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Billy
Nelson better known as Mr.
Gopher, age 58 of Blairsville, GA, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2010
at Saint
Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta.
Billy
was born on July 3, 1951 in Murphy, NC to J.C. and Edna Earl Sampson
Nelson of
Blairsville. Billy was a member of the First Baptist Church of
Blairsville,
Young Cane Masonic Lodge, F&AM, the Blairsville Cruisers, and was a
regular
member of the B R Roundtable. He was
such a Ford enthusiast that if you cut him he would bleed Ford Blue!
Surviving,
in addition to his parents are his wife, Angela Bell Nelson of
Blairsville;
daughter, Katie Nelson of Augusta, GA; sister and brother-in-law, Patsy
Nelson
King and Chris King of Blairsville; nephews, Mitchell King of New York,
NY, and
Curtis King of Blairsville.
Life
Celebration services were held in the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home of
Blairsville on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Billy
Stiles and
Rev. Jimmy Rogers officiating. Interment followed in Union Memory
Gardens.
Serving as pallbearers were Robby Turner, Jacky Jones, Randy Sosebee,
Terry
Roberts, Gene Mason and Steve Hill. Honorary pallbearers included Tyson
Chambers, Jimmy Thomas, R.B. Brown, Johnny Thomas, Don Ragen, Joe
Carter, Mike
Plott and Charlie Brown.
The
family received friends on Monday, April 5, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. until
9:00
p.m. at the Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville.
The
family requests in lieu of flowers to make memorial contributions to
one of the
following organizations: The Union County Humane Society, 2079 Bowling
Gap
Circle, Blairsville, GA 30512; or, Castaway Critters Pet Rescue; or The
American Diabetes Association. P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.
Arrangements
entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. Please visit us on
the web at
www.cochranfuneralhomes.com to send condolences and sign the online
guest
registry.
BILLY NELSON
Courtesy of Cochran Funeral Home
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5/20/1919
–
4/3/2010
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 lover her dearly, her
98-year-old
sister, and many nieces, nephews and other family members in Ohio, all
who she
loved dearly.
Funeral
services were held on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 4 p.m. from the
Mountain View
Funeral Home with Deacon John Paul McGuire officiating.
The services concluded 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.
Norman Henry Cross, age 75, of Blueberry Lane, Blairsville passed away
on
Saturday April 10, 2010 at his home following a brief illness. Mr. Cross was born on June 27, 1934 in
Detroit, MI, the son of the late Norman Cross and the late Esther Leary
Cross. He was a veteran of the US Army. He retired as a Computer Programmer from
Olsonite with over twenty-five years of service. Norman
loved military models, woodworking and
other outdoor projects. He was preceded
in death by his wife, Henrietta Cross in 2006.
Mr. Cross was of the Christian faith.
Surviving
Mr. Cross are one son and daughter-in-law, Norman J. and Simone Cross
of
Redford, MI, one daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly and Tony Jordan of
Blairsville, two brothers and sister-in-laws, Jack and Zonnie Cross of
Dallas,
TX, Richard and Janice Cross of Troy, MI, one granddaughter, Julia
Cross, a
niece and nephew, many other relatives and friends also survive.
A
graveside service was held on
Monday April 12, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. from Union Memory Gardens Cemetery
with
Pastor David Wright officiating. A
memorial service and visitation will be held at a later date and will
be
announced. The following gentleman served
as pallbearers: Tony Norman J. Cross, Tony Jordan, Tommy Anderson,
Rodney
Joiner, Frank Camadecka and Charles Long. In
lieu of flowers if you wish, the family
requests that memorials may be made to a favorite charity of your
choice in
memory of Mr. Cross.
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
NORMAN HENRY CROSS
Courtesy of Mountain View Funeral Home
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Mrs.
Gerardine Biemer age 94, of Highland
Trace, Blairsville formerly of Philadelphia, PA and West Palm Beach,
FL. passed
away on Sunday April 4, 2010 at her home following a brief illness. Mrs. Biemer was born on November 18,1915 in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of the
late Henry
Dietz and the late Marie Beuttler Dietz. She
enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, cryptograms and
reading. She was a loving mother,
grandmother and great grandmother. She
was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick Biemer in 1993. Mrs. Biemer was of the Catholic faith.
Surviving
Mrs. Biemer are one son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Mary Ellen
Adams of
Blairsville, four grandsons, Michael and Jeffrey Adams, Joseph and
Kevin Graff,
five great grandchildren, Kayla, Kaci, Hunter, Dylan and Tylor, 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 memorials may be
made to
the American Cancer Society or to the Union County Humane Society in
memory of
Mrs. Biemer.
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.mountianviewfuneralhome.com
GERARDINE BIEMER
Courtesy of Mountain View Funeral Home