Obituaries

George Janson

George Janson

Sep 16, 2016

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces graveside services for Mr. George Peter Janson, age 90 of Hiawassee, passed away Friday morning September 16, 2016 at Brasstown Manor in Hiawassee.Mr. Janson was born in Canton, Ohio, the son of the late Peter Janidis and the late Frances Pappas Janidis. He was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran and worked in...

James Fred Beavers

James Fred Beavers

Sep 14, 2016

James Fred Beavers, age 88 of Mc Caysville, passed away September 14, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Beavers was born January 29, 1928 in McCaysville, GA to the late Wiley Beavers and the late Minnie Patterson Beavers. A member of Mt. Liberty Baptist Church and employed at the TN Copper Company for many years before he retired. He was preceded...

Thomas Bush

Thomas Bush

Sep 12, 2016

Mr. Thomas Bush, age 85, of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away in the early morning hours of Monday, September 12, 2016 in Chatuge Regional Hospital in Hiawassee following a brief illness. Mr. Bush was born on December 22, 1930, a son of the late Thomas Reed Bush and the late Clara Shires Bush.Thomas was born and raised on Long Island, New...

Clora Woody

Clora Woody

Sep 10, 2016

Henry-Cochran Funeral Home announces the death for Miss Clora Woody, 89, of Suches who passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016 at the Tanglewood Assisted Living in Dawsonville, GA. Clora was born January 14, 1927 in Fannin County, GA to the late Elisha Woody and the late Bertha Tarpley Woody. She was a member of the Salem #1 Baptist Church. In...

Edna Brackett Gray

Edna Brackett Gray

Sep 10, 2016

Mrs. Edna Brackett Gray, age 92, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Saturday morning, September 10, 2016 in Stonehenge Assisted Living in Blairsville.Mrs. Gray was born in the Hemptown section of Fannin County, Georgia, on December 26, 1923, a daughter of the late Howard Brackett and the late Effie (Weaver) Brackett. Edna was a reserved, quiet-natured person, a Christian, fully devoted...

Don Edward Nazerian

Don Edward Nazerian

Sep 7, 2016

Don Edward Nazerian, age 79 of McCaysville, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at his home. Don was born February 12, 1937 in McCaysville, GA to the late Albert Nazerian and the late Bessie Willis Nazerian. A member of Kingtown Baptist Church, he was preceded in death by his parents and most of his siblings, also two grandchildren, Morgan Lynn...

Leonard John James

Leonard John James

Sep 6, 2016

Leonard John James, Jr., 75, passed away at his Copperhill home on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, after a courageous fight with cancer and other ailments. Despite recent medical conditions, he did so much with his time on earth while cherishing his wonderful life, family and friends.Len was born and raised in Buffalo, NY, and graduated from Kenmore High School. He...

Mary Mull Collins

Mary Mull Collins

Sep 5, 2016

Mary Mull Collins, age 81, of Kennesaw, Georgia, passed away on Monday, September 5, 2016 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Mary was born in Morganton, Georgia, on December 4, 1934, a daughter of the late John Harrison Mull and the late Lillie Johnson Mull. She had lived most of her life in the North Georgia area, and was of the...

Harold Garnett London

Harold Garnett London

Sep 5, 2016

The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory announces Memorial Services for Mr. Harold Garnett London, age 86 of Hiawassee who passed away peacefully on September 5, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family.Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2016 from the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home with Rev. Aaron Underwood officiating. Special music will...

Leontine "Titine" Roland Kopp

Leontine "Titine" Roland Kopp

Sep 4, 2016

Leontine (Titine) Roland Kopp, 96, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 4, 2016. Titine was born May 7, 1920 in Roux, Belgium. She immigrated to the United States as a war bride at the end of World War II, where she married the love of her life, Guerdon Glenn Kopp. Titine became a naturalized citizen of the United States, which...

