Obituaries

Hervey S. Jones

Hervey S. Jones

Aug 17, 2020

Hervey Strader Jones, age 95 of Blue Ridge, passed away August 17, 2020, in Blue Ridge. Mr. Jones was born June 13, 1925, in Clifton Forge, VA to the late John Irvine Jones and the late Martha Barbara Strader Jones. A member of the Presbyterian Faith, he was preceded in death by his brother, R Bane Jones. Mr. Jones graduated...

Betty Davenport Henderson

Betty Davenport Henderson

Aug 16, 2020

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death and funeral services for Mrs. Betty Davenport Henderson, age 73, lifelong resident of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away on Sunday, August 16th, 2020 at her home. Mrs. Henderson was born in Morganton, Georgia, a daughter of the late Vernon Davenport and the late Ella Vee Newman Davenport. She was a...

Kimberly Michelle White

Kimberly Michelle White

Aug 15, 2020

Kimberly Michelle White, age 48 of Ellijay, GA, passed away August 15, 2020, at her home. Ms. White was born May 17, 1972 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Albert White and Debra Flowers White. She was preceded in death by her brother, Brent Flowers. Kim loved nature and the outdoors and loved to make everyone laugh with her...

Dylan Trevor Sharp

Dylan Trevor Sharp

Aug 13, 2020

Dylan Trevor Sharp, age 40, of Ellijay, GA, passed away on August 13, 2020, at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Sharp was born on February 22, 1980, in Blue Ridge, GA, to Tommy Sharp and Wynoka Prather Sharp. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Aleen Mull, and grandparents, Bobby & Evelyn Prather. Dylan was a free spirit...

Billy  Blair Jarrett

Billy Blair Jarrett

Aug 12, 2020

Mr. Billy Blair Jarrett, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, in Murphy, NC. Mr. Billy was born January 27, 1934, in Arista, West Virginia, to the late Alozan Jarrett and the late Belle Bland. Mr. Jarrett has been a resident of Murphy, NC for over seventeen years. He was an Airforce veteran and worked for General Motors...

Daniel Lee Cochran

Daniel Lee Cochran

Aug 12, 2020

Daniel Lee Cochran, age 68, of Blue Ridge, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at Pruitt Health Care. Mr. Cochran was born February 11, 1952, to the late Robert Lee Cochran and the late Orthel Leona Dillard Cochran. He was of the Baptist faith and worked in construction as a carpenter. Daniel was preceded in death by his brother, Robert...

Mr. Jack Stevens

Mr. Jack Stevens

Aug 10, 2020

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mr. Jack Stevens, 75, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away on Monday, August 10th, 2020 at his home. Mr. Stevens was born in Blairsville, a son of the late Lee Elbert Stevens and the late Addie Caroline Jackson Stevens. Jack was of the Baptist faith, and was a 50...

Crhistine Moye

Crhistine Moye

Aug 9, 2020

Mrs. Christine Moye, age 90, died at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home in Hiawassee, GA, Sunday Morning August 9th, 2020. She was there 2 weeks after an extended stay at Chatuge and Union General Hospitals. She resided at Brasstown Manor in Hiawassee for several years before falling on June 9th. She is survived by 2 children, Tony Moye and Sylvia Breslin;...

Mrs. Nancy Wheeler Hinson

Mrs. Nancy Wheeler Hinson

Aug 9, 2020

Obituary for Mrs. Nancy Wheeler Hinson Cochran Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Hiawassee announces the death of Mrs. Nancy Wheeler Hinson, who passed peacefully on August 9, 2020 at her home in the hills overlooking Lake Chatuge surrounded by her loving family. The lifelong companion of Gene Hinson is now united with her Lord and her husband. Nancy is...

Bobby E. Kelley

Bobby E. Kelley

Aug 9, 2020

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death and funeral services for Mr. Bobby Kelley, 70, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away on Sunday, August 9th, 2020 in Northside Cherokee Hospital in Canton, Georgia. Mr. Kelley was born in Young Harris, Georgia, a son of the late Charlie Kelley and the late Sue Walker Kelley. Bobby was a...

