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Hester
Bingham Evans, 84, entered into rest February 23, 2010 at Mission St.
Joseph
Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina.
She had been a resident of Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home
for the
past 6 years. She was the daughter of
the late Lonnie C. Bingham and Grace Townsend Bingham Lackey. Mrs. Evans was preceded in death by both her
parents; her son, Lance Corporal Roger W. Overstreet; husband, Silas
Overstreet, and her husband, Billy E. Evans; and a granddaughter,
Dianne
Yourkonis. She is survived by her
daughter, Frankie Jewell Overstreet, of Sylva, North Carolina; two
brothers,
Rev. Thomas A. Bingham and Elizabeth Moore Bingham of Forrest Home,
Alabama;
and Command Sergeant Major Ret. Wiley C. Bingham and Chong Bingham; one
half-sister, Loreane Henson, of Blairsville, Georgia; three step-sons:
Malcolm
Evans of Griffin, Georgia; Walter Evans and Becky Evans; and Rodney
Darnell
Evans and Faye Evans, all of Jacksonville, Florida.
She also has many beloved nieces, nephews,
cousins, grandchildren, and one great grandchild, Raven Yourkonis, of
Jacksonville, Florida.
Mrs.
Evans was a native of Blairsville where she returned to
live after retiring from work in 1986.
She was a member of New Union Baptist Church in Blairsville.
The funeral
was conducted by Rev. Thomas A. Bingham.
Pallbearers were the
following gentlemen: Dennis Bingham, Thomas A. Bingham,
Jr.,
Darnell Evans, Walter Evans, Kenneth West, and Brady Lindsey. Cochran Funeral Home in Blairsville was in
charge of arrangements.
Visitation
was held on Friday afternoon from 2 until 9 p.m., and Saturday morning
before
the funeral in Cochran Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p.m. on February 27,
2010. Interment was in New Union Baptist
church
Cemetery on Jones Creek Road in Blairsville.
Arrangements
entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home
of Blairsville. You are invited to view
Mrs. Evan’s Life tribute, and send condolences to the family at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com
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Mrs.
Melissa Devereaux, age 89, of Blairsville, Georgia passed away Tuesday,
February 23, 2010 at her home.
Mrs.
Devereaux was born on Monday, November 8, 1920 in
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, to the late Jacob and Fern (Baker) Goehring. She was a member of First United Methodist
Church
of Union County, and had been a member of Union General Hospital
Auxiliary. Mrs. Devereaux was preceded in
death by her
husband, Howard Ross Devereaux, and a son, Jacque Devereaux; and a
sister, Fern
Kratt.
Survivors
include: son & daughter-in-law, Rev. Jan & Bonnie Devereaux of
Clarkesville, Georgia; and daughter-in-law, Sharon Devereaux Hood of
Blairsville. Six grandchildren and
five
great grandchildren also survive.
Graveside services
were held Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 2 p.m. from the Alleghany
Cemetery in
Pittsburg.
MELISSA DEVEREAUX
Courtesy of Cochran Funeral Home
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Linda
Gail Stephens, age 50, of Blairsville, Georgia passed away Thursday,
February
25, 2010 from injuries she sustained in an automobile accident.
Linda was
born on Tuesday, July 7, 1959 in Hiawassee, Georgia, to Willa Mae Floyd
Stephens of Blairsville and the late Mitchell Clay Stephens. She was a member of Fellowship of the Hills
Church in Blairsville.
Surviving
family members, in addition to her mother, are: sister and husband,
Gizelle and
Steve Thomas of Morganton, Georgia; sister and husband, Gwyneth and Joe
Yaita
of Murphy, NC; nephews: Brad Thomas, Justin Thomas and David Murphy;
nieces:
Brittany Thomas, Sleana Cook, Lisa Renbarger and Shirley Bryson; and
special
friend, Danny Murphy; twelve great nieces and nephews.
Funeral
services were held Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 2 PM from the Cochran
Funeral
Home Chapel with Rev. Marty Duncan and Rev. Kenny Beavers officiating. Music was provided by Scott Lance. The following gentlemen served as
pallbearers: Brad Thomas, Justin Thomas, Joey Colwell, Mike Patton,
Junior
Whitener and Jackie Cook. Burial
followed in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.
The
family received friends at the Cochran Funeral Home on
Saturday, February 27, 2010, from 5 until 9 PM.
Arrangements
entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home
and Crematory of Blairsville. You may
sign the guest register, view Linda’s Life Tribute, and send
condolences to the
family at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com
Courtesy of Cochran Funeral Home
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Mr.
Bernard
James Dockery, age 55, of Pinelog Church Rd., Brasstown, NC, passed
away on
Feb. 27, 2010 at his home following a
brief illness. Mr. Dockery was born
on Dec.
7, 1954 in Union County, the son of Johnnie Long Dockery and the late
Verlin
Dockery. Bernard enjoyed fishing,
camping, gardening, cooking, taking family photos and being outdoors. He was a loving father, son, brother and
grandfather. He was preceded in death by
a sister, Sylvia Maney. Mr. Dockery was
of the Baptist faith.
Surviving
Mr. Dockery are his partner, Lisa Hicks of Brasstown, mother, Johnnie
Dockery
of Young Harris, one daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Edward Williams
of
Jefferson, one brother and sister-in-law, J.M. and Nicole Dockery of
Brasstown,
one sister, Lucy Leatherwood of Austell, GA, one grandson, Trey
Williams, many
other relatives and friends also survive.
