Obituaries
Patricia Hoover Kay
Dec 27, 2019
Patricia Hoover Kay, age 83, of Young Harris, GA, died on December 27, 2019, at Union General Hospital, following an extended illness. Patricia (Patti) was born June 7, 1936, in Radford, VA, the daughter of Guy Hoover and Mary Weeks. She was raised by her paternal grandparents, DeMoss and Robbie Hoover, as well as her father and loving stepmother, Mabel...
C.V. "Bill" Cockerham
Dec 27, 2019
C.V. "Bill" Cockerham, age 91, of Blairsville, GA, formerly of Oakwood, GA, passed away on Friday, December 27th, 2019. Bill was a retired pastor of First Baptist Church of Oakwood, and was a current member of First Baptist Church of Blairsville. He was preceded in death by two sons, John Stewart Cockerham and Dennis Paul Cockerham.Bill leaves behind his loving...
Jeffrey Riffle
Dec 26, 2019
The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the services for Mr. Jeffrey Melvin Lee Riffle, age 72 of Hiawassee who passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019.Jeffrey "Jeff" Melvin Lee Riffle was born in Maryland on Christmas Eve 1947, but spent most of his childhood and young adult years in Broward County, Florida. He graduated from Stranahan High School in...
Alexius Marchell Helton
Dec 26, 2019
Alexius Marchell Helton, age 28, of Murphy, NC, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, January 4, 2020, at 4:00 pm, from the chapel of Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy. The family will receive friends from 2:00 pm until the service hour.A complete obituary will be posted as soon as it is available. Cochran...
Frederick M. Cooper
Dec 23, 2019
Frederick Marshelle Cooper, 81, formerly of Bryson City, North Carolina, passed away peacefully in his sleep in Hiawassee, Georgia on Monday, December 23, 2019. He leaves behind his wife of 56 years, Marion Mortensen Cooper; daughter, Deborah Williams and husband David Williams; his son, Frederick Marshelle Cooper II; four grandchildren: Scot and Kara Williams, and Jacob and Kirsten Cooper; sister,...
Ronald Douglas Gillespie
Dec 22, 2019
Ronald Douglas Gillespie, age 72 of Blue Ridge, passed away December 22, 2019, in Copper Basin. Mr. Gillespie was born October 7, 1947, in Carnesville, GA to the late Charles W. Gillespie and the late Mildred Bellamy Gillespie. A member of the Baptist Faith, he was also a member of the Kiwanis and the Whitepath Golf Club and he was...
Gregory Jack Lowery
Dec 21, 2019
Gregory Jack (Dillon) Lowery, age 24 of McCaysville, passed away December 21, 2019, in Chattanooga, TN. Mr. Lowery was born December 3, 1995, in Blairsville, GA to Gregory Jack Lowery Sr. and Monica Lea Johnson. A member of the Baptist Faith, he was preceded in death by a lot of loving family. Survivors include: father, Gregory Jack (Suzy) Lowery, Sr.,...
Shirley Mae Ray
Dec 20, 2019
Shirley Mae Ray age 84, of the John Creek section of Alpharetta formally of Fannin County, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2019. She was born in McCaysville, Georgia on October 22, 1935, to the late J.C. Ray and Amanda Ray and was raised in McCaysville and Blue Ridge area. She was preceded in death by her parents J.C Ray...
Luther "Luke L.N." Garrett
Dec 19, 2019
Mr. Luther "L.N. Luke" Garrett, age 71 of Andrews, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019, at Valley View Care Center. Mr. Garrett was born June 28, 1948, in Hayesville, NC, to the late George Washington Garrett and the late Carrie Estella Wilkins Garrett. He was a member of Murphy First Baptist Church, and his favorite pastime was walking.Survivors include sisters,...
Deborah Thomas Allen
Dec 17, 2019
Deborah Thomas Allen, 67, passed away on December 17, 2019 at Northside Hospital in Atlanta surrounded by loving family. Debbie was born on March 13, 1952 in New York City to George Charles and Lucille Marie (Parker) Thomas. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Tony Allen.Debbie grew up in East Point, GA and graduated from...
Joanne Marguerite Swenson
Dec 15, 2019
The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory announces the death of Mrs. Joanne Swenson, age 86 of Blairsville who passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Stonehenge Assisted Living.No services are planned at this time.Arrangements entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory.*Full Obituary Pending*
Dickie H. Dills
Dec 14, 2019
Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces funeral services for Mr. Dickie H. Dills, age 72, of Lilburn, Georgia, who passed away on Saturday, December 14th, 2019 in Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.Mr. Dills was a native of this area, but had lived most of his life in Lilburn. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, and served with the...
Mary Magdalene Ledford
Dec 11, 2019
Mary Magdalene Ledford, age 73, of Hayesville, went to her Heavenly Home Wednesday, December 11, 2019. Mrs. Ledford was born September 2, 1946, in the Shooting Creek section of Clay County, NC, to the late Burley Maney and the late Alcie Watkins Maney. She was a member of Bethabara Baptist Church and enjoyed shopping, decorating her home, and watching soap...
Sandra Louise McSpadden
Dec 11, 2019
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death ofSandra (Sandy) Louise McSpadden, age 81, who passed away in Marietta Georgia on December 11, 2019, after a brief illness. Sandy was the daughter of Juanita Coon and Glenn Beardsley, and the adopted daughter of Ruth and J. Hollis Harmon. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Richard Harmon...
William "Bill" Robert Champ
Dec 10, 2019
Mr. William "Bill" Robert Champ, age 83, of Blairsville, GA passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, December 10, 2019. Bill was born on September 20, 1936 to parents James and Jennie Champ. He is preceded in death by his only sibling, Joyce Oldham. Bill was born and raised on a farm in Paint Lick, Kentucky where...
Larry V. Flegle
Dec 8, 2019
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Dr. Larry V. Flegle, age 71, of Blairsville, who went to be in the presence of the Lord on Sunday evening, December 8th, 2019 in Blairsville.Larry was born in Tampa, Florida on August 9, 1948 to the late Vernon and Hazel (Keene) Flegle. He proudly served his Nation as...
Arlene Taylor Pack
Dec 7, 2019
Arlene Pack, age 88, of McCaysville, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019, in Blue Ridge. Mrs. Pack was born April 16, 1931, in Mc Caysville, GA, to the late Mark Taylor and the late Iowa Taylor. She was a member of Fairview Baptist Church. Mrs. Pack was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Pack, son, Steven Pack, brothers, Hoyt...
Junior Franklin Brown
Dec 7, 2019
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Junior Franklin Brown, age 80, of Blairsville, who passed away on Saturday, December 7th, 2019.Mr. Brown was born in Blairsville, and lived there for most of his life. He was a son of the late Harmon Brown and the late Gladys Nelson Brown. Junior served his country in...
James Franklin McCrickard
Dec 4, 2019
James F McCrickard, age 81 of Mineral Bluff, passed away December 4, 2019 at Fannin Regional Hospital. James was born July 19, 1938 in Elkhorn, West Virginia to the late Aubry McCrickard and Mamie Yates McCrickard. A member of the Baptist faith, he was preceded in death by grandson Eric Jordan and 3 siblings. James spent 27 years in the...
Peter Vezmar
Dec 4, 2019
Peter Vezmar age 93 of Blue Ridge, Ga. Passed away at home surrounded by family. Peter was born to the late And was preceded in death by his parents and wife Carol Vezmar. He was survived by his three sons Butch, Brian, and Peter will be interred at Georgia National Cemetery at a later date
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