Obituaries

James "Jim" M Davis

James "Jim" M Davis

Jun 29, 2016

James "Jim" Davis, age 73, of Mineral Bluff, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2016 due to complications following a brief illness. Mr. Davis was born January 6, 1943. Jim was married to the love of his life, Carol Rhodes Davis, for 49 years. He was a master brick mason by trade and coached numerous recreation league baseball and basketball...

Joseph R. May

Joseph R. May

Jun 29, 2016

The Rev. Joseph R. May, Sr.July 9, 1928 – June 29, 2016The Rev. Joseph R. May Sr., age 87, passed away June 29, 2016 at home in Epworth, Georgia due to health issues related to aging. Joe was born July 9, 1928 in Tampa, FL to the late Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Basil May of Bedford, PA. He attended Toccoa...

James "Loyd" Meers

James "Loyd" Meers

Jun 27, 2016

James "Loyd" Meers, age 80 of Suches, passed away Monday, June 27, 2016 at his home, following a brief illness. Loyd was born September 15, 1935 in Fannin County, to the late Clifford Meers and Ruby Bramlett Meers. James Loyd Meers married Shirley Shelton in 1957 and moved to Marietta, GA where they lived for 29 years. While in Marietta,...

Ida Renda Benfield Barrett

Ida Renda Benfield Barrett

Jun 25, 2016

Mrs. Ida Renda Benfield Barrett, age 98 of Hiawassee, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. Mrs. Barrett was born February 11, 1918 in Towns County, to Henry Jasper Benfield and Ollie Hooper Benfield. She was a member of the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Hiawassee. Mrs. Barrett was also a minister. She was an...

Eugene Cook

Eugene Cook

Jun 25, 2016

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Eugene Cook, age 83, of Blairsville, who passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 25, 2016, with his family gathered by his bedside.Eugene was a Korean War veteran, Young Harris College graduate, and was a life-long farmer. He was a deacon and longtime member of Old Liberty Baptist Church. Eugene enjoyed...

Ruth Ann Ray James

Ruth Ann Ray James

Jun 25, 2016

Ruth Ann Ray James, age 76, of Hwy. 2, Blue Ridge, GA, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 25, 2016. Born November 2, 1939, in Mineral Bluff, GA, graduated from East Fannin High School, Class of '58 and later moved to Atlanta with her best friend. There, along with finding work, she met the love...

Ronald Van Pope

Ronald Van Pope

Jun 24, 2016

Ronald Van Pope, age 61 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Friday, June 24, 2016 at Marietta, GA. Mr. Pope was born May 9, 1955 in Duck Town, TN, to the late N. Weldon Pope and Geraldine Beaver Pope. He served in the U.S. Army and enjoyed a career as a contractor in the automotive industry. Survivors include: son & daughter-in-law...

Eric Charles Meissner

Eric Charles Meissner

Jun 22, 2016

Eric Charles Meissner, age 79 of Blue Ridge, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at his home. Mr. Meissner was born January 26, 1937 in Newark, NJ to the late Eric Meissner and the late Edna Burnett Meissner. A member of Macedonia Church of Christ, he was preceded in death by wife, Susan Joyce Meissner, son, Eric Meissner, Jr., brother,...

David Kodatt

David Kodatt

Jun 21, 2016

David Wells Kodatt, 89, former owner and operator of Forest Park Glass & Mirror, and resident of Columbia, Tennessee, died Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at NHC Columbia.Graveside services will be conducted Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 1:30 P.M. EST, by Minister Bob Rhodes, at Osborn Cemetery in Hiawassee, Georgia. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 11:00 A.M. -...

Keaton Weston Long

Keaton Weston Long

Jun 21, 2016

Keaton Weston Long, age 13 of Morganton, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at his home. Keaton was born February 26, 2003 in Blairsville, GA to William Long and Charlotte Wilson Long. He attended Toccoa Baptist Church and he was a student at Fannin County Middle School. Keaton loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. He also liked...

