Obituaries
Johnnie Wayne Bruce
Apr 20, 2020
Johnnie Wayne Bruce, age 84 of Blue Ridge, passed away April 20, 2020, in Rome, GA. Mr. Bruce was born January 19, 1936, in Blairsville, GA to the late Willard Bruce and the late Winnie Odom Bruce. A member of the Baptist Faith and a US Army veteran, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Clyde Bruce and David...
Quinton Davenport
Apr 20, 2020
Herman Quinton Davenport, age 87, of Morganton, passed away Monday, April 20, 2020, at his home. Mr. Davenport was born September 25, 1932, in Morganton, GA, to the late Herman Davenport and the late Elsie Bryan Davenport. He was a member of Maple Grove Baptist Church and was a lifelong resident of Morganton. Quinton worked for over 60 years operating...
Darlene Box
Apr 17, 2020
Darlene Box, age 95 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away April 17, 2020, in Chattanooga, TN. Mrs. Box was born November 11, 1924, in Dearborn, Indiana to the late Andrew Cox and the late Bertha Mae Howard Cox. A US Army veteran of WWII, Mrs. Box enjoyed working and being of help to others. She retired after many years of...
Robert Charles Rilea
Apr 17, 2020
Mr. Robert C. Rilea, age 81, of Brasstown, passed away Friday evening, April 17, 2020, at his home. Mr. Rilea was born May 30, 1938, in Ocala, FL, to the late Charles Leon Rilea and the late Florence Nellie Bird Rilea. He was a charter member of the Fannin County Seventh-day Adventist Church. Mr. Rilea was a retired representative with...
Margaret M. Moale
Apr 16, 2020
Mrs. Margaret M. Moale, age 63, of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2020 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia.Mrs. Moale was a Florida native, but moved to Hiawassee in 2019, from Coral Springs, Florida. Surviving family members include her husband, Jack R. Sandlin; daughter, Leslie Caines; and three sons: Doug Caines (Lindsay), Ryan Moale, and...
William "Bill" Joyce Murrin
Apr 15, 2020
The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the death and funeral services for Mr. William "Bill" Joyce Murrin, age 68 of Blairsville, GA who passed on Wednesday evening April 15th, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Murrin was born on March 14th, 1952 in Murphy, North Carolina to the late Troy and Aline (Taylor) Murrin, Sr. Bill served his...
Thomas Nevelle Burleson
Apr 13, 2020
Thomas Nevelle Burleson, age 64 of McCaysville, GA passed away April 13, 2020, at his home. Mr. Burleson was born June 24, 1955, in Houston, TX to the late Nevelle Burleson and the late Hazel Henson Burleson. A member of the Baptist Faith, he was preceded in death by his brother, Joseph Burleson, and his sister, Rhonda Palimeter. Mr. Burleson...
Bret Charles Groshong
Apr 11, 2020
Bret Charles Groshong 32, died Saturday, April 11, 2020. He is survived by his wife Carissa, his son Cullen and step-son Kayden, mother Liz Pingetzer, father John Groshong, step-father Mike Pingetzer and sister Shannon Groshong. Bret loved his work as a tree-feller. He adored his son Cullen and step-son Kayden. He was a kind and loving man and he will...
Martha Payne Fortenberry
Apr 10, 2020
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory announces the death and graveside services for Mrs. Martha Payne Fortenberry, age 91, of Blairsville, who passed away at home on Friday afternoon, April 10th, 2020.Mrs. Fortenberry was born in Suches, Georgia, a daughter of the late Ben Seabolt and the late Evie Garrett Seabolt. She remained a lifelong resident of Union County, and was...
Donald Shuford
Apr 10, 2020
Donald Lowell Shuford, age 74 of McCaysville, GA passed away April 10, 2020, at his home. Mr. Shuford was born October 11, 1945, in Atlanta, GA to the late Donald Adolphus Shuford and the late Mabel Elizabeth Shuford. Mr. Shuford was a member of the Blue Ridge Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Mr. Shuford was quite a character. He loved...
