Obituaries

James Lowell Harrison

James Lowell Harrison

Nov 8, 2018

James L. Harrison, age 76 of Cherrylog, GA passed away November 8, 2018 at his home. Mr. Harrison was born February 23, 1942 in Atlanta, GA to the late James Lowell Harrison Sr. and the late Mary Gertrude Harrison. Mr. Harrison was a Mason and a Shriner for fifty plus years and enjoyed woodworking and "piddling" in his spare time....

Florence "Bubbles" Delina Haney

Florence "Bubbles" Delina Haney

Nov 6, 2018

FLORENCE "BUBBLES" DELINA HANEY (nee PRATT), age 78, passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at the Erlanger Murphy Medical Center, Murphy, NC following a persistent illness. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts on June 28, 1940 to Clay W. Pratt and Muriel Hazel Pratt (nee Mason). Florence was the beloved wife of 49 years, to the late Winfred Eugene...

Mary Frances Teague

Mary Frances Teague

Nov 3, 2018

Mary Frances Teague, age 79 of Blue Ridge, passed away peacefully Saturday, November 3, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family. Mary was born December 7, 1938 in Huntington, WV to the late Edward J. and Leola Allen Ward. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son James H. Dean. She was retired after...

Walter F. Nowak

Walter F. Nowak

Nov 3, 2018

Mr. Walter F. Nowak, age 85, of Hiawassee, GA, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 3, 2018. Mr. Nowak was born on October 2, 1933 in Lackawanna, NY, to the late Walter Sr. & Bertha Zajac Nowak. Walter was a loving husband and father. He and wife Barbara Gomez had three Children: Pamela, Scott and Janet....

Evelyn Virginia Prather

Evelyn Virginia Prather

Nov 2, 2018

Evelyn Virginia Prather, age 84, of Blue Ridge, passed away November 2, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Prather was born May 27, 1934, in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Albert Green and the late Mattie Queen Green. She was a member of New River Baptist Church. Evelyn enjoyed watching the squirrels in her yard, feeding her birds, painting, and...

Shirley Callihan

Shirley Callihan

Nov 1, 2018

Shirley Tennancour Callihan joined the angel choir on November 1, 2018 from her home in Blue Ridge, Georgia. Shirley was born May 19, 1956 in Whitefish, Montana. She spent her youth living in many different states before settling down in Blue Ridge to raise her family. She had a brief time on earth to love her new grandson, Joshua, but...

Michelle Strickland

Michelle Strickland

Oct 29, 2018

Karen Michele Parris Strickland, age 57 of Orange Beach, AL, passed away Monday, October 29th, 2018 peacefully at home in the company of her children, animals and husband after a two-year battle with Cancer.A Celebration of Life Service will take place at 1:30 PM on Sunday, November 11th, 2018 at The Christian Life Island Church, 25550 Canal Road, Orange Beach,...

Doris Yvonne Tingle

Doris Yvonne Tingle

Oct 29, 2018

Doris "Dee" Yvonne Tingle, age 83 of Morganton, GA passed away October 29, 2018 in Blue Ridge, GA. Mrs. Tingle was born October 29, 1935 in Fort Sumner, NM to the late William Dirickson and the late Lucille Stewart Dirickson. Dee was a graduate of Albuquerque High School in Albuquerque, NM and an alumnus of Tyler Junior College in Tyler,...

Jane D. Wilkins

Jane D. Wilkins

Oct 28, 2018

Mrs. Jane Deloris Wilkins, age 69 of Morganton, passed away October 28, 2018, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Mrs. Wilkins was born September 24, 1949, in Marietta, GA to the late Earnest Felton Phillips and the late Modine Pearson Phillips. A member of Toccoa Baptist Church, Jane enjoyed going to church, spending time with her granddaughter, traveling and going...

