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Clinton
David,
better known as "Slick", Collins, age 75, of Young Harris, Georgia,
passed away Monday, January 3, 2011 at his home.
Mr.
Collins was born
in Union County, Georgia, on August 26, 1935, a son of the late Edwin
P.
Collins and the late Lois M. Plott Collins. He
was a lifelong resident of this area, and
was a member of Old Union Baptist Church.
Mr. Collins had been active in Stephens Masonic Lodge, #414;
Cartersville Shrine club, and The Yaarab Temple in Atlanta. His wife, Joyce M. Dodero Collins, preceded
him in death.
Surviving
family
members include son and daughter-in-law, Wayne P. and Kim Collins of
Young
Harris, Georgia; son and daughter-in-law, Dwayne Dale and Jeanne
Collins, of
Topsail Beach, North Carolina; and son, Stacy David Collins, of Young
Harris.
brother, Herbert A. "Cecil" Collins, of Marietta, Georgia, and
brother Clarence L. Collins, of Young Harris; six grandchildren and
four great
grandchildren also survive.
Funeral
services were
held on for Wednesday, January 5, 2011, at 2:00 p.m., at Old Union
Baptist
Church, with Rev. Jimmy Rogers and Rev. Jimmy Hogsed officiating. Special music was presented by Sam
Ensley. The following gentlemen served
as pallbearers: Earl Smith, Stephen page, Terry Plott, Mike Plott,
Jacky Jones,
and Cody Allen. Serving as honorary
pallbearer was Joel Collins. Burial was
in the church cemetery. Masonic
graveside rites were presented by members of Stephens Masonic Lodge.
Arrangements
have
been entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. Please join us
in
remembering Mr. Collins by visiting our website,
www.cochranfuneralhomes.com,
where you can share fond memories and sign the guest registry.
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Mr. Bill
B. Woody, age 83, of Suches, GA,
died January 2, 2011.
Bill was a native and lifelong
resident of Suches. He was a member of
Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church in Suches where he served as deacon, song
leader,
and church clerk. He was an educator,
having taught at Truett McConnell College, North Georgia College, and
Woody Gap
School. Bill also served as Principal at
Woody Gap School and Lumpkin County High School. He
was also Registrar, Director of admissions
and public relations at North Georgia College (sic).
Bill also served in the U.S. Air Force.
He was the son of the late Walter W.
Woody and Nina Dixon Woody, and was also preceded in death by his
brother,
Arthur D. Woody.
Bill is survived by nephews, Edward
Woody and William (Bill) Woody; 5 grand nephews, 2 grand nieces, and a
number
of other relatives also survive.
Bill was cremated and a graveside
memorial service is scheduled for 2 PM Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Mt.
Lebanon
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Banister Funeral Home of Dahlonega
is in charge of the arrangements.
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Lois Dyer
Allen, age 85, of Blairsville, died
Wednesday, January 5, 2011. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Homer w. Allen.
Surviving are her daughter, Bridget
Allen Kelly and her husband, Hill of Lithonia; son, Timothy F. Allen of
Cleveland; sisters, Wilma Motes of Decatur, Genell Burns of Young
Harris;
brother, Harold Dyer of Blairsville; grandson, Brian Kelly; 3 great
grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was held 1 p.m.,
Saturday, January 8th in the chapel of Henry Funeral Home, Lithonia. Dr. Jim Martin officiated and interment
followed at Hillandale Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made in her
memory to the First Baptist Church of Lithonia, P.O. Box 378, Lithonia,
GA
30058 or the Side by Side Brain Injury club House, 1001 main St., Stone
Mountain, GA 30083.
Arrangements by Henry Funeral Home, Lithonia,
770-482-4411, henryfuneral.com
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Mr.
Cody
Benjamin Norregaard, age 26 of Forest Circle, Blairsville passed away
on
Saturday January 1, 2011 in the Northeast Georgia Medical Center
following a
brief illness. Cody was born on December
19,1984 in Duluth, MN, the son Bridget Vick Norregaard and the late
Douglas
Edward Norregaard. Cody enjoyed fishing
and being outdoors. He was a loving
husband, father, son, brother and uncle. At
the time of his death he was employed with
Colwell Construction Company. Cody was
of the Christian faith.
