Obituaries

Apr 5, 2021

Apr 5, 2021

Mr. James C. Shook, age 81 of Blairsville, GA passed away Monday, April 5th, 2021. James was born Thursday, February 15th, 1940 to the late Mr. Howard and Ella Garrett Shook. James was a natural born cowboy and farmer. He worked on his family’s farm growing up and shared a love for cattle along with his father, specifically Polled Hereford...

Apr 4, 2021

Mrs. Geneva Henson Hyatt, age 89, of Mineral Bluff, GA died April 4th at Pruitt Healthcare in Blue Ridge, GA. She was born in Mineral Bluff, GA to the late Samuel Leonard and Icie Davis Henson. Her two brothers Hoover and Joe preceded her in death. Geneva was married to the late Reverend Allie Hyatt for 59 years. She was...

Apr 4, 2021

Mary Sue Craig, affectionately known as “Nana” to those who knew her best, passed away Sunday afternoon, April 4, 2021 at the age of 83. She was born on August 23, 1937 to Clifton (Shag) and Susie Hunt in Hemptown, Georgia. Mary had fond memories of growing up on a farm and spending time reading in the hay loft or...

Apr 2, 2021

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death of Mr. Joseph Loren Clark, age 79 of Hiawassee who passed away on Friday April 2nd, 2021 at the Hayesville House. Interment will take place at 12:00pm noon on Wednesday April 7th, 2021 at the College Park Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee.

Mar 30, 2021

Christine Estel Voyles was born on February 28, 1926. Christine passed away March 30, 2021 at 4:38pm at the Hayesville House after a short illness. She was 95 years old. She had a full and long life. She is preceded in death by her parents Arthur and Lexie Voyles, brothers Herbert Voyles and Pascal Voyles, nephew, Ray Voyles, and neice...

Mar 30, 2021

Delma Parris Galloway, age 102, of Blue Ridge, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at her home. Mrs. Galloway was born August 30, 1918, in Morganton, GA, to the late Nathan Parris and the late Mexico Turner Parris. She was a Harvest Baptist Church member in Smyrna, GA, and she enjoyed spending time doing needlepoint, embroidery, crochet, quilt tops, drawing,...

Mar 26, 2021

PATRICIA ANN DIFFENBACH Patricia Ann Diffenbach, 83 of Bluefield, VA, passed away Friday, March 26, 2021 at her home. Born in Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Otto and Beatrice Collins Neal. She had been a school teacher in her life’s career. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Bluefield, VA. She enjoyed being in...

Mar 26, 2021

Mar 25, 2021

Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Ms. Mary Colwell, age 87 of Blairsville who passed away on Thursday March 25th, 2021 at her residence. Mrs. Colwell was born on June 7th, 1933 in Union County, a daughter to the late Irenus and Martha (Burns) Colwell. Mary was a lifelong resident of Blairsville and a faithful...

Mar 24, 2021

Lenora Sue Cross, age 85, of Commerce, formerly of Ducktown, TN passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at North East Georgia Medical Center in Braselton, GA . Mrs. Cross was born April 2, 1935, in Andrews, NC to the late James Martin Brown and the late Mae Bell Kelly Brown. She was a member of the Newtown House of Prayer....

Mar 20, 2021

Diane Goss Queen, age 69, of Copperhill, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Chattanooga, TN. Mrs. Queen was born July 22, 1951, in McCaysville, GA, to the late Luther Goss and the late Vernia Millsaps Goss. Diane was a 1969 West Fannin High School graduate, a member of Lebanon Baptist Church, and she and her family have owned and...

Mar 19, 2021

Kenneth Billy Beavers, age 76 of Acworth, GA passed away Friday, March 19, 2021, at his home. Mr. Beavers was born September 6, 1944, in Blairsville, GA to the late Elbert Wesley Beaver and the late Flossy Odom. Mr. Beavers was a member of the Baptist Faith, the Moose Club, and the Sheriff's Association.Survivors include: wife, Margie Elizabeth Beavers; daughter,...

Mar 14, 2021

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death and funeral services for Mr. John C. Twiggs, Jr. age 81 of Young Harris, Georgia, passed away on March 14th, 2021 after an extended illness. John was born on November 29th, 1939 to the late Gladys Cook Twiggs and the late John C. Twiggs, Sr. He is survived by his loving wife...

Mar 14, 2021

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death and funeral services for Mr. Edwin "Eddie" A. Stearns, Sr., 88, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away on Sunday, March 14th, 2021 at his home. Mr. Stearns was born in Chicago, Illinois, a son of the late Lester M. Stearns, Sr. and the late Mildred Godsel Stearns. He proudly served in the...

Mar 13, 2021

Lois Wilson Shields, age 81 of Andrews, passed away Saturday, March 13, 2021, at Spartanburg Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC. Mrs. Shields was born December 22, 1939, in Cherokee County, NC, to the late William Wilson and the late Hazel Hill Wilson. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, and gardening; Lois was preceded in death by her husband, William Robert "Junior" Shields,...

Mar 13, 2021

Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mr. William Harold Dyer, age 87 of Blairsville who passed away on Saturday, March, 13th, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Dyer was born on June, 20th, 1933 in Union County to the late William Edgar and Bertha (Hood) Dyer. Harold was a lifelong resident of Union County and a...

Mar 12, 2021

Cynthia Roper, age 61 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Friday, March 12, 2021, in Knoxville, TN. Mrs. Roper was born July 27, 1959, in Trenton, MI to the late Eugene Smith and Dorothy Wright Smith. A member of Morganton Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by her brother, Daniel Smith, sister, Linda Gibson, and mother-in-law, Anna Roper. Cynthia...

Mar 7, 2021

Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mr. Roger Neal Hutchison, age 68 of Blairsville who passed away on Sunday, March 7th, 2021. Mr. Hutchison was born on May 1st, 1952 in Delaware to the late Ralph O. and Pauline (Mosby) Hutchison. Roger worked as a general contractor and owned his own business, Stonehenge Construction Services,...

Mar 6, 2021

On March 6, 2021, Kathy Coggin Daves passed away peacefully at her home after a brief illness. She was born December 6, 1947, in Williamson, Georgia to William Joe and Sarah Coggin. Kathy is survived by her husband of 21 years, George Daves. Kathy received her BS and a Masters in Administration from Georgia College and Georgia State University. Kathy...