Obituaries

Oct 20, 2010

Mr. Bruce Holka age 80, of Young Harris, GA passed away Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 at Chatuge Regional Hospital in Hiawassee He was born March 22nd, 1930 in Niagra Falls, NY to the late George and Elizabeth Book Holka. Mr. Holka was preceded in deathy by his sister, Doreen Wile. He is survived by his wife, Carol, step-sons, Kenneth Rushton...

Oct 19, 2010

Nancy Rondeau, 59, of Warne, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2010 > at her home. Nancy, with her husband> Doug, owned and operated the Bedford Falls Alpaca Farm in Warne. > Over the years they have welcomed many> community members to the farm for visits. She was known community > wide for her love of alpacas and all animals.> Nancy...

Oct 19, 2010

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. James Arnold " Slim" Jones, age 85, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2010, at Union General Hospital in Blairsville. Mr. Jones was born on August 27, 1925 in Blairsville, Georgia. A son of the late Zelve Jones and the late Carrie Rhodes Jones. He was a...

Oct 17, 2010

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Leslie Canning Gillespie, age 85, of Young Harris, Georgia, who passed away Sunday, October 17, 2010, in Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, Georgia Mrs. Gillespie was born on April 7, 1925, in Shaker Heights, Ohio, a daughter of the late Eugene A. Canning and Margaret Boynton Canning. She was a...

Oct 17, 2010

Woody, Tishey (Prince) - Passed away peacefully at Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge on October 17th, 2010 at the age of 92 years. Tishey Woody was predeceased by her husband, Ira (John) Woody and son in law, James Franklin. She is survived and fondly remembered by her daughter, Katherine Franklin, daughter, Carol Ross, brother, Charles Prince, sister in law,...

Oct 17, 2010

Edgar "Sam" Weaver age 90 , of Murphy passed away October 17th, 2010 at his Residence. He was born in Murphy, N.C. to the late Kelsey V. Weaver and Margie Fain. He was predeceased by his wife, Jacquelyn Weaver. He is survived and fondly remembered by his nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 4-6 pm Thursday afternoon...

Oct 17, 2010

Mrs. Deborah Jones Chastain, age 64, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2010 at her home. Deborah was born August 22, 1946, in Fannin, GA to Ambrose Jones and Kathryn Jones. She was a member of the Epworth First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ambrose & Kathryn Jones, and sister, Ruth Ann...

Oct 16, 2010

Minnis Pearl Bryson Johnson, 83, of Ogreeta Community went home to be with the Lord on October 16, 2010 at 1:45 pm. She had her husband and many family members around her bed. Minnis was a very devoted, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.She was a native of Cherokee County. She was the daughter of the late Pearl and...

Oct 16, 2010

Deborah Kay Sisson, age 41 of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Saturday Evening, Oct. 17, 2010 at her home. She was born in Polk County, TN to Glenn Timothy and Henrietta Cochran. A member of Eastside Church of Christ she was a former Levi employee and was working as a nurse at the time her health began to decline. She...

Oct 16, 2010

Doris King Williams, age 83, of McCaysville, GA passed away Saturday October 16, 2010 at Kennestone Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born in Copperhill, TN on April 9, 1927 to Otis and Drucilla Fry King. She enjoyed growing up in the Copper Basin Area with her sister Betty Ann, brother Thomas, and many friends. Doris graduated from McCaysville...

Oct 14, 2010

Mrs.Cathleen Marguerite Sortman, age 92, of Ducktown, TN, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2010 at the Copper Basin Life Care Center, in Ducktown, TN. Mrs.Sortman was born in Flint, MI, to Edward Herfurth and Hazel Gitten Herfurth. Survivors include: daughter, Mary Ann Macy of Hiawassee Georgia.Funeral services: No services have been planned at this time.The Finch-Cochran Funeral Home of McCaysville,...

Oct 14, 2010

William D. English, age 67 of Murphy, NC, passed away Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010 at Mission Hospital in Ashville, NC . He was born May 12, 1943 in Madison, NC the son of the late Alex Fred and Agnes Rich English he moved to Cherokee County in 1950. Mr. English was a member of Grandview Baptist Church, a valid member...

Oct 13, 2010

Ronnie Lee Helton, age 61, of Murphy, passed away Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 at V A Medical Center in Asheville, NC. He was born October 17, 1948 in Cherokee County, NC to the late Calvin and Billie Orton Helton. He was a US Army Veteran serving in Vietnam War 11th Calv/Infantry/Combat 1968 & 1969 where he received Vietnam Service Medal,...

Oct 12, 2010

Allen Troy Acree, SrRev. Troy Acree, 84, of Blairsville, GA, passed away October 12, 2010 at Union General Hospital in Blairsville, GA.Troy was born in Gordon, County, GA the 10th son of the late Dr. Marvin and Webbie Hudgins Acree. He was a retired Baptist Minister, having served churches in Kentucky, and Hartwell, Cumming, Douglasville and Newnan, GA, he served...

Oct 12, 2010

DIRECTIONS TO CEMETERY AT END OF PAGE:Mr. Julian L. Brown, age 85, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2010, in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Mr. Brown was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 2, 1925, a son of the late Julian Eugene Brown and the late Delree Locke Brown. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army,...

Oct 12, 2010

Mr. Talmadge "Pete" Johnson, age 76 of Murphy, NC, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at Union General Hospital after a long and courageous fight with cancer.Pete was born in Cherokee, NC to the late Martell and Stella (Arp) Johnson. He live and worked in Akron, Ohio for many years, and moved back here in 1993 after retiring with many...

Oct 9, 2010

Mr. Jack Dixon Smith, age 86, of Blairsville, Georgia, formerly of Tallahassee, Florida, passed away Saturday, October 9, 2010, in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Mr. Smith was born Friday, May 23, 1924, in Homerville, Georgia, a son of the late Herbert Smith and the late Mary Taylor Smith. Mr. Smith served in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He had retired from...

Oct 7, 2010

Mrs. Norma Fern Hunter, age 70, of Blairsville and Hiawassee passed away Thursday morning October 7, 2010 at Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Norma was born Friday, April 12, 1940, in Peoria, Illinois, to the late Guy and Vivian (Shamo) Pudney. She had lived in this area since 1976, coming here from Tooele, Utah. Norma had attended Liberty Hill United Methodist...

Oct 4, 2010

Oct 4, 2010