Robert Lynn Spring

Robert Lynn Spring

Jun 20, 2016

Robert Lynn Spring was born May 2, 1961 in Sarasota, Florida and died June 20, 2016 at Union General Hospital in Blairsville, Georgia of lung cancer.He leaves his mother Sara (Sally) Jane Spring; brother, Fred Spring; Stepson Keith Orser and stepdaughter Kim Orser. He was preceded in death by his wife of 25 years Patricia Orser Spring. He served in...

Max Ray Arp

Max Ray Arp

Jun 19, 2016

Max Ray Arp, age 71 of Copperhill, passed away Sunday evening June 19, 2016 at his home. He was born September 29, 1944 in Isabella, TN to the late Alvin Arp and the late Maude Lee Elrod Arp. He was a member and deacon of Mt. Harmony Baptist Church, a member of the Ducktown Masonic Lodge, served in the US...

Earl Jackson Pittman

Earl Jackson Pittman

Jun 17, 2016

Mr. Earl Jackson Pittman, age 64 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016 at home with family by his side. Earl was born April 28, 1952 in McCaysville, GA to the late Garland Pittman and Cennie Holden Pittman. A member of Hot House Baptist Church, he was preceded in death by his father and one brother, Weldon Pittman....

Carol Elizabeth Vreeland

Carol Elizabeth Vreeland

Jun 14, 2016

Mrs. Carol Elizabeth Vreeland, age 74 of Murphy, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at the Erlanger Medical Center. Mrs. Vreeland was born January 3, 1942 in Dalton, Massachusetts to the late Alan Knickerbocker and the late Grace Yates Knickerbocker. A member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses in Marble, she was preceded in death by her parents and...

Ophelia Marie Dickey

Ophelia Marie Dickey

Jun 14, 2016

The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces Funeral Services for Mrs. Ophelia W. Dickey, age 90, who after a long period of declining health died peacefully at her home on June 14, 2016.Ophelia was born on May 26, 1926 in Archer, Florida, to John and Lena Watson. She had eight brothers and sisters, survived only by her sister, Rosalie Thomas....

Charles "Russell" Holley

Charles "Russell" Holley

Jun 9, 2016

Mr. Charles "Russell" Holley, age 57 of Morganton, passed away June 9, 2016 at his home. Mr. Holley, a member of Highland Baptist Tabernacle Church was born April 5, 1959 in Atlanta, GA to Charles E. Holley and Dolores Stephens Holley. Survivors include:father, Charles E. Holley, mother, Dolores Holley, wife, Jan Holley, son, Charles R. (Patty) Holley, Jr., grandson, Charles...

Rena Mae Fisher

Rena Mae Fisher

Jun 9, 2016

Mrs. Rena Mae Fisher, age 98, passed into heaven June 9, 2016 at her daughter's home in Port Orange, Florida. Rena Mae was born December 14, 1917 in Epworth, Georgia, a daughter of the late Miles Dillard and Vaughtie Haren Richard. She also is preceded in death by her Husband Ralph Lee Fisher. They were married July 24, 1934 in...

Jack Leon Teague

Jack Leon Teague

Jun 8, 2016

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Jack Leon Teague, age 92, of Fayetteville, Georgia, formerly of Blairsville, who passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 in Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville.Mr. Teague was born in Taft, California, on October 17, 1923, a son of the late Thomas Watson Teague and the late Minnie Louise Mauney Teague....

Betty Jean Davidson Ohlmeyer

Betty Jean Davidson Ohlmeyer

Jun 7, 2016

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Betty Jean Davidson Ohlmeyer, age 84, of Hayesville, North Carolina, who passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.Mrs. Ohlmeyer was born in Ashland, Kentucky, on May 16, 1932, a daughter of the late Porter Manning and the late Echart Everman Manning. She was...

Richard Craig Jackson

Richard Craig Jackson

Jun 6, 2016

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces memorial services for Richard Craig Jackson, who was born to Alice Marie Bowles Jackson and William Taylor Jackson in Luling, Texas, on August 1, 1935 and passed from this life on June 6, 2016 at age 80. Craig's father was an oil field "roughneck" and the family moved around Texas before settling...

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