Surviving
Mr. Norregaard
are his loving wife of five years, Lucianna (Lu) Ruiu Norregaard of
Blairsville, his three year old son, Cody Benjamin Norregaard Jr. of
Blairsville, his mother, Bridget Norregaard of Winter Haven, FL, three
sisters
and two brothers-in-law, Emily and Hunter Loy, Melissa and Cole
Kitchens and
Alicia Norregaard all of Winter Haven, FL, mother and father-in-law,
Stephen
and Cindy Gallucci of Blairsville, father and mother-in-law, Lino and
Sonya
Ruiu of Ohio, two brothers-in-law, Daniel Miller of Blairsville,
Giovanni Ruiu
of Ohio, nieces and nephews, Taylor and Alex Norregaard, Mikey and
Kayden
Kitchens, Harley and Alexis Loy, his best friend, Louie (Bubba)
Bilbrey, many
other relatives and friends also survive.
A
memorial service
will be held at a later date in Florida. In
lieu of flowers if you wish, the family
requests that memorials may be made to help defray expenses c/o of
Mountain
View Funeral Home in memory of Cody.
Mountain
View
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign
the
family guest book and send condolences on line at
www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com
CODY BENJAMIN NORREGAARD
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Ms.
Lorraine Anne
Kuhn, age 47 of Stacy Lane, Blairsville, passed away on Tuesday,
January 4,
2011 at the residence following an extended illness. Ms.
Kuhn was born on April 5, 1963 in Ft.
Lauderdale, FL, the daughter of Priscilla White and the late Harold
Kuhn. She had lived in the area for a
little over a
year, moving here from Lighthouse Point, FL.
Lorraine worked as the manager of Palm Beach Auto Auction for
over 20
years and was always devoted to her work. She
loved her dog Lexi very much. Lorraine was
a loving daughter, sister, aunt
and a friend to many. She was of the
Catholic faith.
Surviving Ms. Kuhn are her mother Priscilla
Kuhn of Blairsville, two sisters and brothers-in-law Debbie and Bob
Overstreet
of Blairsville and Becky and Tony Degregoril of Ellijay and eight
nieces and
nephews Matt, Mike, Nikki, Tony, Catie, Ashlee, Ashton and Mikey., many
other
relatives and friends also survive.
A
memorial service
will be held at a later date. In lieu of
flowers, if you wish, the family asks that memorials be made to the
Juvenile
Diabetes Foundation or your favorite Humane Society.
Mountain
View
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.
You may sign the family guest book and send
condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com
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Elmer
Vincent
Cleland, age 79, of Blairsville, Georgia, by God's tender mercy, went
home to
be with his Lord on Sunday, January 2, 2011. Mr.
Cleland was born January 2, 1932 in
Rockdale County, Georgia, to Mercer Thomas Cleland and Lillian Abbott
Cleland. Mr. Cleland had lived in
Lithonia, Georgia for
63 years before retiring to the North Georgia Mountains. He
was a member of the Turner Hill Baptist
Church in Lithonia, but he regularly attended Bethlehem Baptist Church
in
Blairsville. Elmer loved his family, his
church and his fellow members. He loved
everything about country life. Mr.
Cleland was preceded in death by his son, David Cleland; grandson,
Brett
Wasendorf; parents, Mercer Thomas and Lillian Abbott Cleland, sister,
Vassie
Carden and brother, Harold Thomas.
