Obituaries

Helen Ruth Mull

Helen Ruth Mull

Nov 25, 2020

Mrs. Helen Ruth Mull, age 92, of McCaysville, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at Piedmont Mountain Side Hospital. Mrs. Mull was born September 16, 1928, in Fannin County, GA, to the late Arnold Johnson and the late Allie Pruitt Johnson. Mrs. Mull was a member of Kingtown Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Mull,...

J.E. Hutson

J.E. Hutson

Nov 24, 2020

Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mr. Jay Erwin “J.E.” Hutson, age 77 of Blairsville who passed away on Tuesday November 24th, 2020. Mr. Hutson was born on April 12th, 1943 in Union County to the late Elbert and Lorene (Reece) Hutson. J.E. was a lifelong resident of Union County and a member of New...

John England

John England

Nov 21, 2020

The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces services for Mr. John Wayne England, age 77, of Blairsville who passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday November 21, 2020, following a brief period of declining health. Mr. England was born in Waynesville, North Carolina on August 6, 1943 to the late Jimmy and Mae England. He was raised in and...

Kathy Marie Grizzle

Kathy Marie Grizzle

Nov 20, 2020

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death of Mrs. Kathy Marie Grizzle, age 72 of Hiawassee, GA passed away on Friday, November 20th, 2020. Kathy was born on March 14th, 1948 in Rabun County to her late parents, Jack and Essie (Teems) Watkins. Kathy attended the Mt. Pleasant Church of God for many years. She loved going to the...

Evelyn M Abernathy

Evelyn M Abernathy

Nov 19, 2020

Evelyn Marie (Roman) Abernathy, age 67 of Mineral Bluff, passed away November 19, 2020, at her home. Mrs. Abernathy was born December 13, 1952, in West Pittston, PA to the late George Roman and the late Betty Lane Roman. Evelyn had been a member of the Aviation Club (Air Cadets) and was a licensed ham radio operator. She was also...

Alan Robert Bruemmer

Alan Robert Bruemmer

Nov 19, 2020

Alan Robert Bruemmer, 66, of Blairsville, GA, formerly of Taylor Mill/Covington, KY, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020. He was a retired Splicer with Cincinnati Bell. Alan loved his family and friends and loved to travel as well as ride his motorcycle. He also enjoyed scuba diving, gardening and was also very involved in his church, Fellowship of the...

Lula Mae Parker

Lula Mae Parker

Nov 18, 2020

* IMPORTANT UPDATE: Please note change in service information: The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces Funeral Services for Mrs. Lula Mae Parker, age 90 of Suches, Georgia who passed away on Wednesday morning, November 18, 2020. She will be warmly remembered by all who knew her, but especially missed by her family: daughter & son-in-law, Betty &...

Lawrence M Yest

Lawrence M Yest

Nov 15, 2020

Lawrence M Yest, age 81 of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away November 15, 2020, in Blue Ridge, GA. Mr. Yest was born December 21, 1938, in Detroit, MI to the late Zigmont Yest and the late Mary Katherine Drwiega-Yest. A member of World Harvest North Church, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Robert Yest, and Thomas Yest. Mr....

Wilma Bennett Thomas

Wilma Bennett Thomas

Nov 15, 2020

Wilma Jean Thomas, age 80, of Morganton, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020, at N.E. Georgia Medical Center, Braselton, GA. Mrs.Thomas was born August 19, 1940, in Maryville, TN, to the late Jack Bennett and the late Mattie Bain Bennett. She was a member of Morganton Baptist Church. Wilma loved being with her grandchildren, and enjoyed gardening, bird watching, and...

Rachel Jane Tilson

Rachel Jane Tilson

Nov 15, 2020

Rachel Jane Tilson, age 59 of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away November 15, 2020, at her home. Mrs. Tilson was born October 7, 1961, in Jasper, GA to the late Hasin Lawrence Stanley and the late Mabel Stanley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Tilson, sister, Joyce Messer, and brother, Buster Stanley. Rachel enjoyed cooking and her...

