Mr. Karl Lee Edsall (Age 60) of Blairsville, passed away peacefully

on Tuesday October 15, 2019 following an extended illness.

Karl was born in Muskegon, MI to the late Joseph and Charlotte Edsall.

Karl, a longtime resident of both Florida and Michigan had a deep passion for

cars and motorcycles and a great love and respect for his country.

Karl proudly served as a SP4 in the United States Army for four years.

He was an experienced, military trained welder as well as an artist, and inventor.

Karl was of the Christian Faith and a member of Antioch Baptist Church.

Karl is survived by his two children Candice Cothren (Kyle Lance) of Murphy, NC. and Cody Edsall of Flowery Branch, GA; Grandsons Darrell Cothren and Able Lance, Sister Kari Edsall of Michigan, Brothers Kirk Edsall of Tennessee and Dan Edsall (Brenda Edsall) of Blairsville, GA as well as niece Katie Hamilton (Josh Hamilton, daughter Kaylee Hamilton) and nephew Steven Edsall.

A funeral service honoring Karl will be held on Sunday October 20, 2019 at 2:00pm in the Mountain View Chapel Blairsville, GA with Rev. George Cline officiating.

Military Honors will be conducted by the North GA Honor Guard.

Family will receive friends on Sunday from 12 – 2:00 pm.

Interment will follow at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA on Tuesday October 22, 2019.

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

Mr. Robert Orin Wildrick age 83 of Vista Ridge Blairsville passed away on Wednesday October 9, 2019 in the Union General Hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Wildrick was born on April 16, 1936 in East Stroudsburg, PA., the son of the late Walter Wildrick and the late Lura DePuy Wildrick. Robert was a veteran of the US Air Force. He retired from Bell South and ATT&T after many years of service. Robert was good hearted and was always wanting to help someone in need. He was a member of the Myo Sitis Foundation. He was a loving and caring husband, father and grandfather. Robert attended the Emanuel Presbyterian Church in Franklin.

Surviving Robert are his loving wife and best friend of thirty five years, Anne Meredith Wildrick of Blairsville, one son and daughter in law, Bobby and Anneke Wildrick of Seattle, WA., one daughter, Janice Wildrick, one sister, Jean Heinrick of Reading, PA., three grandchildren, a host of his church family, many other relatives and friends also survive.

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday October 16, 2019 at 2:00 pm from the Georgia National Cemetery with Rev. Tim McQuitty officiating. The US Air Force will present full Military Honors. A memorial service will be held at a later date at the Emanuel Presbyterian Church in Franklin and will be announced. In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family request that donations may be made to the Emanuel Presbyterian Church in Franklin or to the Myo Sitis Foundation in Robert’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

Mary was born June 21, 1931 in Lawrenceville, Georgia.  She was 88 years young and was very active until a couple months ago.  She left with the angels while surrounded by her son and others that loved her.  Mary was proceeded in death by her parents Frank & Magnolia Blair, her sister Virginia Chambers and her husband, the love of her life Herbert Arnold.

Mary is survived by her son Michael David Arnold whom she resided with in Blairsville Georgia.  Mary is also survived by nephews, nieces, a host of family, friends, neighbors & church families all of whom she loved dearly.

Mary had a passion for helping other since she was a little girl.  Mary was a “Daddy’s Girl” learning at an early age how too politic, teach people how to vote and make friends.

Mary’s first job was doing time studies at Empire Corporation in Atlanta.  Shortly after she went to work at Gwinnett County Extension Service.  This is when she found her gift of helping others.  She would go into homes teaching love income families about nutrition, how to cook, clean, read, grow a garden and survive during difficult times.  Mary didn’t stop there; she then went to work as Director of Gwinnett County Senior Citizens & Hi-Hope Training Center as Director of Transportation of Special Needs Students.

Upon retirement she and Herbert moved to Blairsville and built a log cabin on the lake.  But Mary didn’t know how to retire.  Mary was a volunteer of Special Needs programs, Clothing missions, Union County Lions Club, American legion Women’s Auxiliary, TVA Lake Association for Lake Nottely Improvements and Union County Relay for Life, only to name a few.  She would provide respite care and work one to one with Special Needs.  Mary always received the highest honors as she excelled in all the organizations, she was a part of.

