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Mr. Billy
Joe Cook,
age 65, of Blairsville, GA, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2011 in
Union
General Hospital in Blairsville.
Billy Joe
was born
in Union County, GA on June 30, 1945, a son of the late Quinton H. Cook
and the
late Dolly Ross Cook. He was a school
bus driver for Union County School System, and a member and deacon at
Youngstown Baptist Church. Billy Joe was
also a Mason, and belonged to Young Cane Masonic Lodge, #597, F &
AM.
Billy Joe
will be
missed by everyone who knew him, but especially his family. His loving wife of 46 years, Wanda; brother
and sister-in-law, Donald and Opal Cook, of Griffin, GA; sister and
brother-in-law, Betty and Harry Daniels, of Smyrna, GA; several nieces
and
nephews, and many, many friends.
Funeral
services for
Billy Joe were held Saturday, February 12, 2011, at 2 p.m., in the
Chapel of
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, with Rev. Jonathan Hood, Rev.
Marvin
Young, and Rev. Ned Wilcoxon officiating. Special
music was presented by Rhonda Hood, Martha
Davenport, Casey Jones, and Cody Short. The
following gentlemen served as pallbearers: Stanley Garrett, Buddy Legg,
Billy
Poteete, Ronnie Dyer, Bruce Dillinger, and Kevin Garrett. The following gentlemen served as honorary
escort to the family: J.M. Grizzle, Albert Davenport, Jim Stewart,
Angus
McGillis, Union County School Bus Drivers; and Deacons of Youngstown
Baptist
Church. Burial was in Union Memory
Gardens Cemetery, with Masonic Graveside Rites presented by Young Cane
Masonic
Lodge. Visitation began on Friday,
February 11, 2011, after 6 p.m., with the family especially meeting
with
friends from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.
If you
wish, in lieu
of flowers, the family has suggested memorial contributions be made to
Youngstown Baptist church, Building Fund.
Arrangements
entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. Please
join us in remembering Billy Joe by
visiting our website, www.cochranfuneralhomes.com, where you may sign
the guest
registry and view the Life Tribute.
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Neil
DeLoss Stone,
Jr., age 72, of Blairsville, formerly of Kennesaw, GA, passed away on
Monday
Feb. 7, 2011 at Piedmont Hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Stone was born on March 30, 1938 in
Chipley, GA, the son of Ruby Mallory Barkwell and the late Neil DeLoss
Stone
Sr. Neil grew up in Smyrna, GA, and
graduated from Campbell High School. He
retired from Lockheed Martin Corporation with over thirty years of
service. He was a veteran of the US Navy. Neil was a member of the Heart of Georgia
Travelers. He was a loving husband,
father, brother and grandfather. Mr.
Stone was of the Methodist faith.
Surviving
Mr. Stone
are his loving wife of thirty-one years, Jane Owens Stone of
Blairsville,
mother, Ruby Barkwell of Ellijay, three daughters and one son-in-law,
Laura
Stone and Catherine Stone of Scotts Valley, CA, Neia and Tom Gwaltney
of Coral
Springs, FL, one brother and sister-in-law, Dennie and Jean Stone of
Blairsville,
one sister and brother-in-law, Sharon and Walt Broom of Ellijay, nine
grandchildren, Michael Urbani, Lindsay Urbani, Ryan Genovese, Jake
Bergman,
Tyler Long, Cara Long, Tory Schmitz, Jenna Gwaltney, Will Gwaltney, and
several
niece, nephews.
Funeral
services were
held on Wednesday Feb. 9, 2011 at 4 p.m. from the Mountain View Chapel.
Interment and graveside services were held
on
Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Baldwin Memorial Gardens Cemetery in
Milledgeville,
GA. In lieu of flowers if you wish, the
family requests that memorials may be made to the American Cancer
Society or to
the United Methodist Children Home in Decatur, GA. in memory of Mr.
Stone. The family met with friends at the
funeral
home on Wednesday from 3-4 p.m. prior to the service.
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
NEIL DeLOSS STONE, JR.
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Mr. J.C.
Odom, 86,
native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away
Tuesday,
February 8, 2011 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.
Mr. Odom
was born in
Union County, Georgia, on September 8, 1924, a son of the late Gordon
Odom and
Leila Thomas Odom. Mr. Odom served
during World War II in the U.S. Navy, and was a member of New Union
Baptist
Church. Over the years, JC had been a
construction worker, a school bus driver, a sawmill operator, and was
retired
from Georgia Boot in Blairsville with over 30 years of service there. He really loved farming and gardening, but his
greatest love of all was his family.
JC had
been preceded
in death by his first wife, Fleeta Chastain Odom; a son, Bob Odom;
parents,
Gordon and Leila Odom; sisters, Irene Odom, Winnie Odom Bruce; and a
brother,
James E. Odom.
