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Mr. Joseph Leopold Bauer, age 95, of Stable Gate Drive,
Blairsville, passed away on May 21, 2011 at his home, following a brief
illness. Mr. Bauer was born on November
30, 1915 in Cleveland, OH, the son of the late Joseph L. Hoislbauer and
Mary
Brouch Hoislbauer. Mr. Bauer resided in
Cleveland for 60 years until moving to California in the late 70’s,
until
moving to Blairsville, GA in 1992. Throughout
his life, Mr. Bauer was a successful businessman in many arenas,
establishing
himself as a builder/developer in the 1950’s and continuing to thrive
in his
field as a developer until as recently as fall of 2009. This
was the year Mr. Bauer completed his
latest significant accomplishment, the upscale community of Nottley Dam
Estates, where he resided until his demise. Capable
& confident until the very end,
Mr. Bauer continued hands-on involvement with his remaining properties
until
April of this year.
Mr. Bauer lived a long, full life, becoming an
extraordinary businessman, role model & benefactor to many
charities. Among the charities to which
Mr. Bauer so
generously donated are the Union County Volunteer Fire Dept., the Union
County
Primary School, and Union County Wildcats girls’ softball team. Mr. Bauer also supported several organizations
which directly benefit children with Autism, including the Cure Autism
Now
Foundation and the Special Olympics. Mr.
Bauer’s youngest son, Joey being diagnosed as autistic at an early age,
these
organizations held a special meaning for Mr. Bauer and he went to great
lengths
in assisting these organizations at every opportunity.
Surviving
Mr. Bauer are five children: Joseph Bauer and wife Amanda, of Atlanta,
GA;
Douglas Bauer and wife Tracy, of Gainesville, GA; Anthony Bauer and
Fiancée
Crystal, of California; Joey Bauer of Etowah, TN; and Prudence Packer,
originally of Cleveland, OH (recently residing in Blairsville, as
assistant,
companion & finally caretaker of Mr. Bauer) - five grandchildren:
Haleigh,
Emaleigh, Thomas and Phillip Bauer; Corey Packer and wife Shannon, of
Cleveland, OH - and one sister: Elsie Unsinger, who lives out of state.
Many other relatives and friends also
survive.
Family & friends mourn his passing; Mr. Bauer will be greatly
missed by
many for years to come.
A
memorial service will be held at a later date. In
honor of Mr. Bauer’s wishes, the family requests
that, in lieu of flowers; donations be made to the Cure Autism Now
Foundation
in his name.
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
JOSEPH LEOPOLD BAUER
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Mr.
Harold L.
Shuler, age 82, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Friday, May
20, 2011
at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta.
Mr.
Shuler was born
in Union County, GA, on May 21, 1928, a son of the late Jesse Shuler
and Cordie
Dyer Shuler. He was a veteran of the
U.S. Navy, and was a member and deacon of Choestoe Baptist Church in
Blairsville and North Peachtree Baptist Church. Mr.
Shuler enjoyed craftsmanship and
woodworking. He was a devoted Christian,
husband, father and grandfather. Preceding
him in death were his parents; brothers: Coyle, Clinton, Clyde, Joe
Shuler
Allen, and Don.
He is
survived by
and will be lovingly missed by his wife, Verna Ree Shuler; children,
Becky
Bowie and Dennis Shuler and Stacey; and grandchildren: Bobby Bowie,
Blake
Shuler, and Becca Shuler.
Funeral
services for
Mr. Shuler were held on Monday, May 23, 2011, at 2 p.m., in Choestoe
Baptist
Church, with Rev. Ken Zollinger and Rev. Dick Stillwell officiating. He was eulogized by a grandson, Blake Shuler. Mr. Shuler's body lay instate at the church
starting at 1 p.m. on Monday. Special
music was presented by Jo Mosley, organist and Martha Collins, pianist;
and
Martha Cone, Buddy Hunter, and Bill Collins singing.
The following gentlemen served as
pallbearers: Bobby Bowie, Blake Shuler, Larry Shuler, Melvin Cook,
Barry Shuler,
and Tamer Thompson. The deacons of
Choestoe Baptist served as honorary escort to the family, with a dove
release
and burial in Choestoe Cemetery. Visitation
at the funeral home was held on Sunday, May 22, from the hours of 6
until 9
p.m.
If you
wish to do
so, memorial contributions may be sent to Choestoe Baptist church,
Building
Fund, 41 Choestoe Church Road, Blairsville, GA 30512.
Arrangements
have
been entrusted to Cochran Family of Funeral Homes, in Blairsville. Please join us in remembering Mr. Shuler by
visiting his memorial at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com, where you can
share your
thoughts and fond memories with the family.
HAROLD L. SHULER
Courtesy of Cochran Funeral Home
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Warren
Hunnicutt,
Jr. was born in Columbus, GA on May 15, 1924.
