Obituaries
Tony Odell Smith
May 11, 2020
CSM (R) Tony Odell Smith, 62, of Fannin County, Georgia was called home on May 11, 2020. He will be deeply missed by those whose lives he touched, and he will forever be in the hearts of all who love him. He is survived by his wife, Libby, his children Ivan and Gloria, Tanya and Marcus, Tony and Sherry, and...
William Walter Pound
May 9, 2020
William Pound, 49, found peace in the Lord's arms on May 9, 2020. William, "Bill" to his family, was born in St. Petersburg, FL. Although he loved his home here in the mountains, he would be drawn back to the beach throughout his life. A multi talented man with many interests, he was an avid musician who customized his own...
Roy W. Panter
May 9, 2020
Roy Winston Panter, Sr., 92, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020. He was born March 20, 1928, to the late Arthur and Eula Panter. After growing up in Morganton, Panter served two years on an aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy before returning home, where he married and had two children. Panter was elected as the Fannin County Clerk of...
Garnett Pearson Webb
May 4, 2020
Garnett P. Webb, age 82, of McCaysville, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020, at his home. Mr. Webb was born March 15, 1938, in Atlanta GA, to the late Garnett Pearson Webb, Sr. and the late Annie Lee Shippey Webb.Coming from the Marietta area, Garnett had made Fannin County his home for over 20 years. He attended Young Harris College...
Frances Caylor Harris
May 3, 2020
Frances Caylor Harris, age 80, of Mineral Bluff, was called home to be with our Lord, while surrounded by family, on Sunday, May 3, 2020. Mrs. Harris was born April 1, 1940, in Copperhill, TN to the late John Andrew Earl Caylor and the late Marie Harrison Caylor. She was a devoted Christian and a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and...
Jimmy Donald Deaver
May 3, 2020
The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announce Graveside Services for Mr. Jimmy Donald Deaver, age 71 of Blairsville who passed away on May 3, 2020. He will be warmly remembered by all who knew him, but especially missed by his family: loving wife of 41 years, Debbie Deaver; son & daughter-in-law, Eric & Kimberly Deaver; brother, Joe Deaver;...
Sandra Kay McCurdy
May 3, 2020
Sandra Kay McCurdy, age 81, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020. She is born on February 10, 1939, to the late John Whitmoyer and Margaret Feistel Whitmoyer. She was born in Elmira, New York. Mrs. McCurdy worked as an executive secretary for fifteen years at Buck Eye Union Insurance Company. She is preceded in death by her brother Jack Whitmoyer...
Loretta Ballew
May 3, 2020
Loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and child of God, Loretta Ballew passed from this life into the next on Sunday, May 3rd, 2020. She is preceded in death by her mother, Marjorie Ballew, her father, Glen Ballew, and her sister, Judy Mayo. She is survived by her son, David Colvard, her daughter, Renee Wills, her brother, Robert Ballew, her sister,...
Homer Barrett
May 3, 2020
Mr. Homer Barrett, age 88, of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away early Sunday morning, May 3rd, 2020 at the Chatuge Regional Nursing Home in Hiawassee. He was preceded in death by his wife, Laura Arispah Wilson Barrett in 2013; his parents, Avery Levi Barrett and Ola Shook Barrett; and brothers, Ernest and Everett Barrett.Mr. Barrett was a native and long time...
Kurt Lewis Hitt
May 2, 2020
The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory announces the death of Mr. Kurt Lewis Hitt who passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020 in Canton, Georgia with his wife Kim at his side.Kurt was born in Sinton, Texas on December 12,1948 to Durwald Belmont Hitt and Bertie Esther (McCandless) Hitt. Kurt was a graduate of the University of Texas with a...
C. J. Tipton
Apr 28, 2020
C. J. Tipton, age 76 of Blue Ridge, passed away April 28, 2020, in Blue Ridge, GA. Mr. Tipton was born May 18, 1943, in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Claude M. Tipton and the late Jessie Kendall Tipton. Mr. Tipton was an avid gardener who loved working with his antique tractor and also enjoyed hunting, fishing, collecting arrowheads,...
Arlus Craig
Apr 28, 2020
Wylie Arlus Craig, age 85, of Kennesaw, Georgia passed away Tuesday morning, April 28, 2020. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather (Papa), great-grandfather and brother and will be missed by many. He was a lifelong resident of Georgia, born on January 11, 1935, to Avery and Stella Craig in Hemptown, Georgia. After graduating high school, Arlus traveled to Ohio...
Theresa Maria Annis
Apr 27, 2020
Mrs. Theresa Maria Annis, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away peacefully in Chatuge Regional Nursing Home in Hiawassee, Georgia on April 27th, 2020. She was 89. Mrs. Annis was a native of Buffalo, New York, and was a daughter of the late Alois Skrzyniecki and the late Cecelia Wawrzyniak Skrzyniecki. Mrs. Annis was an avid reader and she loved to...
William Boyd Hogsed
Apr 26, 2020
William Boyd Hogsed, Jr. age 67 of Andrews, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020, in Knoxville. He was born December 29, 1952, in Murphy, NC, to the late William Boyd Hogsed, Sr. and the late Betty Howard Hogsed. Mr. Hogsed had attended Old Fashion Baptist Church; he was employed at Moog Industries in Murphy at the time of his death,...
Susan Mae Ledford
Apr 25, 2020
Mrs. Susan Mae Seger Ledford, 76, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, April 25th, 2020, at her home.Mrs. Ledford was a native of Ohio, and had lived in Blairsville since 1997, moving here from Atlanta. Susan loved studying the Bible and was a member of Ivy Log Baptist Church. She was a strong-minded, orderly person, and intelligent with an...
Danny Ray Blythe
Apr 24, 2020
The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces Funeral Services for Danny Blythe who passed away on Friday evening, April 24,2020 at his home.Danny leaves behind to cherish his memory: his loving wife of 33 years, Melba Hunter Blythe; daughter, Leslie Blythe McCroskey (Stacy) of Hiawassee; daughter, Candice Blythe Thompson (Chad) of Hiawassee; daughter, Davilyn Blythe Brown (Curtis) of Hiawassee; daughter,...
Ann Carol Bryan
Apr 24, 2020
Ann Carol Bryan (nee Anderson), age 84 of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020. She was born on October 25, 1935 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Ann was retired from the St. Lucie County Florida Library system. Ann was preceded in death by her father, William Thomas Anderson, mother, Elizabeth Jane Warrender, brother, Freddy Glen Anderson, sister, Billie...
Ruby Louise Adams
Apr 23, 2020
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death and graveside services for Mrs. Ruby Louise Adams, age 92, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, who passed away on Thursday evening, April 23rd, 2020, peacefully at her home.Mrs. Adams was the daughter of the late Felton Hughes and the late Roxie Bridges Hughes. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist...
Clyde Kent Chapman
Apr 20, 2020
Clyde Kent Chapman Jr., 88 years old, of Andrews, NC, formerly of Whitney Point, NY, went home to be with His Lord on Monday 20 April 2020. He is predeceased by his parents, Clyde Kent Chapman Sr. and Anna Neal Chapman and brother, Richard Neal Chapman.Kent is survived by his wife and high school sweetheart, Marna Smith Chapman, whom he...
Nancy (Bebo) Lea Lowery
Apr 20, 2020
Nancy (Bebo) Lea Lowery, age 84 of Chattanooga, TN passed away at the home of her daughter in Ducktown, TN. Nancy was born February 8, 1936, in Whiteside, TN to the late Ordell and Gladys Lawson Ginn. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ordell and Gladys Ginn, 6 brothers and 5 sisters, her husband of 59 years, Eugene...