James “Jim” Craig Beighley

July 20, 1956 – January 15, 2019

The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory announces Memorial Services for Mr. James “Jim” C. Beighley, age 62 who passed away at his home on Tuesday morning, January 15, 2019.

He leaves behind to treasure his memory: His loving wife of 13 years, Melanie Hare Beighley; sons & daughters-in-law, Brad & Tiffany Beighley of Gainesville, GA and Ryan & Jenn Beighley of Jefferson, GA; step-children and their spouses, Josh & Amanda Hale of Acworth, GA and Brittany & Brandon Ciesla of Bury ST. Edmunds, UK; grandchildren, Allie Beighley, Madeline Beighley, Jackson Beighley, and Jameson Ciesla; great grandchildren, Scott, Jathan, and Kylie; siblings, Joe & Mimi Beighley, Sue & Tom Burkett, Doug & Angie Beighley, and Bill Beighley; favorite mother-in-law, Barbara Hale; former spouse, Henrietta M. Beighley; and a bunch of beloved pets. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, William & Josephine Beighley; brother, Thomas “Tommy” Beighley; and father-in-law, Dr. James M. Hale.

Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Sharp Memorial United Methodist Church. The family will gather with friends at the church from 12:30 pm until the service begins.

Arrangements entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville.

Michelle Lynn Seay

February 10, 1968 – December 19, 2018

Mrs. Michelle Lynn Seay age 50 of Dyer Ridge, Blairsville passed away on Wednesday December 19, 2018 in Union County from injuries sustained in an airplane accident. Michelle was born on February 10, 1968 in Union County, the daughter of Mary Frances Rogers King and the late Charles William King. She was a native and lifelong resident of Union County. Michelle loved going to the beach, the lake, jeep rides, fuzzy socks, Diet Mountain Dew, Reese’s Cups and being outdoors. Her three loving daughters, her grandchildren and her dog Raven were her life and brought her great joy. She was a loving and caring mother, sister, grandmother and aunt. She was always very outgoing and lived life to the fullest. At the time of her death, she was employed at Riverstone in Blue Ridge. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles William King in 2005. Michelle was of the Interdenominational faith.

Surviving Mrs. Seay are her mother, Mary Frances King, three daughters and sons in law, Brittany and Sam Combs, Katie and Josh Bergen, Anna and Alex Deyton all of Blairsville, one brother and sister in law, Mike and Cindy King of Cleveland, GA., five grandchildren, Kaden, Corbin, Samantha, Adalynn and Allyson, nieces and nephews, Brandon King of Conyers, Lauren and Matthew Filbeck of Cleveland, many other relatives and friends also survive.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday December 23, 2018 at 2:00 pm from the Mountain View Chapel with Rev. Bill Schakat officiating. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery where she will rest next her father Charles. Flowers are accepted or if you wish, the family requests that donations may be made to Habitat For Humanity in Michelle’s memory. The family will meet with friends at the funeral home on Saturday evening from 6-8:00 pm.

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com

Gerald Lee Shurwin Jr.

August 18, 2018 – December 8, 2018

Mr. Gerald Lee Shurwin Jr. age 54 of Emma Grace Lane Blairsville passed away on Saturday December 8, 2018 at his home following an extended illness. Gerald was born on August 18, 1964 in Kenmore, NY., the son of the late Gerald Lee Shurwin Sr. and the late Elizabeth Cummings Shurwin. Gerald had made his home in Blairsville for the past eighteen years.  He enjoyed camping, being outdoors and just hanging around with his friends. He loved all of his many animals. He was a kind and loving person and friend. Gerald was of the Baptist faith.

Surviving Gerald are his stepmother, Anna Shurwin of Buffalo, NY., his adopted dad, John Miller of Blairsville, four brothers, Robert Shurwin, Chas Wiewiorski, Freddie Shurwin, Ricky Shurwin all of Buffalo, NY., one sister, Kelley Wiewioski of Buffalo, an aunt, Cathy McDowell of Buffalo, his close friends, Robert Green, Joel and Tammy Manis all of Blairsville, several nieces, nephews, cousins, many other relatives and friends also survive.

No services are planned at this time. In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family requests that donations may be made to help defray expenses in Gerald’s memory.

