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Mr.
Charles
W. Phillips, 70, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Thursday, January
25,
1996 in Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
Mr.
Phillips was born in Fairfax County, Virginia, a son of
the late Albert Phillips and Lona Furlong Phillips.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, and
served during World War II. Mr. Phillips
had lived in the Blairsville area since 1981, coming here from Davie,
Florida.
Surviving
are his wife, Mrs. Elva Phillips, of the home; two sons, Charles P.
Phillips,
of Redondo Beach, California; and John M. Phillips, of Athens, Georgia;
a
daughter, Mary Elizabeth Phillips, of Tallahassee, Florida; two
grandchildren,
Donald and Jennifer Phillips, both of San Diego, California; three
great
grandchildren, Kevin, Brianna, and Christopher Phillips, all of San
Diego.
Funeral
services were held Monday, January 29, 1996 at 2 p.m. from the chapel
of
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville with Rev. Horace Potts officiating. The following gentlemen served as
pallbearers: Gary Davenport, W.H. McCarter, Jeff McCarter, Tom Berry,
David
Conley, and Michael Duvall. Interment was
in Choestoe Cemetery.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of
arrangements.
The
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Mrs. Vina
Berry Kirby, 96, of Marietta, Georgia, formerly of Union County and
Young
Harris, Georgia, passed away Saturday, February 3, 1996 after an
extended illness.
Mrs.
Kirby was born in Union County, Georgia, on October 15,
1899, a daughter of the late William Jefferson Berry and Jane Frady
Berry of
the Choestoe Section of Union County.
She was a member of Shady Grove United Methodist Church in
Blairsville
and attended Young Harris College in Young Harris, Georgia. She had lived in Marietta for the past 54
years.
Survivors
include her daughter, Eloise Nichols of Marietta; Sister (sic), Jessie
Fields
of Morrow, brother, John Berry of Blairsville; Three (sic)
granddaughters,
three great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren and several
nieces
and nephews.
Graveside
services were held Friday, February 9, 1996, interment
in Kennesaw memorial Park, Marietta, Georgia.
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Mr. Tom
S. Candler, Jr., age 70, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Saturday, February 17, 1996
at his home. Mr. Candler was born in
Union County, Georgia, on August 19, 1925.
He was a lifelong resident of this area.
He was a US Army Veteran of World War II, and a member of First
United
Methodist Church of Union County. Mr.
Candler was a member also of Allegheny Masonic Lodge #114, F&AM, a
former
Kiwanian; former Mayor Pro-Tem of Blairsville; a Blairsville City
Councilman;
and a Blairsville businessman, being the proprietor of Blairsville
Standard
Station and Tom Candler Used Cars for many years. Mr.
Candler had been preceded in death by his
parents, Judge and Mrs. Thomas S. Candler, Sr., a brother, “Buck”
Candler, and
sisters, Nell Candler McNeil, and Sarah Candler Gilliland.
Surviving
are his wife, Mrs. Blanche Patton Candler, of the home; daughter and
son-in-law, Tommie Lynn and Mark Burrell, of Blairsville; and
granddaughter,
Olivia Candler Burrell, of Blairsville; many nieces and nephews also
survive.
Funeral
services were held Tuesday, February 20, 1996 at 11 a.m., from the
Chapel (sic)
of the funeral home with Dr. Robert Darby and Reverend Horace Potts
officiating. Mrs. Martha Cone was the
soloist. The following gentlemen served as
pallbearers: Craig Davenport, Troy Phillips, Ray Rogers, Bob Head,
Billy
Decker, and McCoy Walker. The following
gentlemen served as honorary escort to the family: Sid Mahan, Virge
Kelley, Cecil Nelson, WC (sic) Nelson,
Ralph Davenport, Mike
Mashburn, Lee Holt, Max Owenby, Max Ware, Leon Davenport, Don Phillips,
Don
Hartman, pat Akins, Fred Weaver, Cecil Lance, Junior Brackett, Gollie
Easter,
Jay Burks, Bill Foster, Ottis Franklin, Bill Kent, Allen Conley, Bobby
Dillinger, and James Burrell. Interment
was in Union Memory Gardens Cemetery. If
you wish, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church of
Union
County Building Fund, 859 Hwy. 515, Blairsville,
GA
30512. Cochran Funeral Home of
Blairsville was in charge of arrangements.