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into rest Friday, May 2, 2008, Mrs. Irene Hughes Chastain, 84, beloved
wife of
the late Edward William Chastain for 63 years.
Family
members include her daughters: Patricia C. Pendleton of Blairsville,
GA, Faye
C. Long and husband Jimmy of Augusta, Melanie A. Chastain of Atlanta;
grandchildren: William G. “Happy” Harris III and wife Amelia Newton
Harris,
Leigh Harris Reagan and husband Michael Reagan, and the late John Jacob
Harris;
great-granddaughter: Parker Ann Harris; step-grandchildren: Emily Long,
Jamie
Long, Jason Long, Elka Trammel; step-great-grandchildren: Samantha and
Sarah
Anne Bradley and a number of nieces and nephews. She
was predec3eased by her sister, Marie
Hughes Chastain and her parents, Hobert William Hughes and Inez Brand
Hughes.
Irene’s
legacy is one of dedication to her husband, her children and the
community. She was a native of
Murphy,
North Carolina and a resident of Augusta for 58 years.
Irene was a member of Mann Memorial United
Methodist Church, the gleaners Sunday School Class, and former member
of the
Official Board and Pastor-Parish Relations Committee.
She was an active member of the Augusta
Women’s Club, serving in many capacities for 50 years.
Some of her other community service included
serving as an Ambassador for the Augusta Chamber of Commerce, Girl
Scout
Leader, Parent Teacher associations, and the Alice warren Chapter of
the Order
of the Easter Star. She was the Past
National President of the Military of the Purple Heart Auxiliary and
held many
other local, state, regional and national offices.
She accumulated over 10,000 hours of
volunteer service at the Veterans Administration Hospital.
Irene and
her husband began the Operation Buddy program 30 years ago where each
month the
program brings veterans from the Uptown division of the VA hospital to
Mann
Memorial Church for home-cooked meals and entertainment; the program
continues
today.
In 2006,
she received The President’s Call to Service Award of the USA Freedom
Corps
presented by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation
in
recognition and appreciation of her commitment to strengthening our
nation and
for making a difference through volunteer service.
In January
1997, she received the Humanitarian Award from the Chapel of Four
Chaplains of
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, “in recognition of outstanding service to
all
people, regardless of race or faith. The
award symbolizes for all Americans and for all time the unity of this
nation
founded upon the fatherhood of one god.”
Funeral
services were held Monday, May 5, 2008 at 11 a.m. in the chapel of
Thomas
Poteet & Son with Rev. Colin Dacus officiating.
William A. McGlamery, nephew of the deceased,
delivered the eulogy. A graveside
service followed on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 12 noon in Ivy Log Cemetery
in
Blairsville, GA, with Bishop Benjamin McGlamery, nephews of the
deceased,
officiating.
Memorials
may be made to Operation Buddy, c/o Mann memorial United Methodist
Church, 2705
Milledgeville Rd., Augusta, GA 30906.
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Mrs.
Lizzie Grizzle, age 88 of Suches, GA, passed away FRIDAY, may
9, 2008 at her residences. Mrs. Grizzle
was born Monday, February 16, 1920 in Union County, GA to the late
Henry
Garrett and the late Mary Harkins Garrett.
She was a member of Corinth Baptist Church and was preceded in
death by
husband, Grady Grizzle, daughter, Sharon grizzle and sons, John Robert
Grizzle
and Calvin Grizzle, granddaughter, Diane Grizzle, brothers, Leford and
Willard
Garrett and sister, Hattie Bell Garrett.
