Mr. Robert Wade Perkins, age 56, of Leslie Dr. Blairsville, GA., passed away peacefully on December 9, 2019 at his home following an extended illness. Mr. Perkins was born on May 5, 1963 in Marion, MO., the son of the late Robert H. Perkins & late Mary Y. Willings. In his free time, Robert enjoyed […]

Rev. Rodney Fredric Johnson, 83, of Young Harris, GA went home to be with the Lord on December 1st, 2019. Rod was born on October 8th, 1936 in Green Bay, Wisconsin and grew up in Oconto Falls. He was the only child to Sydney Emmett and Geraldine Adeline Johnson. He graduated High School in 1954 […]

Mr. Larry Don Crosby, age 83, of Talon Trace, Blairsville, GA, passed away at his home on Thursday, December 5, 2019, following an extended illness. Mr. Crosby was born, April 7, 1936, in Belle Glade, FL, a son of the late Clyde and Mary Thompson Crosby.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Naval Air […]

Mrs. Shirley Ann Singleton, formerly of Blairsville, passed away peacefully at Community Hospice of Vidalia on Sunday, November 17, 2019, following a 7-month battle with lung cancer. Mrs. Singleton was born on September 16, 1938 in Walton County, FL, the daughter of the late James A. Childers & late Annie L. Kennedy Childers. Shirley lived […]

Mrs. Elizabeth “Betty” Belanger age 84 of Kennedy Creek Rd. Suches passed away peacefully on Saturday November 16, 2019 at her home. Mrs. Belanger was born on August 27, 1935 in Gainesville, GA., the daughter of the late Ernst V. Brender and the late Grovia Lunsford Brender. Betty was a lifelong Librarian and worked at […]

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Austin Lee Gilleland, age 24, of Blairsville, who passed away on Friday, November 15th, 2019. Austin was born in Athens, Georgia, a son of Dwayne Gilleland and Amee Fowler Gilleland. He had lived in Blairsville for the past year and a half, and attended […]

Mr. Jimmie Ted Minor Sr., age 80 of Cherry Log, GA, formerly of  Jackson, GA., & Gainesville, GA., passed away on Wednesday November 13, 2019 at his home following an extended illness. Mr. Minor was born on July 16, 1939 in Gainesville, GA., the son of the late Glenn Minor & late Winnifred Lord. Minor. […]

Eric Livingston Hancock, 48, of Andrews, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2019, at his home. He was preceded in death by his father, Jerry Lee Hancock, and grandparents, Lonnie “Bill” and Josephine Ledford. Eric is survived by mother, Barbara Hancock, brother Jeff Hancock (and wife Julie), daughter Gabrielle Hancock, son Aaron Hancock, […]

Murray Dennis Wood, age 87, a CPA and gentleman farmer of Blue Ridge and Atlanta, was lovingly cared for by his wife, Vivian, of almost 70 years and youngest daughter, Dr. Holly Brown of Buffalo, NY. As a highly recruited graduate from the University of Alabama, he was hired by Ernst & Young, formerly Ernst […]

Mrs. Elaine Marie Brown age 72 of Leah’s Lane Blairsville passed away peacefully on Saturday October 26, 2019 in the Union General Hospital following an extended illness. Mrs. Brown was born on Jan. 13, 1947 in Providence, RI., the daughter of the late James Mahoney and the late Marie Menoche Mahoney. Elaine loved sewing and […]

Mrs. Marilyn Joyce Dixon, age 82, of Marble, passed away Monday, October 21, 2019, at her home. She was born on October 17, 1937, in Brookfield, NY, to the late Clarence W. and Ethel Miller. She was a member of Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church, loved doing crafts, and watching the Atlanta Braves. Marilyn taught children’s […]