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Mrs.
Pauline
Conley, age 90, of Blairsville, Georgia passed away Sunday, March 28,
2010 in
Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.
Mrs.
Conley was born in Toccoa, Georgia, on September 27,
1919, a daughter of the late Virgel Oscar Watkins and the late Julia
Alice
Stephens Watkins. She was a homemaker
and a member of Zebulon Baptist Church in Blairsville.
Mrs. Conley had been preceded in death by her
husband, the late Josiah Eugene “Gene” Conley; a daughter, Doris Kelly;
a son,
Eugene Conley, III; and a brother, Tommy Watkins.
Surviving family
members include daughter and son-in-law, Elaine and Jerry Stover, of
Oakwood,
Georgia; daughter-in-law, Ina Conley, of Blairsville; a brother,
Raymond
Watkins, and a sister, Mabel Rich, both of Blairsville; four
grandchildren: Jan
McGiboney, Melinda Young, Jerry Stover II, and Barry Stover; nine great
grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral
services were held Wednesday, March 31, 2010, at 2 p.m., in the Chapel
of
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, with Rev. Brent Chatham
officiating. Special music was presented
by The Kelley
trio. The following gentlemen were
selected to serve as pallbearers: Jerry Stover, Barry Stover, David
Chatham,
Rusty McGiboney, Tyler McGiboney, and John Young. Burial
was in Zebulon Baptist Church
Cemetery. The family met with friends at
the funeral home on Tuesday, March 30, 2010, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8
p.m.
Arrangements entrusted to Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville. You are
invited to send condolences to the
family at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com
PAULINE CONLEY
Courtesy of Cochran Funeral Home
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Mrs.
Joann Dillinger, age 76, of Duck gap Rd., Blairsville, passed away on
Thursday,
April 1, 2010 at her home following an extended illness.
Mrs. Dillinger was born on Feb. 18, 1934 in
St. Charles, VA, the daughter of the late Neal Rutherford and the late
Syble
Blondelle Rutherford. She enjoyed
gardening and spending time with her family.
She was very dedicated to her family and especially to her
grandchildren. Joann loved her church. She was preceded in death by her step mother,
Bonnie Rutherford and a brother, Gene Rutherford. Joann
was a member of Harmony Grove Baptist
Church.
Surviving
Mrs. Dillinger are one son and daughter-in-law, Sean and Julia Barnett
of
Blairsville, two brothers and sisters-in-law, Randall and Jimmie
Rutherford of
Rockwood, MUI, Gail and Donna Rutherford of Redford, MI, two sisters
and one
brother-in-law, Deanna (and the late Jerry) Deskins of Ben Hur, VA,
Greta and
Roger Alsup of Pennington Gap, VA, four grandchildren, Meagan, Chase,
Madison
and Mallory, a host of nieces, nephews, many other relatives and
friends also
survive.
A
celebration of life service was held on Saturday, April 3, 2010 at 5
p.m. from
the Harmony Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Stacy Dyer officiating. Special music was presented by Claude Duffey,
Bryan Sosensky, Rev. Stacy Dyer, Phil Nichols and Ken Ensley. The family met with friends at the church on
Saturday
evening from 4-5 p.m.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family
request that memorials may be made to harmony Grove Baptist church
Building
Fund or to Amedisys in memory of Mrs. Dillinger. You
may sign the family guest book and send
condolences online at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com.
JOANN DILLINGER
Courtesy of Mountain View Funeral Home
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Mrs.
Pauline Miller, age 86 of Kiloran Way, of Blairsville, passed away on
Monday,
March 29, 2010, in the Union County Nursing Home following an extended
illness. Mrs. Miller was born on June 7,
1923 in
Coffeyville, KS, the daughter of the late William Cook and the late
Frances
Chappell Cook. Mrs. Miller enjoyed doing
genealogy and fishing. She was a loving
wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Mrs.
Miller was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving
Mrs. Miller are her loving husband of seventy
years, Paige Miller of Blairsville, two sons and daughters-in-law,
Gaylord and
JoElla Miller of Jacksonville, AR, Carl and Beth Miller of Blairsville,
four
grandchildren, Todd, Tara and Paige Miller, Christie Johnson, three
great-grandchild,
(sic) Eliza Johnson, Jessica and John Miller, many other relatives and
friends
also survive.
Graveside
services were held on Friday, April 2, 2010 at 11 a.m. from the
Crittenden memorial Park Cemetery in
Marion, AR. The family met with friends at
the
Roller-Citizens Funeral Home on Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send
condolences online at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com.
PAULINE MILLER
Courtesy of Mountain View Funeral Home
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Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville, announces the death of Billy “Gopher”
Nelson, age
58 of Blairsville, who passed away Saturday, April 3, 2010 at saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta.
Services
were held in the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville on
Tuesday,
April 6, 2010 at 2 p.m. Interment
followed in Memory Gardens Cemetery. The
family received friends on Monday, April 5, 2010, from 6 p.m. until 9
p.m. at
the Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville.
The Family
(sic) requests in lieu of flowers to make memorial contributions to one
of the
following organizations: The Union county Humane Society, Castaway
Critters Pet
Rescue, or The American Diabetes Association.
Arrangements
entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home
of Blairsville. Please visit us at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com
to send
condolences and sign the online guest registry.
