Obituaries

Brian Ball

Sep 21, 2024

Brian Douglas Ball, 26, passed away on September 21, 2024, in Hayesville, NC. Douglas was born on October 13, 1997, in Murphy, NC. Douglas graduated from Andrews High School in 2015 and was a proud Andrews Wildcat where he excelled in multiple sports. He loved the outdoors and could often be found hunting and fishing in the mountains. After he...

Thelma Conklin

Sep 18, 2024

Thelma M. Conklin, 95, of Toms River, New Jersey passed away on September 18th, 2024. She was born on April 2nd, 1929 in Toms River, New Jersey to the late Joseph and Olive Hann.

Thelma was known for her hard work and dedication to family. She was a loving mother to five children, a proud grandmother to thirteen...

Joshua Robert Thornton

Sep 17, 2024

Joshua Robert Thornton, age 11, of McCaysville, GA passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2024 in Atlanta, GA. Joshua was born June 22, 2013, in Austell, GA to John Thornton and Laura Thornton.

Joshua was preceded in death by his grandparents, Billy and Katrina Davis.

He is survived by his mother, Laura Thornton; father, John Thornton; grandparents, Robert and Linda Thornton; sister, Sierra...

Charles Evans Burden

Sep 15, 2024

Charles Evans Burden, age 79, of Mineral Bluff, GA, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2024, at his home. Charles was born August 23, 1945, in Hogansville, GA to Claude and Sara Burden. Charles was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and he worked for the Georgia Department of Corrections for 34 years until retiring.

Charles was preceded in death...

Ann McCook

Sep 15, 2024

Ann DiLavore McCook was born in Lawrence, Massechusetts on December 23, 1926 to Philip and Santa Traina DiLavore,. The youngest of nine children. She was raised in Methuen, Massachusetts and graduated from Searles High School. She went on to further her education at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated with a diploma in Pianoforte, with...

JoAnn Brown

Sep 14, 2024

JoAnn Brown, 84, of Kennesaw, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at WellStar Tranquility Hospice in Kennesaw, GA. JoAnn was born February 28, 1940, in Blairsville, GA to Mack and Lucille Butt Jordan.

JoAnn was preceded in death by father, Mack Jordan; mother, Lucille Jordan; and husband, Bill Rogers.She is survived by her daughters, Lois (Gilbert) Taylor and Mary...

Rebecca Nelson

Sep 10, 2024

Rebecca Jean Holder Nelson of Blue Ridge, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at her home. She was preceded in death by her father, Claude Holder, Grandparents Sam & Julie Holder & John & Maude Sisk. 

Survivors include her mother, Barbara Morton. Her four boys & their families: Kyle & Beth, their children: Aiden, Josh, Kerri, John, Hannah. Brandon...

Rex Stacey Schuette

Sep 9, 2024

Rex Stacey Schuette, a beloved husband, father, brother, and friend, passed away on September 9, 2024. He was born on May 26, 1949 in Utica, Michigan, to the late Werner and Helen Schuette. 

Rex was a man who truly embodied the essence of selflessness. He found joy in making those around him feel special, always considering their needs before his own....

Jackie Barnes

Sep 8, 2024

Jackie Johnson Barnes, 82, of Blue Ridge, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at Sonshine Manor Personal Care Home in Blairsville, GA. Jackie was born February 7, 1942, to Glenn and Lestie Harper Barnes. Born at home in Mineral Bluff, GA

Jackie was preceded in death by father, Glenn Barnes; mother, Lestie Harper Barnes; son, Greggory Cofer; brother, Jerry...

Thomas Walter Rybicki

Sep 8, 2024

Mr. Thomas Walter Rybicki, age 75, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at his home. Thomas was born June 4, 1949, in Detroit, MI to Thaddeus and Esther Rybicki. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam War.

Thomas was preceded in death by his father, Thaddeus Rybicki; mother, Esther Rybicki;...