Mary loved her church families.  She and Herbert helped to start Central Baptist Church in 1958 along with 36 others and they continue to grow and prosper today in Lawrenceville.  Mary still supports Eastside Baptist Church in Lawrenceville where she has many friends attend.  Mary is a member of House of Prayer in Blairsville where she stated and taught a Special Needs Sunday School Class for over 10 years.  Mary, Herbert & Mike would host a lot of outings at their home and treat everyone on a ride in their pontoon boat down the lake.  Mary never really quit teaching as every Sunday, she would still have one of “her children” sit with her during the services.

Mary will be missed by all that knew her.  She was always sending cards to everyone.  She would get so excited when the mail came as she knew one of her “Special Children” would send her cards and letters.  Friends that moved away still exchanged letters with Mary.  At Christmas, she would cover the walls of her house with the many cards, letters & pictures she would get.  Mary’s wish is that it doesn’t stop with her.  She desired that we love each other, help each other and be a blessing to those around us.  Make a friend and be a friend.

Presiding at the Blairsville service will be Rev. Jerry Helton along with Bill Honaker & Lisa Little speaking.  The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers Mark Arnold, Wayne Tullis, Donice Tullis, & Ricky Abercrombie.  Honorary Escorts will be Union County Lions Club & American Legion Honor Guard.  Presiding at the Lawrenceville graveside service will be Rev. Bill Dobbs.

Viewing will be Tuesday October 8^th from 2:00pm till 8:00pm at Mountain View Funeral Home 119 Murphy Highway Blairsville, GA.  Services will be from the chapel on Wednesday October 9^th at 11:00am.  After conclusion we will convene at 3:00pm for a graveside service at East Shadowlawn Memorial Gardens 87 Scenic Highway Lawrenceville, GA where she will be laid to rest next to her husband Herbert.

In lieu of flowers, we would like to ask that you make a monetary donation to East Side Baptist Church 209 N. Chestnut Street Lawrenceville, GA  30046 in memory of Mary Arnold

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

Mrs. Juanita Boyd Bennett, age 90, passed away Friday, October 4, 2019, at her home. She was born April 16, 1929, to the late Hubert W. Boyd and Montene Thompson Boyd. Juanita was a member of Morganton Baptist Church and loved her Savior, Jesus Christ. She worked on consolidating church records, teaching classes, and serving on the cemetery committee. Mrs. Bennett graduated from Commercial High School and attended Georgia State University. She worked for Orr Refrigeration for three years and then went on to work for the U.S. District Court, Bankruptcy Division, in Atlanta, for seven years. While her husband was in the Army, Juanita managed the family businesses. Later, she was the Associate Broker and Office Manager at Mountain Town Realty. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Lisa Elizabeth Haizlip.

Survivors include her husband, of 71 years, Weymon L. (Sam) Bennett, Sr., son, Weymon L. “Lee” (Debra) Bennett Jr., grandson, Weymon L. (Candice) Bennett, III, granddaughters, Belinda and Cassie Bennett.

Funeral service is scheduled for Sunday, October 6, 2019, at 3:00 PM, from the Henry-Cochran Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Eric Kincade officiating. Interment will follow in the Morganton Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers: Waymon Bennett, III, Robert Craig, Rob Churchill, Chris Churchill, Ronnie Bennett, Robert Peardon, Jessie Rodgers, Danny Kirby, and Eric Whitener.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday evening, October 5, 2019, from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Arrangements entrusted to the Henry-Cochran Funeral Home of Blue Ridge, GA. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Georgia Baptist Children’s Home, 505 Waterworks Road, Palmetto, GA 30268.

Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy announces funeral services for Mrs. Linda Sue Jones, age 67, of Murphy, who passed away on Monday, September 30th, 2019 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.