Thomas Raymond "Coach" Montgomery

Thomas Raymond "Coach" Montgomery

Aug 8, 2020

Mr. Thomas Raymond "Coach" Montgomery, age 93, of Mc Caysville, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020, at Copper Basin Life Care. Mr. Montgomery was born April 1, 1927, in Ducktown, TN, to the late Ed Montgomery and the late Myrtle Bandy Montgomery. He was a WWII Navy Veteran and a member of First Baptist Church McCayville/Copperhill. Raymond attended Tusculum College...

Bobby Joe German

Bobby Joe German

Aug 8, 2020

Mr. Bobby Joe German, age 83, of McCaysville, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020 at his home. Mr. German was born January 5, 1937, in McCaysville, GA, to the late Norman German and the late Maggie Adams German. He was an Army Veteran and an Iron Worker with Local 387 in Atlanta, GA. He also was a member of the...

Thomas Albert Escott Sr.

Thomas Albert Escott Sr.

Aug 8, 2020

Thomas Albert Escott, Sr. passed away suddenly Saturday, August 8, 2020 at his home on Lake Blue Ridge in Georgia. Mr. Escott was born in Toledo, Ohio on July 27, 1947 to the late Jean and Robert Escott and was the oldest of seven children. He was very proud to have been an Eagle Scout and remained active as a...

Jeanette Sue Walker

Jeanette Sue Walker

Aug 7, 2020

The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces Graveside Services for Mrs. Jeanette Sure Walker, age 81 who passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020 at Union County Nursing Home. A Graveside Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 14, 2020 from Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery 486 Jack Rabbit Rd, Hayesville, NC 28904 with Pastor Marty Duncan officiating....

Charles Buhwin Elrod

Charles Buhwin Elrod

Aug 7, 2020

Charles Buwhin Elrod, age 67, of Cleveland, OH, passed away Friday, August 7, 2020, in Cleveland, OH. Mr. Elrod was born November 13, 1952, in Cleveland, OH, to the late Buwhin Hank Elrod and the late Evangline Riddle Elrod. He is survived by his sisters, Charlotte Elrod Bogan and Carol Jones, nieces, Corrina Payne of Ohio, Maria Lewis of Montana,...

Kevin Ralph Towl

Kevin Ralph Towl

Aug 6, 2020

Obituary for Kevin Ralph Towl Kevin Ralph Towl, age 49 of Oldfort, TN, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2020, at his home. Kevin was born March 25, 1971, in Copperhill, TN to the late Donald Ralph Towl and the late Judy Tanner Towl. He was a member of Beech Springs Baptist Church and enjoyed fishing and hunting. Survivors include: wife,...

Vernon Rayford Kennedy

Vernon Rayford Kennedy

Aug 5, 2020

Vernon Rayford Kennedy, age 75, of Dawsonville, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at Northside Hospital Forsyth. In Farmerville, LA, Mr. Kennedy was born February 3, 1945, to the late Weldon Vernon Kennedy and the late Lora Elise Patrick Kennedy. He was a member of First Baptist Church Of Dawsonville, a volunteer with the Red Cross, a US Army Veteran...

Robert Carr

Robert Carr

Aug 4, 2020

Cochran Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Hiawassee announces the death of Mr. Robert Carr, age 86, of Hiawassee, who passed away on Tuesday, August 4th, 2020, in Chatuge Regional Nursing Home in Hiawassee. Mr. Carr was born in New York, a son of the late Earl F. Carr and the late Nellie Hilsinger Carr. He served proudly in the...

Diane Cole Yarborough

Diane Cole Yarborough

Aug 4, 2020

Diane Cole Yarborough, age 76, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at her home. Mrs. Yarborough was born February 25, 1944, Mineral Bluff, GA, to the late Frank Cole and the late Winifred Warren Cole. She was a member of the Mineral Bluff First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by six siblings, Alvin Cole,...

Judith Kennedy Layman

Judith Kennedy Layman

Aug 4, 2020

Judith Kennedy Layman (Judy) was born in Tifton, GA on November 22nd, 1942, and passed away on August 4th, 2020 in Nashville, TN, following an illness. The daughter of Benjamin Oscar Kennedy and Helen Clark Kennedy of Louisville. Judy was a typical middle child and loving sister to her older brother Benjamin Kennedy and younger brother David Kennedy. Judy met...

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