Obituaries

Sandra Fox

Sandra Fox

Apr 7, 2013

Mrs. Sandra Leavy Fox, age 51 of Mineral Bluff, passed away April 7, 2013 at . Mrs. Fox was born October 19, 1961 in Oceanside, NY to the late Thomas Leavy and the late Julia Leavy . She was preceded in death by father , Thomas Leavy, mother, Julia Leavy.Survivors include: husband, Christopher Fox. Arrangements entrusted to the Henry-Cochran Funeral...

Bertha Gasbarre

Bertha Gasbarre

Apr 7, 2013

Bertha Mae Gasbarre, 70 years old of Morganton, GA, passed away April 7, 2010. She was born in Douglas County, Georgia, December 29, 1939. Bertha Worked as a dietician at the East Fannin Elementary School, loved the children there and her grandchildren.... Surviving are husband, Carman Gasbarre, daughter & son-in-law, Teresa (David) Russell, daughter & son-in-law, Elizabeth "Lisa (Richard) Bogatin,...

Bertha Gasbarre

Bertha Gasbarre

Apr 7, 2013

Bertha Mae Gasbarre, 70 years old of Morganton, GA, passed away April 7, 2010. She was born in Douglas County, Georgia, December 29, 1939. Bertha Worked as a dietician at the East Fannin Elementary School, loved the children there and her grandchildren.... Surviving are husband, Carman Gasbarre, daughter & son-in-law, Teresa (David) Russell, daughter & son-in-law, Elizabeth "Lisa (Richard) Bogatin,...

Ocilla Barfield (Beavers)

Ocilla Barfield (Beavers)

Apr 6, 2013

Ocilla Barfield, 86, a lifelong resident of Blue Ridge, went home to be with the Lord on April 6, 2013 in Peachtree City, Ga. She was born on December 15, 1926 to Buford and Stella Beaver. In 1941, she was a riveter for Lockheed in Marietta. In 1944, she moved back to Blue Ridge, and eventually took a job at...

Rhonda Marie Dowell

Rhonda Marie Dowell

Apr 6, 2013

The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Rhonda Marie Dowell, age 25 who passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2013.Rhonda was born April 8, 1987 in Bradenton, Florida to James & Sonja Torsell Pearson. James passed away and Sonja later married Phil Nastyn, who adopted Rhonda and raised her as his own. She was the Wiley...

William E "Bill" Ballew

William E "Bill" Ballew

Apr 6, 2013

Mr. William Earl "Bill" Ballew, age 81 of Blue Ridge, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Life Care Center of Copper Basin. Mr. Ballew was born June 3, 1931 in Blue Ridge, GA A member of Sugar Creek Baptist Church he was a local business man operating car lots and service station. He was preceded in death by wife,...

Gregoria Paneto

Gregoria Paneto

Apr 5, 2013

Gregoria Paneto, 83, of Marble, NC, passed away Friday, April 5, 2013. She was born to the late Valentina Gonzalez and Timoteo Baez on November 28, 1929, in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. She was married to Juan Paneto, Jr. who is also no longer with us. Gregoria was the heart of her family. If you were in town, you made...

Myrtle Katherine Davenport (Hunt)

Myrtle Katherine Davenport (Hunt)

Apr 4, 2013

Mrs. Myrtle Katherine Davenport, age 88 of Morganton, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013 at the Heritage Health Care Center in Blue Ridge. Mrs. Davenport was born March 25, 1925 in Mineral Bluff, GA to the late Augustus "Gus" and Thedocia "Docia" Turner Hunt. A member of Morganton Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by husband, Frank Davenport, brothers,...

Ellen Delitha Higdon

Ellen Delitha Higdon

Apr 4, 2013

Mrs. Ellen Delitha Higdon, age 89 of Ellijay, passed away April 4, 2013 at Gilmer Nursing Home. Mrs. Higdon was born February 5, 1924 in McCaysville, GA to the late Octavies Beavers and the late Dora McDonald Beaver. A member of the McCaysville Church of God, she was preceded in death by step-son, James Higdon, step-daughter, Rose Mary Davenport, daughter,...

