Obituaries

Willa Mae Holloway

Willa Mae Holloway

Apr 20, 2014

Mrs. Willa Mae Holloway, age 82 of Marble, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014 at the Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home. Mrs. Holloway was born December 29, 1931 in Murphy, NC to the late Ottis Turner and the late Ora Townson Turner. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by husband, Claude William Holloway, sister, Helen...

Alice Virginia Otwell

Alice Virginia Otwell

Apr 19, 2014

Mrs. Alice Virginia Otwell, age 85 of Morganton, passed away April 19, 2014 at Heritage Health Care of Blue Ridge. Mrs. Otwell was born September 6, 1928 in Meriwether, Co. GA to the late Leon Crook and Viola Rickles Crook. A member of Morganton Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by father & mother, Leon & Viola Crook.Survivors include:...

Jesse Franklin Barnett

Jesse Franklin Barnett

Apr 19, 2014

Mr. Jesse Franklin Barnett, age 79 of Blue Ridge, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2014 at his residents in Blue Ridge. Mr. Barnett was born October 26, 1934 in Milan, TN to the late Raymond Franklin Barnett and the late Ola Morgan Barnett. A member of Epworth First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents.Mr. Barnett attended...

Betty Sue Stanley

Betty Sue Stanley

Apr 19, 2014

Mrs. Betty Sue Stanley, age 83 of Blue Ridge, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Stanley was born June 28, 1930 in Dial, GA to the late Reed L. Woody and the late Della Rosetta Stanley Woody. She was a member of Big Creek Baptist Church, she retired from Levi Strauss in Blue Ridge, enjoyed shopping...

Carl Joseph Ray

Carl Joseph Ray

Apr 18, 2014

Mr. Carl Joseph Ray, age 77 of McCaysville, passed away April 18, 2014 at the Life Care Center at Copper Basin. Mr. Ray was born August 27, 1936 in Gilmer County, GA to the late I.L. Ray and the late Inez Petty Ray. A member of the Riverside Baptist Church, he was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Ray,...

Joyce Wilson Collins

Joyce Wilson Collins

Apr 18, 2014

Joyce Wilson Collins, age 89, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away on Friday, April 18,2 014 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.Joyce was born in Blairsville on October 31, 1924, a daughter of the late Abraham Lincoln Wilson and the late Mary Eliza Reece Wilson. Mrs. Collins was originally from Union County, but lived most of her life in Hall...

Jeanne Marie Kasper Wolfort

Jeanne Marie Kasper Wolfort

Apr 16, 2014

Jeanne Marie Kasper Wolfort, age 76, of Hayesville, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at her home.Born December 28, 1937, in Jamaica, Queens, New York, she moved to Florida with her husband in 1960. They vacationed in North Carolina for many years. She worked for the Department of Treasury, US Customs Investigating unit as an office manager...

Ronald Lee Newton

Ronald Lee Newton

Apr 13, 2014

Honorable Judge Ronald Lee Newton, age 53 of Morganton, passed away April 13, 2014. Ron was born November 29, 1960 in Copper Basin Hospital, Copperhill, TN to John Newton Sr. and the late Rachel Marie Davenport. He attended Oak Grove Baptist Church and was preceded in death by mother, Rachel Marie Newton and brother, Dewayne Newton.Ron was first elected as...

Charles "Darwin" Turner

Charles "Darwin" Turner

Apr 13, 2014

Mr. Charles Darwin Turner of Morganton, passed away April 13, 2014 at the North East Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. Mr. Turner was born December 24, 1938 in Morganton, GA to the late Charles Hasson Turner and the late Eula Odom Turner. A member of the New Hope Baptist Church, he was a 32nd degree Mason. After he retired...

Shirley Alene Kephart

Shirley Alene Kephart

Apr 11, 2014

Shirley Owenby Kephart, 68, of 1700 Owl Creek Rd. Murphy, NC passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at the Murphy Medical Center following an extended illness. Shirley was born August 28, 1945. She is survived by her loving husband Gene Kephart, and a nephew, Kelly Owens. Shirley and Gene were married for thirty-one years. She was preceded in death by...

