Obituaries

Ray Anthony Ritchie

Ray Anthony Ritchie

Feb 17, 2014

Ray Anthony Ritchie, age 51 of Mineral Bluff, passed away February 17, 2014 at his home. Ray was born October 31, 1962 in Copperhill, TN to James Ritchie and Wanda Sue Millsaps. He is a member of the McCaysville Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lynn Dean Ritchie.Survivors include: parents, James and Wanda Sue Ritchie,...

Wayne Guffey

Wayne Guffey

Feb 17, 2014

Wayne Guffey, Sr., of Young Harris, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014 at his home. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 20, 2014 from Laurel Hills Memory Gardens.

Kevin Bruce Humphries

Kevin Bruce Humphries

Feb 17, 2014

Mr. Kevin Bruce Humphries, age 63 of Marble, passed away February 17, 2014. Mr. Humphries was born September 19, 1950 in NY to the late Harold Edward Humphries and the late Loraine Weckerle Humphries. Mr. Humphries worked at Moog and was a former auto mechanic and contractor. He loved to building houses and enjoyed taken care of four cats that...

Wesley Aman

Wesley Aman

Feb 16, 2014

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces memorial services for Mr. Wesley Gilbert "Wes" Aman, age 78, of Blairsville, who passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014, at his home.Wes was born in Tampa, Florida on December 13, 1935, a son of the late Ralph Aman and Gladys Purvis Aman. Wes was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He and his wife...

Emory Rudolph (Rudy) Patton

Emory Rudolph (Rudy) Patton

Feb 14, 2014

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death of Dr. Emory Rudolph (Rudy) Patton, 66, who died on Friday, February 14, 2014, in Hiawassee, Georgia, after a long illness. He is survived by his loving wife, Melinda and their two children, Steve Patton and Rachel Rutledge, and their spouses, Paige Patton and Ronnie Rutledge; three adoring grandchildren: Lindsay, Stephanie, and...

Howard Alan Johnson

Howard Alan Johnson

Feb 14, 2014

Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy announces funeral services for Mr. Howard Alan Johnson, age 59, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Friday, February 14, 2014, at the Union County Nursing Home. Alan was born on July 16, 1954 to Howard Willard Johnson and Mary Couch Johnson. He was preceded in death by his father and brother Gary Willard Johnson. He...

Herman Earl Parton

Herman Earl Parton

Feb 11, 2014

Mr. Herman Earl Parton, age 83 of Hiawassee, passed away February 11, 2014 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Parton was born September 25, 1930 in Hiawassee, GA to Ernest and Hattie Arrowood Parton. Herman owned chicken houses for most of his early years. He also worked for Colonial Mobile Homes and the Western Auto in Hiawassee. He later retired...

Juanita Rich Fair

Juanita Rich Fair

Feb 11, 2014

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Juanita Rich Fair, age 84, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Mrs. Fair was born in Blairsville on March 14, 1929, a daughter of the late Elbert Rich and Bonnie Jackson Rich. She was...

Jeremy James DeWitt

Jeremy James DeWitt

Feb 10, 2014

Mr. Jeremy James DeWitt, age 35, of Ducktown, TN, passed away February 10, 2014 at the Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Jeremy was born March 26, 1978 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Charles DeWitt and Denise DeWitt Nicholson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by grandparents, Kemp and Joyce O'Neal, and grandmother, Shirley DeWitt....

Sarah Shelton Williamson

Sarah Shelton Williamson

Feb 9, 2014

Mrs. Sara Shelton Williamson, age 86 of Ducktown, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Life Care Center of Copper Basin. Mrs. Williamson was born May 24, 1927 in Copperhill, TN to the late Fred Shelton and the late Imah Jones Shelton. A member of First United Methodist Church of Copperhill, she was preceded in death by parents & all...