Surviving
family
members include his wife, Mildred Hunter Newman Odom; son &
daughter-in-law, Stanley and Kathy Odom, of Blairsville; son and
daughter-in-law, Tim & Debbie Odom, of Blairsville; Granddaughter,
Lisa
Odom Owenby; Grandson, Kirk Odom; granddaughter and husband, Brittany
and
Shannon Kelley; granddaughter and husband, Amanda & Daryl Eason;
grandson,
Kyle Odom; and granddaughter and husband, Krista and Chris Fox. Great-grandchildren: Justin Owenby, Adrian
Owenby, Kristen Odom, Jesse Kelley, and Bobby Eason. Many
other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services for
JC were held Friday, February 11, 2011, at 2 p.m., at New Union Baptist
Church,
with Rev. Harrison Bradley and Rev. Larry Williams officiating. Special music was presented by new Union
Baptist church Choir and Casey Jones. The
following gentlemen served as pallbearers: Kirk Odom, Kyle Odom,
Shannon
Kelley, Chris Fox, Travis Parker, Justin Owenby, Daryl Eason, and Chris
Waters.
Burial was in New Union Baptist Church
Cemetery. Visitation was at the funeral
home on Thursday evening, with the family especially meeting with
friends from
5 until 9 p.m.
If you
wish,
memorial contributions may be made to New Union Baptist Church, 4159
Jones
Creek Road, Blairsville, GA 30512.
Arrangements
entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. Please
join us in remembering the life of JC
Odom by visiting our website at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com, where you
can send
condolences to the family and view the Life Tribute.
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Bertha
Lee Payne
Garner, age 89, of Blairsville, GA, passed away Monday, January 17,
2011 in
Austell, GA.
Ms.
Garner was born
in Union County, GA, on March 30, 1921, a daughter of the late Ed Payne
and
Emma Harkins Payne. She had worked at
Meade Products in Atlanta, GA for 30 years, and was a member of Mt.
Pleasant #1
Baptist Church. Bertha loved gardening,
especially flowers. She was preceded in
death by her parents, Edward and Emma Jane Payne; sisters: Mattie
Plott, Bessie
Gilreath, and Bonnie Payne; brothers: Willie "Bill" Payne, J.P.
Payne, and Hobert L. Payne.
She is
survived by
the following family members: daughter, Shirley G. Groves, of
Douglasville, GA;
son, Charles Paul Garner, of Woodstock, GA; sister and her husband,
Nora and
Joe Evans, of Douglasville; sister, Martha Hawkins, of Auburn, GA;
sister, Mary
Hensley, of Blairsville; and sister and husband, Grapelle and Eugene
Rich, of
Blairsville; grandchildren: James E. Groves, Jr., of Douglasville;
Charles Jory
Garner, of Connecticutt (sic); Jennifer Lea Hyndman, of Maine; Millissa
Janene
Garner, Millinda Renee Glover, and Jason Eric Groves. Many
other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were
held Friday, January 21, 2011, at 11 a.m., at the Chapel of Cochran
Funeral
Home of Blairsville, with Rev. Ray Potts officiating. Special
music was presented by The Kelley
Trio. The following gentlemen served as
pallbearers: Jamey Groves, Gary Payne, Billy Payne, Jory Garner, Perry
Evans,
and Eddie Rich. Serving as honorary
escort to the family was: Jason Groves, Glenn Payne, Jerry Payne. Burial was in Mt. Pleasant #1 Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Mt. Pleasant #1 Baptist Church Cemetery
Fund, c/o
Doug Hughes, 145 Willie Circle, Blairsville, GA 30512.
Arrangements
entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. Please
send your condolences and share fond
memories with the family at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com
BERTHA LEE PAYNE GARNER
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Mrs.
Gerda Hilde
Jones, age 85, of Wesley Mountain Dr., Blairsville, passed away on
Wednesday
February 9, 2011 at the Union County Nursing Home following an extended
illness. Mrs. Jones was born on April
18, 1925 in Karlrue Germany, the daughter of the late Julius
Schillenger and
the late Hildegard Bescla. Gerda moved
to the area in 1987. She was the past
President of the Georgia Mtn. unit of Church Women United. Gerda was a member of NARFE and volunteered at
S.A.F.E House. She enjoyed gardening and
was a self employed seamstress. Mrs.
Jones was a member of the St. Clare’s Episcopal Church.
Surviving
Mrs. Jones
are her husband Larry Jones of Blairsville and four step children
Brian, Bruce,
Sandy and Karen.
Funeral
services for
Mrs. Jones will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday February 19, 2011 at St.
Claire
Episcopal Church with the Reverend Frank F. Wilson officiating. In lieu of flowers, if you wish, the family
asks that memorials be made to St. Clare’s Episcopal Church. The family will meet with friends following
the services at the church.
