Obituaries

Amelia Elaine Golden

Amelia Elaine Golden

Mar 29, 2014

Mrs. Elaine Mason Golden, age 78 of Sulphur, LA formerly of Blue Ridge passed away peacefully Saturday, March 29, 2014. Elaine was a native of Blue Ridge and has resided in Sulphur, LA for over 30 years. She retired from Bell South and Walmart. Elaine was a member of Central Baptist Church in Sulphur for over 20 years. Her favorite...

Christy Coyle Lancaster

Christy Coyle Lancaster

Mar 27, 2014

Christy Annette Lancaster, age 43 of Loganville, Georgia, passed away March 27, 2014 at Gwinnett Medical Center following a brief illness. Mrs. Lancaster was born August 18, 1970 in Newport News, Virginia, to Jack and Cean Hogan Coyle. She and her husband, Tony, owned and operated Live, Laugh, Love!, a lady's apparel and gift store in LoganvilleSurvivors include: husband, Tony...

Mark Patterson

Mark Patterson

Mar 26, 2014

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Mark James Patterson, age 47, of Morganton, Georgia, who passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014, following a brief illness.Mark was born in Dalton, Georgia, on December 20, 1966, a son of the late Charles James Patterson and Regina Foster Patterson. He had lived in Blairsville since 2002, moving here from...

JoAnne Rhodes

JoAnne Rhodes

Mar 26, 2014

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Jo Anne Rhodes, age 74, of Blairsville, who passed away in Valley View Care Center in Andrews, North Carolina on Wednesday, March 26, 2014.Mrs. Rhodes was born in Gillette, Florida on June 9, 1939, a daughter of the late Samuel Stewart and the late Maude Harrison Stewart. She worked in...

Mary Grace Colwell Hemphill

Mary Grace Colwell Hemphill

Mar 25, 2014

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Mary Grace Colwell Hemphill, age 98, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, who passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.Mrs. Hemphill was born in Blairsville on November 25, 1915, a daughter of the late Andrew Jackson Colwell and Julia Ann Casteel Colwell. She was...

Mary Gail Price Tomlinson

Mary Gail Price Tomlinson

Mar 24, 2014

Mary Gail Price Tomlinson, age 69 of Blairsville, passed away Monday, March 24, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Tomlinson was born March 10, 1945 in Brunswick, Georgia. At the age of six weeks, she was adopted by Bill and Sally Price of Brunswick and lived there for the next 27 years. She was a 1963 graduate of Glynn Academy and...

Florence Caroline Holland

Florence Caroline Holland

Mar 22, 2014

Florence Caroline Holland passed peacefully in Hiawassee, Georgia, on March 22, 2014, where she had lived since 2005. She was 92 years old. Predeceased by her husband, John F. Holland (1985). She will be missed by daughter Florence Hughes (Jim), sons, John Jr. (Christine), Thomas (Shelley) and Peter (Susie), 11 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. She also leaves behind two...

John Ray De Long

John Ray De Long

Mar 22, 2014

The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death of John R. De Long, Well known Business Owner and Award Winning Home Builder who passed away after a brief illness on Saturday, March 22, 2014. Mr. De Long was born in Gainesville, Ga. and was preceded in death by hisFather, James Kelsey De Long , his Mother, Mary Lawson De...

Wade Allen Woody

Wade Allen Woody

Mar 22, 2014

Wade Allen Woody, son of late John Evan Woody and Nola Butts Woody passed away at age 74, in his home, on Saturday March 22, 2014.He was born December 28, 1939 in Fannin, Georgia and after high school graduation served the U.S. Airforce for 4 years in Canada. He then returned to his Georgia mountain roots, and while residing in...

Jeannette B. Hudak

Jeannette B. Hudak

Mar 21, 2014

The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Jeanette Hudak, age 78 of Blairsville, Georgia who passed away on Friday, March 21, 2014. This is a different kind of obituary. Instead of just the dates, place of birth and residence, this will be a synopsis of the life of a special lady who lived her...