A
visitation for Mr. Dockery was held on Monday March 1, 2010 from 6-8
p.m. at
the Mountain View Funeral Home. A
memorial service will be held at a later date and will be announced. In lieu of flowers, if you wish, the family
requests that memorials may be made to the American Heart Association
in memory
of Mr. Dockery.
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.
Courtesy of Mountain View Funeral Home
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Miss
Vada Lee Curtis, age 77, of Faith Acres, Rd., Blairsville, passed away
on
Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010 at her home following an extended illness. Miss Curtis was born on Feb. 27, 1933 in
Union County, the daughter of the late Howard Curtis and the late Ollie
Hood
Curtis. Miss Curtis was a native and
Union County. (sic)
She was a 1950 graduate of Union County High School. She was preceded in death by her parents and
a cousin, William Lee Holt. Miss Curtis
was a member of Shady Grove Methodist Church.
Surviving
Miss Curtis are William Lee and Tina Holt Jr. of Blairsville and Nan
Holt of
Blairsville, many
other friends also survive.
A graveside
service was held on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. from the Shady
Grove
Methodist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Ben Lewis officiating. In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family
requests that donations may be made to the Shady Grove Cemetery Fund in
memory
of miss Curtis.
The family met with friends following the services.
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.
Courtesy of Mountain View Funeral Home
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Mr. C.D.
Griggs, age 85, of Blairsville, Georgia passed away Monday, February
22, 2010 at
Union General Hospital in Blairsville after a brief illness. He was born on Monday, October 20, 1924 in
Blairsville,
a son of the late Joseph and the late Madelene Elliott Griggs. C.D. was a WWII U S Army Veteran and a member
and Deacon of Ebenezer Baptist Church.
He was also preceded in death by a sister, Ella Griggs.
He is
survived by his wife, Charlene Griggs of Blairsville; son &
daughter-in-law,
Mark & Cheryl Griggs of Blairsville; daughter & son-in-law,
Patty &
Wes Whitfield of Homer, Georgia; granddaughters and their husbands,
Marquetta
& Brent Thompson of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Marletta & Jordan
Arnold
of Dahlonega, Georgia; grandaugher (sic) Kaylee Whitfield of Homer,
Georgia;
grandson, Wyatt Whitfield of Homer; brothers, Roy Griggs of Bryson
City, North
Carolina, and Joseph Griggs, Jr. of Blairsville. Many
other relatives and friends also
survive.
Funeral
services were held Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 2 p.m. from the
Ebenezer
Baptist Church with Rev. R.L. Martin and Rev. Ray Potts officiating. Music was provided by the church choir and
Rev. Tommy and Vicki Jenkins. The
following gentlemen served as pallbearers: Junior Bridges, Ricky
Griggs, Ronnie
Griggs, Cecil Hughes, Terry Hughes and James Bridges.
The following gentlemen served as honorary
pallbearers: Hubert Plott, Doyle Gunter, Arlin Worley, Lee Knight and
Ronnie
Coker. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
The family
received friends at Cochran Funeral Home Tuesday from 6 p.m. until 9
p.m.
Arrangements entrusted to Cochran
Funeral Home and
Crematory of Blairsville, Georgia. Please
send condolences to www.cochranfuneralhomes.com
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Mr.
William
Rutherford Schober, age 76, of Blairsville, GA, passed away Thursday,
February
25, 2010.
Mr. Schober was born on Wednesday,
January 10, 1934 in Waretown, NJ, a son of the late William John
Schober and
the late Jane Elizabeth Gray Schober. He
was a veteran of the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force.
He was a member of The House of Prayer and
was a deacon there. Mr. Schober had
served as treasurer of the local Gideons International for the past 6
years. Besides his parents, Mr. Schober
was preceded in death by his brother, Jack Ulrich.
Surviving family
members include his loving wife of 51 years, Gail Post Schober, of
Blairsville
– they were married in England in 1958; children: William John Schober,
of
Marietta, GA; Suzanne Jane Schober Orfield, and her husband Mark, of
Abingdon,
VA; Bethanne Jean Schober Barstow and her husband Todd, of Chespeake,
(sic) VA;
and Janice Gail Schober Blanchett and her husband Mark, of Chapel Hill,
TN; two
sisters: Jane Mears, of West Creek, NJ; Bette Treloar, of Jamesville,
VA; and
brother and sister-in-law, Paul and Bert Schober, of Palm Bay, FL;
grandchildren: James Blanchett, Tyler Barstow, Jennifer Whitesides,
Jordan
Whitesides, Jared Blanchett, Kyle Schober, Jillian Blanchett, Jonathan
Whitesides, Taylor Blanchett, and John mark Blanchett.
Funeral
services were held on Sunday, February 28, 2010, at 3 p.m. at The House
of
Prayer Church, with Pastor Jerry Helton and Rev. Bill Honaker
officiating. Special music was presented
by The House of
Prayer Church Choir. The following
gentlemen served as pallbearers: Tyler Barstow, Jonathan Whitesides,
James
Blanchett, Jared Blanchett, Todd Barstow, Mark Orfield, mark Blanchett,
and
Bill Schober. Burial was in The House of
Prayer Cemetery, with military honors conducted by North Georgia Honor
Guard.
Visitation
was held on Sunday, February 28, 2010, at The House of Prayer, for one
hour
prior to the service.
If you
wish, memorial contributions may be made to The Gideons International,
P.O. Box
521, Blairsville, Georgia 30514; or to The House of Prayer Building
Fund, P.O.
Box 1475, Blairsville, Georgia 30514.
Arrangements
entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home
of Blairsville. Please view
Mr. Schober’s Life Tribute, and send condolences at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com
WILLIAM RUTHERFORD SCHOBER
Courtesy of Cochran Funeral Home