The
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Mary
Cannon DeVane Harris of Valdosta died on
Mrs.
Harris survived by four children and her stepdaughter, Marilyn Harris
of
She was
devoted member of the Baptist faith in
Her
dedication to the preservation of the antebellum farm structures at
DeVane
Farms led to the recognition and designation of the estate as Georgia
Centennial Farm site. Mrs. Harris was an
avid gardener who created beautiful landscapes of flower and vegetable
gardens
wherever she lived.
Graveside
funeral services were held at
The
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Mr. Kenneth
Ray Lauver, Sr., age 58, of Old River Td., Blairsville, passed away on
Surviving
Mr. Lauver are his loving wife of thirty nine years, Phyllis Ann
Dougherty
Lauver of Blairsville; one daughter and son-in-law, April and Gabino
Jimenez of
Blairsville; three sons and one daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Linda
Lauver of
Coldport, PA, Kenneth Lauver of Woodstock, VA, Don Lauver of Woodstock;
five
brothers, Ernie Lauver, Sr., William, Thomas, Ronald Lauver, all of
Altoona,
PA, Dennis Lauver of Coldport, PA; five sisters, Patti, Nancy, Pamela,
and
Gloria Lauver, Betty Sanchez, all of Altoona; Step brother, Robert
Keller of
Strasburg, VA; twelve grandchildren, three great grandchildren, many
other
relatives and friends also survive.
Memorial
services were held on
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.
The
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Mrs. Martha
Lou Henson Long, age 78, of
Surviving
Mrs. Long are two daughters and one son-in-law, Virginia Taylor of
Blairsville,
Joan and Donald Fortenberry of Blairsville, three sons and two
daughters-in-law, Raymond Long of Blairsville, Steve and Brenda Long of
Blairsville, Charles and Denise Long of Blairsville.
Sixteen grandchildren, twenty great
grandchildren, one great, great grandchild and many other relatives and
friends
also survive.
Funeral
services were held on Monday, may 17, 2004 at 2 p.m. from the funeral
home
chapel with the Rev. Charles Abernathy, Rev. Waymon Lovell and Rev.
Earl
Pickelsimer officiating. Special music
was presented by Dorothy Pickelsimer, Oreane Wright and Brandon
Davenport. The following gentlemen served
as
pallbearers: Jeff, Donnie, and Jonathan Fortenberry, Matthew and
Michael
Taylor, Brent, Bryan and Tony Long, Randy and Chris Hampton. Interment followed in the
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.
The
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Mrs.
Helen Deboer Cook, age 75, of
Surviving
Mrs. Cook are her loving husband of twenty three years, Albert Cook of
Blairsville, two daughters and son-in-laws, Cheryl and Jay Wages of
Booners
Ferry, ID, Sandra and Rick George of Harrison, AK; three sons and
daughters-in-law, Robert Anna Ford of Walden, AK, Steven and Amy Deboer
of Port
Falls., ID, Jamie and Janet Deboer of Fort Smith, AK, one brother and
sister-in-law, James and Carolyn Harding of Jonesboro, Indiana. Thirteen grandchildren, many other relatives
and friends also survive.
Memorial
services were held on Sunday at
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in
charge of the arrangements.
The
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Mrs.
Verdie May Rhodes, age 78, of
Mrs.
Rhodes was born in
Funeral
services were held at
Interment
was in the
Henry-Cochran
Funeral Home of Blue Ridge in charge of arrangements.