James "Jimmy" Everett

James "Jimmy" Everett

Apr 3, 2013

The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. James "Jimmy" Everett, age 69 of Blairsville who passed away on Wednesday morning, April 3, 2013 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2013 from the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. The family will receive friends at the funeral...

James "Jimmy" Everett

James "Jimmy" Everett

Apr 3, 2013

The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. James "Jimmy" Everett, age 69 of Blairsville who passed away on Wednesday morning, April 3, 2013 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2013 from the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. The family will receive friends at the funeral...

Jim Everett

Jim Everett

Apr 3, 2013

The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. James "Jimmy" Everett, age 69, of Blairsville who passed away on Wednesday morning, April 3, 2013 at his home. Jim was born and raised in Union County, and was the son of the late Glenn and the late Ethel Everett. He was also preceded in death by a brother,...

Sandra Bradley

Sandra Bradley

Apr 1, 2013

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Sandra Kay Bradley, age 62, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, who passed away Monday, April 1, 2013, at her home in Blairsville.Sandra was born in Blairsville on September 4, 1950, a daughter of the late Wayman Arthur Bradley and the late Laura Louise Mauney Bradley. She was a...

Audrey Dyer Ledford (Dyer)

Audrey Dyer Ledford (Dyer)

Mar 31, 2013

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Audrey Dyer Ledford, age 57, of Blairsville, Georgia, who has passed away.Audrey was a native of Blairsville, a lifelong resident, and member of Pine Top Baptist Church in Blairsville. She was born on March 14, 1956, a daughter of the late Lester Dyer and the late Ethelene Saxon Dyer....

Virdie Lucille Cook

Virdie Lucille Cook

Mar 31, 2013

Mrs. Virdie Lucille Cook, age 94 of Murphy, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013 at the Clay County Care Center. Mrs. Cook was born July 1, 1918 in Murphy, NC to the late Alf and Rebecca Mull Crowder. A member of Notla Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by husband, Rev. Bill Cook, and son, Kenneth Cook. Virdie enjoyed...

Dorothy Elizabeth Franklin (Ralston)

Dorothy Elizabeth Franklin (Ralston)

Mar 30, 2013

Dorothy Elizabeth Ralston Hartness Franklin departed her earthly life on Saturday, March 30, 2013. On October 23, 1919, she was the first born of eight children to Lee Washington and Mary Elizabeth Postelle Ralston. Her birth was at the home of her grandparents located at Wilscot, GA. Dorothy (called Dot, Dottie by family and friends, “Little Lizzie” by her grandfather,...

Robert Vernon Mourer

Robert Vernon Mourer

Mar 30, 2013

Robert "Bob" Vernon Mourer, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Stonehenge Assisted Living facility in Blairsville, GA. Bob was born September 30, 1924 in Warren County, Indiana, the second son of Harold and Bessie (Greenwood) Mourer. Bob graduated from Williamsport High School in 1942. After graduating he completed two quarters of pre-engineering studies at Central Normal College in Danville...

Montine Tatum Lowury (Tatum)

Montine Tatum Lowury (Tatum)

Mar 30, 2013

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces funeral services for Mrs. Montine Tatum Lowury, age 92 years, of Hiawassee, Georgia, who passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at her home.Mrs. Lowury was born in Sautee, Georgia, on January 6, 1921, a daughter of the late Irennes Amelico Tatum and Nettie Elizabeth Wilbanks Tatum. She was a homemaker and had been...

Edmond G. ""Bud"" Adams

Edmond G. ""Bud"" Adams

Mar 29, 2013

Edmond G. Adams, known to many as Bud, was 73 years old and died at home of an extended illness on Friday, March 29th, 2013. He was originally from Warren, Ohio, but had lived in Florida most of his life and had retired to the Blairsville area 10 years ago. He is survived by his wife, Lois; two daughters and...

Kathryn Fockler Sawyers

Kathryn Fockler Sawyers

Mar 29, 2013

Kathryn Fockler Sawyers, 90 years of age, of Murphy, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2013 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville, Georgia.All services were held in West Virginia, with burial in Middlebourne Cemetery. Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville was in charge of local arrangements, and Myers Funeral Home of Sistersville, West Virginia was in charge of arrangements...

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