Bonnie Mae Hunter

Bonnie Mae Hunter

Mar 21, 2014

The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the Funeral Services for Mrs. Bonnie Mae Hunter, 89 of Blairsville who passed away on Friday, March 21, 2014.Bonnie Mae was born in Choestoe Valley of Union County, Georgia on May 4, 1924 to the late William Buren & Phoebe Iowa (Hood) Hunter. She and her 7 siblings were raised on the river...

Virginia Rivers

Virginia Rivers

Mar 18, 2014

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces memorial services for Mrs. Virginia Rivers, age 99, of Hiawassee, Georgia, who passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Chatuge Regional Nursing Home in Hiawassee.Memorial services have been scheduled for Saturday, March 29, 2014, at 2:00 p.m., in the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home in Hiawassee. The family will receive friends at the funeral...

Sammy Johnson

Sammy Johnson

Mar 18, 2014

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces funeral services for Mr. Sammy Johnson, age 71, of Hiawassee, Georgia, who passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Sammy was a good man, father, husband & amazing grandfather. He was known as "Pee Wee" to some of his family and close friends. He saw value in hard work and...

Thelma Ruth Johnson

Thelma Ruth Johnson

Mar 17, 2014

Mrs. Thelma Ruth Johnson, age 84 of Morganton, passed away March 17, 2014 at the Heritage Healthcare Nursing Home. Ruth was born November 15, 1929 in Fannin County, GA to the late John Grandville Killian and the late Ruby Bell Higdon Killian. A member of the Toccoa Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by husband, J.P. Carl Johnson, five...

Adolfo Schultze

Adolfo Schultze

Mar 16, 2014

Adolfo Schultze, age 89 of Blairsville, passed away Early Sunday morning March 16, 2014 at Union General Hospital. Arrangements at this time are incomplete and will be announced later by the Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, GA. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.

Herol Payne

Herol Payne

Mar 15, 2014

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Herol Payne, age 89, lifelong resident of Blairsville, who passed away Saturday evening, March 15, 2014, in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Mr. Payne was born on April 27, 1924, a son of the late Norvie Payne and the late Laura Frances Rector Payne. He was a proud veteran of the...

Barbara Louise McCrorey

Barbara Louise McCrorey

Mar 13, 2014

Barbara Dean McCrorey, 78 beloved wife of Brooks, passed away on March 13, 2014. Survived by her five children, Martha (Elrod), Diana (Vincent), Wesley, Tom and Billy, their spouses, thirteen grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Barbara served the Lord with her husband through Wycliffe Bible Translators in Ghana, West Africa and Mexico. They went with a group from different churches to...

Walter Jacob Barnhardt

Walter Jacob Barnhardt

Mar 11, 2014

Mr. Walter Jacob Barnhardt, age 90 of Hayesville, passed away March 11, 2014 at the Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home. Mr. Barnhardt was born February 17, 1924 in Rock Hill, SC to the late Earl and Estell Steele Barnhardt. Funeral services will be held at a later date.Arrangements entrusted to the Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy, NC. You may send...

Duane Howard Boyce

Duane Howard Boyce

Mar 10, 2014

Mr. Duane Howard Boyce, age 76 of Mineral Bluff, passed away March 10, 2014 at his home.. Mr. Boyce was born July 13, 1937 in Syracuse, NY to the late Howard Boyce and the late Olive Rose Boyce. Survivors include: wife, Sandra Boyce, daughter & son-in-law, Pam (Dan) Boyce, son, David Boyce, brother, Howard (Beverly) Boyce Jr., sister, Carolyn (Don)...

Edith Beryl Thomas

Edith Beryl Thomas

Mar 9, 2014

Edith Beryl Beaver Thomas, age 97 of Blairsville, formerly of the Hemptown Community, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014 at Stonehenge Assisted Living Center in Blairsville. Mrs. Thomas was born April 20, 1916 in Morganton, GA to the late Crawford W. Beaver and the late Bessie Laura Ammons Beaver.Mrs. Thomas taught in the Fannin County School System for over 44...

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