Obituaries

Doris Odessa Scroggs (Parton)

Doris Odessa Scroggs (Parton)

Nov 7, 2012

Doris O. Scroggs, age 85 of Brasstown, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home after an extended illness.Doris was born June 27, 1927 in Ducktown, TN to the late John Wesley and Jessie Johnson Parton. She was of the Methodist faith.retired from the variety store in Hayesville.She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren...

Ewell Dye

Ewell Dye

Nov 6, 2012

Mr. Ewell Dye, age 67 of Morganton, passed away November 6, 2012 at his home. Mr. Dye was born May 17, 1945 in Fannin Co., GA to Vaughn Dye and Virgie Townsend Dye. Ewell attended the New Hope Baptist Church, he enjoyed working on the farm and loved spending time with his grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his...

Shirley Ann Blanchard (Witcher)

Shirley Ann Blanchard (Witcher)

Nov 5, 2012

Mrs.Shirley Blanchard, age 53, of McCaysville, Georgia, formerly of Aikin, SC, passed away November 5, 2012 at her home. She was born January 9, 1959, in Aiken, SC to James Harris Witcher and Mary Elizabeth Green Witcher. Shirley retired from Spalding County Health Dept. She was a member of Harbor Ministry Church, and was very active in the Church She...

Eugene T. "Gene" Davis

Eugene T. "Gene" Davis

Nov 5, 2012

Mr. Eugene T. Davis, age 75 of Blue Ridge, passed away November 5, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Davis was born April 25, 1937 to Floyd Davis & Ethel Free Davis. He was a member of Old Cherry Log Baptist Church and was a member of the Blue Ridge Masonic Lodge # 67. Gene was retired from Shaw Industries. He...

Gladys Hood

Gladys Hood

Nov 3, 2012

The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces funeral services for Mrs. Gladys Inez Hood, age 89, of Andrews, North Carolina, formerly of Hiawassee, Georgia, who passed away on November 3, 2012.Mrs. Hood was born in Woodstock, Georgia, on March 25, 1923, a daughter of the late Gusie Lee Pruitt and the late Lessie Smith Pruitt. She moved to our area...

Winnie Crawford

Winnie Crawford

Oct 31, 2012

Winnie Crawford, 84, a proud citizen of "Happy Top" in Andrews, NC and beloved mother and grandmother passed away Wednesday October 31, 2012. She was loved by all who knew her and survived by her two sons, Michael (and Barbara) and John (and Kyrita), her grandchildren, Kalisha and Jacob, her nieces, nephews and extended family, and her many well-fed pets....

Debra Ann Rogers

Debra Ann Rogers

Oct 30, 2012

The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces funeral services for Mrs. Debra Ann Rogers, age 60 of Hiawassee who passed away on Tuesday morning, October 30, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer.Mrs. Rogers was born in St. Augustine, Florida on October 12, 1952 to the late Hayward and Barbara Norris. With her father serving in the military, she moved...

Berta Anderson (Griggs)

Berta Anderson (Griggs)

Oct 27, 2012

Mrs.Berta Anderson, age 101, of Blue Ridge, passed away October 27, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Anderson was born October 23, 1911 in Fannin County, GA to the late Oscar Griggs and the late Alice Defoor Griggs. She was a member of Damascus Baptist Church. Berta enjoyed quilting and reading. Berta was preceded in death by father, Oscar Griggs, mother,...

Vickie Diane Wright (Stanley)

Vickie Diane Wright (Stanley)

Oct 26, 2012

Mrs.Vickie Diane Wright, age 58 of Blue Ridge, passed away October 26, 2012 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Mrs. Wright was born October 4, 1954 in Blue Ridge, GA to Hall and Betty Sue Woody Stanley. A member of the Harmony Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Larry Wright and her father, Hall...

Virginia Foster Knudsen

Virginia Foster Knudsen

Oct 26, 2012

The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Hiawassee announces the death of Mrs. Virginia Foster Knudsen, age 97, who peacefully passed away on Friday, October 26, 2012 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home.Virginia was born on May 29, 1915 in Shelby County, Tennessee, a daughter to the late Herbert & Idell Buchanan Harris. She was a devoted wife and nurturing mother;...

