Obituaries
Martha Payne Fortenberry
Apr 10, 2020
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory announces the death and graveside services for Mrs. Martha Payne Fortenberry, age 91, of Blairsville, who passed away at home on Friday afternoon, April 10th, 2020.Mrs. Fortenberry was born in Suches, Georgia, a daughter of the late Ben Seabolt and the late Evie Garrett Seabolt. She remained a lifelong resident of Union County, and was...
Donald Shuford
Apr 10, 2020
Donald Lowell Shuford, age 74 of McCaysville, GA passed away April 10, 2020, at his home. Mr. Shuford was born October 11, 1945, in Atlanta, GA to the late Donald Adolphus Shuford and the late Mabel Elizabeth Shuford. Mr. Shuford was a member of the Blue Ridge Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Mr. Shuford was quite a character. He loved...
Sandra Lee Turner Lohr
Apr 9, 2020
Mrs. Sandra Lee Turner Lohr, age 64, of Mineral Bluff, GA, went home to be with the Lord on April 9, 2020. Sandy was a member of Kingtown Baptist Church, where she sang with the Kingtown Trio. She taught for thirty years at the Fannin County Preschool. She loved singing, being with children, having lunch with "the Girls," and riding...
Patsy Elizebeth Lovingood
Apr 6, 2020
Patsy Elizebeth Lovingood, age 74 of Murphy, passed away Monday, April 6, 2020, in Hayesville, NC, to the late Otis Harvey and the late Mable Bell. Mrs. Lovingood worked at Mundy's Lumber for several years. Patsy had a caring and loving heart for her children, grandchildren, and great-grandson. Mrs. Lovingood was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Lovingood, father...
Carl Leslie Collins
Apr 5, 2020
Carl Leslie Collins, age 77 of Morganton, GA passed away April 5, 2020, in Blue Ridge, GA. Mr. Collins was born September 16, 1942, in Morganton, GA to the late Mr. Leslie Collins and the late Mrs. Juanita Gutherie Collins. A lifelong resident of the area, Mr. Collins was born and raised on Star Creek and was preceded in death...
Delores Jones Ayers
Apr 3, 2020
Delores 'Nana" Jones Ayers, age 72 of Blue Ridge, Georgia went home to be with her Lord and Savior on April 3, 2020, in Morganton, Georgia. Delores was born in Washington, D.C. on July 22, 1947, to the late Isaac Daniel Adkins and the late Thelma Marian "Great" Adkins. She attended Epworth United Methodist Church.She was preceded in death by...
Patty Renee Heaton
Apr 2, 2020
Mrs. Patty Renee Buchanan Heaton, age 53, of Epworth, GA, went home to be with the Lord surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, April 2, 2020. She was born in Copperhill, TN, on July 6, 1966, to the late Glenn & Judith Faye Davis Buchanan. She was a member of Bethel Church and worked at Peoples Bank in Ducktown....
Tatum Rae Vance
Mar 31, 2020
The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Ms. Tatum Rae Vance, age 32 of Blairsville who went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.Tatum was captivating. Her smile and contagious laugh made her presence known as she lit up the room. She found humor and a "silver-lining" in every...
Guy Bradley
Mar 30, 2020
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Reverend Guy Bradley, age 95, who passed away peacefully from natural causes on the late evening of March 30, 2020, at Union General Hospital in Blairsville.Guy was born on April 16, 1924 in Sylva, North Carolina, a son of the late James Harrison Bradley and Elba Dietz Bradley. He...
Bob Jenkins
Mar 28, 2020
Mr. Bob Jenkins, age 75, of Murphy, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 28, 2020. He was born, January 20, 1945, in Caldwell County, NC, to the late Cathleen Carter Small.Mr. Jenkins was a former state trooper with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol and former truck driver with Enka and later with Wilsonart. He...
John Willard Ashe
Mar 27, 2020
John Willard Ashe Jr, age 73 of Copperhill, TN, passed away March 27, 2020, in Ducktown, TN. Mr. Ashe was born April 10, 1946, in McCaysville, GA, to John Willard Ashe Sr and Abbie Ross Ashe. Mr. Ashe attended the Church of God of Prophesy in Turtletown, TN and was preceded in death by his sister, Linda Maxine Kirkland and...
Ralph Adolphus Morris
Mar 27, 2020
Ralph Adolphus Morris, age 94 of Smyrna, Ga went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 27, 2020, in Blue Ridge, Georgia. He was born in Warrenton, Ga on April 6, 1925, to Theo Morris and Louise Askew Morris. He was drafted into the Navy at eighteen and served again during the Korean War. He won many trophies...
Mary Isabelle Williamson Turner
Mar 25, 2020
Mrs. Mary Isabelle Williamson Turner, age 91, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, March 25th, 2020.Mrs. Turner was born in Stamford, Connecticut, a daughter of the late Paul Carleton Williamson and the late Jeanette Souter Williamson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Lewis Turner, Sr., and a brother, Paul Williamson. Mary will be remembered for her...
Dorothy Baucum Pratt
Mar 24, 2020
Dorothy Lena Ehlers Baucum PrattDorothy Baucum Pratt, 95, died Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Hiawassee, Georgia.Born December 9, 1924, in Tipton, Kansas to John C. Ehlers and Gertrude Marie Fueser Ehlers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers William (Bill) Ehlers, Henry (Hank) Ehlers and Lawrence (Larry) Ehlers;sisters Isabell Emma Zemke and Marie Elizabeth Bates.After...
Ruby JoAnn Plott
Mar 22, 2020
Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the Funeral Services for Mrs. Ruby JoAnn Plott, age 68 of Blairsville who passed away on March 22nd, 2020.Ruby was born on June 6th, 1951 to the late Morgan Gibson and Martha (Voss) Gibson. She was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, loved to travel, and was a loving caretaker for many...
Noralee Puett Westmoreland
Mar 22, 2020
The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death of Noralee Puett Westmoreland, of Hiawassee, Georgia, who passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. She was born on August 3, 1928, in Young Harris, Georgia. She is the daughter of the late John Arthur "Ott" Puett and Mary Lea McGaha Puett. She was preceded in...
Vance Kenneth Gorke
Mar 22, 2020
Vance Kenneth Gorke May 11, 1933-March 22, 2020Vance Gorke was born in Syracuse, NY to the late Frederick K Gorke and the late Ruth E. Whiteside Gorke.He was preceded in death by his brothers James and William Gorke, and his second wife Shirley Payne-Gorke. He was active in his community as a volunteer fireman with the Howlett Hill Fire Department...
Mark David Fleming
Mar 20, 2020
The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death of Mark David Fleming, age 55 who passed away at his home.No services are planned at this time.Arrangements entrusted to the care of Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee.
Don Hood
Mar 19, 2020
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Rev. Don Hood of Morganton, GA who passed away on Thursday Evening, March 19th, 2020 at his residence. Funeral Services have been scheduled for Sunday March 22nd, 2020 from the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Saturday March 21st, between the hours of 4:00pm until 7:00pm....
Frances Sue Bridges
Mar 17, 2020
Frances Sue Bridges, age 85 of Murphy, went home to be with the lord on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at Clay County Care Center in Hayesville, NC. Mrs. Bridges was born June 13, 1934, in Murphy, NC, to the late Hayden Ferguson and the late Claude Sudderth. She has been a life long member of Cherokee County. She was a...
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