Obituaries

May 23, 2008

Kenneth Allen Prince, age 34 of Murphy, passed away Friday, May 23, 2008 at Mission Memorial Hospital. Kenneth was born Friday, April 12, 1974 in Polk County TN to William Kenneth Prince and Linda Allen Prince. He attended Mount Moriah Baptist Church and was preceded in death by paternal grandfather, Robert Lee Prince and maternal grandfather, James W. Allen, Sr.....

May 21, 2008

Evelyn Curtiss, age 64 of Murphy, NC, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home. Evelyn was born Monday, July 12, 1943 in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Carmen Iglesias of New Rochelle, NY. She was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses on May 15, 1962. She worked as a Multilingual Overseas Operator speaking at least...

May 21, 2008

Mrs. Sandra Odell DeFlorio, age 63 of Aquone, NC, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at Murphy Medical Center. Mrs. DeFlorio was born Saturday, February 10, 1945 in Alachua County, FL to the late Joe C. Warren and the late Odell Hinson Warren and was preceded in death by brother, J.C. Warren. Survivors include: husband, Ralph Deflorio of Aquone, NC,...

May 19, 2008

Mrs. Clara Belle Duckworth, age 89 of Blairsville, GA, passed away Monday, May 19, 2008 at Union County Nursing Home. Mrs. Duckworth was born Saturday, May 10, 1919 in Union Co., Ga to the late E.S. and Oria Souther Collins. She was a member of Choestoe Baptist Church. Mrs. Duckworth was preceded in death by husband, Donald Duckworth, and son,...

May 17, 2008

The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, Georgia announces the death of Mrs. Dortha "Dottie" Satterfield Dyer, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Saturday, May 17, 2008. Surviving family members include daughter and son-in-law, Faye and Andrew Thompson, of Cumming, Georgia; son and daughter-in-law, James and Doris Bridges, of Blairsville; sister, Roberta Coker, of Blairsville; sister, Louise Howell, of Brooks, Georgia;...

May 16, 2008

Jess Payne, age 80 of Lafayette, GA, formerly of Blairsville, passed away Friday, May 16, 2008 at the Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. Mr. Payne was born Tuesday, June 21, 1927 in Union County, GA to the late Hershal and Callie Payne. He was a member of the New Martins Creek Baptist Church. Jess was preceded in death by his...

May 13, 2008

Ret. Sgt. Theodore (Ted) Bowen, MSP Theodore Bowen passed away in Hiawassee, Georgia, on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 after a short battle with brain cancer. Mr. Bowen was born Thursday, June 15, 1939 in Gardiner, Maine. He acquired his love for the outdoors from fishing and hunting in the western Maine area. Ted was proud to have served the people...

May 13, 2008

Mr. Donald Raymond Davis, age 54 of Hiawassee, GA, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at his home. Mr. Davis was born Wednesday, April 14, 1954 in Putnam County, FL to the late Carl E. Davis, Sr. and Jean Maltby Davis. He has been a resident of the North Georgia area for the past 12 years, moving here from Palatka,...

May 11, 2008

Mrs. Ruth Ann Hughes, age 84, of Copperhill, TN, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Hughes was born Wednesday, November 28, 1923 in Marietta, Ohio to the late Elmer Rood and the late Ellen Hulst Rood. Ruth was a member of the First United Methodist Church of McCaysville/Copperhill; PEO, Chi Omega Sorority, when recieving a BS...

May 10, 2008

Mrs. Miriam Holland Bourne, age 86, of McCaysville, GA, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2008 at Copper Basin Medical Center. Mrs. Bourne was born Saturday, September 3, 1921 in Fulton County, GA to the late William White and the late Mildred Steed White. She was a member of St. Marks Episcopal Church, and the Garden Club. Miriam enjoyed painting. She...

May 10, 2008

Mrs. Opal Walsh Patton, age 83 of Blairsville, GA, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2008 at Union General Hospital. Mrs. Patton was born Sunday, March 15, 1925 in Union County, GA to the late Bryan Walsh and the late Josie Reece Walsh. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and was preceded in death by husband, Weldon Patton,...

May 9, 2008

Mrs. Brenda Sue Gay, age 53 of Blairsville, GA, passed away Friday, May 9, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Brenda was born Tuesday, June 15, 1954 in Towns County, Georgia to Mary Payne Hensley of Blairsville and the late Marcus Hensley. Survivors, in additon to her mother, include: husband, Thomas Gay of Blairsville, GA, son and daughter-in-law, Roy and Sheena...

May 9, 2008

Mrs. Lizzie Grizzle, age 88 of Suches, GA, passed away Friday, May 9, 2008 her residences. Mrs. Grizzle was born Monday, February 16, 1920 in Union County, Georgia to the late Henry Garrett and the late Mary Harkins Garrett. She was a member of Corinth Baptist Church and was preceded in death by husband, Grady Grizzle, daughter, Sharon Grizzle and...

May 8, 2008

Mr. Lewis Weldon Willis, age 81 of Blairsville, GA, and Jacksonville, FL, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2008 at his residence, after a long illness. Mr. Willis was born Wednesday, July 28, 1926 in Ty Ty, Georgia to the late Cecil Willis and the late Edith Wood Willis. He was a WWII Navy Veteran, serving aboard the USS Cimmaron in...

May 7, 2008

Dorothy M.B. Maggs, age 82 of Murphy, NC, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at her home. Dorothy was born Sunday, May 10, 1925 in Mineola, Long Island New York to the late Herbert Bayard and the late Ella Havens Bayard. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother to her family; she previously worked as a legal secretary to...

May 7, 2008

Virginia Q. Smith, 87, of Hamilton, GA died Wednesday May 7, 2008, at her home in Hamilton. Graveside services for Mrs. Smith will be held 4: 00 PM Sunday June 15, 2008, at Crestlawn Cemetery in Copperhill, TN. Mrs. Smith was born January 24, 1921, in Cherokee County, NC, daughter of Lula Mae and Alonzo Quinn. She graduated from Tennessee...

May 1, 2008

Jack Leon Simonds, Sr., age 75 of Copperhill, TN, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2008 at Copper Basin Medical Center. Jack was born Monday, January 9, 1933 in Cherokee Co. NC to the late Andrew Jackson Simonds and the late Josephine Henson Simonds. He was of the Baptist Faith, retired from Tenn. Chemical Company after thirty four years of service,...

Apr 30, 2008

Mrs. Rosa Lee Verner, age 78 of Mc Caysville, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Verner was born Saturday, May 18, 1929 in Fannin Co. Ga. to the late John Henry Griggs and the late Charlotte Logan Griggs. She was a member of Kingtown Baptist Church. Survivors include: husband, Morris Verner of McCaysville, daughter, Jo...

Apr 30, 2008

Apr 30, 2008

The Finch-Cochran Funeral Home of McCaysville, Georgia announces the death of Mr. William Alvin "Bill" Collins, age 74, of Mc Caysville, who passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2008at the Kenneston Hospital in Marietta, GA. Survivors include: wife, Wanda Collins of McCaysville, Ga., daughter, Shelley Bell of Kennesaw, son, Terry Collins of Blairsville, Ga., step daughter, Jeffie Barnes of Woodstock, Ga.,...