Obituaries
Clyde Walden
Feb 21, 2023
Clyde Wayne Walden, 69, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at Union General Hospital. Clyde was born January 9, 1954, in West Palm Beach, FL to Clyde and Lassie Walden. Clyde was preceded in death by father, Clyde Walden; mother, Lassie Walden; daughter Mrs. Christie Rollins. Clyde moved to the Mountains over thirty years ago, and called...
Terry Lee Holt
Feb 17, 2023
Terry Lee Holt, age 69, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Friday, February 17, 2023, in Blue Ridge, GA. Terry was born October 22, 1953, in Atlanta, GA to the late Glenn Holt and the late Gladys Holt. Terry was preceded in death by his son James (Jamie) Daniel Holt, and brother, Richard Holt. He was a veteran of...
Donald Wells
Feb 17, 2023
Donald Eugene Wells - dedicated husband, father of two, and friend of many - passed away on February 17, 2023 at the age of 83 in Asheville, NC.Don is survived by his son Chet and daughter-in-law Amanda of Apollo Beach, FL and son Carlton of Zephyrhills, FL; grandchildren Angelise, Olivia and Cooper. Don was preceded in death by his parents,...
Margie Hooper
Feb 17, 2023
Margie Sue Hooper, age 73, of Young Harris, Georgia, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2023, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA.
Margie was born March 2, 1949, in Young Harris, GA to the late Walter and Alma Gibson. Margie was preceded in death by her grandson, Joshua Hooper; sister, Tresia Copeland Gibson; and brother, Wayne Gibson.
She is...
Ernie Crabtree
Feb 15, 2023
Mr. Hoyt (Ernie) Crabtree, age 35, passed away on February 15, 2023, in Douglasville, Ga. Hoyt enjoyed his work as an automotive mechanic and enjoyed motorcycles. He liked the mountains, adored his family and his children were his pride and joy. He was of the Baptist faith.
Hoyt was preceded in death by his grandparents; Nana Mary Wright, Grandpa...
Edna Bruce Davenport
Feb 14, 2023
Edna Bruce Davenport, 89, passed away, Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at Conway Medical, surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 4, 1933 in Hemp GA, a daughter of the late Perry Ervin Bruce and Anna Mae Wilson Bruce.
She was predeceased by her husband James Adam Davenport, and her parents.
Edna was a loving devoted mother and grandmother....
James Robert Cochran Jr
Feb 14, 2023
J. R. Cochran, age 34, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2023, in Morganton, GA. J. R. was born August 4, 1988, in Chattanooga, TN to James Robert Cochran Sr and Cindy Robinson. He graduated from Copper Basin High School in 2005. In the past, J. R. had worked for Walmart in the Loss Prevention Department and the Automotive Care Center....
Shirley Winn
Feb 14, 2023
Shirley Mae (Coker) Winn, of Gainesville, GA., went to be with the Lord on February 14, 2023 at age the age of 81, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
Shirley was born on February 17, 1941 in Blairsville, GA. She is the daughter of the late Cliff and Dimple Coker. She is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth...
Vanessa Donette Vinson Blackburn
Feb 13, 2023
Vanessa Donette Vinson Blackburn, age 63 of Mineral Bluff, GA, passed away Monday, February 13, 2023 in Blue Ridge, GA.
Vanessa was born in Davidson County, NC on March 19, 1959, to the late Ralph Vinson and the late Beulah Bryson Vinson. Vanessa was preceded in death by her sisters, Susan Spivey and Nina Renee Williams, and brothers, Doug...
Linda Ruth Chastain
Feb 13, 2023
Linda Ruth Darnell Chastain, age 75, of Hayesville, North Carolina, formerly of Calhoun, Georgia, passed away on Monday, February 13th, 2023, in Hiawassee, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Cecil Darnell and the late Dimple Williams Darnell. She was of the Baptist faith, and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Linda had been preceded in death by...
Frank Ligrnetta Sr.
Feb 12, 2023
Mr. Frank Ligrnetta, Sr., age 81, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, February 12th, 2023 in Blairsville. Frank went home to spend Valentine's Day with his wife.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Judy Camp Ligrnetta; a daughter, Kay Patrick; and his parents, Hosea and Maria Diaz; a son, Frank Ligrnetta, Jr.; sister, Helen Diaz; brothers:...
Austin Cole
Feb 11, 2023
Austin Michael Cole, 31, of Murphy, North Carolina, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023, in Murphy, NC. Austin was born September 21, 1991, in Easton, MD to Robert Cole IV and Jeanie Radford.
Austin was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Robert and Mary Cole. He is survived by his father and step-mother Robert IV and Mary Cole; mother...
Eunaviee Curtis
Feb 11, 2023
Eunaviee Hedrick Curtis of the Upper Peachtree Community near Murphy, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 11, 2023, one day after her 93rd birthday. A native of Cherokee County, she was the daughter of the late Wade and Delphia Whitener Hedrick. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy...
Willene Wade
Feb 9, 2023
Mrs. Willene Wade, 80, passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her family on February 9, 2023, in Blairsville. Willene Wade was born on December 30, 1942 in Blairsville, GA, to Harmon Brown and Gladys Brown. She was a member of Choestoe Baptist Church. Willene was best known for her love of cooking, working in the yard, and most of all,...
Arthur Morris Gurr
Feb 8, 2023
Arthur M. Gurr, 96, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville, GA. Arthur was born January 7, 1927, in Snow Springs, GA to Earnest and Berta Gurr. Arthur was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Hucks Gurr; father, Earnest Gurr; mother, Berta Gurr; and son, Michael Gurr.
He is survived...
Cynthia Blackwell Burdette
Feb 8, 2023
Cynthia Burdette, age 68, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2023, in Blue Ridge, GA. Cynthia was born February 26, 1954, in Warrenton, VA to the late Clinton Mackenzie Burdette, Sr. and the late Winnie Lou Johnson Burdette. After her first birthday, her family moved to Decatur, GA and then when she was three, to LaGrange,...
William Estill Royse
Feb 6, 2023
William "Bill" E. Royse, Jr., 78, of Blairsville, passed away Monday, February 6, 2023, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Born November 27, 1944 in Maysville, KY, he was the son of the late William and Marjorie (Carpenter) Royse. Bill was a proud veteran of the US Air Force and was stationed in the Philippines during the Vietnam War....
Vivian Elaine Reid
Feb 6, 2023
Vivian Elaine (Dyer) ReidSeptember 28, 1941, - February 6, 2023.
Mrs. Vivian Reid, 81, of Blairsville, Ga. passed away on February 6, 2023. Vivian was a Blairsville native, and went to Atlanta after graduating high school. While there she met, and married the love of her life, Jerry Reid, at Choestoe Baptist church in 1964. They lived in Atlanta...
Anthony James Jarski
Feb 5, 2023
Mr. Anthony James Jarski, age 69, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023 in Blairsville.
Mr. Jarski was a son of the late Alexander Jarski and the late Joyce Miller Jarski.
Surviving family members include his wife, Ana P. Jarski; son, Christopher James Jarski; daughter, Joyce Jean Cosby; son, Alexander Jarski; son, Joey Romero; son, David...
Alyce Ray
Feb 4, 2023
Alyce Ruth Sloan was born near Dora, Alabama on April 16, 1942. She was so tiny that her grandmother used a shoe box for a crib!
Her mother and father divorced when she was about 3. Her mother remarried and regained custody of Alyce, her brother Joe and her sister Jimmie Lou. They moved to Holley, Florida. Alice was saved...
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