Sylvia Ann Wilson Davenport

Sylvia Ann Wilson Davenport

Apr 11, 2014

Sylvia Ann Wilson Davenport, age 65, of Blairsville, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at Union General Hospital. Mrs. Davenport was born March 18, 1949 in Cartersville, GA to the late Granville Wesley Wilson and the late Thelma Bunie Chastain Wilson. Mrs. Davenport had lived in Blairsville since 1977 and was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. She was...

Vaughn J. Patterson

Vaughn J. Patterson

Apr 9, 2014

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Vaughn Patterson, age 73, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at his home.Vaughn was born in Union County on January 8, 1941, and remained a lifelong resident of Blairsville. He was of the Baptist faith, and had been preceded in death by his wife, "Tip" Patterson,...

Kathleen Frankie Wehunt

Kathleen Frankie Wehunt

Apr 8, 2014

Mrs. Kathleen Frankie Wehunt, age 73 of Morganton, passed away April 8, 2014 at . Mrs. Wehunt was born July 27, 1940 in Culberson, NC to the late Ruford Davis and the late Mollie (Mary) Bell . She was a member of Toccoa Baptist Church. She loved cooking and gospel music. She was preceded in death by father, Ruford Davis...

Margaret "Bobbie" Marelle Lowenthal

Margaret "Bobbie" Marelle Lowenthal

Apr 7, 2014

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces graveside services for Margaret Marelle Lowenthal, better known as "Bobbie", age 85, of Newnan, Georgia, formerly of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away on Monday, April 7, 2014 in Peachtree City, Georgia.Bobbie was born in Blairsville, Georgia, in her home, which she affectionately referred to as "the old homeplace", on January 9, 1929. She was...

Kathy Caroline Moore

Kathy Caroline Moore

Apr 5, 2014

Mrs. Kathy Caroline Moore, age 50 of Swannanoa, passed away April 5, 2014 at Ashville Health Care Center. Mrs. Moore was born April 1, 1964 in Ashville, NC to the late Dale Gates and Joan Coffey Gates. She was preceded in death by father, Dale Gates.Survivors include: mother, Joan Coffey, sons, James Waddell, Marshall Waddell, Michael Waddell, daughter, Kimberly Waddell,...

Mary Frances Hensley

Mary Frances Hensley

Apr 5, 2014

Mrs. Mary Frances Hensley, age 93 of Morganton, passed away April 5, 2014 in Ashville, NC. Mrs. Hensley was born January 12, 1921 in Fruitvale Tenn., to the late James Buchanan Hayes and the late Bessie Mae Williams Hayes. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Blue Ridge. She was preceded in death by father, James Buchanan...

Myrtis Floyd Mosely

Myrtis Floyd Mosely

Apr 3, 2014

The Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Myrtis Floyd Mosely, age 93 of Blairsville who passed away on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at Union County Nursing Home. Myrtis is survived by son, Russ Mosely; daughter, Beverly Mosely and daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Jim Deen; grandsons, Thomas and James Deen; sister, Mary Dixon; caregiver,...

Donna Ashby Ward

Donna Ashby Ward

Apr 1, 2014

Mrs. Donna Ashby Ward, age 61 of Murphy, passed away April 1, 2014 at the Murphy Medical Center in Murphy, NC. Donna was born June 28, 1952 in Houston, TX to the late Y.B. Ashby and the late Kathleen Williams Ashby. She was Catholic in faith. Donna attended school in Lubbock, Texas and she graduated with a nursing degree from...

Clifford Hawkins

Clifford Hawkins

Mar 30, 2014

Mr. Clifford Hawkins, age 74 of Mineral Bluff, passed away March 30, 2014 at the Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. Clifford was born September 17, 1939 in Fannin County, GA to the late Charles Atley Hawkins and the late Amanda Elizabeth Bell Hawkins. A member of the New Liberty Baptist Church, he was preceded in death by grandson, Jaedon Bryce Hawkins,...

Inez Eva Ziegler

Inez Eva Ziegler

Mar 30, 2014

Mrs. Inez Eva Ziegler, age 87 of Blue Ridge, passed away March 30, 2014 at Heritage Health Care Of Blue Ridge. Mrs. Ziegler was born July 19, 1926 in Rising Fawn, GA to the late William Hawkins and the late Ida Cochran Hawkins. She was preceded in death by her husband Hugo R. Ziegler and her parents.Survivors include: daughter, Sylvia...

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