Mrs. Jones was born in Cherokee County, North Carolina, and was a daughter of the late Willard Luther Roberson, Sr. and the late Eula Mashburn Roberson. She was a lifelong resident of the area and was a member of River Valley Baptist Church. Mrs. Jones was a loving mother, wife, daughter, sister, and aunt. She openly loved others, and would do anything for anybody. She was so happy when she was listening to gospel music on WKRK and worshiping her Savior! Besides her parents, she had been preceded in death by a brother, Johnny Ray Roberson.

Family members left behind to treasure her memory are her loving husband, Harvey Jones; son, David Jones; daughter and son-in-law, Laura and Bruce Jones; a brother, Willard Luther Roberson Jr. and his wife, Barbara; brother Marvin Roberson and his wife Teresa; and sister, Martha Nell Byers; several nieces and nephews and many friends also survive.

Visitation at the funeral home will be held on Wednesday, October 2nd, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Funeral services have been scheduled for Thursday, October 3rd, 2019, to be held at 2:00 p.m., in the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home in Murphy, with Rev. Harold Stiles officiating. Special music will be presented by Calvin Mashburn. The following gentlemen have been selected to serve as pallbearers: Donnie Roberson, Ronnie Roberson, Travis Roberson, Stacy Roberson, Casey Roberson, and Lee Brown. Selected to serve as honorary escort to the family are Calvin Mashburn and Bruce Jones. Burial will be in Mashburn Family Cemetery on Nottley River Road in Culberson, North Carolina.

Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Linda Sue Jones, of Murphy. Please send your condolences and sign the online guest registry online at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.

Mrs. Helen Agatha Loos, age 98, of Woodstock, GA, formerly of Blairsville, GA and Live Oak, FL, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept 21, 2019, surrounded by loving family. Helen was born on April 19, 1921 in Schenectady, NY to Micheal Joseph Navin and Ellen Bradley Navin, the middle one of their five daughters.  Helen lived life to the fullest and was an independent woman who travelled the world (with her children in tow), never met a stranger and was quick to help anyone in need. She was witty, clever and never ran out of things to talk about. She was greatly loved and will always be remembered. Helen was a born-again Christian and loved sharing the love of God. Everywhere she went she touched lives and made friends of all ages.

Helen was greeted in heaven by many friends and loved ones who preceded her in death, and is survived by five of her six children and their families, Frances Turner, MS, Susan Poe, CT, Linda Ruppert, GA,  Brenda Petropoulos and Martin Loos, FL, many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren and nieces and nephews who loved her.

Graveside services were held on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, at Meadow View Cemetery in Blairsville, GA. If you wish, in lieu of flowers, donations  may be made to Helen’s favorite charity, The Salvation Army.

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

Mr. Larry Albert Barnes age 63 of Elrod Rd. Morganton passed away peacefully on Monday September 16, 2019 in the Pruitt Health Care following an extended illness. Mr. Barnes was born on May 1, 1956 in McCaysville, GA., the son of the late Albert Barnes and the late Irene Deal Barnes. He was a native and lifelong resident of Fannin County. Larry never met a stranger and was always very outgoing and had a big heart for everyone. He loved riding motorcycles. He was a loving father, brother and grandfather. Larry was of the Christian faith.

Surviving Mr. Barnes are one daughter and son in law, Angela and Mark Newby of Dallas, GA., one son and daughter in law, Joseph and Diana Barnes of Morganton, four sisters, Kelly Stiles, Kathy Richie both of McCaysville, Gloria Pless and Barbara Matteson both of Murphy, three grandchildren, Lexis and Rylan Barnes and Tyler Newby, several nieces, nephews, cousins, many other relatives and friends also survive.

A graveside service and interment will be held at the Mount Liberty Church in McCaysville on Sunday September 22, 2019 at 2:00pm. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to help defray expenses in Larry’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

Mr. Bruce Edward Stewart age 85 of White Oak Flats Rd Blairsville passed away in the Northeast  GA Medical Center on September 12, 2019 following a brief illness. Mr. Stewart was born on December 24, 1933 in Pine Park, GA., the son of the late Willie Clifford Stewart and the late Fannie Knight. He had lived in Blairsville for the past 41 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He also owned and operated  Stewart Builders from 1978 to 2010. Some of his favorite hobbies were, fishing, gardening, and any sort of yard-work you could imagine. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother.  He is preceded in death by a sister and four brothers, Sarah Courtney, Arthur Stewart, Billy Stewart, John Stewart, and Bob Stewart. Mr. Stewart was a member and Deacon at Old Liberty Baptist Church.