Donald Miller

Donald Miller

Sep 4, 2016

Mr. Don Edward Miller, age 76 of Blue Ridge, passed away September 4, 2016 at Tranquility at Kennesaw Mountain. Mr. Miller was born August 11, 1940 in Niles, MI to the late Donald M. Kinney and the late Ruth E. Lintz. Kinney Miller. He was preceded in death by his father, Donald M. Kinney, mother, Ruth E. Kinney Miller, Adopted...

Jeanette Gibson Wade

Jeanette Gibson Wade

Sep 2, 2016

Mrs. Jeanette Gibson Wade, age 65 of Hiawassee, passed away Friday, September 2, 2016 at North East Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Wade was born March 8, 1951 in Young Harris, GA. Jeanette was a lifelong resident of Towns County and a member of Lower Bell Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her father, Winford Gibson and her...

Hermon Cortez Fussell

Hermon Cortez Fussell

Aug 31, 2016

Mr. Hermon Cortez Fussell, age 71 of Lagrange, passed away August 31, 2016 at West Georgia Health in LaGrange, GA. Mr. Fussell was born November 1, 1944 in Columbus, GA. He was preceded in death by his father, Carlton Fussell, and his mother, Sara Elizabeth Parker Fussell. Mr. Fussell was the owner of West Georgia Glass in LaGrange for many...

Carol Ann Nowak

Carol Ann Nowak

Aug 29, 2016

Carol Ann Apgar Nowak, 77, passed Aug. 29, 2016, at her home in Hiawassee Ga.She was born Apr. 28, 1939 in Somerville N.J She lived in Lambertville N.J., Hollywood Fl., Sebastian Fl., Franklin N.C. then moved to Hiawassee Ga. She was a member of the Lambertville volunteer Rescue Squad and a member of the Lambertville Police Department. She was a...

Danny Barnes

Danny Barnes

Aug 29, 2016

Daniel Alvin Barnes of Blue Ridge entered into rest on August 29, 2016, at the age of 64. He was born on May 6, 1952, to the late Roland Barnes, Jr. and JoAnn Collins Barnes Deaver in Young Harris, Georgia.Danny was a veteran of the U.S. Army and National Guard. He spent most of his adult life living and working...

Opal Mae Berrong

Opal Mae Berrong

Aug 26, 2016

Mrs. Opal Mae Berrong, age 88 of Hiawassee, passed away Friday, August 26, 2016 at North East Georgia Medical Center.Mrs. Berrong was born in Towns County, Georgia on October 7, 1927 to the late Leonard M. & Bertha (Underwood) Nicholson. Opal was one of 7 children. Her life was spent in Towns County, and it centered around serving her God...

George Edmund Andrin

George Edmund Andrin

Aug 25, 2016

Mr. George Edmund Andrin III, age 89 of Blue Ridge, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016 at his home. Mr. Andrin was born April 11, 1927 in Los Angeles, CA to the late George E. Andrin II and the late Kathryn Walloch Andrin. He was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church and also an active member of the North...

Louise Cooper Berkstresser

Louise Cooper Berkstresser

Aug 25, 2016

The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces Funeral Services for Mrs. Louise Cooper Berkstresser, age 88, of Hiawassee who passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2016. Louise was born in Gadsden, Alabama on May 19, 1928 to the late Louie & Frances (Hardy) Cooper. She has lived in the Hiawassee area for 41 years and was a faithful member of...

Estelle Dorothy Hynes

Estelle Dorothy Hynes

Aug 25, 2016

Estelle Dorothy Hynes, age 97 of Blue Ridge, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Pruitt Health of Blue Ridge. Mrs. Hynes was born March 11, 1919 in Chicago, IL to the late Tomasz Wactawiak and the late Anna Pendziwato Wactawiak. She was one of ten children. She was also a devout Catholic.Reitred from the American National Bank and Trust...

Robert Harold Parker

Robert Harold Parker

Aug 24, 2016

Robert Harold Parker, 85, died Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at Serenity Hospice in Dublin, Georgia. He was a lifelong resident of Morganton, Georgia before moving to Dublin in April of 2016.Mr. Parker was born on October 24, 1930 in Suches, Georgia to James and Ida Parker. He was one of 7 sons and 4 daughters. He was preceded in death...

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