Obituaries

Johnny L Little

Johnny L Little

Mar 31, 2017

Mr. Johnny Luke Little, age 69, of Murphy, passed away Friday, March 31, 2017. Mr. Little was born March 30, 1948, in Murphy, NC. A member of Macedonia Baptist Church, he was preceded in death by his parents.Survivors include wife, Betty Little, daughter Tania D. Little and step-daughter Michelle Burrell sisters, Joanne Gower, Jackie Dillard & Janie Little, brother, Reid...

David McKinley Bates

David McKinley Bates

Mar 30, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces graveside services for Mr. David McKinley Bates, age 56, of Blue Ridge, Georgia, who passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at his home.Mr. Bates was born in Franklin, North Carolina, on July 17, 1960, a son of the late John Bates, Jr. and the late Mary Elizabeth Arnold Bates. David had...

Kathryn Droze

Kathryn Droze

Mar 29, 2017

Mrs. Mary Kathryn Lewis Droze, age 87 of Lyman, SC, formerly of Blairsville, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 in Lyman. Mrs. Droze was born May 10, 1929 in Blairsville, GA to the late Roy and Jane Donaline Hood Lewis. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church where she had been very active. She was preceded in death by...

Roy Dean Moore

Roy Dean Moore

Mar 29, 2017

Mr. Roy Dean Moore, age 74 of Murphy, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at his home. Mr. Moore was born June 9, 1942 in Murphy, NC to the late Dee Moore and the late Alice Donely Moore. A member of Peachtree Baptist Church, he was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, one brother and son, Michael Moore....

Dorothy D. Byers

Dorothy D. Byers

Mar 29, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Dorothy D. Byers, age 90, of Blairsville, who passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 in Dallas, Georgia.Dorothy was a native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, and was born in 1926, to Eli Daniel and Laura Davenport Daniel. She was the last living of twelve children. Dorothy owned and...

Bob Adcus Dingler

Bob Adcus Dingler

Mar 28, 2017

The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death of Mr. Bob Adcus Dingler, age 81 of Young Harris, GA who passed away on March 28, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. No Services are planned at this time.Arrangements entrusted to the Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee, GA. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register...

Robert Skinner

Robert Skinner

Mar 27, 2017

SKINNER, Robert Bryan, passed away peacefully in Mineral Bluff, Georgia, USA on Monday 27th March 2017. Son of Bob and Marjorie Skinner (deceased), beloved husband of 45 years to Allison (nee Carter) and father of Stacey, Marsha (Goldberg) and Ryan. Brother of John, Douglas, Rosemary (Costa) and Christopher. Grandfather of Jacob and Aeryn Meyer, Reese and Brody Goldberg, Rowen and...

Richard Allen Schmidtke

Richard Allen Schmidtke

Mar 27, 2017

Dr. Richard Allen Schmidtke, WW II veteran, age 91, of Hiawassee, Ga. passed away unexpectedly Monday,March 27, 2017 at The Ronnie Green Heart Center in Gainesville, Ga. He was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan on July 27, 1925 and was the only child of Albert Herman and Lillian Morlock Schmidtke. He grew up in St. Joseph,Michigan and graduated from St....

Joyce England Johns

Joyce England Johns

Mar 27, 2017

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Joyce England Johns, age 81, of Conley, Georgia, who passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017 in Concord, Georgia.Mrs. Johns was born in Athens, Georgia, a daughter of the late Robert Baxter England and the late Alma Elkins England. Joyce spent her childhood in Blairsville, and went to...

Carelene May Morris

Carelene May Morris

Mar 26, 2017

Mrs. Carelene Morris, age 90, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 at her home. She started nursing in 1962, in northern Ohio. In 1965 she became a surgical nurse for Elyria Memorial Hospital and participated in some of the first open heart surgeries in the U.S. In 1976, Mrs. Morris moved to Hiawassee and joined Towns County Hospital as a...

