Obituaries

Oct 4, 2013

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces memorial services for Mrs. Mavis Knowles, age 75, of Blairsville, who passed away Friday evening, October 4, 2013, at her home.Mrs. Knowles was born on April 27, 1938 in Leicester, England, a daughter of the late Francis Edward Saunders and the late Florence Mae Turner Saunders. She grew up during the war years remembering...

Oct 4, 2013

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Richard Evans, age 83, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away on Friday evening, October 4, 2013 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.Mr. Evans was born in Tennessee on February 2, 1930 and lived his entire life in this area. He was a member of Sugar Hill Baptist Church in...

Oct 4, 2013

Mr. Gerald Edward West, age 69 of Andrews, passed away Friday, October 4, 2013 at the Valley View Care Center. Mr. West was born March 4, 1944 in Andrews, NC to the late Edmond West and the late Palice Gregory West. Gerald was a member of Junaluska Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and Sunday School Superintendent for...

Oct 3, 2013

Kenneth N. Anderson, age 58 of Brasstown, passed away October 3, 2013 at Murphy Medical Center. He was born December 25, 1954 in Murphy, NC to the late Ray Mercer Anderson and the late Mallie RuEmma Wooten Anderson . He was preceded in death by brohers, Jude Anderson, Junior Anderson, and sister Brenda He was a Auto Mechanic who enjoyed...

Oct 3, 2013

Charles Taylor Owenby, age 73, of Covington, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at his home. Charles was born in Blairsville, Georgia, on January 2, 1940, a son of the late Dwight Charlie Owenby and the late Fannie Henson Owenby. Charles moved to Atlanta in 1959, and then to Covington in 1971. He was an over the road...

Oct 2, 2013

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Charles Raymond Lawson, age 76, of Blairsville, who passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at his home following an extended illness.Charles was born in Ballground, Georgia, on December 10, 1936, a son of the late William Jake Lawson and the late Alice Venita Brown Lawson. He was a veteran of...

Oct 1, 2013

Mr. Ralph Clinton Lambert, age 92 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at Fannin Regional Hospital. Mr. Lambert was born August 18, 1921 in Muscadine, AL to the late Homer Lambert and the late Ludie McWhorter Lambert. A member of the Blue Ridge United Methodist Church, he was preceded in death by brother, Clarence Smith, sisters, Mozelle...

Sep 29, 2013

Joyce Holthouse PatrickDecember 19, 1943- September 29, 2013Joyce was born in Richmond, Ind., on Dec. 19, 1943, seven years after the birth of her older brother, Phillip Francis Holthouse, the idol of her formative years and especially favored during her teenage years as he owned an MG sports car which she was permitted to drive on special occasions. Her father,...

Sep 29, 2013

Donald Wayne Garrison - Staff Sergeant, US Army, DAV - (14th Feb. 1934 - 29th Sept. 2013) - is survived by his children Billy, Michael and Donna Garrison, Sandra Payne, Lisa Creswell, his grandchildren, great grandchildren, sister-in-law, nephews, nieces... Graveside funeral Services at Damascus Cemetery Chapel Wed. October 2 at 2p.m. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home 401 N....

Sep 29, 2013

Mr. Richard Joel "Rick" Browning, age 49, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at his home in Blairsville.Rick was born in Germany, on Wednesday, January 15, 1964, a son of Charles Weyman Browning and Sue Sanders Browning. He had lived in Blairsville for the past 29 years, moving here from Lanett, Alabama. Rick was a member...

Sep 29, 2013

Mr. Jerry Norman Pitman, age 70 of Smyrna, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2013 at his home. Mr. Pitman was born December 12, 1942 in Fannin County, GA to the late Norman and Maxine Gray Pitman. He enjoyed watching Nascar in his spare time.Survivors include: wife, Barbara Pitman, one son, Norman Pitman, three sisters, Betty Cowart of Acworth, GA., Norma...

Sep 28, 2013

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Joseph (Joe) W. Farabee, son of Maurice F. and the late Annie M. Strong Farabee, who died September 28, 2013 at the VA Health Care System in Miami, Florida.Joe was born in Des Moines, Iowa on May 26, 1948. He resided in a number of locations, as his father was a...

Sep 27, 2013

Mrs. Leota Davenport King, age 85 of Hiawassee, formerly of Blairsville, passed away September 27, 2013 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. Mrs. King was born April 30, 1928 in Blairsville, GA to Erastus and Laura Mae Daniels Davenport. Mrs. King was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death...

Sep 26, 2013

Mrs. Glenda Ruth Collis, age 63 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2013 at the Copper Basin Medical Center. Mrs. Collis was born December 5, 1949 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Jewell and Beutelle Waters Burnett. She was a member of the New River Baptist Church in Epworth, she was preceded in death by three sisters...

Sep 25, 2013

Mr. Gary Randall "Randy" Swafford, Sr. age 68 of Copperhill, TN, passed away September 25, 2013 at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, GA. Mr. Swafford was born January 8, 1945 in Ducktown, TN to the late Richard Swafford and the late Euna Mae Davis Swafford. Randy was employed at City Service Chemical Plant in Copperhill. Later he became a Polk County...

Sep 23, 2013

Roy Lynn Davis, age 52 of Copperhill, passed away September 23, 2013 at his home. Lynn was born October 27, 1960 in Copperhill, TN to the late Roy W. "Bud" Davis and Marlene Davis Helton . He was member of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Postell TN. He enjoyed going 4 wheeling. Lynn was preceded in death by father, Roy...

Sep 22, 2013

Mr. James "Bryan" Davis, age 42 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2013 at Erlanger Medical Center. Bryan was born December 18, 1970 in Marietta, GA to James M. "Jim" Davis and Carol Rhodes Davis. He was Baptist in faith. Bryan was the project manager for GLOCK Fire Arms in Marietta. He enjoyed hunting and fishing in his...

Sep 21, 2013

Mrs. Eunice Mary Roberson, age 84 of Mineral Bluff, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Heritage Health Care Of Blue Ridge. Mrs. Roberson was born March 4, 1929 in Mineral Bluff, GA to the late William Ralph Henson and the late Anna Mae Dye Henson. She was preceded in death by her husband J.J. Roberson. She was a member...

Sep 20, 2013

Mr. James Wadath Jones, age 80, of Blairsville, passed away Friday, September 20, 2013, at Union General Hospital surrounded by the love of his family.James was born in Blairsville on March 28, 1933 to the late G. Terrell & Sharon Crawford Jones in a two room shack on Blue Ridge Hwy. During his early years he lived in Michigan as...

Sep 20, 2013