Obituaries

Oct 15, 2020

Oct 15, 2020

Ralph Francis Moore, age 84 of Murphy, NC passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020, at Union General Hospital. Mr. Moore was born April 6, 1936, in Hartford, CT to the late Allen G. Moore and the late Isabella F. Tracey. Ralph has been a resident of Murphy, NC for over twenty years. Mr. Moore served in the Navy from 1960-1984...

Oct 12, 2020

James Edward Ramey, age 72 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Monday, October 12, 2020, at his home. Mr. Ramey was born September 10, 1948, in Atlanta, GA to the late Robert Ramey and the late Helen Imogene Ramey. James enjoyed hunting and watching The Andy Griffith Show and Gunsmoke. He was also enjoyed NASCAR as a fan of Dale...

Oct 11, 2020

Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mr. William Patrick Flanagan, age 78 of Blairsville who passed away on October 11th, 2020. Mr. Flanagan enjoyed reading and studying history. He served his country honorably in the United States Army during the Vietnam War Era. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Trish Flanagan of...

Oct 11, 2020

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death of Mrs. Reba Chastain Walls, age 87 of Hiawassee who passed away on October 11th, 2020 at Union General Hospital. Mrs. Walls was born on January 23rd, 1933 to the late William Joe and Nola Jane (Shook) Chastain. Reba was a lifelong resident of Towns Conty, and worked as a Nurse for...

Oct 10, 2020

Marvis Harper Biggs, age 77 of Morganton, GA passed away Saturday, October 10, 2020, at his home. Mr. Biggs was born November 26, 1942, in Ashland City, TN to the late Ruben Leander Biggs and the late Willie Edna Dykus Biggs. Mr. Biggs worked as and airline mechanic and painter for Delta and also as a charter fisherman. He enjoyed...

Oct 9, 2020

Jonathan Wayne, “J.W.”,Sprinkles, 55 passed away Friday, October 9th , 2020, at his home unexpectedly in Hiawassee, GA. J.W. served as an Airborne Ranger in the 39th Special Forces Detachment of the United States Army. He was devoted to his country. He was a member of the VFW Post 7807 in Hiawassee. On the Monday before he passed away, he...

Oct 6, 2020

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death and funeral services for Mr. Kenneth Frank Jenkins, age 80, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away on Tuesday, October 6th, 2020 at his home. Kenneth was a son of the late Charlie Jenkins and the late Eve Souther Jenkins, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Kenneth...

Oct 4, 2020

Claude "Junior" McDaris, age 78, of Blue Ridge, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020, at Sonshine Manor in Jasper, GA. Mr. McDaris was born April 25, 1942, in Blue Ridge, GA, to the late Claude McDaris and the late Lola Stanley McDaris. Mr. McDaris attended Hipps Chapel Baptist Church and was retired from Tennessee Chemical Co. He enjoyed going to...

Oct 3, 2020

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces graveside services for Debra Elizabeth King, age 65, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away on Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 in Chatuge Regional Hospital in Hiawassee, Georgia. Debra never met a stranger, and she would always talk to anyone that she met. Debra loved everyone immediately when she met them and would normally hug them....

Oct 2, 2020

Mrs. Nora Mae (Powell) Bryson, age 95 of Young Harris, Georgia, passed away on Friday October 2nd, 2020. Mrs. Bryson was born on September 24th, 1925 in Young Harris to the late Sam and Cora Powell. Nora Mae was a lifelong resident of Towns County and was a member of the Old Union Baptist Church and God’s Messengers. She was...

Sep 30, 2020

Cathy Ann Hunt, age 63 of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at her home. Mrs. Hunt was born September 17, 1957, in Copperhill, TN to the late William Ross Kendall and the late Paula Watson Kendall. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Ernest Hunt, Jr., and her sister, Susan Kendall Summey. Cathy was...

Sep 30, 2020

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Jeanne G. Crutcher, age 67, of Blairsville, who passed away on Wednesday, September 30th, 2020 in Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mrs. Crutcher was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, a daughter of the late Bruno Gerardi and the late Elizabeth Leoncici Gerardi. Besides her parents, Jeanne was preceded...

Sep 30, 2020

Kenneth Vreeland, age 85, died on after a long illness. In his final months, he wanted to be free, and he did find the truest freedom. He was a longtime, active member of the congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses where he will be missed. As a man who was always kind and appreciative, as well as a loving father, he will...

Sep 30, 2020

Kenneth Vreeland, age 85, died on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 after a long illness. In his final months, he wanted to be free, and he did find the truest freedom. He was a longtime, active member of the congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses where he will be missed. As a man who was always kind and appreciative, as well as a...

Sep 27, 2020

James Howard Kent, age 82 of Morganton, GA passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020, in Chattanooga, TN. Mr. Kent was born February 3, 1938, in Atlanta, GA to the late Harry Gilbert Kent and the late Loinda Irene Kent. A member of Blue Ridge First Baptist Church, he was preceded in death by his wife, Sue Thomas Kent, sister, JoAnne...

Sep 23, 2020

Wendell Patterson was a father, a teacher, and an accomplished musician. He was a veteran. He was a beloved school bus driver. He always had time, or made time to talk to everyone that he saw during the course of his day. He was a shining example of what a man should be, of what a man is. He never...

Sep 23, 2020

Virginia C. Woody, age 89 of Morganton, GA passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020, in Jasper, GA. Ms. Woody was born January 31, 1931, in Allegheny, VA to the late Carl Chastain and the late Annie Mae Chastain. A long time member of Harmony Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by her husband Ross Woody, her parents, Carl &...

Sep 21, 2020

The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory announces the death of Mrs. Virginia Herbert, age 79 of Blairsville who passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date Arrangements entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville

Sep 21, 2020

Doyle Herbert Barker, age 83, of Murphy NC passed away Monday, September 21,2020 at Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital in Murphy NC. Mr. Barker was born on June 30, 1937 to the late William Barker and Bonnie Derreberry. Doyle was a life-long resident of Murphy NC.He was of the Baptist faith and attended Upper Peachtree Baptist Church in the Peachtree Community....