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Jack
Lockaby, 70, of Towns County, GA, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2009 in a
Northeast
Georgia medical center. A native of
Towns County, GA, he had lived in Woodstock, GA, before moving to
Blairsville,
GA, in 1992. He was the son of the late
Henry Grady and Nancy Ethel Owenby Lockaby.
He had served in the United States Marine Corp from 1656-1960. Jack had been owner and operator of Jack’s
Barber Shop in Woodstock. He was of the
Baptist faith.
He was also
preceded in death by a sister, Joyce Hughes; and three brothers,
Horace,
Harold, and Max Lockaby.
Surviving
are his wife, Mary Ann Hughes Lockaby; three sons, Kevin Lockaby of
Blairsville, and Kerry and Keith Lockaby both of Woodstock; three
sisters, Nola
Martin of Blairsville, Murval Ybarbo of Houston, TX, and Bonita Cook of
Bethlehem, GA; and a grandson, Trent Lockaby.
Funeral
services were held at 2 PM Friday, Jan. 16 in the Chapel of the Ivie
Funeral
Home, Murphy, with Rev. Aud Brown officiating.
Interment was in the Bellview United Methodist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were Hoyt and Eric Hughes, and
Jerry, Trent, Kevin, and Matt Lockaby.
Honorary pallbearers were Vernon West, and Michael, Eddie, and
Mark
Lockaby.
The family
received friends at the funeral home from 6-8 Thursday evening at the
Ivie
Funeral Home, Murphy.
In lieu of flowers,
the family requests memorial be made in
memory of Jack
Lockaby to the Marine Corp League No. 1011, PO Box 1652, Murphy, NC
28906.
Ivie Funeral home, Murphy in charge of all
arrangements.
An online
guest register is available at “Obituaries” at www.iviefuneralhome.com.
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Mrs.
Judy Kay Arthur, age 52, of Ackerman Circle, Hiawassee, passed away on
Tuesday,
Jan. 13, 2009 in the Chatuge Regional Hospital following a brief
illness. Mrs. Arthur was born on Dec. 31,
1956 in
Detroit, MI, the daughter of Daisy Davis Yonts and the late Raymond
Stewart. Judy was an artist and was an
avid poem writer. She
as a loving mother, daughter and grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her father,
Raymond Stewart in 2007 and her step father, Noah Lee Yonts in 2003. Mrs. Arthur was a member of Cooper Creek
Baptist Church.
Surviving
Mrs. Arthur are her mother, Daisy Yonts of Suches, five children, Jimmy
Lee
Herendon of Hiawassee, David and Jennifer Herendon of Mayberry, NC,
Amber
Walker of Berea, KY, Lewis Arthur of Blue Ridge, Tamara Arthur of
Berea, KY,
three sisters and brothers-in-law, Linda and Zig Pawlak of Acworth, GA,
Brenda
and Robert Birdwell of Canton, MI, Maxine and James Harkins of Suches,
GA, five
grandchildren, Alexander, Emilee, Noah, Jathan and Taylor, aunts,
uncles,
cousins, many other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were held on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009 at 2 p.m. from the
Mountain View
Chapel with the Rev. Lou Crawford officiating.
Special music was presented by Janie and Justin Turner and
Donnie
Lussord. The following gentlemen served
as pallbearers, David and Jimmy Herendon, Lewis Arthur, Ryan Pawlak,
Melvin and
Justin Turner and Brace Penny. Interment
followed in the Davis Family Cemetery in Suches. The
family met with friends at the funeral
home on Friday evening from 6-9 p.m.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send
condolences online at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com.
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Mrs.
Marsha King, age 53, of Blairsville, GA, passed away Wednesday, January
14,
2009 at her residence. Marsha was born
Thursday, December 1, 1955 in Towns County, GA to the late Ray Stepp
and the
late Martha Plott Stepp Schroeter. She
was a member of Antioch Baptist Church and was preceded in death by a
sister,
Linda Stepp.
Surviving
family members include her husband, Vaughn King of Blairsville; son
&
daughter-in-law, Jamie and Amanda King; daughter & son-in-law,
Tanya and
Waylon Gibby, all of Blairsville; brothers, Keith Stepp of Murphy, NC,
and
William Stepp of Hendersonville, NC; sister, Joann Stepp of Dahlonega,
GA;
grandson, Ethan King; granddaughter, Kaitlyn King; grandson, Kord
Gibby;
several nieces and nephews also survive, along with many friends.
Funeral
services were held Friday, January 16, 2009 at 2 PM from the Cochran
Funeral
Home with Rev. Michael Calder and Rev. Chris Rumfelt officiating. Music was provided by Summer Calder. Interment followed in Antioch Baptist Church
Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were
the following gentlemen: Roger Garrett, Ronnie Garrett, Johnny Garrett,
Trance
King, Terry King, Marty King and Nathanael Stepp.
The family
received friends at the funeral home from 6-9 PM, Thursday, January 15.
Arrangements
entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home – Blairsville Chapel.
Friends are invited to send condolences
to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochrannfuneralhomes.com
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Gladys
Denton Hooper, age 95, of Tuckasegee, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, at
Mission
Hospital, Memorial Campus, Asheville, after a period of declining
health.
