Mr. Richard “Dick” Gene Moriarty: Obituary

Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces memorial services for Mr. Richard “Dick” Gene Moriarty, age 71 of Blairsville, who passed away on Monday, May 30, 2016 at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Georgia.

Dick was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on February 21, 1945, a son of the late Richard Gene Moriarty, Sr., and the late Helen Belle Souder Moriarty. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy. Dick moved to Blairsville in 1993, and was a member and deacon of First Baptist Church of Blairsville, and was the owner and operator of A-! Appliance Sales and Service, Inc. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Angel Marek.

Surviving family members include his loving wife, Sherry, of Blairsville; son and daughter-in-law, Richard Gene Moriarty, III, and wife Sonda, of Oviedo, Florida; daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly and Butch Marek, of McDonald, Tennessee; seven grandchildren: Justin Richard Moriarty, Daniel Quentin Moriarty, Katie Moriarty Effler, Austin Castle, Natalie Castle, Alexis McKenzie Marek, and Sidney Simone Marek, and two great grandchildren: Savannah Effler and Cale Effler; a sister and brother-in-law, Linda Moriarty Ryle and James M. Ryle, of Catawba, North Carolina.

Memorial services have been scheduled for Saturday, June 25, 2016, at 11:00 a.m., to be held in the Main Sanctuary of First Baptist Church of Blairsville, with Dr. Fred Lodge and Rev. Mel Himes officiating. The family will receive friends at the church for one hour prior to the memorial service.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial contributions be directed to a fund to help the forgotten ones of our community – Dick Moriarty Memorial Fund – at United Community Bank.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville. Please share your condolences and fond memories with the family on our website,www.cochranfuneralhomes.com