Obituaries
Nancy Blais
Jan 16, 2021
Nancy P. Blais, age 58, of Blue Ridge, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021, at Fannin Regional Hospital. Mrs. Blais was born July 24, 1962, in Florida to the late John Kenneth and Marjorie Parrish, Sr. Nancy and her husband, Paul, had made Fannin County their home for the past sixteen years and attended St. Luke's Episcopal Church. She was...
James Monroe Dills
Jan 15, 2021
Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory announces the death of Mr. James Monroe Dills, age 78 of Marietta, GA formerly of Blairsville who passed away on Friday January 15th, 2021. Mr. Dills was born on April 28th, 1942 to Willard and Ophelia (Kendall) Dills. James was born and raised in Union County and a graduate of Union County High School. He...
Patricia Robinson
Jan 14, 2021
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces Funeral Services for Mrs. Patricia Ann Robinson, age 89, of Blairsville, who passed away on Thursday, January 14th, 2021 at Union General Hospital in Blairsville. Patricia was born on August 14, 1931 to Phillip B. and Ruby Duffee in Atlanta, Georgia. Pat sought careers that would allow her to fulfill her desire to help...
Charles Bernard Stewart
Jan 14, 2021
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death and funeral services for Mr. Charles Bernard Stewart, age 80, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away on Thursday, January 14th, 2021. Charles was born in Taliferro County, Georgia, a son of the late Henry Miller Stewart and the late Cornelia Denham Stewart. He had been living in Blairsville since 1992, moving here...
Maggie Novella Foster
Jan 14, 2021
Maggie Novella Foster, age 93 of Blue Ridge, Georgia, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 14, 2021, at Sonshine Manor. Novella was born in Ellijay, Georgia to Harley and Laura (Key) Harris on December 22, 1927. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 57 years, Clifford (A.C.) Foster; her parents; her brothers, Poley, Jerome, Edward, Seaborn, and Pat;...
Julie Carol Messer
Jan 13, 2021
Julie Carol Edward's Messer, age 48 passed away January 13 , 2021at her home in Young Harris Ga. A native of Haywood County she was the daughter of Doug Edwards (Pat) of Gastonia NC and Marvella Edward's of Young Harris Ga. Julie was preceded in death by her grandparents, James and Gladys Moore and Burgess and Laverne Edward's of Waynesville...
Glenn Leon Hamby
Jan 12, 2021
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death of Mr. Glenn Leon Hamby, of Blairsville, Georgia. Glenn was born November 30, 1938. He passed away January 12, 2021 after an extended illness at the age of 82. He was the first born of Manley Paxton Hamby, Jr. and Almarie Atkins Hamby. He was married to JoAnn Rich Hamby for 58...
David Hugh Reach,
Jan 12, 2021
David Hugh Reach, Master Chief, USN retired, age 80 of Suches, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Mr. Reach was born September 16, 1940, in Birmingham, AL, to the late James Hubert Reach and the late Florence Elsie Fitts Reach. He lived in Fannin County for 35 years after retiring from the US Navy. David was a member of Temple...
James Earl Phillips
Jan 11, 2021
James Earl Phillips, age 84, of Fayetteville, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021. Mr. Phillips was born April 30, 1936, in Cherokee, NC, to the late William T. Phillips and the late Lou Ella Bailey Phillips. He was a member of the North Fayette United Methodist Church. After retiring from GM Lakewood Assembly Plant, James Earl enjoyed taking care of...
Kathryn JoAnn McClain
Jan 10, 2021
Mrs. Kathryn "Kitty" Mcclain, age 85 of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away on January 10, 2021. Kitty was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on May 13, 1935 to James & Marie Lytle. She graduated from William Penn H.S. and married her high school sweetheart, Richard McClain in 1953. She was a homemaker who began raising her six children in Fishing Creek Valley...
Mike "Coach" Queen
Jan 9, 2021
Mike Queen, or "Coach" as he was fondly referred to, age 70, of McCaysville, gained his new body and heavenly wings Saturday, January 9, 2021, at Emory Saint Joseph Hospital in a brave fight against COVID. His family was at his side. Mike is survived by his beloved mother Frances Queen and his mother-in-law Wanda Marler, his cherished wife Billie,...
Infant Dorothy Elouise Mantovani
Jan 9, 2021
Little Dorothy Elouise Mantovani, infant daughter of Gabriele Mantovani and Jessica Byers, passed away on January 9th, 2021. Dora is survived by her brother, Michael Mantovani; Papa Kenny, Aunt Cara and Uncle TJ, Cousin Thomas, Uncle Monte and Aunt Fernanda; Mawlmaw Sharon, Aunt Courtney and Aunt Samantha, Gigi Sue and Papa Gary, great-grandmother Barbara. Many great-aunts and uncles also survive....
Shirley Marie Leonard Fredrickson
Jan 8, 2021
Shirley Marie Leonard Fredrickson, born February 26, 1931, Bristol, Virginia, passed away Friday, January 8th, 2021, daughter of Roy Edward Leonard and Corda Ethel Mumpower Leonard. Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, William Alfred Fredrickson, her parents, and her sister, Doris Jane Leonard Worthing. Mrs. Fredrickson was buried beside her husband in Union Memory Gardens Cemetery in Blairsville.
Sylvia Yianaridis
Jan 8, 2021
We must share with deepest sadness that our beautiful, caring, and talented mother, Sylvia Yianaridis, went to be with her beloved Savior on January 8th. Our mother tragically lost her life while saving one and attempting to save another in a devastating house fire. Sylvia was born in Brunswick, Georgia, to Hans and Mary Hautala on May 15th, 1958. She...
Lynda Jo Martin
Jan 8, 2021
Mrs. Lynda Jo Martin entered heaven’s gates on January 8, 2021. She was born April 14, 1944 in Thomasville, GA, the only child of Mr. Bryant Ellis and Mrs. Marion “Joyce” Collier. To be closer to her parents, in 1968 Lynda Jo moved to Blairsville where she made her home for the next 52 years. Lynda never met a stranger...
Rita Davis DeMarco
Jan 7, 2021
Rita Bernice Davis DeMarco, 80, of Hoschton, GA, passed away on January 7, 2021 at Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Rita is survived by her daughters Diane Acker (Ivan), Laura Van Slyke (Dan), her bother Stanley Davis, her grandchildren Ivan Benton Acker, III and Laura Ann Lynn Acker, and her cherished cousins, nieces, and nephews. She was preceded in...
Marjorie Parris Woodward
Jan 7, 2021
Marjorie Parris Woodward, age 89, of McCaysville, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2021, at her home. Mrs. Woodward was born May 29, 1931, in McCaysville, GA, to the late Bunyon Parris and the late Pauline Pope Parris. She was a lifelong resident of Fannin County and a member of Coletown Baptist Church. Marjorie loved her family and grandchildren, enjoyed taking...
Charles Howard Keheley
Jan 7, 2021
Mr. Charles Howard Keheley, age 91 of Blairsville, GA who passed away on Thursday January 7th, 2021 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. Mr. Keheley was born on August 6th, 1930 in Chatsworth, GA to his parents, Howard and Myrtle (Hackney) Keheley. Charles served his country honorably in the United States Army during the Korean War Era. He was a...
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
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...
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