Obituaries
Ross Bair
Jan 10, 2020
Bair, Ross A., 91, of Boca Raton,FL went to be with the Lord January 10, 2020. Ross was born in March 18, 1928 in Mount Vernon, Ohio to the late Simon and Beulah (Schryock) Bair. He was the former senior pastor at Grace Presbyterian Church, Blairsville, Georgia and the founding pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Coral Springs, Florida in...
Russel I Hart
Jan 10, 2020
Russel I. Hart, 75 of Murphy, North Carolina, formerly Alpena, Michigan, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020, at his residence.He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend. He was a strong, disciplined man who took great pride in caring for his family and was always very kind and considerate of others.Russ retired from LaFarge North America - Alpena...
Wilma Bonner
Jan 8, 2020
Wilma Bonner, age 67 of Talking Rock, GA passed away January 8, 2020, in Jasper, GA. Mrs. Bonner was born February 9, 1952, in McCaysille, GA to the late Wesley Ross and the late Edith Ross. She was preceded in death by her son, Kevin Bonner, and her brother, Ricky Ross.Survivors include: husband, Kimpton Bonner, brothers, Mitchell (Teresa) Ross, Michael...
Charles Raymond Dean
Jan 7, 2020
Charles Raymond Dean, age 82, of Crawley Gap Road, Blairsville, Georgia passed away January 7, 2020, with his family at his side in his home following an extended illness. He was born on October 16, 1937 in Danielsville, GA to that late Charlie and Mary Dean. Mr. Dean is survived by his loving wife of forty-two years Carmell Dean; daughters,...
April Joy Cook
Jan 6, 2020
Mrs. April Joy Cook, age 43 of Blairsville, passed away January 6, 2020 at her residence. Mrs. Cook was born August 11, 1976. She was a member of the Poplar Springs Baptist Church and worked as a cosmetologist.Survivors include: husband, Harold Dean Cook, Jr. of Blairsville, father and step-mother, Lindsey (Denise) Watson of Gainesville, children , Abby Mathis & Dalton...
Norman Thomas Stewart
Jan 6, 2020
Rev. Norman Thomas Stewart, age 95 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away January 6, 2020, at Piedmont Mountain Side Hospital. Mr. Stewart was born September 30, 1924, in Fannin County to the late John Stewart and Myrtle Cochran Stewart. Norman was the fifth child from a large family of fifteen children. He was a member of Concord Baptist Church for...
Mary Black Hays
Jan 1, 2020
Mrs. Mary Black Hays, age 94 of Epworth, GA passed away January 1, 2020. Mrs. Hays was born April 24, 1925 in Ringgold, GA to her late parents, Marion Neal and Mae Templeton Black. Mary was a member of the First Baptist Church of Epworth. She worked as a homemaker for most of her life and enjoyed working in the...
Mary Carolyn Jones
Dec 30, 2019
Mary Carolyn Jones, age 78 of Copperhill, passed away on December 30, 2019, at Hospice Of Chattanooga Care Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mrs. Jones was born on February 9, 1941, in Copperhill, Tn to late Cecil A Collis and Ruby Lorene Brooks. Mary loved her job working at Walmart in Murphy, NC. She adored her nephews Brandon, Jordan, Cody, and...
Edith Payne Quinn
Dec 29, 2019
Edith Payne Quinn, age 90, of Calhoun, GA, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, December 29, 2019, at Hamilton Medical Center Dalton Georgia. Edith was born in Polk County Tennessee on March 15, 1929, the 7th child of the late Benjamin G. Cross and Eva Mae Hughes Cross. Edith was preceded in death by husband Santa Payne and...
A.J. Heaton
Dec 28, 2019
Henry-Cochran Funeral Home of Blue Ridge announces funeral services for Rev. A.J. Heaton, age 87, a native and lifelong resident of Mineral Bluff, Georgia, who went into the presence of the Lord on Saturday, December 28th, 2019 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville, Georgia. A.J. was named after his two grandfathers, Adam and Jeffery. He was the son of the...
