Obituaries
Betty Wrigley
May 30, 2014
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces memorial services for Mrs. Betty Louise Fromm Wrigley, age 81, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Friday, May 30, 2014 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.Betty Wrigley was born in Council Grove, Kansas. She was the youngest child of three children born to Theodore Fromm and Irma Bertha Hoffmann Fromm. Betty's older brother...
Donald H. Carter
May 28, 2014
Mr. Donald H. Carter, age 85, of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at his home in Hiawassee.Mr. Carter was born in Lake Placid, New York, on October 1, 1928, a son of the late Clifford Henry Carter and the late Lillian Borden Carter.No services have been planned at the present time.Arrangements entrusted to the care of Cochran...
Clarence Dean Hartley
May 26, 2014
Obituary: Clarence D. HartleyClarence D. Hartley, of Young Harris, GA, passed away at age 84 on May 26, 2014, after abrief illness.Born in Cadillac, Michigan, Mr. Hartley grew up primarily in Portland, Oregon. He served inthe United States Air Force for 24 years, flying missions over Korea and more than 100missions during the Vietnam War alone. He was awarded the...
Lloyd Earvin Byers
May 26, 2014
Mr. Lloyd Earvin Byers, age 83 of Blue Ridge, passed away May 26, 2014 at his home. Mr. Byers was born November 27, 1930 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Carl Byers and the late Mattie Bell Dillard Byers. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Leila Byers and daughter, Geraldine Johnson. Mr. Byers was retired from...
Steven Bedford Jeffress
May 26, 2014
Mr. Steven Bedford Jeffress, age 80 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away at his home May 26, 2014. Mr. Jeffress was born December 26, 1933 in Goldsboro, NC to the late Ernest Judson Jeffress and the late Elizabeth Kersey Jeffress. He was preceded in death by brother, Earnest Judson Jeffress and sister, Sara Elizabeth Andrews. Survivors include wife of 54...
Charles "Tucker" Frank Ensley
May 25, 2014
Mr. Charles "Tucker" F. Ensley, age 69 of Blue Ridge, passed away May 25, 2014 at his home. Mr. Ensley was born July 5, 1944 in Epworth, GA to the late Frank Albert Ensley and Ruby Lee Deal Ensley. A member of the Hipps Chapel Church, he was preceded in death by his father, and one infant brother, Billy Ensley....
Guy Moss
May 25, 2014
Mr. Guy Moss, age 69 of Hiawassee, passed away May 25, 2014 at his home. Mr. Moss was born January 11, 1945 in Hiawassee, GA the son of the late Carl Vester and Zelpha Gribble Moss. Guy was a faithful member of Bell Scene Baptist Church where he served his Savior. One of Guy's greatest ministries was to sing Gospel...
Benny Kendall
May 21, 2014
Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces funeral services for Mr. Benny Kendall, age 78, of Hiawassee, Georgia, who passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014, in Chatuge Regional Hospital in Hiawassee.Mr. Kendall had lived for most of his life in Hiawassee, and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Hiawassee. Benny was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, and...
Mary Carney Payne
May 19, 2014
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces Funeral Services for Mrs. Mary Payne, age 86 of Blairsville who passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014.Mrs. Payne was born on Monday, January 20, 1928 in Barberton, Ohio to the late Claude Thomas Carney, Sr. and Alma (Foster) Carney. She was a Christian Lady in every sense of the term, who had a...
John Henry Turner
May 19, 2014
Mr. John Henry Turner, age 70 of Atlanta, passed away May 19, 2014 at Welstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta. Mr. Turner was born October 19, 1943 in Savannah, GA to the late Thomas Edwin Turner and the late Mary Edith Elmore . He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Priscilla Turner.Survivors include: wife, Hazel Turner, son &...