Charles Edward. Earwood

Charles Edward. Earwood

Mar 25, 2017

Charles Edward Earwood, age 79, of Murphy, NC passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017, at his home. He was born July 4, 1937, in Kannapolis, NC to the late Swept Earwood and the late Lena Mayfield Earwood. Mr. Earwood was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, and also loved his dogs. He was preceded in death by...

Vaughn "Ted" King

Vaughn "Ted" King

Mar 25, 2017

Mr. Vaughn "Ted" King, age 66 of Blairsville, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Union General Hospital. Mr. King was born February 18, 1951 in Blairsville, GA to the late Vaughn and Margie Elliott King. Ted was a lifelong resident of Union County and a member of Zebulon Baptist Church. He worked in the building industry as a carpenter...

Lex Owl

Lex Owl

Mar 24, 2017

Lex Owl, age 63 of Murphy, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017. Mr. Owl was born April 9, 1953, in Swain County, NC to the late Clifford Owl and the late Maggie Reed Owl. He was a member of Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses in Marble. Mr. Owl enjoyed making and selling Indian crafts and loved spending time with his grandchildren.Survivors...

Forrest Neal Davenport

Forrest Neal Davenport

Mar 23, 2017

Forrest Neal Davenport Sr., age 91, passed away after a brief illness on Thursday, March 23, 2017 in Lilburn, GA. Born and raised in Hemp, Georgia on June 19, 1925 to Claude Duvall Davenport and Mary Ann (Forrester) Davenport, he first entered the world of commerce at age nine, growing his own crops on a small section of the family...

James Adam Davenport

James Adam Davenport

Mar 23, 2017

James Adam Davenport, 93, passed away, Thursday, March 23, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 29, 1923 in Fannin County, GA, a son of the late Herman and Minnie Lee Daves Davenport.He was also predeceased by one sister and three brothers.James was a faithful church member, deacon and Sunday school teacher at Foreman...

Travis Duane Rutledge

Travis Duane Rutledge

Mar 23, 2017

Travis Duane Rutledge, age 36 of Hayesville passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Murphy Medical Center. Travis was born February 19, 1981, in St. Petersburg, Fl.He was a hard worker, a talented carpenter, and a loving son, brother, and father of three. Travis leaves behind three beautiful children, Iris Jane Rutledge, Travis Duane Rutledge II, and Lewis Allen Rutledge,...

Retha Ruby Walden

Retha Ruby Walden

Mar 22, 2017

Mrs. Retha Ruby Walden, age 97 of Mineral Bluff passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Walden was born January 31, 1920 in McCaysville, GA to the late Sanford Blaine Loudermilk and the late Mary M. Bruner Loudermilk. A member of Panter Town Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by husband, Fred M. Walden, Sr., daughter,...

James Donald Walker

James Donald Walker

Mar 21, 2017

James Donald Walker, age 83 of Murphy, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. Donald Walker was born December 24, 1933, in Bellview, KY to Charles and Lois Walker of Bellview, KY. Education included New Port High School, class of 1952 and University of Cincinnati School of Engineering. Mr. Walker was a manufacturing engineer. He...

Margaret Alfrieda "Frieda" Mathis Taylor

Margaret Alfrieda "Frieda" Mathis Taylor

Mar 20, 2017

Margaret Alfrieda "Frieda" Mathis Taylor, age 69, of Andrews, passed away Monday, March 20, 2017, after a brief illness. She was at home surrounded by her children. Mrs. Taylor was born April 30, 1947, in Andrews, NC to the late Jess Mathis and the late Culla Mae Hicks Mathis. She was a member of Junaluska Baptist Church; she loved painting,...

Josephine Laney Ayers

Josephine Laney Ayers

Mar 20, 2017

Mrs. Josephine Laney Ayers, age 94 of Murphy, passed away Monday, March 20, 2017, at her home. Mrs. Ayers was born March 9, 1923, in Cherokee Co. NC, to the late Scott Laney and Belle Bradshaw Laney. She was a member of Murphy First Baptist she enjoyed reading, gardening both flowers and vegetables. She was preceded in death by, sisters,...

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