Ronnie Lynn Porter

Ronnie Lynn Porter

Feb 8, 2014

Mr. Ronnie Lynn Porter, Jr., age 36 of Woodstock, passed away February 8, 2014. Mr. Porter was born March 26, 1977 in Decatur, GA to Ronnie Lynn Porter Sr. and the late Margaret Lynn Russell Porter. He was a loving husband and father. He was preceded in death by mother, Margaret Lynn Alley.Survivors include: wife, Alicia Porter, daughter, Alyssa Porter,...

Debra Jane Wise

Debra Jane Wise

Feb 8, 2014

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Earnest Parmer

Earnest Parmer

Feb 7, 2014

Mr. Earnest Wayne Parmer, age 64 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, GA. Mr. Parmer was born March 16, 1949 in, Guntersville, AL to the late Curtis Parmer and the late Inez Lillian Maze Parmer. After graduating EMT school at Calhoun Community College in Huntsville, AL, he enlisted in the...

Louis Palladino

Louis Palladino

Feb 6, 2014

Mr. Louis Palladino, age 73 of Murphy, passed away February 6, 2014 at his residents. Mr. Palladino was born June 18, 1940 in Long Island, NY to the late Luigi Palladino and the late Rosalee Borzello Palladino. He was a retired Miami Dade County Fire Fighter and U.S.Army veteran. He was preceded in death by father, Luigi Palladino, mother, Rosalee...

Burton Daniel Cathell

Burton Daniel Cathell

Feb 5, 2014

Burton Daniel Cathell, age 95, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014 in his home after an extended illness. He was born on May 22, 1918 in Showell, Maryland, to Melissa (Davis) Cathell and Harry Cathell. He was preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Carolyn (Palmer) Cathell in 2008. He is survived by his children,...

James A. Warren

James A. Warren

Feb 4, 2014

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces services for Col. James Arnold Warren USA (Ret.), age 77, of Hiawassee, Georgia, who passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at his home.Col. Warren was born November 8, 1936 in Statesville, North Carolina to the late Clyde & Maude (Pierce) Warren. He graduated from North Carolina State and earned his commission in the United...

Barron Lee Dean

Barron Lee Dean

Feb 4, 2014

Mr. Barron Lee Dean, of Clarkesville, passed away February 4, 2014 in Clarkesville, GA. Mr. Dean was born in Fulton County, GA to Willaim Howard Dean and Sandra Ballew Dean.Survivors include: father, William Howard Dean, mother, Sandra Ballew Dean, wife, Pamela Dean, son, Christian Dean, step-son, Adam Swier, step-son, Isaac Swier, brother, Richard Dean, brother, Michael Dean. Graveside services: Saturday,...

Esther Forero Quintero

Esther Forero Quintero

Feb 4, 2014

Mrs. Esther Forero Quintero, age 98 of Blairsville, passed away February 4, 2014 at Union General Hospital. Mrs. Quintero was born April 29, 1915 in Chiriquí, Panama to the late Dario Quintero and the late Ofelia Forero Quintero . She was a member of the Shepherds Chapel Church. She was mother to four children, a hard worker, a seamstress. She...

Urania A. Pittman

Urania A. Pittman

Feb 3, 2014

Mrs. Urania A. Pittman, age 87 of Blue Ridge, passed away Monday, February 3, 2014 at North Georgia Medical Center in Ellijay. Mrs. Pittman was born March 22, 1926 in Mineral Bluff, GA to the late F. Kell Anderson and the late Minnie Bell Williams Anderson. She was a member of Union Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her...

Joan L. Miller

Joan L. Miller

Feb 3, 2014

In MemoryMrs. Joan Louise Bennett Miller, age 84 of Blairsville, Georgia peacefully passed away Monday, February 3, 2014 at the Union County Nursing Home. Joan was born on March 9, 1929 in Wall Township, New Jersey to the late Ira Bennett and Louise Gardner Bennett.Before moving to Blairsville, Georgia in 2005, she and her late husband Bill lived in Lake...

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