Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Robert Carr
Aug 4, 2020
Cochran Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Hiawassee announces memorial services for Mr. Robert Carr, age 86, of Hiawassee, who went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, August 4th, 2020, at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home in Hiawassee. Mr. Carr was born in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York, a son of the late Earl F. Carr and...
Bertha Elizabeth Carter
Aug 3, 2020
On Monday August 3, 2020 Bertha Elizabeth "Beth" Carter, loving mother, grandmother, and former writer for Putnam County Courier Journal passed away at the age of 89. She was born August 20, 1930. Beth or Bert as her family would at times lovingly call her was born in Oasis, Georgia to Charles and Eva Watson. . Upon graduating from Epworth...