Obituaries

Feb 28, 2013

Mr. Gerald Luther Hartness, age 57 of Murphy, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Gerald was born January 17, 1956 in Murphy, NC to the late Charlie and Dorothy Ladd Hartness. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Richard and William Hartness.Survivors include wife, Carol Hartness of Murphy, step-mother, Shirley...

Feb 28, 2013

Mrs. Emogene Chambers Walsh born May 13, 1934, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2013. Daughter of the late Henry and Lillian Davis Chambers, in addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Harold Chambers, and husbands, James Myers, Willis Jones and Harold Walsh. She was a member of the Marble Springs Baptist Church for 31 years...

Feb 28, 2013

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces memorial services for Mrs. Phyllis B. Fegreus, age 88, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Thursday, February 28, 2013 at her home.Mrs. Fegreus was born in Gloversville, New York, on January 20, 1925, a daughter of the late Richard Oare and the late Bessie Semple Oare. She and her husband had lived in Blairsville...

Feb 26, 2013

James Edward Weeks, 96, of the Mobile Community in Fannin County, Georgia passed away Friday morning, February 26, 2010 in Cleveland, TN at the home of his daughter and her husband, LuAnn and Michael Holden where he has resided for the past six years. He was preceded in death by his wife Ella Lea Rogers Weeks, his parents Lee and...

Feb 26, 2013

James Edward Weeks, 96, of the Mobile Community in Fannin County, Georgia passed away Friday morning, February 26, 2010 in Cleveland, TN at the home of his daughter and her husband, LuAnn and Michael Holden where he has resided for the past six years. He was preceded in death by his wife Ella Lea Rogers Weeks, his parents Lee and...

Feb 25, 2013

Joseph Edward Hall, age 83 of Murphy, NC, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2007 at his home. Joe was born Wednesday, May 16, 1923 in Wise Co. VA to the late Joseph Lindsey Hall and the late Nellie Melissa Burk Hall. He was a foreman with Florida Power and Light in Daytona ,and a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. He...

Feb 25, 2013

Joseph Edward Hall, age 83 of Murphy, NC, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2007 at his home. Joe was born Wednesday, May 16, 1923 in Wise Co. VA to the late Joseph Lindsey Hall and the late Nellie Melissa Burk Hall. He was a foreman with Florida Power and Light in Daytona ,and a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. He...

Feb 25, 2013

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces services for Mrs. Zelpha Moss, age 91, of Hayesville, North Carolina, who passed away Monday evening in Clay County Care Center in Hayesville.Mrs. Moss was born in Young Harris, Georgia, on January 12, 1922, a daughter of the late Ezekiel Gribble and Cora Neal Gribble. She was a homemaker in every sense of the...

Feb 24, 2013

Master Jaxson Thomas Henry of Morganton passed away on February 24, 2013. He was born February 3, 2013 to Justin Thomas Henry and Megan Nicole Tipton Henry. He is lovingly survived by his parents, Justin & Megan Henry, maternal grandparents; Michelle Bivins Tipton, Rick C. and Tasha Tipton, paternal grandparents; Ricky and Tammy Henry, Joe and Sharon Burke, maternal great...

Feb 24, 2013

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Linda N. Davenport, age 72, of Stockbridge, Georgia, formerly of Morganton, Georgia, who passed away Sunday, February 24, 2013 at her home.Linda was born in Blairsville, Georgia, on August 9, 1940, a daughter of the late Ellard W. Nichols and the late Anna Lou Gray Nichols. Linda was...

Feb 24, 2013

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mr. Albert L. Asher, 88, of Stonehenge Assisted Living in Blairsville, who was finally released to his heavenly home in the early morning of Sunday, February 24, 2013, following an extended illness.He was a loving husband to Dorothy, brother to Mary Lou and Jim; brother-in-law to their spouses and...

Feb 22, 2013

Verle Cable, 87 of Blue Ridge, GA formerly of Richmond, KY passed away February 22, 2013 at Heritage Healthcare in Blue Ridge, GA.Born March 25, 1925 in Avon (Fayette Co.) KY, Verle served as a Marine in WWII in the Radar Corps in Jacksonville, FL and Cherry Point,NC.He was a dedicated and passionate farmer for 65 years, managing the Hangar...

Feb 20, 2013

The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces services for Mrs. Fay Harmon Clegg Hoag who peacefully died early Wednesday morning at 12:55 am of natural causes in Dahlonega, Georgia. Turning 100 in May, she was 99 years old and called Young Harris, Georgia her home for over 70 years. She wrote in 1983 about her beloved college town nestled in...

Feb 18, 2013

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces services for Sabrina Rose Durbin, 6 months of age, child of Bryce Edward and Vivienne Durbin, of Rome, Georgia, formerly of Blairsville, who passed away Monday, February 18, 2013 at Egleston Children's Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.Sabrina was loved so much, especially by her family: parents, Bryce and Vivienne; big brother, Samuel Bryce Durbin; paternal...

Feb 16, 2013

Mrs. Flora Louise Stanley, age 81 of Blue Ridge, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Stanley was born August 31, 1931 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Emanuel Levi McVey and the late Gladys Marie Thrasher McVey. A member of the Blue Ridge Church of Christ, she was preceded in death by husband, Hugh Stanley,...

Feb 16, 2013

Feb 15, 2013

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Zola Rogers, age 90, of Blairsville, who passed away Friday morning, February 15, 2013 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Mrs. Rogers was born in Swain County, North Carolina, on June 1, 1922, a daughter of the late Floyd Burnette and the late Cora Dills Burnette. She had lived...

Feb 15, 2013

The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, Georgia announces the death of Mrs. Cindy Turner Dew, age 39, of Dallas, Georgia, who passed away Friday, February 15, 2008. She is survived locally by uncle and aunt: Myron and Brenda Turner of Blairsville. Burial will be in Hemptown Cemetery in Morganton, Georgia. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time but will be...

Feb 15, 2013

The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, Georgia announces the death of Mrs. Cindy Turner Dew, age 39, of Dallas, Georgia, who passed away Friday, February 15, 2008. She is survived locally by uncle and aunt: Myron and Brenda Turner of Blairsville. Burial will be in Hemptown Cemetery in Morganton, Georgia. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time but will be...

Feb 14, 2013

Mrs. Juanita Vivian Collins, age 87 of Morganton, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Collins was born October 20, 1925 in Ducktown, TN to the late Emory Guthrie and Alice Smith Guthrie. A member of the Morganton Baptist Church Cemetery, she was preceded in death by husband, Leslie Collins, and sons, Eddie & Raymond Collins.Survivors include:...