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Mrs.
Gloria Crump Sasser, age 72, of Blairsville, GA, passed away Tuesday,
March 2,
1010 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.
Mrs.
Sasser was born in Forrest, IL, on Wednesday, March 17,
1937, a daughter of the late Hersel Crump and the late Alethia Saxton
Crump. Mrs. Sasser moved to Blairsville
from
Sarasota, FL in 1986. She attended New
Union Baptist Church. Gloria loved
camping and fly fishing; and she enjoyed
sewing and
was very good at it. Gloria was also an
avid reader. Besides her parents, she
was preceded in death by a sister, Shirley Patterson.
Surviving
family members include her husband, James “Jim” Sasser,
of Blairsville; daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Darryl Watson of
Port
charlotte, FL; and daughter and son-in-law, Terri and Bob Palmer, of
Orlando,
FL; step-son, Dennis Sasser, and his wife, Beth, of Ft. Green, FL;
step-son,
Henry Sasser, of Bradenton, FL; sister, Lois Stewart, of San Diego, CA;
and a
brother, James Crump, of Le canto, FL; granddaughters: Tammy Whidden
and Nikki
Palmer; grandson, David Palmer; step-granddaughter, Randi Sasser; and
step-grandsons, Anthony Sasser and Jimmy Sasser.
Funeral
services were held Friday, March 5, 2010, at 2 p.m., at New Union
Baptist
Church, with Rev. Harrison Bradley and Mrs. Sasser was eulogized by
Dennis
Sasser. Mrs. Sasser was instate at the church starting at 1:30 on Friday,
prior to
the funeral service. Special music was
presented by New Union Baptist Church Choir, Dennis Abbott, Charles
Abbott, and
Lita Gowder. Burial took place in the
church cemetery. Visitation at the
funeral home was held on Thursday evening, March 4, 2010, from 7 until
9 p.m.
Arrangements
entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home –
Blairsville Chapel. Please send
condolences and sign the guest registry at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com
Courtesy of Cochran Funeral Home
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Mr.
Jack Ray, age 90, of Mocking Bird Lane, Blairsville passed away on
Saturday,
March 6, 2010 at his home following an extended illness.
Mr. Ray was born on February 23, 1920 in
Cordele, GA, the son of the late Richard Carsey Ray and the late Nannie
McKinney Ray. He was a veteran of the US
Navy of WWII. He was a longtime
member
of the VFW and also had served as Mayor of Jeffersonville, GA. He was preceded in death by his parents and
also by four brothers. He was a loving
husband, father, brother, grandfather and great grandfather. Mr. Ray was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving
Mr. Ray are his loving wife of sixty-eight years, Betty York Ray of
Blairsville, two daughters and one son-in-law, Jackie and George Law of
Murfreesboro, TN, Betty Sue Loflin of Blairsville, one brother, Warren
Harold
Ray of Valdosta, GA, five grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren,
several
nieces, nephews, many other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were held on Tuesday, march 9,
2010 at 2 p.m.
from the Mountain View chapel with the Rev. Waymon Lovell officiating. The family met with friends at the funeral
home on Tuesday 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.
JACK RAY
Courtesy of Mountain View Funeral Home
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Mr.
William
Ralph Jones, age 93, of Ralph Jones Rd., Blairsville, passed away on
Sunday,
Feb. 28, 2010 in the Union County Nursing Home following an extended
illness. Mr. Jones was born on Dec. 24,
1916 in Union
County, the son of the late John Martin Jones and the late Ader
Cavender
Jones. He was a native and lifelong
resident of Union County. He was a
veteran of the US Army of WWII. Ralph
was a loving husband, father and grandfather.
He was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Jim McCarter, two
brothers,
Dewy and Jewell Jones, four sisters, Cordie Bell Smith, Imogene Kile,
Claudine
Jones and Birdell Jones. Mr. Jones was
of the Baptist faith.
Surviving
Mr. Jones are his loving wife, Agnus Irene Combs Jones of Blairsville,
son and
daughter-in-law, Bill and Jean Jones of Blairsville, daughters, Janice
Erwin of
Blairsville, Lillian McCarter of Blairsville, son and daughter-in-law,
Donald
and Bonnie Jones of Blairsville, Ronald and Sheila Jones of
Blairsville, ten
grandchildren, Nicole Queen, Jessica Erwin, Jonathan Jones, Tiffany
Ringenberg,
Sheena Jones, Shaun Jones, Kile Jones, Blake Cunningham, Isaac Jones
and Emily
Jones, five great-grandchildren, many other relatives and friends also
survive.
Funeral
services were held on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 11 a.m. from the
Mountain View
Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Helton and Rev. Tony Black officiating. Special music was presented by the Kelley
Trio. The following gentlemen served as
pallbearers, Jonathan Jones, Donald Jones, Leslie Groves, John Hill,
Benny
Erwin, Michael Ringenberg, matt Queen and James Jones.
Serving as honorary pallbearers were Kile,
Blake and Isaac. Interment followed the
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery with the North GA Honor Guard
conducting
military honors. The family met with
friends at the funeral home on Wednesday evening from 6-9 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.
WILLIAM RALPH JONES
Courtesy of Mountain View Funeral Home
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Mr.
James Howard Lovell, age 43, of Blairsville, GA passed away on Monday,
March 1,
2010 in Evergreen Hospital in Evergreen, AL.
he was born to the late Vaughn and
Linda
(Wright) Lovell on October 10, 1966 in Hiawassee, GA.
He is
survived by sisters, Angela Brown, of Blairsville, GA;
Cynthia West, of Crestview, FL; nieces, Jessica Lance, of Blairsville,
GA;
Courtney Wilson, of Hiawassee, GA; nephews, Curtis Brown, of Young
Harris, GA;
Bill Wilson, of Crestview, FL; many great nieces and nephews also
survive.
