August 12, 1933 to the late William Harry and Bessie Knight. He was a truck driver for 41 years owning and operating C&M Trucking...
Wayne T. Elliott
Dec 22, 2020
WAYNE THOMAS ELLIOTT Wayne Elliott of Blue Ridge, GA, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 22, 2020, at the age of 76. Wayne was born on May 8, 1944, in Augusta, GA. He lived all his life in Georgia, predominately in Atlanta, and moved to Blue Ridge in 2012. Wayne graduated from the University...
Annette Lucille Freer
Dec 21, 2020
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the passing of and services for Annette Lucille Freer, age 60, of Blairsville, Georgia. Annette went home to be with Jesus on Monday, December 21st, 2020. She was preceded in death by her father, Vincent Freer; step-father, James E. Cone, Jr., and a brother, Timothy Lee Cone. Annette was a member of First Baptist...
Janith E. Campbell Ezell
Dec 20, 2020
Janith E Campbell Ezell, age 74 of Morganton, GA passed away December 20, 2020, in Jasper, GA. Ms. Ezell was born October 8, 1946, in La Fayette, GA to the late Albert Everett Campbell and the late Patricia Anne Clements Campbell. A member of Temple Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by her sister, Carol C. Gilreath. Janith moved...
George Oscar Leigh
Dec 20, 2020
Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the death and graveside services for Mr. George Oscar Leigh, age 88 of Blairsville who passed away on Sunday December 20th, 2020 at Union General Hospital. Mr. Leigh was born on December 25th, 1931 in Walker County to Ralph and Jewell Thomas Leigh. George served his country honorably in the United States...
Betty Stalcup
Dec 20, 2020
Betty Sue Stalcup, age 78 of the Martins Creek Community passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020, at Murphy Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Murphy NC. Mrs. Stalcup was born in Fannin County, Ga on March 5, 1942, to the late Rev. Bill Cook and the late Verdie Crowder Cook. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Cook and...
Bessie Nan Robinson
Dec 19, 2020
The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Bessie Nan Robinson, age 67 of Blairsville who went to meet her Lord and Savior on December 19, 2020 after a brief COVID related illness. Bess was born in Brewton, AL on September 9, 1953 to the late Oliver Milton Smith and Helen Coogle Smith. With a...
Shirley Ann Flowers
Dec 19, 2020
Shirley Ann Flowers was born in Loganville, GA to the late Joseph Washington Dalton and the late Ruby Mae Kirk Dalton and she was a member of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. Shirley was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Her passions were taking care of her family and crocheting. She was preceded in death by her loving...
Rose Markowski Davis
Dec 19, 2020
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Rose M. Davis, 85, of Blairsville, formerly of Miami, Florida, who passed away on Saturday, December 19th, 2020 after a brief battle with cancer. She was born on December 28, 1934 to the late Clyde and Antoinette Markowski. She was a long time member of Providence United Methodist...
Evelyn Jacks Sudderth
Dec 17, 2020
The Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy announces Graveside Services for Mrs. Evelyn Jacks Sudderth, age 94 of Murphy, who passed away on Thursday evening, December 17, 2020. Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 21, 2020 at Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery. Gentlemen selected to serve as pallbearers include: Dylan Hargett, Rodney Archer, Jason Rindskopf, Mark...
Evelyn Callie Payne
Dec 17, 2020
Mrs. Evelyn C. Payne, age 89, of Morganton, GA, passed into her heavenly home on Thursday, December 17, 2020, after a short time of declining health. She was preceded in death by her father, William Richard Panter, mother Willie Thomas Panter, brothers, Frank, Harold, Hugh, Jake, Randall Panter, and sister, Rose Mary Panter. Survivors include her husband of 59 years,...
Ralph Stephen Baker
Dec 17, 2020
Ralph “Steve" Baker, age 82, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020, at his home in Blue Ridge, Georgia. Steve was born June 13, 1938, in New Haven, Connecticut, to the late Stanley Baker and Ester Vibbert Baker. Steve worked for Sears and Roebuck for 33 years. He loved to travel and in his spare time, he enjoyed restoring cars and...
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