Mountain View funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com

Donna June Dunkle

June 15, 1928 – December 01, 2018

Donna June Reitzel Dunkle, 90, formerly of R.D. 1, Jersey Shore, Pa., died last Saturday morning, December 1, in Young Harris, Georgia, where she had lived since 2013 with her oldest daughter, Cheryl Dunkle Arndt, while battling Alzheimer’s disease. June (known mainly by her middle name) passed peacefully in her sleep. Born on June 15, 1928, in Duboistown, Pennsylvania, June was the eldest daughter of Mervin Paul Reitzel (1898-1985) and Margaret London Reitzel (1906-1997). When her father, a machinist, lost his job in the Great Depression, the family escaped to her mother’s ancestral farm on Dutch Hollow Road, near Jersey Shore, where they lived off the land during most of June’s childhood. While a student at Jersey Shore High School, June wore a locket containing a picture of a neighbor, Mack Dunkle, then serving the Navy in the Pacific. They had met as children while ice-skating on Pine Creek. After marrying, in 1947, they settled on the same creek. Mack, a Jersey Shore mail carrier for 35 years, died in 2006 at age 80 (see www.dunklefamily.com/mack_dunkle_obituary.html).

At a high-school reunion in the mid 1950s, Mack and June won a humorous citation for fertility. They had five children in only seven and a half years. Surviving are Steve, now in Blairsville, Ga.; Terry, in Danbury, Conn.; Cheryl Dunkle Arndt, in Young Harris, Ga.; and Denise Dunkle Booth, in Williamsport, Pa. Their sister, Senie Dunkle Eyer, of State College, Pa., died in 1985. Today, June’s 39 descendants also include 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.

In 1961, June experienced a religious conversion that drew her to mission work. She co-founded a local food pantry that later merged into the New Love Center in Jersey Shore. She also served as a lay pastor for the Avis (Pa.) Christian & Missionary Alliance Church, where for years she ministered to children in an after-school “Happy Hour.” She and Mack preached regularly at RV camps on Pine Creek. June eventually became an elder in the televangelist firm Morris Cerullo World Evangelism. In her last years, she attended Grace Presbyterian Church in Blairsville, Ga. June held at least two political offices in her local township: tax assessor and judge of elections. She was also active in the Tombs Run School PTA and other civic organizations.

An animal lover all her life, June was a breeder of registered terriers, chihuahuas, and Pekingese. She also raised chickens, ducks, and geese; helped Mack run a boarding kennel; and adopted many cats, a crow, a robin, a mouse, a red squirrel, a groundhog, an opossum, numerous turtles, and myriad snakes and other wild animals brought home by her children. She loved planting and tending flowers — especially roses, poppies, and irises. She also kept aquariums full of guppies, swordfish, and neons, which she sometimes fed with mosquito larvae collected from local ponds.

A graveside service will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 4, at the Tombs Run Cemetery, immediately north of the intersection of Pennsylvania routes 44 and 973. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the New Love Center Food Pantry, 229 South Broad Street, Jersey Shore, PA 17740 (phone 570-772-3275). Funeral arrangements are by the Mountain View and Frederick B. Welker homes in Blairsville, Ga., and Jersey Shore, Pa., respectively.

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the local arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com

February 02, 1939 – November 18, 2018

Mr. Kenneth Douglas Wilder age 79 of Wesley Mtn. Drive Blairsville passed away peacefully on Sunday November 18, 2018 in the Chatuge Regional Hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Wilder was born on Feb. 2, 1939 in Elberton, GA., the son of the late James Floyd Wilder and the late Martha Mozelle Brady Wilder. He was a veteran of the US Navy with over twenty four years of service to his Country and retired as a Senior Chief.  Kenneth loved restoring old cars ( served as past President of the Elberton Car Club,” Steel Cruisin”), traveling with his wife Doris, working in his machine shop, was an avid reader, loved crossword puzzles and was self taught to play the banjo. He was very active in Scouting and was an Eagle Scout and had served as Scout Master for many years. He was a loving and caring husband, father, brother and grandfather. He was preceded in death by his parents and two grandchildren, Karson Wilder and Jamie Hale and a brother, Buck Wilder. Kenneth was of the Lutheran faith.