Survivors
include: daughter & son-in-law, Bertha and Jack Chambers of
Murrayville,
GA; son, Joe Grizzle of Dahlonega, GA; son, Charles Grizzle of Suches,
GA; son
& daughter-in-law, Ralph and Marie Grizzle of Cleveland, GA;
daughter,
Betty Grizzle of Suches, GA, son, Clyde Grizzle of Cleveland, GA,
daughter,
Lois Grizzle of Suches, GA, son & daughter-in-law, Marvin and Angie
Grizzle
of Cleveland, GA; son & daughter-in-law, Donald and Kathy Grizzle
of
Hiawassee, GA; son & daughter-in-law, David and Pam Grizzle of
Cleveland,
GA; son, Tony Grizzle of Suches, GA; daughter & son-in-law, Wanda
and Butch
Gilstrap of Cleveland, GA; daughter, Janell Grizzle of Suches, GA;
sister and
brother-in-law, Shelby and G.W. Jenkins of Bunell, FL; sister, Edith
Bradford
of Calhoun, GA; sister and brother-in-law, Helen and Johnny Abercrombie
of
Suches, GA; brother and sister-in-law, Harold and Sue Garrett of
Blairsville,
GA; sister, Essie Davis of Blairsville, GA; 26 grandchildren; 49
great-grandchildren and 22 great-great-grandchildren; several nieces
and
nephews and two special grandchildren, Jackie Grizzle and Loretta
Abercrombie.
Funeral
services were held Monday, May 122, 2008 at 2 p.m.
from the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Waymon Lovell, Rev.
Marty
Murphy, Rev. Dave Fortner and Rev. Rex Fuller officiating.
Music
was provided by Joyce Kelley. Interment
was in Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were her grandsons.
The
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, GA is in charge of arrangements. You may send condolences to the family and
sign the guest register at www.cochranfunerralhomes.com.
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Frederick
Scott Boris, age 84, of Blairsville, GA, passed away may
8, 2008 at Union General Hospital. He
was born in Daytona Beach, FL, son of the late Margaret Elizabeth Scott
Boris
and Nicholas Yachovich Borissoff, a Russian immigrant and
Spanish-American war
veteran. Fred grew up on a chicken farm
in Daytona Beach during the depression, and graduated high school in
Key West,
FL. Earning four Bronze stars in the
Navy during World War II, he then went to Florida State University on
the GI
Bill. Fred played defense on FSU’s first
football team and graduated in 1951. Being crushed beneath the wheels of an Alabama cement
truck while
foreman at Buck’s Power Plant provided his medical team the opportunity
to make
history by being the first to use gangrene as a tool for the removal
and
healing of damaged flesh. After
recovering in Tallahassee, FL, Fred made a career change to Real estate
sales. He continued this career in
Satellite Beach, FL until retirement in 1992, when he and his wife Sue
moved to
the beautiful mountains of North Georgia.
Lifelong hobbies included gardening and fishing.
Fred was a member of the First Baptist Church
of Blairsville, The American Legion, Sons of the American Revolution,
and was a
lifetime member of the VFW,
Surviving family members include his wife,
Etta Sue Payne Boris of
Blairsville; son, Joseph Nicholas Boris of Atlanta; daughter, Onie
Celeste Burr
of Atlanta, and was preceded in death by son Frederick Scott
Boris,
Jr. Survivors also include granddaughters
Genevieve Moore Hutchings and Isabelle Scott Hutchings of Atlanta.
Memorial
service, with Honor Guard, will be held at the
First Baptist Church of Blairsville at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, 2008
with
the Reverend Danny Parris presiding. The
family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the
American
Diabetes Association.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.
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Lewis
“David” Stone, age 42, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 in his home,
peacefully, of complications of Lou Gehrig’s disease.
David was born and raised in North Miami,
Florida where he attended schools and excelled in sports.
After school he had his own business, D.
Stone Maintenance in Florida and South Georgia.
He moved to Blairsville, GA, in December, 2007, after being
diagnosed
with his disease.
Mr. Stone
is survived by his son, Lewis Dylan Stone and his mother, Gloria stone,
of
Blairsville, GA, a sister, Sharon Stone and a niece, Monica Lopez of
Floral
City, FL. He is also survived by a
grandmother, Hazel Floyd, of Warner Robins, GA, an aunt and uncle, Mary
Ruth
and Lamar Boman, and cousins, Derek, Matt and Brook, of Fayetteville,
GA.
A
Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 6
p.m. at
his mother’s home located at 6450 John Smith Road east in Blairsville
where
friends and family will gather to honor David.
In lieu
of flowers, the family requests that memorials may
be made to the Dylan Stone’s college fund at the Bank of Blairsville,
P.O. Box
1908, Blairsville, GA, 30512 in memory of Mr. Stone.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements and
you may send
condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com
We
ask that you hold us in your thoughts and prayers during this very
difficult
time.
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Mrs.
