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The North Georgia News

Blairsville, GA  30512

www.nganews.com

 

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November 23, 2005        Page 5C

 

mr. eldon thomas

 

Mr. Eldon Thomas, age 72, of Hiawassee, formerly of Canton, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2005.

Funeral services were scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, November 20, 2005 from the Big Springs United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Ware and Rev. Tully Griggs officiating.  Interment followed in the church cemetery.

Mr. Thomas was a retired small engine mechanic from Northside Tool Rental.

He was preceded in death by his sons, Danny and Jerry Thomas.  Survivors include his wife, Virginia Thomas of Hiawassee; sons, Larry Thomas and Ricky Thomas both of Canton and Tommy Thomas of Hiawassee; daughter, Shirley Holcomb of Canton; 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren also survive.

Online guestbook available at www.sosebeefuneralhome.com.

Sosebee Funeral Home, Canton is in charge of arrangements.

 


The North Georgia News

Blairsville, GA  30512

www.nganews.com

 

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November 23, 2005        Page 5C

 

mrs. shelva (sheb) burch drader

 

Shelva (Sheb) Burch Drader, age 66, of Spokane, Washington for 38 years, passed away Saturday November 12, 2005 at home following a long battle with lung cancer.  She was born January 18, 1939 in Hiawassee Georgia.

Shelva is survived by her son, Scott, daughter-in-law Kathy, granddaughters Tasha and Chella of Spokane.  Family cats, Sheba, Alex, Alley and Socks and many other close and dear friends also survive.

Her son, Steven; Mother, Carrie Burch; and brother, Winfred Burch, preceded her in death.

A funeral service was held Saturday November 19 at Riplingers Funeral Home in Spokane with pastor Ron Ulmer from the Hillyard Baptist Church officiating. 

A local memorial service will be held in the Towns County High School/Elementary Cafetorium at 2 p.m. on December 4, 2005.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to either American Lung Association of Washington, 2625 Third Avenue, Seattle, WAS 98121. (ALAW.org) OR Hospice of Spokane, PO Box 2215 Spokane, WAS 99210 in Shelva’s memory.


The North Georgia News

Blairsville, GA  30512

www.nganews.com

 

(no corrections have been made; this is exactly as it appeared in paper)

 

 

November 23, 2005        Page 5C

 

mr. james harvey bass

 

Mr. James Harvey Bass, age 77, of Young Harris, GA, formerly of Albany, GA, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2005 at his residence.

Mr. Bass was born Wednesday, May 2, 1928 in Thomas County, Georgia, to the late Wesley Bass and Della Parker Bass.  He was a member of McConnell Memorial Baptist Church and the Lions Club of Hiawassee, Georgia, and was an U.S. Army Veteran.  He was preceded in death by his first wife, LaNaette Bass, who died in 1994.

Survivors include: wife, Ruby Watson Bass of Young Harris, Georgia; daughter, Marsha Buchanan of Albany, Georgia; son, Gregory P. Watson of Suwanee, Georgia; daughter, Connie W. Turner of Jonesboro, Georgia; grandsons, Jeffrey Buchanan of Lee County, Georgia; and Jason Buchanan of Jacksonville, Florida; great-grandson, Jackson Buchanan of Lee County, Georgia; brother, Leroy Bass of Tifton, Georgia; sister, Lillie Pearl Whittington of Moultrie, Georgia.

Funeral services were held Monday, October 31, 2005 at 11 a.m. from the Hall and Hall Funeral Home Chapel in Albany, with the Rev. J.B. Redd officiating.  Interment was in Floral Memory Gardens.

The family has suggested, that in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Georgia Mountains Hospice, Inc., 70 Caring Way, P.O. Box 580, Jasper, Georgia 30143.

The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, Georgia is in charge of local arrangements and Hall and Hall Funeral Home in charge of arrangements in Albany.  You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.