Survivors
include
his wife of 57 years, Dot Cleland of Blairsville; daughter, Beverly
Wasendorf
of Conyers, GA; son, Daniel Cleland of Loganville, GA; grandson, Rob
Wasendorf
of Milledgeville, GA; grandson, Trent Cleland and granddaughter, Kayla
Cleland,
both of Loganville, great grandson, Damion Wasendorf of Conyers; great
granddaughter, Rianna Wasendorf of Appleton, WI; sister, Beatrice
Wilson of
Gainesville, FL; sister, Valeria Kelley and her husband, Bert of Social
Circle,
GA; and brother, Mercer Cleland Jr. of Lithonia. Many
nieces, nephews and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were
held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 from the Turner Hill
Baptist
Church in Lithonia with Rev. Cotton Harris and Rev. Lanny Myers
officiating. Interment was in the Turner
Hill Cemetery. The family received friends at the Cochran Funeral Home of
Blairsville Monday evening from 6 until 9 p.m. Visitation
was held Tuesday evening at the
Doug Henry Funeral Home in Lithonia. The
following gentlemen served as pallbearers: Rick Groover, Ken Carden,
Keith
Cleland, Harry Robert Foster III, Marron Abbott and Mercer Cleland, Jr. Al Johnson served as honorary pallbearer.
Arrangements
entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. Please
visit our website where you may send
condolences to the family and sign the guest register at
www.cochranfuneralhomes.com
ELMER VINCENT CLELAND
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Sarah
Maxine Drake,
age 79, of Caldwell Rd, Blairsville, passed away on Monday Jan. 3, 2011
in the
Chatuge Regional Nursing Home following an extended illness. Mrs. Drake was born on Oct. 6, 1931 in Union
County, the daughter of the late Bob Kelley and the late Irene Hughes
Kelley. She was a native and lifelong
resident of
Union County. Maxine enjoyed cooking, gardening, her flowers and
spending time
with her family. Maxine was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother
and
great grandmother. She was preceded in
death by her husband of sixty-one years who passed away on Sunday Jan.
2, 2011,
also by five sisters, Margaret, Bobbie Gail, Elizabeth and Jerri Ann
Kelley and
Betty Nix and by an infant brother. Mrs.
Drake was a member of Antioch Baptist Church.
Surviving
Mrs. Drake
are one daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Danny Owenby of
Blairsville, three
brothers and two sisters-in-law, James and Mary Ann Kelley of Acworth,
GA, Jack
and Betty Kelley of Blairsville, Bill Kelley of Blairsville, two
sisters and
brothers-in-law, Martha Sue and James Melton of Hiawassee, Joyce and
Ronnie
Byers of Blairsville, two grandchildren and their spouses, Danita and
Michael
Kennedy of Blairsville, Danya and Jimmy Nichols of Blairsville, three
great
grandchildren, Lane and Addison Kennedy and Jackson Nichols, many other
relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were
held on Thursday Jan. 6, 2011 at 2 p.m. from the Antioch Baptist Church
with
the Rev. George Cline and Rev. Billy Rabern officiating. Special
music was presented by Lita Gowder,
Danita Kennedy, Ricky Davenport and Scot Lance. Mrs. Drake lay in state
at the
church on Thursday from 1-2 p.m. The
following gentleman served as pallbearers, Justin Byers, Jim Melton,
Robby
Kelley, Kurt Kelley, Brock Kelley and Phil Kelley. Serving
as honorary pallbearers were Ricky
Davenport, Ricky Rich, Lindsay Gregory, Rusty McClure and Robby
McClure. Flowers are accepted or in lieu
of flowers if
you wish, the family requests that memorials may be made to the Antioch
Baptist
Church Building Fund in memory of Mrs. Drake.
Mountain
View
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.
You may sign the family guest book and send
condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com
SARAH MAXINE DRAKE
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Mr. Jack
Thomas
Drake age 81 of Caldwell Rd., Blairsville passed away on Sunday,
January 2,
2011 in the Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness.
Mr. Drake was born on March 28, 1929 in
Union
County, the son of the late Haskel Drake Sr. and the late Willie
Colwell Drake.
He was a native and lifelong resident of
Union County. Jack was a brick mason by
trade. Jack was a loving husband,
father, brother, grandfather and great grandfather. He
was preceded in death by a sister, Lois
Drake Lance. Mr. Drake’s wife of sixty-one
years, Maxine passed away on Monday January 3, 2011.
Mr. Drake was a member and deacon of Antioch
Baptist Church.