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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Rev.
Everett
Garfield Payne, age 82, of Rex Payne Rd., Blairsville, passed away on
Sunday
Feb. 6, 2011 at his home following an extended illness. Mr.
Payne was born on May 16,1928 in Union
County, the son of the late William Payne and the late Laura Cook
Payne. He was a native and lifelong
resident Union
County and had been a Minister for over fifty years. He
always had a strong faith in God and his
family. Everett was a compassionate and
loving husband, father, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather and
friend. He was preceded in death by two
sons, Troy
Payne in 1961 and William Buck Payne on Jan. 31, 2011, seven brothers,
Charles,
James, Grady, Herbert, Leonard, Arvil and Willard, two sisters, Lillie
Franklin
and Stella Dyer. Rev. Payne was a member
of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.
Surviving
Rev. Payne
are his loving wife, Patsy Payne of Blairsville, one son, John Payne of
Blairsville, five daughters and one son-in-law, Betty and Frank Gray of
Blue
Ridge, Bonnie Payne of Winter Haven, FL, Mary Payne of Ellijay, Janie
Rogers of
Jasper, TN, Sarah Payne of Jasper, GA, one daughter-in-law, Danna Payne
of
Hiawassee, two sisters, Myrtle Cook of Blairsville, Vesta Stroup of
Blairsville, one brother, Luther Payne of Blairsville, thirteen
grandchildren,
eleven great-grandchildren, many other relatives and friends also
survive.
Funeral
services were
held on Tuesday Feb. 8, 2011 at 2 p.m. from the Mountain View Chapel
with the
Rev. Dexter Dockery and Rev. Terrell Jones officiating. Special
music was presented by Michelle Webb. The
following gentleman served as pallbearers,
Frank Gray, Brandon Rogers, Stephen Kirtley, Matthew, Danny and Gary
Payne. Serving honorary pallbearers were
Aaron Payne,
Bill Kirtley, Randy Rogers, Paul Tanner and Travis Sanders. Interment followed in the Mt. Pleasant Baptist
Church Cemetery. The family met with
friends at the funeral home on Monday evening from 6-9pm.
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
EVERETT GARFIELD PAYNE
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Mrs. Mary
Sue Brown
Huggins, age 84, of Wesley Mtn. Drive, Blairsville, passed away on
Tuesday Feb.
8, 2011 at Stonehenge following an extended illness. Mrs.
Huggins was born on Aug. 18, 1926 in
Andrews, NC, the daughter of the late Ulysses Grant Brown and the late
Florence
Mae Puett. Sue and Tom left behind a
legacy in which they raised their family and their Christian values. Sue was a caretaker of people in need in the
community. She volunteered at the Union
General Hospital for several years. She
was a loving , wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Tom
Morgan Huggins in 2000, by two brothers, Ulysses (Bill) Brown Jr. and
James
Martin Brown, and by two sisters, Edna Mae Brown Nichols and Thelma
Faye Brown
Hunt. Mrs. Huggins was a member of
Liberty Baptist Church.
Surviving
Mrs.
Huggins are three daughters and one son-in-law, Diana Stephens of Tate,
GA,
Jamie and Jim Kinnersley of Blairsville, Sheila Huggins Dean of
Lilburn,
GA, two sons and one daughter-in-law, Johnny Huggins of Dunwoody, Joel
and Amy
Huggins of Blairsville, twelve grandchildren, six great-grandchildren,
many
other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were
held on Friday Feb. 11, 2011 at 1 p.m. from the Old Union Baptist
Church in
Young Harris with the Rev. Larry Allison officiating. Special
music was presented by Cathy Gregory,
Gloria Griggs and Mildred LeCroy. Mrs.
Huggins lay in state at the church on Friday from 12-1 p.m. The following gentleman served as
pallbearers, Kevin and Brian Kinnersley, Nathanael Stephens, Cole,
Dusty,
Jeramy, Cody and Joshua Huggins. Interment
followed in the Old Union Church Cemetery. Flowers
are accepted or in lieu of flowers if
you wish, the family requests that memorials may be made to the Gideons
for
Bibles or to the American Cancer Society in memory of Mrs. Huggins. The family met with friends at the funeral
home on Thursday evening 5:30-8:30 p.m.
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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Mr.
William Patrick
O’Keefe, age 87, of Murphy Hwy, Blairsville, passed away on Thursday
February
10, 2011 at the Union County Nursing Home following an extended
illness. Mr. O’Keefe was born on November
8, 1923 in
New Rockford, ND, the son of the late Patrick O’Keefe and the late
Cather
Herilihy. William moved to the area in
1961. He served in the Air Force in
World War II where he received two Presidential Citations and four Air
Medals. He worked as a general manager of
the Ables
Auto Company for several years. Mr.
