Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Mahlon D. Knight
Dec 25, 2020
Mahlon D. Knight, age 87, of McCaysville, Georgia, was called home to be with the Lord on Christmas morning, December 25, 2020. Mahlon passed away peacefully at home. Mahlon was born in Walnut Grove, Georgia on August 12, 1933 to the late William Harry and Bessie Knight. He was a truck driver for 41 years owning and operating C&M Trucking...
Wayne T. Elliott
Dec 22, 2020
WAYNE THOMAS ELLIOTT Wayne Elliott of Blue Ridge, GA, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 22, 2020, at the age of 76. Wayne was born on May 8, 1944, in Augusta, GA. He lived all his life in Georgia, predominately in Atlanta, and moved to Blue Ridge in 2012. Wayne graduated from the University...