Obituaries

Donald Frank Carlson

Donald Frank Carlson

Oct 15, 2018

A celebration of life service will be held Sunday, October 21, 2018 at 1 pm at the home of Mr. Carlson's daughter, Yvonne Robles.

Loren Dale Davis

Loren Dale Davis

Oct 13, 2018

The Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy announces the death of Mr. Loren Dale Davis, age 91, of the Hanging Dog Community of Murphy who passed away Tuesday, November 13th at his home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.

Vincent Lake

Vincent Lake

Oct 12, 2018

Vincent W. Lake 100 of Acworth, Georgia passed away October 12, 2018. He was born October 9, 1918 in Cleveland, Ohio. Vincent was a veteran of WWII and served in England with the US Army Air Corps in the 8th Air Force 56th fighter group in intelligence. After the war he continued his career as a commercial artist starting a...

Marguerite Jackson-Eisele

Marguerite Jackson-Eisele

Oct 12, 2018

Marguerite Jackson-Eisele, age 89 of Murphy, NC passed away Friday, October 12, 2018, at her home. She was born August 18, 1929, in Naples, FL to the late William H. Surrency and Veda Day Carlton Surrency. Coming from West Palm Beach, FL she had made Murphy her home for the past nineteen years. She was a member of Hanging Dog...

Phillip Cecil Collis

Phillip Cecil Collis

Oct 12, 2018

Phillip Collis, age 69, of Mineral Bluff, passed away Friday, October 12, 2018, at his home. Mr. Collis was born August 9, 1949, in Ducktown, TN to the late Cecil & Bertha Collis. He was a member of New River Baptist Church and Mineral Bluff Masonic Lodge #483 F&AM. Mr. Collis retired from Fannin County as Assistance Road Department Supervisor...

Shirley Ann Seabolt

Shirley Ann Seabolt

Oct 10, 2018

Shirley Ann Seabolt, age 83, of Dallas, GA, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at Overlook at Cedarcrest Assisted Living and Memory Care in Acworth, GA. Mrs.Seabolt was born June 15, 1935, in Blue Ridge, GA, to the late Clyde Buchanan and the late Alma Pruitt Buchanan. Mrs. Seabolt was a homemaker, a loving mother to her children, and a...

William Alvin Freeman

William Alvin Freeman

Oct 7, 2018

William A. Freeman, Sr., at the age of 84, of Murphy, NC, passed away peacefully in his sleep Sunday, October 7, 2018, at Clay Care Care Center in Hayesville, NC. Mr. Freeman was born October 30, 1933, to the late Alvin E. Freeman and Ada Norris Freeman. He is survived by his loving wife, Barbara Freeman. They were blessed with...

Kathleen Porter

Kathleen Porter

Oct 7, 2018

Mrs. Kathleen (Kathy) Porter, 76, of Blue Ridge, was escorted home by the angels, Sunday, October 7, 2018 surrounded by the love of family and friends. Mrs. Porter was born June 22, 1942 in Fannin County to the late John Oliver Porter and Gertrude Abercrombie Porter Galiher.Along with her parents, Kathy is preceded in death by brothers Lloyd, Junior, Eugene...

Roy William Ball

Roy William Ball

Oct 6, 2018

Mr. Roy William Ball, age 69 of Blue Ridge, passed away October 6, 2018 at the Fannin Regional Hospital. Mr. Ball was born March 10, 1949 in Morganton, GA. Family members that preceded him in death include his mother, Alice Ball, sister, Ethel Ball, niece, Michelle Ball and extended family member, Bengie Franklin. Roy was the owner and operator of...

Larry Guinn Eller

Larry Guinn Eller

Oct 3, 2018

Larry Guinn Eller, age 69, of Murphy, passed away October 3, 2018, at his home. Mr. Eller was born April 5, 1949, in Copperhill, TN, to the late Willie Guinn Eller and Georgia Mae Graves Eller. He was a member of Iron Workers Local Union 387 Atlanta. Larry loved the Lord and his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He...