Opal Walsh Patton, age 83, of Blairsville, GA passed away Saturday, May
10,
2008 at Union General Hospital. Mrs. Patton was born Sunday, March 15,
1925 in
Union County, GA to the late Bryan Walsh and the late Josie Reece Walsh. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist
Church and was preceded in death by husband, Weldon Patton, sisters,
Blanche
Kelley, Bobbie Walsh and Polly Roberts, niece, Sandra Robinson.
Survivors
include: nieces and nephews, Ronnie and Judy Kelley of Blairsville, GA,
Elaine
and Terry Queen of Blairsville, GA, Bryan Roberts, of Newborn, GA,
Michael and
Barbara Kelley of Columbus, GA and Clay Robinson of Austell, GA; great
nieces
and nephews, Terry, Peggy, Whitney and Matthew Kelley, Rhonda, Jeff,
Brady, Bryce
and Kait McCarter, Kelley, Duane, Bethany and Reece Manders, Christy
Queen,
Michael, Richard, Coty and Tinsli Kelley.
Funeral
services were held Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 11 .m. from the Cochran
Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. Danny Parris and Rev. Jerry Helton
officiating. Music was provided by, Danita
Kennedy, Debbie
Owenby and Patsy Davenport. Interment
was in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers WERE: Ronnie Kelley, Bryan Roberts, Terry
Queen,
Terry Kelley, Jeff McCarter and Brady McCarter.
The
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, GA is in charge of arrangements. You may send condolences to the family and
sign the guest register at www.cochranfunerralhomes.com.
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Mr.
Lewis Weldon Willis, age 81, of Blairsville, GA, and Jacksonville, FL,
passed
away Thursday, May 8, 2008 at his residence, after a long illness. Mr. Willis was born Wednesday, July 28, 1926
in Ty Ty, Georgia to the late Cecil Willis and the late Edith Wood
Willis. He was a WWII Navy Veteran,
serving aboard
the USS Cimmaron in the Pacific. He
graduated from the University of Georgia and received his Master’s
Degree in
Public Health from Tulane School of Medicine.
He was a supervisor of health for 30 years over North East FL. After retirement, he built a cabin the north
Georgia mountains and loved every minute of it.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Palmer and Van Willis and
sister,
Hilda White.
Survivors
include: wife of 57 years, Betty Barbee Willis of Blairsville, GA; son,
Russell
Willis of Blairsville, GA; son & daughter-in-law, Rev. Clifford and
Liz
Willis of Fort Mills, SC; son, Stephen Willis of Jacksonville, FL;
grandchildren, Justin Self, Nathan Self, Joel Willis, Danielle Willis
and
Shannon Bennett; great-grandchildren, Caiden, Cory and Ella Dawn Self;
brother,
Lee Willis of Crystal River, FL; brother, Marcus Willis of Gatlinburg,
TN;
sister, Joyce barber of Puyallup, WA; sister, Virginia Hall of Morrow,
GA;
sister, June Gilbert of Mt. Pleasant, TX and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial
services were held Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 1 p.m.
from the St. Luke’s Episcopal Church with Rev. Victor Morgan
officiating. In lieu of flowers, the
family suggests that
donations may be made to your local Alzheimer’s Association.
The
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, GA is in charge of arrangements. You may send condolences to the family and
sign the guest register at www.cochranfunerralhomes.com.
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Mrs.
Brenda Sue Gay, age 53, of Blairsville, GA, passed away Friday, May 9,
2008 AT
St. Joseph’s Hospital. Brenda was born
Tuesday, June 15, 1954 in Towns County, GA to Mary Payne Hensley of
Blairsville
and the late Marcus Hensley.
Survivors,
in addition to her mother, include, husband, Thomas Gay of Blairsville,
GA; son
and daughter-in-law, Roy and Sheena Johnson of Savannah, GA; daughter,
Genevieve Gay of Miami, FL and grandson, Michael Henderson of Savannah,
GA.
Funeral
services were held Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 2 p.m.
from the Cochran Funeral Home with Rev. George Cline officiating. Music was provided by, Joe and Julie Gray.
The
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, GA is in charge of arrangements. You may send condolences to the family and
sign the guest register at www.cochranfunerralhomes.com.