Sandra Lee Turner Lohr
Apr 9, 2020
Mrs. Sandra Lee Turner Lohr, age 64, of Mineral Bluff, GA, went home to be with the Lord on April 9, 2020. Sandy was a member of Kingtown Baptist Church, where she sang with the Kingtown Trio. She taught for thirty years at the Fannin County Preschool. She loved singing, being with children, having lunch with "the Girls," and riding...
Patsy Elizebeth Lovingood
Apr 6, 2020
Patsy Elizebeth Lovingood, age 74 of Murphy, passed away Monday, April 6, 2020, in Hayesville, NC, to the late Otis Harvey and the late Mable Bell. Mrs. Lovingood worked at Mundy's Lumber for several years. Patsy had a caring and loving heart for her children, grandchildren, and great-grandson. Mrs. Lovingood was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Lovingood, father...
Carl Leslie Collins
Apr 5, 2020
Carl Leslie Collins, age 77 of Morganton, GA passed away April 5, 2020, in Blue Ridge, GA. Mr. Collins was born September 16, 1942, in Morganton, GA to the late Mr. Leslie Collins and the late Mrs. Juanita Gutherie Collins. A lifelong resident of the area, Mr. Collins was born and raised on Star Creek and was preceded in death...
Delores Jones Ayers
Apr 3, 2020
Delores 'Nana" Jones Ayers, age 72 of Blue Ridge, Georgia went home to be with her Lord and Savior on April 3, 2020, in Morganton, Georgia. Delores was born in Washington, D.C. on July 22, 1947, to the late Isaac Daniel Adkins and the late Thelma Marian "Great" Adkins. She attended Epworth United Methodist Church.She was preceded in death by...
Patty Renee Heaton
Apr 2, 2020
Mrs. Patty Renee Buchanan Heaton, age 53, of Epworth, GA, went home to be with the Lord surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, April 2, 2020. She was born in Copperhill, TN, on July 6, 1966, to the late Glenn & Judith Faye Davis Buchanan. She was a member of Bethel Church and worked at Peoples Bank in Ducktown....
Tatum Rae Vance
Mar 31, 2020
The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Ms. Tatum Rae Vance, age 32 of Blairsville who went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.Tatum was captivating. Her smile and contagious laugh made her presence known as she lit up the room. She found humor and a "silver-lining" in every...
Guy Bradley
Mar 30, 2020
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Reverend Guy Bradley, age 95, who passed away peacefully from natural causes on the late evening of March 30, 2020, at Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Guy was born on April 16, 1924 in Sylva, North Carolina, a son of the late James Harrison Bradley and Elba Dietz Bradley. He...
Bob Jenkins
Mar 28, 2020
Mr. Bob Jenkins, age 75, of Murphy, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 28, 2020. He was born, January 20, 1945, in Caldwell County, NC, to the late Cathleen Carter Small.Mr. Jenkins was a former state trooper with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol and former truck driver with Enka and later with Wilsonart. He...
John Willard Ashe
Mar 27, 2020
John Willard Ashe Jr, age 73 of Copperhill, TN, passed away March 27, 2020, in Ducktown, TN. Mr. Ashe was born April 10, 1946, in McCaysville, GA, to John Willard Ashe Sr and Abbie Ross Ashe. Mr. Ashe attended the Church of God of Prophesy in Turtletown, TN and was preceded in death by his sister, Linda Maxine Kirkland and...
Ralph Adolphus Morris
Mar 27, 2020
Ralph Adolphus Morris, age 94 of Smyrna, Ga went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 27, 2020, in Blue Ridge, Georgia. He was born in Warrenton, Ga on April 6, 1925, to Theo Morris and Louise Askew Morris. He was drafted into the Navy at eighteen and served again during the Korean War. He won many trophies...
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