Obituaries
Doyle Allen Thomas
Nov 4, 2017
Doyle A. Thomas, age 73 of Copperhill, passed away Saturday, November 4, 2017, at Fannin Regional Hospital. Mr. Thomas was born February 3, 1944, in Copperhill, TN to the late Jesse James Thomas and the late Jessie Dillard Thomas. He was of the Baptist Faith. Doyle enjoyed golfing and house boating. He also loved coaching little league.He had retired from...
Johnny Wayne Yonce
Oct 31, 2017
Mr. Johnny Wayne Yonce, age 60 of Andrews, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at the Mission Hospital in Asheville. Mr. Yonce was born July 1, 1957 in Cherokee County, NC to the late Ellis Yonce and the late Lillian Sue Gibby Yonce. A member of the Junaluska Baptist Church, he enjoyed fishing, hunting and woodworking in his spare time....
Genevieve Ann Tipton
Oct 31, 2017
Genevieve "Ginny" Ann Tipton, age 77 of Morganton, GA, passed away October 31, 2017 in Blue Ridge. Mrs.Tipton was born June 24, 1940 in Toledo, OH to the late William LaVoy and the late Lucy Ras LaVoy. She was a member of Wilscot Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her daughter, Linda Alderton,...
Claire F. Day
Oct 28, 2017
Claire Eileen Feeney Day, age 82, of Hendersonville, NC, passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2017 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.Claire was born October 1, 1936, in Wilmington, Delaware, a daughter of the late Howard and Celeste Feeney. Claire was the third child out of six siblings. Claire graduated from Ursuline Academy in Wilmington in 1953, and attended...
Dorothy Grace Wyant
Oct 27, 2017
Dorothy G. (Smith) Wyant, (89) of Blairsville, GA formerly of Inverness, FL and Worthington, PA stepped into glory on October 27, 2017. She was preceded in death by her Father and Mother, James and Jesse Smith, brothers, Roy Smith, Robert Smith, and James Smith, lst husband, Theodore F. Smith I, 2nd husband, Harding A. Wyant I, and step son, Harding...
Cora Scroggs Pickelsimer Payne
Oct 26, 2017
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces Memorial Services for Mrs. Cora Scroggs Pickelsimer Payne, age 95, of Blairsville, who passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2017 surrounded by her family at Union General Hospital. Mrs. Payne was born in McCaysville, GA to the late Lula (Denny)and Homer Franklin Scroggs. She loved being surrounded by her family, grandchildren and...
Richard M. Johnson
Oct 26, 2017
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Richard Marvin Johnson, age 81, of Blairsville, who passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at his home.Mr. Johnson was a native of Plant City, Florida, and had lived in Blairsville since 1985. Richard had served 8 years in the National Guard. He was a member of Coosa...
William Floyd "Bill" Martin
Oct 26, 2017
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces for the McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home of Cornelia, Georgia, funeral services for William Floyd "Bill" Martin, age 74 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2017.Born in Philadelphia, Mississippi on August 06, 1943, he was a son of Mary Lou Willis Martin of Baldwin & the late Floyd Calvin...
Hal Williamson
Oct 25, 2017
Harold Vincent Williamson, age 68, passed from mortal to eternal life on October 25, 2017. Hal was born September 28, 1949. Lifelong, respected and loved resident of Copperhill, TN. He attended Hiawassee College in Madisonville, TN, Georgia State University in Atlanta and Tennessee Technical College in Athens. Before his career as a Licensed Practical Nurse and Certified Wound Care Specialist...
Charles Edward Fain
Oct 25, 2017
Charles Edward Fain, age 90 of Morganton, passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at his home. Charles was born July 27, 1927 in Morganton, GA to the late Ephraim Prince Fain and the late Omi Dillard Fain. He attended New Hope Baptist Church and he owned the Morganton Music Park for 33 years. In his spare time, Charles enjoyed playing...
Billie Sonja McLaughlin
Oct 23, 2017
Billie Sonja McLaughin, age 78 of Marble, passed away October 23, 2017 at the Murphy Rehab and Skilled Nursing Home. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Sherry Perez and two grandchildren, Ryan and Alex Perez. A private family service will be held at a later date.Arrangements entrusted to the Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy, NC. You may send condolences...
James A Geiger
Oct 21, 2017
James A. Geiger, 87 of Murphy, NC formerly of Bradenton, Fa. died Saturday, October 21, 2017, after a long illness. He was a US Air Force Veteran serving in Korean from 1951 to 1954. He was the manager over school bus transportation Dept. of Manatee School System.Survivors include his wife of 66 years Regina, sons Paul of Palmetto, Fl. Jody...
Harris Joiner
Oct 19, 2017
Harris Marvett Joiner, age 81, of Blue Ridge, passed away at his home Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. Mr. Joiner was born June 20, 1936, in Jakin, GA to the late Eugie Lee Joiner and Johnnie Fay Hill Joiner. He was a member of Epworth First Baptist Church and a US Army veteran serving in Korea. He enjoyed fishing, woodworking, and...
Geneva Stamey Cole
Oct 17, 2017
Mrs. Geneva Stamey Cole, age 87 of McCaysville, GA passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Cole was born in Ellijay, GA to the late Lloyd Henson and Estelle Parks Henson. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Ruben Stamey and her second husband, Claude B. Cole. She was also preceded in death by her...
Franklin D. Hunter
Oct 17, 2017
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Franklin Delano Hunter, age 84, who passed away 17 October 2017 in his home following an extended illness.Franklin was born in Blairsville in 1932, the 8th of 9 children to the late James Hayes Hunter and the late Lydia Dyer Hunter. He was a member of Choestoe Baptist...
Warner C. Zachary
Oct 16, 2017
Warner C. Zachary, Jr., age 97, passed away on Monday, October 16, 2017 at his home on Blue Ridge Lake. Born July 18, 1920 in Knoxville, Tennessee, he attended Gibbs High School and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He was a WWII veteran serving in the 385th Bomber Group of the 8th Air Force in England. He graduated from the...
Pearl Nixon Collins Gilreath
Oct 16, 2017
Pearl Nixon Collins Gilreath, age 100, of Morganton, passed away Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 at Pruett Health Care. Mrs.Gilreath was born September 25, 1917 in Martinez, CA, to the late Frank Nixon and Dove Garrison Nixon. Pearl was a member of Morganton Baptist Church where she had served in several capacities over the years and she had also been an...
Janice Wright Innis
Oct 16, 2017
Janice Wright Innis, age 83, of Blairsville, GA passed away October 16, 2017. Mrs. Innis was born April 11, 1934 in Ayer, Massachusetts to Raymond and Mildred (Wesley) Wright. Janice was a member of Sebastian United Methodist Church in Sebastian, FL and GFWC Sebastian River Junior Women's Club. She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband Sherwood...
Lawrence G. Henry
Oct 15, 2017
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Lawrence Gene Henry, age 73, of Blairsville, who passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2017 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia.Mr. Henry had lived in Blairsville for 21 years, moving here from Avondale Estates, Georgia. He was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. He had...
Sidney Lee Hicks
Oct 15, 2017
Sidney Lee Hicks, age 80 of Murphy, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2017, at his home. Mr. Hicks was born March 28, 1937, in Farner, TN to the late Homer Lee Hicks and Lillian Gertrude Jones Hicks. He was of the Baptist Faith and enjoyed gardening and fishing; he was a US Army Veteran serving in the 4 Infantry Division...
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