Obituaries

Sep 19, 2015

Mr. Tain Elisha Ross, age 84 of Mineral Bluff, passed away September 19, 2015 at Pruitt Health Care of Blue Ridge. Mr. Ross was born June 21, 1931 in Mineral Bluff, GA to the late Arthur Ross and the late Doshin Stiles Ross. He was preceded in death by parents, wife, Aleane Ross and 2 brothers Arthur & Woodrow Ross....

Sep 19, 2015

Mr. Harold Junior Tarpley, age 73, of Murphy, NC passed away September 19, 2015 at Copper Basin Medical Center. Mr. Tarpley was born December 3, 1941 in McCaysville, GA to Cecil l H. Tarpley and Della Ross Tarpley. He was a member of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church.Harold was preceded in death by his parents, son, Cecil Harold Tarpley, and brothers,...

Sep 18, 2015

The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory announces Memorial Services for Mrs. Donnie "DJ" Brown of Blairsville, GA who passed away on Friday, September 18, 2015 at home under the care of Homestead Hospice after a courageous two year battle with kidney cancer. Mrs. Brown was born on April 12, 1945, in St. Petersburg, FL and attended local schools and graduated...

Sep 18, 2015

Mr. William Wade Lovine, age 88 of Blue Ridge, passed away September 18, 2015, at Pruitt Health Care Nursing Home. He was born September 15, 1927, in Mineral Bluff, GA to the late William Timothy Lovine and the late Vernie Mae Arp Lovine. Mr. Lovine attended Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and Star Creek Baptist Church. He retired from Tennessee Copper...

Sep 17, 2015

Mr. Melvin Edward Canup, age 62 of Hayesville, passed away September 17, 2015 at his home. Mr. Canup was born March 21, 1953 in Cherokee County, NC to the late Marvin Canup and Louise Hall Canup. He was Baptist in faith and he attended the Fires Creek Baptist Church. He bravely served his country enlisting in the United States Army....

Sep 16, 2015

Mrs. Nancy Marie Rackley, age 84 of Blairsville, passed away September 16, 2015 at the Union County Nursing Home. Mrs. Rackley was born June 7, 1931 in Napa Valley, CA to the late Herman Henry Gold and the late Nancy Ernestine Wells Gold. A member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church she was preceded in death by husband, John Calvin...

Sep 16, 2015

Mr. Alfred Marvin Odom, age 65 of Ellijay, passed away Wednesday morning, September 16, 2015 at his home. Alfred was born June 8, 1950 in Blairsville, GA to the late Hoyet Odom and the late Elvie Beaver Odom. A member of Zion Hill Baptist Church, he was preceded in death by his parents, and great-grandchildren, the Parlier twins and Landon...

Sep 13, 2015

Sep 11, 2015

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces services for Mr. George Patrick O'Brien. He was born on December 29, 1965 and went home to be with The Lord on September 10, 2015. He is survived by one daughter Shyanne Thomas. George is the beloved son of Barbara and Lonnie Pinkston. He has two brothers Bobby and Donald. One sister...

Sep 11, 2015

Mrs. Betty J. Sprinkles, age 78 of Hiawassee, passed away Friday, September 11, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Sprinkles was born March 23, 1937 in Jennings, FL to the late Charlie and Kate Cole. A member of McConnell Memorial Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by a son, Terry Profilio. Betty was the owner and operator of Bett-Bett's Day...

Sep 11, 2015

Mr. Coley Allen Wells, age 88 of Blue Ridge, passed away peacefully in his sleep Friday, September 11, 2015 at his home. Mr. Wells was born April 17, 1927 in Griffin, GA to the late George Wells and the late Annie Bankston Wells. He was Baptist in faith. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two...

Sep 10, 2015

Mrs. Frances Lucille Roper, age 73 of Blue Ridge, passed away September 10, 2015 at the Union General Hospital. Mrs. Roper was born October 23, 1941 in Culberson, NC to the late Herman Helton and the late Dora Bell Helton. A member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Blue Ridge, she was preceded in death by twin daughters Martha...

Sep 10, 2015

Charles C. Abernathy, age 90 of Blue Ridge, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2015, at his home. Mr. Abernathy was born April 19, 1925, in Copperhill, TN, to the late Luther H. Abernathy, and the late Elizabeth Ann Hamlin Abernathy. Charles was a decorated veteran of the U.S. Navy during WWII, serving in both the Pacific and the European...

Sep 9, 2015

John Edward Peeling, age 76 of Murphy, NC and Gainesville, FL passed away September 9, 2015 at his Murphy residence. Mr. Peeling was born June 25, 1939 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Francis Peeling and the late Mary Roche Peeling. John was a member of St. William Catholic Church in Murphy and had been a seasonal resident of Murphy...

Sep 9, 2015

Mrs. Inez Lavada Conner, age 84 of Morganton, passed away September 9, 2015 at Pruitt Nursing Home. Mrs. Conner was born May 31, 1931 in Hemptown, GA to the late Columbus Eugene Jones and the late Nora Bruce Jones. A member of the House of Prayer, she was preceded in death by her parentsSurvivors include: husband, Don Conner, son, Michael...

Sep 6, 2015

Mrs. Mary Clark Merritt, age 93 of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015 at Life Care of Copper Basin in Ducktown, Tennessee. Mary was born October 3, 1921 in Gainesville, Georgia, to the late Will and the late Velvie Lou Benson Clark. Mrs. Merritt had lived in Blairsville for over 60 years, and had been a resident of...

Sep 4, 2015

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces memorial services for Mr. Edward H. Nathan, 87, of Blairsville who died Friday, September 4, 2015 at his home in Blairsville after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Roanoke, Virginia, on July 29, 1928.Ed's deep and lasting commitment to his faith in Jesus Christ was recognized by...

Sep 2, 2015

Mr. Robert Lee Berrong, 80 of Murphy, NC passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at the Murphy Medical Center. He was born April 8, 1935 in Cherokee County, NC to the late Robert Dillard and the late Willie Belle Whitaker Berrong. A member of Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church, he was preceded in death by an infant daughter and two sisters,...

Aug 30, 2015

Mrs. Betty Jean Strevel, age 69 of Blue Ridge, passed away Sunday evening, August 30 at her home. Betty was born January 14, 1946 in Chattanooga, TN to the late Wilford and the late Louise Davidson Loudermilk. She was a member of Bethany Church of Epworth, GA.She was a strong woman, very out going, optimist at heart. She never met...

Aug 29, 2015

The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces Memorial Services for Mrs. Amy Berrong Black, age 89 of Hiawassee who passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 29, 2015 after a long battle with lung cancer.Amy, the daughter of the late Dee and Cleo Berrong was born in Hiawassee, GA on December 20, 1925. Albert C. Black, her husband, preceded her in...