Funeral
services were held on Friday, March 5, 2010 at 2 p.m. from Pine Grove
Baptist
Church with Rev. Mark Shook, Rev. Charlie Bowen and Rev. Dwayne
Patterson officiating. Music was provided
by Spirit Bless, Denisa
and William Lovell. Pallbearers were:
Darrell Shook, Jacob Shook, Chris Keys, Randall Mathis, Brandon Davis,
Lecho
Olvera, Stephen Crisp and Sam Guy. Honorary
pallbearers were: Cotton Penland, Dale Penland, Colten Shook, Cassen
Shook,
Isaiah Shook, William Wilson, Tyler Richards and the Deacons of Pine
Grove
Baptist Church. Interment was in Pine
Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu
of flowers, the family request donations be
made to Pine
Grove Baptist Church, c/o Alisa Richards, P.O. Box 216, Hiawassee, GA
30546.
Banister
Funeral Home of Hiawassee in charge of
arrangements.
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Mrs.
Novalee Potts Nation, age 93, of Branan Lodge, Blairsville, passed away
on
Thursday, March 4, 2010 in the Union county Nursing Home following a
brief
illness. Mrs. Nation was born on Oct.
18, 1916 in Union County, the daughter of the late Henley Potts and the
late Della
Shope Potts. She was a native and
lifelong resident of Union County. She
was preceded in death by her husband, John Henry Nation, son, James
Junior
Nation, a daughter, Della Mae Shelton and a brother, Rev. Horace Potts. She was a loving mother, sister, grandmother
and great grandmother. Mrs. Nation was a
member of Fair View Baptist Church.
Surviving
Mrs. Nation are two daughters and one son-in-law, Willie K. Grindle of
Lawrenceville, GA, Shelby and Bill Ledford of Blairsville, five sons
and four
daughters-in-law, Wayne and Hazel Nation of Blairsville, GA, Johnny and
Lois
Nation of Murphy, Herbert and Karen Nation of McDonough, GA, Gerald
Nation of
Blairsville, Benny and Jerri Nation of Dahlonega, sister-in-law, Iva
Potts of
Blairsville, eighteen grandchildren, forty great-grandchildren, four
great-great-grandchildren, many other relatives and friends also
survive.
Funeral
services were held on Saturday, march 6,
2010 at 2
p.m. from the Mountain View Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Helton and Rev.
Luck
Durden officiating. Special music was
presented by Troy Dyer and Craig Stephens.
The following gentlemen served as pallbearers, Herbert Nation
Jr.,
Joseph and Alan Grindle, Charles Wright, Eddie Nation and Jeremy Durden. Serving as honorary pallbearers were, Austin
Nation, Doug Nation and David Harbin. Interment
followed in the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery where she will rest
next to her
husband, Henry. The family met with
friends at the funeral home on Friday evening from 6-9 p.m.
NOVALEE POTTS NATION
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Mr. James
“Mack” Guffey, age 72, of Young Harris St., Blairsville, passed away on
Sunday,
march 7, 2010 in the Chatuge Regional
Nursing Home following
an extended illness. Mr. Guffey was born
on March 2, 1938 in Union County, the son of the late Lloyd Guffey and
the late
Minnie Jordon Guffey. Mr. Guffey was a
native and lifelong resident of Union County.
He loved hunting and fishing and spending time with his best
friend
Blaze, his dog. He was preceded in death
by his first wife, Jean Hughes in 2008 and by his second wife, Evelyn
Louise
Thomas March 3, 2010. Mr. Guffey was a
member of Zebulon Baptist Church.
Surviving
Mr. Guffey are three sons and two daughters-in-law, Gary and Denise
Guffey of
Hiawassee, Greg Guffey of Young Harris, Chris and Shelly Guffey of
Young
Harris, step-daughter, Pam Young, two sisters, Sharon Poulos and Ellen
Kirby
both of Blairsville, one brother, Jack Guffey of Blairsville, ten
grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, several nieces, nephews, many
other
relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were held on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 11 a.m. from the
Mountain View
Chapel with the Rev. Gary Guffey and Rev. Jimmy Rogers officiating. The following gentlemen served as
pallbearers, Brian, Hogan, Jordan, Daniel and Andrew Guffey and William
Young,. Serving
as
honorary pallbearers were Watson and Stacy Stephens and Kevin Russell. Interment followed the Old Union Baptist
Church Cemetery. The family met with
friends at the funeral home on Monday evening after 6 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.
Harold
John Williams, age 76, of Lake Vista Drive, Blairsville, passed away on
Thursday, March 4, 2010 following an extended illness.
Mr. Williams was born on September 26, 1933
in Detroit, MI, the son of the late John Williams and the late Lenna
Singer
Williams. Mr. Williams retired as
captain from the West Palm Beach Fire Department after over twenty
three years
of service. He was a veteran of the US
Air Force. He was preceded in death by a
son, Ricky Williams in 2005. Mr. Williams
was of the Methodist faith.
Surviving Mr.
Williams are his loving wife of fifty-six years, Tawana Lemons Williams
of
Blairsville, two sons and one daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Laiying
Williams of
Sylvan Lake, MI, John Williams of St. Augustine, FL, one sister,
Shirley
Carroll of Rock Hill, SC, four grandchildren, Brittney, Amanda,
Samantha and
Bailey, many other relatives and friends also survive.
A memorial
service was held on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 5 p.m. from the Mountain
View
Funeral Home with the Rev. Harold Savage officiating.
In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family
requests that memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital in
memory
of Mr. Williams.
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.