O’Keefe is preceded in death by three sisters Catherine, Madilyn and
Alice, a
brother John O’Keefe and a daughter Joy O’Keefe Russell.
Mr. O’Keefe was of the Catholic faith.
Surviving
Mr.
O’Keefe are a son Ryan O’Keefe of Murhpy (sic), NC, three daughters and
sons-in-law,
Joni and Bryan Stockton of Murphy, NC, Gail and Rick Dillard of St.
Simons, GA
and Kelly and Mike Mull of Ringgold, GA, a sister Madilyn O’Keefe, four
grandchildren Kayla Ramey, Daniel Brown, Amber Russell and Matthew
Russell,
three great grandchildren Brady Ramey, McKenzie Russell and Mason Ramey
and
several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral
services for
Mr. O’Keefe were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday February 13, 2011 from the
Mountain
View Chapel with the Minister Terry Stuart officiating. The
following gentlemen served as pallbearers:
Bryan Stockton, Rick Dillard, Mike Mull, Matthew Russell, Dan Brown,
Jeremy
Ramey and Nathan Stockton. Interment
followed at the Meadow View Cemetery with the North GA Honor Guard
conducting
military honors. The family met with
friends on Saturday evening from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
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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Mrs.
Darlene Payne
Thompson, age 60, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Friday evening, February 11, 2011. She
was born September 4, 1950 the daughter of
Dan and Wynnelle Turner Payne. Mrs.
Thompson was a homemaker whose life was centered around her family and
she
enjoyed doing crafts. Darlene was
preceded in death by her husband, George Grady Thompson, in April of
2010; and
her father. Dan Payne.
Mrs.
Thompson is
survived by her mother, Wynnelle, sons and daughters-in-law; Kyle and
Tabetha
Thompson of Canton, GA; Grady and Joyce Thompson and Perry and Christy
Thompson, both of Blairsville; daughter and son-in-law, Cindy and Marty
Payne
of Blairsville; brother, Joe Payne; sisters, Bonnie Bell, Jean Debord,
Patsy
Payne and Gaye Nelle Simonds; and grandchildren, Trish, Nikki, Kalen,
Ashley,
Christopher and Lynette Thompson, Shauna and Josh Dyer, Kevin and
Ashley Walker
and Kamiya Potts and Sarah Knight. Many
other relatives and friends also survive.
She will be greatly missed by her family and all who knew her.
Funeral
services were
held 2 p.m. Sunday, February 13, 2011 from the Chapel of the Cochran
Funeral
Home of Blairsville with Rev. Jerry Helton and Rev. Michael Anderson
officiating. Special music was presented by The New Life Singers and
Jimmy and
Judy Thompson. Interment was in the
Union Memory gardens Cemetery. The
family received friends Saturday evening at the funeral home from 6
p.m. until
9 p.m.
The
following
gentlemen served as pallbearers: Derrick Arrowood, Kenneth Arrowood,
Wayne
Thompson, Lamar Simonds, Will Simonds and Alex Castillo.
Cochran
Funeral Home
of Blairsville in charge of arrangements. You
may log onto www.cochranfuneralhomes.com
to send condolences to the family and sign the guest register.
DARLENE PAYNE THOMPSON
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Mrs. Mary
K.
Segraves, age 74, of Choestoe Valley Circle, Blairsville, passed away
on Sunday
Feb. 6, 2011 in the Union General Hospital following a brief illness. Mrs. Segraves was born on July 2, 1936 in
Redbank, TN, the daughter of the late Ansley Keels and the late Louise
Thornton
Keels. Mary was a Registered Nurse
before her retirement. She enjoyed growing flowers and traveling with
her
husband. She was a loving wife, mother,
sister and grandmother. Mrs. Segraves
was a member of the First Baptist Church of Blairsville.
Surviving
Mrs.
Segraves are her loving husband of fifty-three years, William Segraves
of
Blairsville, two daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and Bryan Smith of
Loganville, GA, Anna and Roger Conlin of Haymarket, VA, two sons and
daughters-in-
law, Allen and Betsy Segraves of Farragut, TN, Ansley and Rhonda
Segraves of
Cumming, GA, one sister, Jane Brasovan of Woodsland, TX, six
grandchildren,
Benjamin, Paul and Julia Smith, Patrick, Quinn and Katie Segraves, many
other
relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were
held on Wednesday Feb. 9, 2011 at 2 p.m. from the Mountain View Chapel
with Dr.
Fred Lodge officiating. In lieu of
flowers if you wish, the family requests that memorials may be made to
the
Glenda Gooch House in memory of Mrs. Segraves. The
family met with friends at the funeral
home on Wednesday evening from 1-2 p.m.
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
MARY K. SEGRAVES
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