Karen Patricia Cook
Dec 28, 2019
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Karen Patricia Cook, who was born on December 10, 1944 in Blairsville, Georgia and passed away on December 28, 2019 in Northeast Georgia Medical Hospital in Gainesville, Georgia after a brief illness. Karen was the daughter of Beulah & Loman Barnes. She attended Union County School. She married...
Patricia Hoover Kay
Dec 27, 2019
Patricia Hoover Kay, age 83, of Young Harris, GA, died on December 27, 2019, at Union General Hospital, following an extended illness. Patricia (Patti) was born June 7, 1936, in Radford, VA, the daughter of Guy Hoover and Mary Weeks. She was raised by her paternal grandparents, DeMoss and Robbie Hoover, as well as her father and loving stepmother, Mabel...
C.V. "Bill" Cockerham
Dec 27, 2019
C.V. "Bill" Cockerham, age 91, of Blairsville, GA, formerly of Oakwood, GA, passed away on Friday, December 27th, 2019. Bill was a retired pastor of First Baptist Church of Oakwood, and was a current member of First Baptist Church of Blairsville. He was preceded in death by two sons, John Stewart Cockerham and Dennis Paul Cockerham.Bill leaves behind his loving...
Jeffrey Riffle
Dec 26, 2019
The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the services for Mr. Jeffrey Melvin Lee Riffle, age 72 of Hiawassee who passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019.Jeffrey "Jeff" Melvin Lee Riffle was born in Maryland on Christmas Eve 1947, but spent most of his childhood and young adult years in Broward County, Florida. He graduated from Stranahan High School in...
Alexius Marchell Helton
Dec 26, 2019
Alexius Marchell Helton, age 28, of Murphy, NC, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, January 4, 2020, at 4:00 pm, from the chapel of Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy. The family will receive friends from 2:00 pm until the service hour.A complete obituary will be posted as soon as it is available. Cochran...
Frederick M. Cooper
Dec 23, 2019
Frederick Marshelle Cooper, 81, formerly of Bryson City, North Carolina, passed away peacefully in his sleep in Hiawassee, Georgia on Monday, December 23, 2019. He leaves behind his wife of 56 years, Marion Mortensen Cooper; daughter, Deborah Williams and husband David Williams; his son, Frederick Marshelle Cooper II; four grandchildren: Scot and Kara Williams, and Jacob and Kirsten Cooper; sister,...
Ronald Douglas Gillespie
Dec 22, 2019
Ronald Douglas Gillespie, age 72 of Blue Ridge, passed away December 22, 2019, in Copper Basin. Mr. Gillespie was born October 7, 1947, in Carnesville, GA to the late Charles W. Gillespie and the late Mildred Bellamy Gillespie. A member of the Baptist Faith, he was also a member of the Kiwanis and the Whitepath Golf Club and he was...
Gregory Jack Lowery
Dec 21, 2019
Gregory Jack (Dillon) Lowery, age 24 of McCaysville, passed away December 21, 2019, in Chattanooga, TN. Mr. Lowery was born December 3, 1995, in Blairsville, GA to Gregory Jack Lowery Sr. and Monica Lea Johnson. A member of the Baptist Faith, he was preceded in death by a lot of loving family. Survivors include: father, Gregory Jack (Suzy) Lowery, Sr.,...
Shirley Mae Ray
Dec 20, 2019
Shirley Mae Ray age 84, of the John Creek section of Alpharetta formally of Fannin County, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2019. She was born in McCaysville, Georgia on October 22, 1935, to the late J.C. Ray and Amanda Ray and was raised in McCaysville and Blue Ridge area. She was preceded in death by her parents J.C Ray...
Luther "Luke L.N." Garrett
Dec 19, 2019
Mr. Luther "L.N. Luke" Garrett, age 71 of Andrews, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019, at Valley View Care Center. Mr. Garrett was born June 28, 1948, in Hayesville, NC, to the late George Washington Garrett and the late Carrie Estella Wilkins Garrett. He was a member of Murphy First Baptist Church, and his favorite pastime was walking.Survivors include sisters,...
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