Elbert Wesley Beaver

Elbert Wesley Beaver

Oct 26, 2012

Elbert Wesley Beaver, age 90 of Morganton, passed away Friday, October 26, 2012 at North East Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. He was born August 3, 1922 in Union County, GA to the late Henry L. Beaver and Bertha Weaver Beaver. He was A member of Zion Hill Baptist Church and enjoyed gardening and hunting. Survivors include: wife of 69...

Roxie Owenby

Roxie Owenby

Oct 25, 2012

The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Roxie Jane Owenby, age 95, of Blairsville, passed away peacefully at Union County Nursing Home on Thursday, October 25, 2012.Mrs. Owenby was born in Brasstown, North Carolina on May 21, 1917 to the late Caney & Hattie Miller Dockery. She grew up in a family of 13 brothers and...

William Donald "W.D." Bruce

William Donald "W.D." Bruce

Oct 24, 2012

Mr. William Donald Bruce, age 69 of Copperhill, TN passed away October 24, 2012 at his home. William was born November 27, 1942 in Liberty, NC to the late E. E. Bruce and Bertha Price Bruce. A Deacon of the Isabella Baptist Church, he was preceded in death by his loving wife Barbara Hedden Bruce. William was a master craftsman,...

James Mincey

James Mincey

Oct 24, 2012

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces memorial services for Mr. James Benjamin Mincey, age 90, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2012 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.Mr. Mincey was born November 6, 1921, in Waynesboro, Georgia, a son of the late Benjamin Alexander Mincey and Lillie Stewart Mincey. Mr. Mincey had been living...

Don Ledford

Don Ledford

Oct 24, 2012

The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces funeral services for Mr. Don Ledford, age 62 of Young Harris who passed away Wednesday morning, October 24,2012 at his home.Mr. Ledford was born in Clayton, Georgia on September 13, 1950 to the late Taft & Bonnie Garrett Ledford. Don owned and operated Ledford Concrete. He loved people and was loved by all...

Phyllis Christine Angel

Phyllis Christine Angel

Oct 24, 2012

Phyllis Christine Angel, of McCaysville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at her home. Phyllis retired from Papa Pizza. She was employed as a shift manager for many. She was born in Ducktown, TN on December 22, 1934 to the late Parks Culberson and the late Pearl Kimsey Bryson Culberson. Phyllis is a member of the McCaysville Church of...

Barbara Goyette (Smith)

Barbara Goyette (Smith)

Oct 24, 2012

Barbara Dale Smith Goyette, 84, of Hayesville, died at approximately 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24 at a Murphy, N.C. care center.Goyette was born Dec. 2, 1927 in East Aurora. N.Y., the middle child of Russell O.L. Smith and Laura Mae Garret. Before moving to Hayesville in 1998, she lived and worked in Washington, D.C. She was a former teacher and...

Stacy Michelle Ward

Stacy Michelle Ward

Oct 22, 2012

Stacy Michelle Ward, age 36 of Murphy, passed away Monday, October 22, 2012 at Murphy Medical Center. She was born July 31, 1976 in Swain County, NC to the late Gilmer Dale Ward and Joyce Crisp Ward. She was a member of Little Brasstown Baptist Church, she enjoyed attending I.O.I. for a number of years.Survivors include: mother, Joyce Ward, Brother,...

Morris Arden Northup

Morris Arden Northup

Oct 21, 2012

The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces graveside services for Mr. Morris Arden Northup, age 86 of Macon, who passed away at Pine Pointe Hospice Facility in Macon on Sunday, October 21, 2012.Mr. Northup was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 26, 2012 to the late Zenus and Dorothy Myott Northup. Morris had a strong faith and regularly attended Mabel...

Dorothy Manship

Dorothy Manship

Oct 19, 2012

Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth Parr Manship, age 88, of Trion, GA, (formerly of Hiawassee, GA) died Friday, October 19, 2012 at the Suites at Oakview.Mrs. Manship was born May 30, 1924 in Falls Township, PA. She was the daughter of the late Josephine Greeniee Foell Parr and Harry Parr. She was a member of Trion United Methodist Church. She was a...

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