Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Suell Benjamin Souther, age 82, of Ivy Log Road, Blairsville, passed away early Tuesday morning August 8, 2017 at Hayesville House in Hayesville, NC. Mr. Souther was born in Blairsville, a son of the late Paul and the late Sarah Mabel Souther. He […]
Read More »Mrs. Cynthia Leonis: Obituary
Mrs. Cynthia Leonis age 84 of Jones Creek Rd. Blairsville passed away peacefully on Monday August 7, 2017 in the Union General Hospital following an extended illness. Mrs. Leonis was born on July 23, 1933 in Boston, MA., the daughter of the late Lester E. Archibald and the late Hazel Mitchener Archibald. Cynthia loved gardening, […]
Read More »Mary Frances Bright: Obituary
Mary Frances Bright went to meet our Father which art in heaven on Thursday July 27, 2017 and along His side awaits her mother Flora Arizona Smith Bright and father Luther Daniel Bright and three sisters – Annie Bright, Bertha Bright Jones, and Billie Sue Bright Thomas. Frances was born in the community of Tusquittee, […]
Read More »Mr. Julius Kermit Chambers: Obituary
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Julius Kermit Chambers, age 74, of Blairsville, who passed away Friday, July 21, 2017 in Blairsville. Kermit was born in a little house off Kiutuestia Creek on August 20, 1942 in Blairsville, Georgia, to Julius and Edith (Denton) Chambers. He married his wife […]
Read More »Mr. Billy “Bill” Ledford: Obituary
Mr. Billy “Bill” Ledford age 75 of Blairsville passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday July 20, 2017 following an extended illness. Mr. Ledford was born on Sept. 3, 1941 in Union County the son of the late Paul Ledford and the late Maybell Brown Ledford. He was a […]
Read More »Mrs. Colleen G. Judy: Obituary
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Colleen G. Judy, age 92, of Blairsville, who passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Judy was born August 29, 1924 in Hansford, West Virginia to the late Albino & Hester George. She was a resident of Ft. Pierce, […]
Read More »Mr. Claude Thomas Carney Jr. : Obituary
Mr. Claude Thomas Carney Jr. known as Junior age 87 of Blairsville passed away on Thursday July 6, 2017 at his home following an extended illness. Mr. Carney was born on Oct. 9, 1929 in Akron, OH., the son of the late Claude Thomas Carney Sr. and the late Alma Foster Carney. He was a […]
Read More »Union County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 6/26 to 7/2
Arrest report provided by the Union County Sheriff’s Office. The Georgia Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. 50-18-70) allows for www.fetchyournews.com to obtain and post the arrest records of any and all individuals arrested in Union County GA. Those arrests are posted on www.fetchyournews.com for viewing pleasure. Please remember that all individuals listed have been arrested and […]
Read More »Mrs. Susan Jane Anderson Tryzbiak: Obituary
Mrs. Susan Jane Anderson Tryzbiak age 67 of Blairsville passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday July 1, 2017 following an extended illness. Susan was born on March 7, 1950 in Greensboro, NC., the daughter of Ellen Thomas Anderson and the late Charles Anderson. Susan loved riding motorcycles, camping […]
Read More »Mr. Edgar Harrison Lee: Obituary
Mr. Edgar Harrison Lee age 50 of Blairsville passed away peacefully Surrounded by his loving family on Thursday June 29, 2017 in the Erlanger Hospital following a brief illness. Edgar was born on March 20, 1967 in Union County, the son of the late Lawrence Harrison Lee and the late Maebell Taylor Lee. He was […]
Read More »Mr. Bryan Holley: Obituary
Mr. Bryan Holley, age 52 of Blairsville passed away peacefully at his home on June 24, 2017 following a brief illness. Mr. Holley was born on January 14, 1965 in Orlando, FL, the son of the late Tony Holley and Lucy Risinger Holley. Mr. Holley worked in construction throughout his life, and in his spare […]
Read More »Union County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 6/5 to 6/11
The Georgia Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. 50-18-70) allows for www.fetchyournews.com to obtain and post the arrest records of any and all individuals arrested in Union County GA. Those arrests are posted on www.fetchyournews.com for viewing pleasure. Please remember that all individuals listed have been arrested and charged, however, they are presumed innocent until guilt has […]
Read More »Everybody Loves Hates Hillary
Opinion by George McClellan: Stick a fork in her. Hillary is done…or is she? We may hope so, but wherever we turn there she is again lecturing us on the Russians stealing the election for Trump. Will she never go away? OMG, like a bad dream, no, a reoccurring nightmare, she walks among us now, […]
Read More »Islam’s Evil Protectors
Opinion written by George McClellan: Even following the outrageous Islamic terrorists attacks in the UK in the name of Allah, remarks by British Prime Minister Teresa May still shows hesitation to admitting the obvious. Not all muslims are terrorists but all terrorists are muslims. She is getting close but she’s not there yet. Sadly, like […]
Read More »Mary Josephine “Jo” Bearse: Obituary
Mary Josephine “Jo” Bearse passed away peacefully at the age of 94 on Sunday June 4, 2017 in Blairsville, GA. Jo was born in her family home in Atlanta, GA on July 30, 1922. Her parents were the late Asa Taylor Bearse Sr. and Mary Wingo Bearse. Jo was also preceded in death by her […]
Read More »Mrs. JoAnn Lena Van Pelt: Obituary
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces memorial services for Mrs. JoAnn Lena Van Pelt of Blairsville, GA passed away on May 29, 2017 in Blairsville. JoAnn was born on January 3, 1936 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Pruellene (Outlaw) and U.B. Wetherington. She was a graduate of Asbury College with a degree in […]
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