Myrtle Carver Cook

Myrtle Carver Cook

Oct 27, 2018

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle Carver Cook, age 88, a native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, who passed away peacefully at home and entered her Heavenly Home on October 27th, 2018. Mrs. Cook was the daughter of the late William Bunyan Payne and the late Laura Cook Payne. Besides her parents, Mrs....

Susan Kendall Summey

Susan Kendall Summey

Oct 26, 2018

Susan Kendall Summey, age 67, passed away Friday, October 26, 2018. She was born August 31, 1951 in Copperhill, TN to the late Ross and Paula Kendall from Morganton, GA. Susan was known for her beautiful voice, great smile, and loving heart. She was a devoted member of Salem #2 Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her husband...

Melvin Lincoln Brown

Melvin Lincoln Brown

Oct 24, 2018

Services will be held at a later date.

Carol Ann (Fleming) Head

Carol Ann (Fleming) Head

Oct 23, 2018

The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces Memorial Services for Carol Ann (Fleming) Head of Blairsville who Celebrated her 79th birthday in Heaven on October 23, 2018!She will be warmly remembered by all who knew her, but especially missed by her family: Daughter, LuAnn Head, of Blairsville; Son and daughter-in-law, Robert L. Head, III and his wife, Stacy...

Georgia Maryann Bull

Georgia Maryann Bull

Oct 23, 2018

Mrs. Georgia Maryann Bull, age 65 of Andrews, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018, at Murphy Medical Center. Mrs. Bull was born January 20, 1953, in Westfield, NY to the late Clarence Charles and Burdina Culver Alcorn. Coming for Cape Coral, FL she had made Andrews her home for the past 17 years. She was a member of Grace Fellowship...

Thomas Andrew "TA" Floyd

Thomas Andrew "TA" Floyd

Oct 22, 2018

The Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces Funeral Services for Mr. Thomas Andrew "TA" Floyd who passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.Mr. Floyd was a lifelong resident on Union County and a member of Antioch Baptist Church. He was also a member of the Masons. T.A. loved to raise, train, show and...

James Vernon Pace

James Vernon Pace

Oct 21, 2018

Mr. James Vernon (JV) Pace, age 89 of Marble, passed away October 21, 2018 at the Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home. Mr. Pace was born January 18, 1929 in Cherokee County, NC to the late Roy Pace and the late Mary Newton Pace. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Hermis, Glenn, Frank, and Clarence...

Phyllis Ruth Bradford

Phyllis Ruth Bradford

Oct 21, 2018

Phyllis Ruth Bradford, age 75 of Murphy, NC, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2018 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center surrounded by her family. Phyllis was born April 29, 1943 in Atlanta, GA to the late Forest Bernard Johnson and the late Evangeline Shields Johnson. A member of Shady Grove Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by her parents...

Joyce Jennings Sprayberry

Joyce Jennings Sprayberry

Oct 19, 2018

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Joyce Jennings Sprayberry of Blairsville, Georgia who passed away on Friday, October 19, 2018 at her home.Mrs. Sprayberry was a native of Alabama, and was a daughter of the late Thomas Hamilton Jennings and the late Ovie Humphries Jennings. She had lived in Blairsville since 1978 moving here...

Tommy Frank Williams

Tommy Frank Williams

Oct 16, 2018

Tommy Frank Williams, age 92, of McCaysville, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018. He was born January 20, 1926, to the late Claude Williams and the late Jessie Quintrell Williams. He enjoyed growing up in the Copper Basin Area with his sisters Martha and Mary, along with his many friends. After graduating from Copperhill High School in 1943, Tommy attended...

Elsie Bruce

Elsie Bruce

Oct 16, 2018

Mrs. Elsie Bruce, age 90, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, after an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late Ervin Jones and the Late Sarah Trantham Jones. Mrs. Bruce was preceded in death by mother and father, brothers, George Jones and Sherman Jones, sisters, Nora Spurling, Ora Hembree, and Ethel Cross.Survivors include her...

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