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Ruth
Westfall was born in Newport, KY. She
raised her son and daughter in South Florida, then
moved to Arizona where she lived for over 35 years.
Her daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Craig
Arlotta, moved Ruth to Blairsville in order to care for her and nurse
her back
to health so she could fall in love with the mountains and beauty of
the area. After a brief period of time in
Blairsville,
Ruth passed away peacefully at home with her daughter and son-in-law by
her
side.
Ruth leaves
behind two grandsons that love her dearly, her 98 year old sister, and
many
nieces, nephews and other family members in Ohio, all of whom she loved
dearly.
Funeral
services will be held on Thursday, April 8m 2010 at 4 p.m. from the
Mountain
View Funeral Home with Deacon John Paul McGuire officiating. The services will conclude with a white dove
release to symbolize Ruth’s homegoing.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send
condolences online at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com.
RUTH WESTFALL
Courtesy of Mountain View Funeral Home
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Mr. Rex
David Rogers, age 77, of Jim Davenport Rd., Blairsville, passed away at
his
home on Monday, March 29, 2010. Mr.
Rogers was born on Nov. 18, 1932 in Blairsville, GA, the son of the
late Joseph
Fletcher Rogers and the late Virginia Davenport Rogers-Oneil. He was preceded in death by his wife Sharon
(March 2008) and a brother, Keith Rogers (March 2008).
Rex was longtime past owner of Tri-City
Siding of Blairsville. He attended
Ebenezer Baptist Church and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church.
Surviving
Mr. Rogers are four sons and daughters-in-law, David and Lori Rogers of
Blairsville, Brian and Rhonda Rogers of Lula, GA, Mark and Wanda Rogers
of
Greensboro, NC, Mike and Karen Rogers of Blairsville, one daughter
Karen Rogers
of Blairsville, seven grandchildren, Travis Rogers of Memphis, TN, Josh
Rogers
of Kennesaw, GA, Blake and Leah Rogers of Lula, GA, Kayla, Kyle and
Joel Rogers
of Blairsville, one great-grandchild, Faylyn Long of Hayesville, NC,
one
brother, Max Rogers of Clinton Township, Michigan, sister and
brother-in-law,
Marilyn and Tom Newton of Taylor, MI, brother-in-law, Gary Ferguson of
East
Detroit, MI, sister and brother-in-law, Lori and Fritz Jerguson of
Warren, MI,
brother-in-law, Freddie Ferguson of Warren, MI, sister-in-law, Terri
Benoit of
Taylor, MI, many other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were held on Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 2 p.m. from the
Antioch
Baptist Church with the Rev. Jerry Helton and Rev. Billy Raburn
officiating. The body lay in state at
the church from 1-2 p.m. Special music
was presented by Troy Phillips and Family and Jack Cochran. Serving as honorary pallbearers were Gary,
Brent, Josh, Matthew and Travis Rogers and Daniel Byrd.
Interment followed in the church
cemetery. In lieu of flowers if you
wish, the family requests that memorials may be made to the Gideons or
to the
Antioch Youth Ministries in memory of Mr. Rogers.
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.
REX DAVID ROGERS
Courtesy of Mountain View Funeral Home
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Mr.
Richard
Fredrick Racicot, age 82, of Upper Fox Trail, Blairsville, passed away
on
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 in the Murphy Medical Center following an
extended
illness. Mr. Racicot was born on Oct. 9,
1926 in North Hampton, MA, the son of the late Felix Arthur Racicot and
the
late Adelia Sequin. He was a veteran of
the US Navy of WWII. Richard was a
member of the Beagle Club in West Hampton, MA, and also a member of the
VFW. He was a carpenter by trade and
loved to build just about anything. He
was preceded in death by brothers and sisters, Pearl McKenna, Lillian
Duvall,
Claire Radcliff, Arthur Racicot, Rachael Brissette, Donald Racicot,
Blanche
White, Ruby Lucey and Marietta LaPointe.
Mr. Racicot was of the Catholic faith.
Surviving
Mr. Racicot are his loving wife of sixty-four years, Lorraine Bertrand
Racicot
of Blairsville, one brother, Bobby Racicot of N. Hampton, MA, one
sister, Doris
Lacocco of N. Hampton, MA, niece, Karen Staelems of Blairsville,
nephew, David
LaPointe of Sarasota, FL, many other relatives and friends also survive.
No services
are planned at this time. In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family
requests
that donations may be made to the Blairsville Chapter of the American
Cancer
Society in memory of Mr. Racicot.
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.
RICHARD FREDRICK RACICOT
Courtesy of Mountain View Funeral Home
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James
Edward Bound, age 59, of Charlotte, NC formerly of Blairsville, passed
away on
March 9, 2010 at the Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, NC following a
brave
fight against cancer.
James was
born October 17, 1950 in St. Augustine, FL, the son of Marie Bound and
the late
Bill Bound. Jim was a loving father and
husband and will be greatly missed by his family and many friends. He enjoyed helping people, church activities,
camping, outdoor activities and spending time with his family and many
friends.
He is
survived by mother, Marie Bound of Blairsville, his wife, Debby Bound
of
Charlotte, NC, four children, James Bound of North Carolina, Amy
Sherburne of
South Carolina, Jessy Bound of Charlotte, NC and McCayne Bound of
Charlotte; brother John Bound of Florida
and sister, Chrissy Lee of
Blairsville, cherished grandchildren and many friends also survive.