Charles Nathaniel Reynolds
May 19, 2014
Mr. Charles Nathanial Reynolds, age 24 of Epworth, passed away May 19, 2014 at 44 Lickskillet Trail. Mr. Reynolds was born July 9, 1989 in Miami, FL to David Blair Reynolds and Sharla Sue Blankenship. He loved to watch and play football.Survivors include: father, David Blair Reynolds, mother, Sharla Sue Reynolds, brother, David Blair Reynolds of Epworth, GA, brother Benjamin...
Flora Edwina Goforth
May 19, 2014
Mrs. Flora Edwina Goforth, age 81 of McCaysville, passed away Monday, May 19, 2014 in Athens, TN after a period of declining health. Mrs. Goforth was born October 9, 1932 in Ducktown, TN to the late Arthur Milton Chastain and Eva Anna Lee Hyde Chastain. Mrs. Goforth was a member of Kingtown Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by...
Linda Sue Gibson
May 19, 2014
Mrs. Linda Sue Gibson, age 52 of Morganton, passed away May 19, 2014 suddenly at her home. Mrs. Gibson was born October 22, 1961 in Deerborn, MI to the late Eugene Smith and Dorothy Wright. She was a member of the Morganton Baptist Church. In addition to her father she was preceded in death by one brother, Danny Smith. Linda...
Vera Turner Davenport
May 18, 2014
Mrs. Vera Turner Davenport, age 84 of Cherrylog, passed away May 18, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Davenport was born April 22, 1930 in Union County, GA to the late Elmer Turner and the late Vesta Davenport Turner. She attended Oak Grove Baptist Church, retired from Levi Strauss after 40 years of service enjoyed sewing, flowers and taking care of...
William Clifton Williams
May 17, 2014
Mr. William Clifton Williams, age 87 of McCaysville, Ga, passed away Saturday May 17, 2014 at his home. Mr. Williams was born May 14, 1927 in McCaysville, GA. He had been a very active member of Epworth First Baptist Church.. Clifton also was a US Navy Veteran serving in WW II. He retired from the rail road dept. of City...
Steve Moore
May 17, 2014
Mr. Steve Moore, age 60 of Morganton, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014. Mr. Moore was born July 10, 1954 in Maryville, TN to the late Scott Moore and Jean Prince Moore. A member of Morganton Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by father, Scott Moore.Survivors include: wife, Melanie Rodgers, mother, Jean Moore, daughter, Cayce Moore, sister, Nancy Moore,...
Elven Delano Hensley
May 16, 2014
Rev. Elven Delano Hensley, age 91 of Morganton, passed away May 16, 2014 at The Laurels of GreenTree Ridge, in Asheville, NC. Hensley was born November 13, 1922 in Trenton, TN to the late George Delano Hensley and the late Hettie Willis Hensley. A member of Blue Ridge First Baptist Church. He was a minister and pastored for forty three...
Jennie Myrtle Lawson
May 9, 2014
Mrs. Jennie Myrtle Lawson, age 91 of Blue Ridge, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014 at the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Mrs. Lawson was born November 25, 1922 in Dothan, AL to the late Grover C. Lewis and the late Lenora Outlaw Lewis. Coming from a family of nine, she was preceded in death by nearly all of...
Jackie Ann Jones
May 9, 2014
Mrs. Jackie Ann Jones, age 69 of Buckhead, passed away May 9, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Jones was born July 2, 1944 in Canton, GA to the late Carl Jack McClelland and the late Elizabeth Morris McClelland. Survivors include her loving husband, George F. Jones Sr., son, James Steven Jones, daughter, Micki (James) Warbington, son, George (Charlotte) Jones Jr.,...
Joan Maynard Compana
May 9, 2014
Mrs. Joan Maynard Compana, age 72 of Blairsville, passed away May 9, 2014 at Wellstar Community Hospice Tranquility. Mrs. Compana was born in Clacton-on-Sea, England to the late Gordon Maynard and the late Sybil Heath Maynard. She was a member of the Liberty Hill United Methodist Church. Joan married the love of her life, Dominic, in England in 1958 and...
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