Johnnie M Robinson

Johnnie M Robinson

Nov 13, 2020

Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Johnnie M Robinson, age 79 of Blairsville who passed away on Friday November 13th, 2020. Mrs. Johnnie was a person who knew our Lord and Savior very well and was faithfully making intercessory prayers for others. In addition to her praying, she was constantly sending notes of encouragement...

Linda Pearl Brawley

Linda Pearl Brawley

Nov 11, 2020

Linda Pearl Brawley, age 74 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away November 11, 2020, in Blue Ridge. Ms. Brawley was born January 18, 1946, in Odon, IN to the late Earl Corbin and the late Mable Aishe Corbin. A member of Wilscot Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by her brother, Richard Corbin. In her spare time she enjoyed...

Mabel Watkins Rich

Mabel Watkins Rich

Nov 11, 2020

The Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces Graveside Services for Mrs. Mabel Sarah Watkins Rich who passed away peacefully at the Union General Nursing Home on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at the age of 96 after a period of declining health. Mrs. Rich was born on October 6, 1924 in Blairsville to the late Virgil and Julia Stephens...

Cyrus George Parker

Cyrus George Parker

Nov 10, 2020

George Parker, age 69 of Morganton, GA passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at his home. Mr. Parker was born December 3, 1950, in Murphy, NC to the late Frank Parker and the late Nina Moore Parker. Mr. Parker attended Oak Grove Baptist Church and enjoyed the outdoors and yard work. He was an avid NASCAR fan and enjoyed riding...

Shasta Renee Crowder

Shasta Renee Crowder

Nov 10, 2020

Mrs. Shasta Renee Crowder, age 49, of Murphy, NC, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. She was born on April 23, 1971, to the late Chessie Mae McLelland. She is preceded in death by her father James Jimmy McLelland, mother Chessie Mae McLelland, grandmother, Tina Pendergrass, and late husband Shane Darren Crowder. Survivors will include children Brittney (Jason) Mosteller,...

Edsel Rawls Campbell

Edsel Rawls Campbell

Nov 8, 2020

Edsel Rawls Campbell went home to his Eternal Heavenly Father on November 8, 2020. He was born July 27, 1926 in Andalusia, Covington Co., Alabama and passed away in Hiawassee, Georgia at the age of 94. He lived most of his life in Orlando, Florida but spent the last years in North Georgia. Mr. Campbell was proceeded in death by...

Jean Rich Glazier

Jean Rich Glazier

Nov 8, 2020

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death and graveside services for Mrs. Jean Rich Glazier, age 86, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away on Sunday, November 8th, 2020. Mrs. Glazier was a native of New York, and a daughter of the late Sidney Rich and the late Elizabeth Reid Rich. Besides her parents, she had been preceded...

Robert E. "Bob" Wehunt

Robert E. "Bob" Wehunt

Nov 7, 2020

Mr. Robert Eugene Wehunt, age 90, of Blue Ridge, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020, at his home. He was born on October 25, 1930, to the late Homer Wehunt and the late Myrtice Burnette Wehunt. Mr. Wehunt was a US Air Force Veteran serving in the Korean Conflict and retired from General Motors after 30 years of service. Bob...

Daniel Lanier Bius

Daniel Lanier Bius

Nov 7, 2020

Daniel Lanier Bius, 75, of Murphy, North Carolina, passed away in the early hours of November 7, 2020.Mr. Bius was born March 27, 1945, in Moultrie, Georgia, to the late Daniel Leon Bius and the late Lila Callaway Bius.Mr. Bius spent his early years in the peanut fields of Worth County, Georgia, on a farm just outside the small town...

Mary Joyce Padgett

Mary Joyce Padgett

Nov 5, 2020

Mary Joyce Padgett, age 56, of Epworth, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020, at her home. She was born January 13, 1964, in Stuart, Florida, to the late A.L. (Ray) Bivins and the late Mary Nell Stanley Bivins. Mrs. Padgett and her husband, Rodney, had made the Epworth area their home for the past 30 years. She is preceded in...