Obituaries

Calvin Lunsford

Calvin Lunsford

Jan 7, 2021

Mr. Calvin Ernest Lunsford, age 96 of Suches passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2021. Mr. Lunsford was born and raised in Suches, Georgia on November 17, 1924 to the late Boss & Mamie Lunsford. As a young man, Calvin ventured to Detroit to work in automobile manufacturing. Shortly, later he returned to Suches and began to start his family....

Bennie  Sue Hancock

Bennie Sue Hancock

Jan 6, 2021

Mrs. Bennie Sue Hancock, 86, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the Fannin Regional Hospital. Mrs. Hancock was born in Murphy, NC, on November 29, 1934, to the late George Ledford and the late Cora Cook Ledford. She was a member of Kingtown Baptist Church and enjoyed sewing, creating stained glass, and working in her church. Bennie Sue was...

Kim Mark Fene

Kim Mark Fene

Jan 6, 2021

It is with great sadness the family of Kim Mark Fene announces his passing on January 6, 2021 at the age of 86. Kim passed away peacefully of old age near his home in Blue Ridge, Georgia. He did not have Covid. The family is grateful for all the healthcare workers at Blue Ridge Memory Care who worked around the...

Robert Gordon Berry

Robert Gordon Berry

Jan 3, 2021

The Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy announces Funeral Services for Mr. Robert Gordon Berry, age 86 of Lake Mary, Florida who passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021. Mr. Berry was born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 30, 1934 to the late Raymond and Evelyn Berry. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the age of 17 and proudly fought...

Rebecca Ann Singletary

Rebecca Ann Singletary

Jan 3, 2021

Rebecca Ann (Becky) Singletary, 91, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2021, in Blue Ridge, GA. Born in Bowdon, GA to Olin and Lovie Moore, Becky graduated from Bowdon HS and St. Joseph’s Infirmary School of Nursing (now St. Joseph’s Hospital, Atlanta) where she found her calling. She became an RN and worked as a nurse for over 50 years,...

Lynda Gail Gilbert

Lynda Gail Gilbert

Jan 3, 2021

LYNDA GAIL GILBERT Gail Gilbert passed away peacefully on January 3, 2021 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home in Hiawassee, GA. Gail was born in Atlanta, GA on December 28, 1961 to the late Marcus Luther Gilbert and Edith Emaline Howard Gilbert. Gail is survived by her sister Marcia Hogsed and her husband Sherrill Hogsed of Hayesville, NC, her son Jeremy...

Peggy Louise Conley

Peggy Louise Conley

Jan 2, 2021

Mrs. Margaret “Peggy” Conley, age 73 of Blairsville passed away on Saturday January 2nd, 2021 at Union General Hospital. Mrs. Conley was born on May 25th, 1947 in Goshen, OH to the late James Edward and Virginia (Hill) Wallace. Peggy was a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Blairsville and loved crafts and sewing. She was a good-hearted...

Anna Theodora Parker

Anna Theodora Parker

Jan 2, 2021

Anna Theodora Parker, age 90, of Morganton, GA passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021, at Sonshine Manor in Jasper, GA. Mrs. Parker was born June 13, 1930, in Dortmund, Germany, to the late Jacob Wichmann and the late Anna Gertrud Lamberti Wichmann. A member of New Life Church, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Parker and her...

Lloyd  Baker, Jr

Lloyd Baker, Jr

Jan 1, 2021

Lloyd Baker, Jr. age 76 of Murphy, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021, following an extended illness. Mr. Baker was born on April 28, 1944, in Murphy, NC. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lloyd Baker, Sr, and Ruth Morgan Baker; by his sister, Ora Baker; and by his grandson, Nathan Dillard. Lloyd was also a proud member...

Scott Taylor

Scott Taylor

Jan 1, 2021

Scott Taylor, age 62, of McCaysville, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at his residence surrounded by family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents Paul & Fleta Taylor, brothers Terry & Berry Taylor, grandparents Marcus & Iowa Taylor and Walt & Birdie Ledford as well as mother-in-law Carolyn Housley. Scott was an avid Atlanta Falcons fan...