Surviving
Mr. Drake
are one daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Danny Owenby of
Blairsville, one
brother and sister-in-law, Haskel (Bill) and Melva Lynn Drake of
Blairsville,
two grandchildren and their spouses, Danita and Michael Kennedy of
Blairsville,
Danya and Jimmy Nichols of Blairsville, three great great
grandchildren, Lane
and Addison Kennedy and Jackson Nichols, many other relatives and
friends also
survive.
Funeral
services were
held on Thursday January 6, 2011 at 2 p.m. from the Antioch Baptist
Church with
the Rev. George Cline and Rev. Billy Rabern officiating. Special music
was
presented by Lita Gowder, Danita Kennedy, Ricky Davenport and Scott
Lance. Mr. Drake lay in state at the
church on
Thursday from 1-2 p.m. The following
gentleman served as pallbearers, Scott Lance, Steve Drake, Alan
Colwell, Tim
Colwell, Joey Colwell and Charlie Gregory Jr. Serving
as honorary pallbearers were Ricky
Davenport, Ricky Rich, Lindsay Gregory, Rusty McClure and Robby
McClure. Flowers are accepted or in lieu
of flowers if
you wish, the family requests that memorials may be made to the Antioch
Baptist
Church Building Fund in memory of Mr. Drake.
Mountain
View
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send
condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com
JACK THOMAS DRAKE
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Cochran
Funeral Home
of Blairsville announces the death of Kristi Leigh Cornwell, age 38, of
Blairsville.
Kristi
was born in
Hiawassee, Georgia, on December 20, 1970, and was lifelong resident of
this
area (sic). She was a member of Crossover Community Church in Blue
Ridge, and
was active in Missions at her church. Kristi
was a board member for The Wilderness Scouts of America for several
years.
She will
be missed
by everyone who knew her - especially by her mother, Jo Ann Cornwell,
of
Blairsville; her father, Harold L. Cornwell, of Blairsville; a son,
Brody
Brackett, of Blairsville; brother and sister-in-law, Richard and Karen
Cornwell, of Knoxville, Tennessee; two nieces: Amelia Cornwell and
Isabella
Griffis; and nephew, Conner Griffis; many other relatives and friends
also
survive.
Funeral
services for
Kristi were held Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. from the chapel
of
Cochran Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Hogsed officiating.
Music was provided by Peggy Chambers, Lita
Gowder and Phyllis Collwell. Interment
was in Ivy Log Baptist Cemetery.
If you
wish to do
so, donations may be made to your favorite charity in memory of Kristi.
Arrangements
entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. Please
send your condolences to the family by
visiting our website at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.
KRISTI LEIGH CORNWELL
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Mrs.
Sandra
"Sandy" Kay Stoutamire, age 61, of Choestoe Lane, Blairsville,
formerly of Tallahassee, FL, passed away on Tuesday Jan. 4, 2011 at her
home. Mrs. Stoutamire was born on Oct. 13,
1949 in
Tallahassee, FL, the daughter of Minnie Lambert Stouamire (sic) and the
late
Clyde Stoutamire. Sandy was a graduate
of Florida State University and a graduate of Lively Vocational School
in
Graphic Arts. Her love was to foster
animals for adoption and rehabilitation. She
was a devoted animal portrait artist. She
was a loving daughter, mother, sister and
was a friend to many.
Surviving
Sandy are
her mother, Minnie Stoutamire of Tallahassee, one son and
daughter-in-law,
Bryce and Keszia Hale of Inverness, FL, one brother, Jerry Stoutamire
of
Blairsville, GA, one sister and brother-in-law, Barbara Sue and Charles
Wingfield of Gainesville, FL, a special friend, Tim Striebich of
Blairsville,
The Johnson family of Tallahassee, a host of friends in both
Blairsville and
Tallahassee also survive.
A
memorial service
will be held on Saturday Jan. 15, 2011 at 12 p.m. at Sandy’s residence
in
Choestoe in Blairsville with the Rev. Ben Lewis officiating. In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family
requests that memorials may be made to the Animal Mountain Shelter or
to St.
Francis Wildlife Assoc., PO Box 38160 Tallahassee, FL 32315 in memory
of Sandy.
Mountain
View
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send
condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com
SANDRA KAY STOUTAMIRE
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