Obituaries

Sep 5, 2017

Cora "Sally" Oleene Frias, age 58, of Morganton, passed away Tuesday September 5, 2017 at her home. Sally was born June 8, 1959 in Hammond, Indiana to the late Olon Rice and the late Phyllis Hamlett Rice. Survivors include: son, Joey Rice, son, Tommy Frias, sister, Susan (Harold) Prior, sister, Sheilda (Alan) Scheer, sister, Carolyn Moore, brother, Larry (Maureen) Aaron,...

Sep 2, 2017

Mr. Barry A. Rinks, age 48 of Blue Ridge, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017, at his home. Barry was born October 7, 1968, in Roxboro, NC to the late William H. Rinks and Linda Plunk Rinks. A member of the First Baptist Church of Blue Ridge, he was preceded in death by father, William H. Rinks. Barry worked many...

Sep 2, 2017

Ernest Wardlaw Seckinger, Jr. of Hiawassee (Hog Creek) passed away suddenly on the afternoon of September 2, 2017. Ernie was born on March 22, 1950 in Savannah, GA to the late Ernest Wardlaw Seckinger, Sr. and Jessie Vannerson Seckinger. He is survived by his wife of 45 years Betty, sons Eric and Chris, daughter-in-law Amanda, grandson Zachary, sister Charlotte, brothers...

Sep 1, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Angela Dover Moss, age 50, of Blairsville, who passed away on Friday evening, September 1, 2017, in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Angela was born in Gainesville, Georgia, and had been an employee of Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. She had lived in Blairsville for the past 14 years,...

Sep 1, 2017

Aug 31, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Louise Sullivan Kelley, age 83, of Blairsville, who passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2017 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.Louise was born in Blairsville in 1933, a daughter of the late Francis G. Sullivan and the late Alice M. Souther Sullivan. A native of Blairsville, she...

Aug 30, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Rev. Thurman Benson, Jr., of Blairsville, age 83, who passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Rev. Benson was a native of Pitts, Georgia, and was a U.S. Air Force veteran, having spent 21 years in service. Rev. Benson spent over 20 years as a...

Aug 29, 2017

Helen Lena Hensley, age 83 of Ducktown, passed away August 29, 2017 at Life Care Center of Copper Basin. Ms. Hensley was born August 8, 1934 in Copperhill, TN to the late Joseph Hensley and the late Dora Hensley. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Edward E. Hensley and Evert Hensley, and her sister-in-law Florence Hensley.Survivors include: nephews,...

Aug 29, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces memorial services for "Geri" Anderson, age 90, of Hayesville, North Carolina, who passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 in Brasstown Manor in Hiawassee.Geri was a native of Missouri, and had been a teacher in public schools. Memorial services have been scheduled for Saturday, September 16, 2017, at 11:00 a.m., to be held at...

Aug 29, 2017

Earl P. Craig "Coconut," age 96 of Copperhill, passed away at his home on August 29, 2017. Mr. Craig was born March 8, 1921 in McCaysville, GA. He graduated from Copperhill High School in 1940. He served in the United States Army during WWII as a Master Sergeant. Mr. Craig worked for the Tennessee Copper Company and Cities Service as...

Aug 28, 2017

Mrs. Regina Geraldine Ware, age 68 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Monday, August 28, 2017 at Union General Hospital . Mrs. Ware was born March 8, 1949 in Mineral Bluff, GA to the Late Charlie Dillard and the late Clarise Carney Dillard. A member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. she was preceded in death by her daughter, Tammy Melissa Arp...

Aug 27, 2017

Willie Michael Wright, age 68 of Murphy, passed away Sunday, August 27, 2017 at Murphy Medical Center. Mr. Wright was born August 20, 1949 in Cherokee County, NC to the late Calvin ElmoWright and the late Versie Mae Helton Wright. A member of Bell Hill Baptist Church, he worked in construction as a heavy equipment operator. In his spare time...

Aug 27, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces funeral services for Mr. Royce Eugene "Gene" Burgess, age 63, of Hiawassee, who passed away Sunday, August 27, 2017 at his home. Mr. Burgess was born in Atlanta, a son of Lucille Nixon Burgess and the late Eugene Burgess. He had lived in Hiawassee for the past 12 years, moving from Stockbridge, Georgia. Gene...

Aug 26, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces Funeral Services for Bonnie Wilma Dyer Mote, age 88, of Blairsville, who passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017 in Blairsville.Mrs. Mote was born November 4, 1928 in the Choestoe area of Union County, Georgia to the late Edgar & Bertha (Hood) Dyer. Known to always put her family first, Mrs. Mote was...

Aug 26, 2017

William "Hoyt" Welch, age 78 of McCaysville, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Hoyt was born December 24, 1938 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Harmon Gordon "GW" Welch and the late Edith Chastain Welch. Hoyt was an Ironworker by trade having worked many years for the Ironworkers of Atlanta Local...

Aug 25, 2017

John Wesley Singleton, retired Air Force, age 78 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Friday, August 25, 2017 at Northside Cherokee Hospital from lung disease. John was born December 25, 1938 in Witsett, PA. John was Baptist in faith. Survivors include: wife, Charlene Dillard Singleton, daughter, Chrystal (Faron) Kelly of OK., daughter, Kimberly Jo (Terry) Spencer of OK., son, John Wesley...

Aug 24, 2017

Miss Jessalyn Renae Heaton age 23 of Ellijay, GA passed away Thursday August 24, 2017. Miss Heaton was born August 6, 1994 in Gainesville, GA. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Doug and Opal Heaton. Survivors Include: parents, John and Cindy Heaton, of Ellijay, GA; brothers, Jared Heaton, of Ellijay, GA and Jonathan Heaton, of Morganton, GA; grandparents,...

Aug 23, 2017

The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces Memorial Services for Laura Townsend Hove, 86, of Young Harris, Georgia passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2017.Laura Townsend Hove, 86, of Young Harris, Georgia passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2017.Laura was born October 14, 1930 in New Rochelle, New York and spent most of her childhood in Hartsdale, New York. Her life-long love...

Aug 23, 2017

Timothy Allen Cook, age 49 of Morganton, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at his home. Tim was born April 2, 1968 in Atlanta , GA. to Annette Cook Satterfield, and the late Gene Autry Cook. Tim was a member of Mineral Bluff Baptist Church, where Tim taught Sunday school. Tim was the owner and operator of TRC Hauling and...

Aug 23, 2017

Dorothy Kamp Smith of Blairsville, Georgia, died August 23, 2017. She was born to Arthur F. and Gladys Pruitt Kamp on July 23, 1922, in Chicago, Illinois. She lived there until she was a young teenager when, along with her parents, she moved was made to Kampsville, Illinois. She attended parochial schools and graduated from Sacred Heart Academy, Springfield, Illinois.In...