Surviving Mr. Stewart is his loving wife of 66 years, Virginia Stewart of Blairsville, GA., one son, Craig Stewart of Blairsville, GA., a brother and sister in law, Willie Jr. & Susan Stewart of Ochlocknee, GA., Betty Jean Maxwell of Titusville, FL., a grandson, Drew Stewart and great granddaughter Claira Stewart, several nieces & nephews, a host of his church family, many other relatives and friends also survive.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday September 15, 2019 at 4:00pm from the Mountain View Chapel with Rev. Brandon Hester officiating. The following gentleman will serve as pallbearers, Ricky Rich, Terry Simmons, Harold Coker, Troy Collins, Brent England and Garry Collins. Interment will follow in the Old Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery with the North GA Honor Guard conducting Military Honors. Flowers are accepted or if you wish, the family requests that donations may be made to the Old Liberty Baptist Church in Bruce’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

Mrs. Mary Kerrie Ann Davis, age 52, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019 in Union General Hospital following a brief illness. Mrs. Davis was born on August 14, 1967 in Cherry Pointe, NC, to James Redden and Mary Ann Niemiec Redden. Their large brood of 16 kids moved often during Jim’s Marine Corps career. She married Kevin Davis during his Army service and they moved throughout Hawaii, where they wed, and Richmond Hill, GA before they came to the North Georgia mountains 17 years ago.

Mary Kerrie was always full of love for everyone she knew, even briefly, and life with her was never dull. She enjoyed travel, working with the public, gardening, photography, trying to cook like Gordon Ramsay and especially her golden doodle, Gal. Family was Auntie KK’s greatest joy. She was a loving and caring wife, mother, sister and aunt. Her daughters, Maggie and Macy, were the light of her life. She could make any baby laugh and so looked forward to grandchildren. Mary Kerrie attended St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.

Surviving Mrs. Davis are her devoted husband and best friend of 24 years, Dr. Kevin Scott Davis of Blairsville, two daughters, Mary Margaret Alice Davis of Malibu, CA and Mary Christian Ann Davis of Blairsville, her parents and fourteen siblings: Mary Frances Elmore, Jimmy Redden, John Redden, Joseph Redden, Mary Lou Green, Mary Therese Kunjia, Joshua Redden, Job Redden, Jeremiah Redden, Josiah Redden, Jude Redden, Joel Redden, Jediah Redden and Mary Anna Redden. Many nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends will also miss her. She was preceded in death by her brother Jacob Redden

A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 11 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Blairsville with Father Jaime Rivera officiating. Special music will be presented by Haley and Robert Basilio. The family will meet with friends following the service at the church to celebrate a life that burned bright and ended too soon, like a firework. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you send donations to St. Vincent de Paul of Georgia, 3717 GA-515, Blairsville, GA 30512 or Sevier County Food Ministries, P.O. Box 6042, Sevierville, TN 37864.

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

Brian Burnette age 42, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2019. Taken from his young life much too early. Brian was born on July 10, 1977, in Decatur, Ga. He had several jobs over his lifetime, but his favorite was driving tractor-trailers over the road. He loved those big trucks. He enjoyed watching wrestling and singing to the radio. He is survived by his wife Teresa Burnette, sons, Jeffery Burnette and Joseph Burnette, father James (Betty) Burnette, mother Faye (Mike) Bailey, sisters, Mandy (Kevin) Norton, Lisa (Jace) Gibbs, Janna Bailey, brothers, Chris (Karen) Mull, Chris (Sarah) Bailey, several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. He will be missed but never forgotten. The family will receive friends at the Henry Cochran Funeral Home of Blue Ridge, Ga. From 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm Saturday, September 7, 2019, with funeral services to follow at 6:00 pm from the chapel of the Henry Cochran Funeral Home of Blue Ridge, Ga. with Dr. Tom Jordan officiating. Music by Tammy Falls, and Rick & Jennifer Harris.