Services
were held at 1 PM Saturday, January 3, at
Tuckasegee Baptist Church, with the Revs. Cecil
Frady, Steve
Jones, Brenda Jones and Larry Perry officiating.
Burial was
in the Ayscue Hooper family cemetery. Pallbearers were Funsie Herman,
Bill
Henry, Buck Stewart, John Leopard, Brent Cobb and Randy Frady.
A native of
Upper Hightower settlement in Towns County, GA, she came to Tuckasegee
at age
28 to work in Rufus Parker’s store. She
and her husband, whom she married in 1932, lived and worked in Akron,
OH, for
many years before returning to Tuckasegee in 1973.
She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking and
family history.
A daughter
of the late Doll and Myrtle Elle Denton, she was also preceded in death
by her
husband, Ayscue B. Hooper, who died in 1992; one brother, Earl Denton;
and two
sister, Grace Nicholson and Dorsey Worley Fink.
Surviving
are two daughters Katy Hooper of Brevard and Mary Jo Cobb of
Tuckasegee; two
sons, Denton Hooper of Altadena, Ca, and Ben Hooper of New Smyrna
Beach, FL;
three sisters, Edith Chambers and Ethel Everett, both of Blairsville,
GA, and
Opal Buchanan of Pisgah Forest; one brother, George Denton of
Charleston, SC;
seven grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials
may be made to Catch the
Spirit of Appalachia Inc., 29 Regal Ave., Sylva, NC 879; or the
Tuckasegee
Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Stella Parker, PO Box 06, Tuckasegee,
NC 28783.
Melton-Riddle
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Mr.
James Arlin Youngblood, age 77, of Young Harris, GA, passed away
Tuesday,
January 13, 2009 at Union County Nursing Home.
Mr.
Youngblood was born Monday, August 3, 1931 in Towns County, GA to the
late
Arlin and Texie (Garrett) Youngblood. He
was a member of Harvest Fellowship, Young Harris, a U.S. Airforce (sic)
Korean
War Veteran and was a crew chief on the F-86 Sabre.
Mr. Youngblood was the owner and founder of
Youngblood Trucking and Ready Mix.
Survivors
include: wife, Ruby Youngblood of Young Harris,
GA, daughter, Cheryl Brown of Blairsville, GA, son, Mitchell Youngblood
of
Young Harris, GA, son, Mikey Youngblood of Blairsville, GA, son, Mickey
Youngblood of Young Harris, GA, grandson, Matthew Youngblood of Young
Harris,
GA, grandson, Jamie Brown of Young Harris, GA, granddaughter, Brittany
Youngblood of Young Harris, GA, grandson, Cody Youngblood of
Blairsville, GA,
granddaughter, Victoria Youngblood of Blairsville, GA,
great-granddaughter,
Jaclyn Brown of Blairsville, GA.
Funeral
services were held Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 2 PM from the Cochran
Funeral
Home with the Rev. Johnny Barrett and Rev. Mike Youngblood officiating. Music was provided by Glen and Sheila Eller
and Joe Anderson, Rev. Johnny Barrett, Ray Cook and Victoria Youngblood. Interment was in Osborn Cemetery with
Military Honors provided by the North GA Honor Guard.
Pallbearers were Matthew Youngblood, Cody
Youngblood, Jamie Brown, Bobby Burch, Gene Youngblood, David
Youngblood. Honorary pallbearers were
Matthew Youngblood, Steve Duvall, Ronnie
Barrett.
In lieu of
flowers the family has suggested donations be made to the Georgia Parkinson’s Disease Association at www.gpda.org.
The Cochran
Funeral Home of Hiawassee, Georgia is in charge of arrangements. You may send condolences
to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochrannfuneralhomes.com
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Mrs.
Lizzie Beth Brown, age 104, of Gum Log Rd., Young Harris, passed away
on
Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009 in the Murphy Medical Center following a brief
illness. Mrs. Brown was born on Aug. 4,
1904, in
Bryson City, NC, the daughter of the late Tom Hewitt and the late Ollie
Curtis
Hewitt. She was a lifelong resident of
this area. Lizzie was a cheerful person
who loved life and lived it to the fullest.
She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and
great-great
grandmother. She was preceded in death
by her husband, Luther Brown, a son, Louis Brown, a grandson, Bobby
Brown, Jr.,
son-in-law, Jack Hall and a daughter-in-law, Pamela Brown.
Mrs. Brown was a member of Old Brasstown
Baptist Church.
Surviving
Mrs. Brown are one daughter, Mildred Hall of Young Harris, one son,
Bobby Brown
of Young Harris, several nieces, nephews, fourteen grandchildren, nine
great
grandchildren, eight great-great grandchildren, many other relatives
and
friends also survive.
Funeral
services were held on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009 at 2 p.m. from the Old
Brasstown
Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Rogers officiating.
The following gentlemen served as
pallbearers, Gerald, Gary, Charles and Christopher Hall, Richie and
Scotty
Erwin. Interment followed in the Old
Brasstown Baptist Church Cemetery. The
family met with friends at the funeral home on Tuesday evening from
5:30-9 p.m.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send
condolences online at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com.