Surviving Mr. Wilder are his loving wife and best friend of forty five years, Doris Schmitz Wilder of Blairsville, three sons and daughters in law, Scott and Angela Wilder of Douglasville, GA., Keith and Kim Wilder of Smyrna, TN., Konrad and Carrie Wilder of Rock Hill, SC., two daughters and one son in law, LaDonna and Steve Hale of Marietta, GA., Deanna Jorgensen of Blairsville, one sister and brother in law, Christine and Jeff Corbett of Lizella, GA., ten grandchildren, several nieces, nephews, many other relatives and friends also survive.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday November 21, 2018 at 10:00 am from the Mountain View Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mark Burgess and Rev. Tim Adams officiating. Interment will follow in the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton. Military Honors will be conducted by the North GA Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family requests that donations may be made to the Boy Scout Troop 101 at First United Methodist Church in Mr. Wilder’s memory. The family will meet with friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 9:00-10:00 am.

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest and send condolences to the family on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com

Rex Edward Fultz Sr.

June 30, 1930 – November 17, 2018

Mr. Rex Edward Fultz age 88 of Fairview Church Rd. Blairsville formerly of Peru, IN. passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday November 17, 2018 following an extended illness. Mr. Fultz was born on June 30, 1930 in Denver, IN., the son of the late Donald Edward Fultz and the late Ruth Louise Ream Fultz. He had made his home in Blairsville since 1972.He retired from Siemens after many years of service. He was a veteran of the US Marines of the Korean War. He was a member of the Tucker Masonic Lodge F&AM. Rex loved fishing, golfing and traveling with his wife Della. He was a loving and caring husband, father, brother, grandfather and great grandfather. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Bruce Dwayne Fultz, a daughter, Cathy Rexine Harden, a brother, Raymond Fultz and three sisters, Lois Fultz, Margaret Anderson and Shirley Barron. Mr. Fultz was of the Baptist faith.

Surviving Mr. Fultz are his loving wife and best friend of forty six years, Della Mae Payne Fultz of Blairsville, one son and daughter in law, Rex and Cindy Fultz Jr. of Thomaston, GA., his step children, Wendall Garrett, Teresa Jones and Scott Garrett all of McDonough, GA.,  one brother, Larry Fultz of Apple Valley, CA., six grandchildren, Bruce and Joseph Harden, Amy and Chuck Fultz, Angie and Amber Carter, many great grandchildren, several nieces, nephews, many other relatives and friends also survive.

Funeral services will be held on Monday November 19, 2018 at 2:00 pm from the Mountain View Chapel with Rev. Jason Helton officiating. Special music will be presented by Evan Hughes. The following gentleman will serve as pallbearers, Joseph Harden, Chuck Fultz, Larry Payne, Jacob Jones, Luke Jones and Bruce Harden. Interment will follow in the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery with the North GA Honor Guard conducting Military Honors. Flowers are accepted of if you wish, the family requests that donations may be made to the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery Fund or to Homestead Hospice in memory of Mr. Fultz. The family will meet with friends at the funeral home on Sunday evening from 6-9:00 pm.

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com

Dick R West

April 02, 1942 – October 28, 2018

Mr. Dick Richard West age 76 of Blue Ridge passed away peacefully on Sunday October 28^th, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Dick was born on April 2^nd, 1942 in Pikeville, KY the son of the late Finingham Manard & Cora Kinney. Dick was preceded in death by his parents.

Surviving Mr. West is his loving wife, Cora Sue West of Blairsville, one son & daughter-in-law, David & Carrie West of Blairsville, one brother, Billy Maynard of Michigan, three grandchildren, David West, Richard & Ashley West, Betty Sue & Brian Mull, and eleven great-grandchildren, Hayle West, Faith Green, Matthew Mull, Katie West, Mason West, Bradley West, Coy Mull, Ava West, Heather West, Emrie West, and Zoey Mull.

Funeral Services will be held on October 30, 2018 at 5:00 pm from the Mountain View Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Randolph Jones officiating. The family will meet with friends before the service starting at 3:00 pm.

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guestbook and send condolences online at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com