Nicholas Stephen Baumgartner

Nicholas Stephen Baumgartner

Oct 3, 2018

Nicholas Stephen Baumgartner, age 88, of Murphy, NC, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at his home in Peachtree. Nicholas Baumgartner was born October 28, 1929, in Punta Gorda, Florida, to the late Harry Edward Baumgartner and the late Myrna Moore Miller Baumgartner. Nick and his wife, Janice, moved from Fallbrook, CA, to make Murphy, NC, their home for the...

Florence Virginia Burger

Florence Virginia Burger

Oct 2, 2018

Florence Virginia Burger, age 79, of Ducktown, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at Fannin Regional Hospital. Mrs. Burger was born April 19, 1939, in Murphy, NC. She was of the Baptist faith and was preceded in death by husband, Parks Kenneth Burger.Survivors include sons, Mike (Glenda) Burger and Gary Burger, grandsons, Brandon (Candace) Burger, and Adam Waters, granddaughters, Stacy...

Evelyn Kilpatrick

Evelyn Kilpatrick

Oct 2, 2018

Evelyn R. Kilpatrick, age 97, of Copperhill, TN, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at the Life Care Center in Ducktown. Mrs. Kilpatrick was born July 29, 1921, in Mitchell County, GA, to the late Elton Fred Rackley and the late Georgia Akridge Rackley. She was of the Pentecostal Faith. In addition to her mother and father, Mrs. Kilpatrick was...

Sharon Kay Matheny Skelton

Sharon Kay Matheny Skelton

Oct 2, 2018

Sharon Kay Matheny Skelton, age 61, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at her home in Blue Ridge, GA. Mrs. Skelton was born in Washington, D.C., on September 15, 1957, to Ray L. Pritt and Sylvia Ann McGuire Pritt. Survivors include her husband, Kenny Skelton and, son, Tim Matheny.No services are scheduled at this time.Arrangements entrusted to the Finch-Cochran Funeral...

Janice Rae Baumgartner

Janice Rae Baumgartner

Oct 1, 2018

Janice Rae Baumgartner, age 86, of Murphy, NC, passed away October 1, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Baumgartner was born August 23, 1932, in Los Angeles, CA, to the late Hoke Smith Norville and the late Mabel Gwendolyn Harrah Norville. Moving from Fallbrook, CA, Janice and her husband, Nicholas, had made Murphy, NC, their home for the past 16 years....

Ruth Vella Sprinkles

Ruth Vella Sprinkles

Sep 30, 2018

Mrs. Ruth Vella Sprinkles, age 88, of Hiawassee, GA, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 30, 2018. She was born on Thursday, March 30, 1930, in Hiawassee, GA, to the late Carlton & Carrie Ledford Nations. A lifetime member of Towns County, Mrs. Sprinkles will be remembered not only as the long time custodian of city...

Jack Junior Parker

Jack Junior Parker

Sep 27, 2018

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Jack Junior Parker, age 90, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Thursday, September 27th, 2018 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.Mr. Parker was born in Detroit, Michigan, a son of the late Newman J. Parker and the late Laura Pickelsimer Parker. Jack was a veteran of the...

Mary Elizabeth Hensley

Mary Elizabeth Hensley

Sep 24, 2018

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hensley, age 84, of Blairsville, GA, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, September 24, 2018.A life long resident of Union County, Mrs. Hensley was born on February 24, 1934 to the late Edward & Nancy Harkins Payne. She loved her family and community, as well as, Fishing every chance she got. She also loved...

Dennis Ronald Hensley

Dennis Ronald Hensley

Sep 21, 2018

Dennis Ronald Hensley, age 73 of Labelle, FL, and Polk County, TN passed away Friday, September 21, 2018 at the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. Mr. Hensley was born January 28, 1945 in Polk County to the late Ralph "Peg" Hensley and the late Edna Lorraine Payne Hensley. In his spare time, Dennis enjoyed woodworking, playing golf, traveling in his...

Elmer "Pete" Fowler

Elmer "Pete" Fowler

Sep 20, 2018

Elmer Juan "Pete" Fowler, age 82 of Mineral Bluff, passed away September 20, 2018 at his home. Pete was born January 14, 1936 in Blue Ridge, GA to the lateReed Fowler and the late Mae Jones Fowler. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Clay Fowler, grandson, Michael Fowler, and several brothers and sisters,...

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