Travis Clinton Goss

Sep 1, 2024

Travis Clinton Goss, age 85, of McCaysville, GA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 1, 2024, in Cleveland, TN. Born on January 11, 1939, in Copperhill, TN, Travis was the beloved son of Clint and Earsie Goss.

He was a graduate of Atlanta Business School, where he developed the skills that would serve him throughout his career. He was a dedicated...

Barry Stephen Carver Sr. "Steve"

Sep 1, 2024

Barry Stephen "Steve" Carver, Sr., age 82 of Mineral Bluff passed away at his home on Sunday, September 1, 2024. Steve was born on October 11, 1941, in Copperhill, TN to mother Bette Abernathy Carver and father Weldon "Archie" Carver. 

Steve was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents Carl and Mary Louise Abernathy, step-father Fred Anderson, and brother in law...

James Sosebee

Aug 31, 2024

James Edward Sosebee, age 79, of Blue Ridge, Georgia passed away on August 31, 2024 at his home in Blue Ridge, Georgia. James was born on November 24, 1944, to the late Guy Ernest and Ethel Free Sosebee. He was preceded in death by his sisters; Annie Ruth, Mary Jo and Betty Lejune.

James was an excellent automotive...

Martha Adams

Aug 29, 2024

Martha Adams went to be with the lord on August 29th, 2024.

She was such a strong woman and full of spunk, even at the young age of 90. Anyone that knew Martha knew how devoted she was as a wife, grandmother and friend. Martha and JE recently celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary, leaving a beautiful legacy of a lasting marriage....

Ruth Hyatt

Aug 28, 2024

Ruth Ann Hyatt, 74, of McCaysville, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at Copper Basin Health & Rehab in Ducktown, TN. Ruth was born May 30, 1950, in Copperhill, TN to Frank and Stella Green Hyatt.

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; son, Charles G. Deal; brother, Steve Randall Hyatt; and special friend Clyde N. Arp.

She was...

Charles Edward Breedlove

Aug 28, 2024

Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Charles E. Breedlove, age 87 of Blairsville, GA who passed on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, in Blairsville, GA.

Mr. Breedlove was born on December 17, 1936 in Union County, the son of the late Robert Homer Breedlove and the late Maude Patterson Breedlove. He served in the U.S. Army, worked...

Lavaughn Fair

Aug 26, 2024

LaVaughn Raper Fair passed away after a short illness on Monday, August 26, 2024 at the age of 90 years old. LaVaughn was born on February 6, 1934 in Union County, Georgia. 

She is preceded in death by her parents, Arthur W. and Gertrude Thomas Raper; her husband Eugene Steven Fair; her brothers Hubert and Marvin Raper; her sister-in-law Martha Hensley...

Richard Bondi

Aug 24, 2024

Dr. Richard John Bondi, age 72, of East Ellijay, GA, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Richard was born November 26, 1951, in Cincinnati, OH and raised by his adoring parents August and Catherine Bondi from age 6 months on..

Richard was a man of immense curiosity. He pursued all of his myriad of...

Mary Evaline Burkart

Aug 24, 2024

Mary Evaline Rich Burkart, 78, of Marietta, GA, passed away on August 24, 2024. She was born on December 23, 1945, in TN to the late Garnett and Geno Rich.

While in high school, she proudly placed in a shorthand competition for the state of Georgia and utilized that skill routinely in both her personal and professional endeavors. Throughout her years,...

Lorene Dyer Odom

Aug 22, 2024

Lorene Dyer Odom passed away at her home on Thursday, August 22nd, 2024 after bravely battling Dementia.

 Ms. Odom was born in Choestoe, Union County, on Monday, January 22, 1940 during a paralyzing snowstorm.

The daughter of Woodrow Wilson Dyer and Mertie Lou Reid Dyer. Lorene is survived by her three children Wayne (Gina), Cerelda, and Chris (Jackie). Grandchildren Amy Odom, Melissa...