Reba Elizabeth Isaac

Reba Elizabeth Isaac

Jan 1, 2021

Reba Elizabeth Isaac, age 97, of Sumter, SC, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021. Mrs. Isaac was born March 29, 1923, in McCaysville to the late John Messer Callihan and the late Corina Ethel Hawkins Callihan. She was a lifelong resident of Fannin County until moving to Sumter, SC to live, and was a loving, dedicated wife and mother. Reba...

Clarence Eugene (Bud)  Johnson

Clarence Eugene (Bud) Johnson

Jan 1, 2021

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death and memorial services for CPO Clarence "Bud" Eugene Johnson, USN, Ret., age 98, of Hiawassee, Georgia, who passed away on Friday, January 1st, 2021 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville, Georgia. Mr. Johnson was born on March 7th, 1922 in Canton, Ohio, and he and his family moved to north Florida when...

Edith Angeline Hogsed Garrett

Edith Angeline Hogsed Garrett

Jan 1, 2021

Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death of Edith Angeline Hogsed Garrett, "Aunt Ned" to many, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at the age of 101. A native of the Shooting Creek community of Clay County, North Carolina, she was born November 9th, 1919, as the baby sister to the late Newton and Curtis Hogsed, and only daughter...

Alice Marie Gribble

Alice Marie Gribble

Dec 30, 2020

Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Ms. Alice Marie Gribble age 74 of Hayesville, NC who passed away on December 30th, 2020 at Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital in Murphy, NC. Alice is survived by her brother, Chip Gribble; sisters, Dorothy Brown, MaryAnn Townsend, Becky Davenport, Vicky Gribble, Annie Sue Gribble; son, Shane Gribble. There are...

Lt. Col Clark O. Barker (Ret)

Lt. Col Clark O. Barker (Ret)

Dec 30, 2020

Lt. Colonel Clark O. Barker, 97, of Copperhill, Tennessee, died suddenly on December 29, 2020. Clark was born to Roy and Ruby Barker in 1923. He grew up in Lapel, Indiana, before joining the military in 1942. He was a proud veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, where he served as an Electronics Warfare Officer aboard B-52 Bombers....

Larry  Hayes

Larry Hayes

Dec 30, 2020

Larry Hayes, of Ormond Beach, Florida, and McCaysville, Georgia, died December 30, 2020, at his mountain home on Fightingtown Creek in McCaysville. He was 81. Born in Atlanta on October 4, 1939, he was the son of Luther Floyd and Ruby Thomas Hayes, both of Fannin County, Georgia. His father was a steamfitter who traveled extensively to work on construction...

Marilyn Kay Vaughn

Marilyn Kay Vaughn

Dec 29, 2020

Mrs. Marilyn Kay (Pep) Vaughn, age 89 of Hiawassee, Ga. passed away on December 29th, 2020. Mrs. Vaughn was born on April 19th, 1931 in Watseka, Ill. to the late Velma and Raymond Pepmiller. In her spare time, Marilyn loved playing Bingo and square dancing. She is preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Earl (Dutch) Vaughn, Jr. Marilyn and...

Gary Paul Little

Gary Paul Little

Dec 28, 2020

Gary Paul Little age 69 of Mineral Bluff, Georgia, went to his new eternal home in Heaven, Monday, December 28, 2020. Gary was born April 01, 1951, in Boston, Georgia, to the late Mr. Felton David Little and Mrs. Frances Ailene Little. Gary retired from Plant Telephone Company in Tifton, Georgia. His family was the joy of his life. He...

Juanita V Burton

Juanita V Burton

Dec 28, 2020

Juanita Virginia Burton, age 85, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020, at the Pruitt Health Care in Blue Ridge, Georgia. Mrs. Burton was a former resident of Turtletown, TN. Juanita was a beautiful, amazing, and awesome stay-at-home mom raising six children. Juanita attended Harbor Ministries Church in McCaysville, Georgia, and enjoyed taking good care of her family. She enjoyed...

Herbert Simmons Gatch

Herbert Simmons Gatch

Dec 27, 2020

Herbert S. Gatch, 93, born in Sheldon SC, joined his wife of 64 years, Carolyn Gatch, in eternal glory with his Lord & Savior, on Sunday, December 27, 2020. He lived a full and God honoring life. After serving the country he loved with pride and patriotism alongside his brothers in the US Army during World War II, he found...

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