He died on May 17, 2011. He was
87 years old.
His
family moved to
St. Petersburg, FL from Washington, D.C. when he was three months old. Except for three years service during the
second World War and three years in Atlanta, GA, he lived in St.
Petersburg all
his life. In 1997, however, he and his
wife retired to a home they also owned in Blairsville, GA.
He
married the
former Dorothy Barber in 1947 and was still married at the time of his
death.
Subsequent
to his
tour of duty in the service (Pacific theater of operations) he was
employed by
Hunnicutt and Associates, Inc., one of the country’s largest firms
engaged in
the mapping, appraisal of personal property, and appraisal of real
estate for
property tax purposes. He was a member
of that firm’s Board of Directors and President for 15 years before his
resignation.
From 1974
to 1990 he
owned and operated Warren Hunnicutt, Jr., a real estate appraisal
company
specializing in fee appraisals and consultations on ad valorem
(property( tax
matters).
In 1990,
the company
was acquired by Lee Arnold, CRE, CCIM of Clearwater, FL.
The name was changed to Hunnicutt-Arnold,
Inc. Hunnicutt served as its President
until 1995 when he became Senior advisor.
Mr.
Hunnicutt was a
former member of The American Society of Real Estate Counselors
(designation,
CRE, Counselor of Real Estate). He was
also a member of the Appraisal Institute (formerly The American
Institute of
Real Estate Appraisers), (designation, MAI, Member, The Appraisal
Institute). In 1972 he was President of
Florida Chapter Number 2, The American Institute of Real Estate
Appraisers and
served on that organization’s national committees as chairman of the
Assessor’s
Appraisal Education Committee, Appraisal Standards Board, Governing
Counsel and
others.
In 1968
Mr.
Hunnicutt was President of Florida West Coast Chapter 89, Society of
Real
Estate Appraisers (now known as the Appraisal Institute).
He was designated an SREA member (Senior real
Estate Analyst) until his resignation from that organization.
In 1976
he was
President of the St. Petersburg Board of Realtors.
He also served on its Board of Directors from
1974 through 1980. he was a registered
real Estate Broker.
He was a
member and
former secretary-Treasurer of the Real Estate Counseling Group of
America.
Mr.
Hunnicutt was
formerly a member of the Board of Directors of the Atlantic Bank of
Largo,
Hunnicutt Equities, Inc., PAR Properties, Inc. and formerly Vice
Moderator and
member, Board of Trustees, Humana Hospital of St. Petersburg. He was also a member of the Commercial Panel
of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association.
He was a
Florida
State Certified Appraiser and listed in Who’s Who in the South and
Southwest.
Mr.
Hunnicutt had
several articles published in publications of The American
Institute of Real Estate Appraiser, The Society of
Real Estate Appraisers,
and The Real Estate Forum. He
was also author and developer of a book
and compact disc (“CD”) entitled “A do-it-yourself appraisal of your
home.” Purpose is to estimate market
value of your home for possibly contesting a real estate tax appraisal
and
other purposes.
He was
qualified to
instruct classes for the Appraisal Institute, The Society of Real
estate
Appraisers, and the International Association of Assessing Officers. He instructed many courses for these
organizations in most parts of the country.
Mr.
Hunnicutt has
been a guest lecturer at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.,
Nova
University in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Principal Financial Group in Des
Monies, IA
and was invited and lectured in an appraisal course taught in
Amsterdam,
Holland.
Along
with two other
people he was instrumental in developing and renovating “McNulty
Station,” an
office building in downtown St. Petersburg.
Mr.
Hunnicutt is
survived by his wife Dorothy “Sissy” of 63 years, a son, Warren IV,
PhD, and
three grandchildren.
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Mrs.
Louise Marino
age 82 of Kiutuestia Creek Rd., Blairsville passed away on Tuesday, May
17,
2011 in the Fannin Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Mrs. Marino was born on Oct. 4, 1928 in
Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of the late Ernesto Ghigna and the late
Caroline
Thelbold Ghigna. Louise was a loving
wife, mother, sister and grandmother. Her
family was her life. She will be greatly
missed by all. Mrs. Marino attended St.
Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
Surviving
Mrs.
Marino are her loving husband of sixty three years, Harry Marino of
Blairsville, three daughters and two sons-in-law, Kathy and John Kurz
of Long
Island, NY, Theresa Marino of Blairsville, Carolyn and Gerard Maier of
Lindenhurst, NY, one son, Frank Marino of Hiawassee, two sisters, Rita
Infranco
of East Meadow, NY, Emily Sipf of Albuquerque, NM, eleven
grandchildren,
seventeen great grandchildren, many other relatives and friends also
survive.
A
memorial service was
held on Monday, May 23, 2011 at 10 a.m. from Our Lady of Grace Catholic
Church
in Babylon, NY. In lieu of flowers if
you wish, the family requests that memorials may be made to the
American Cancer
Society in memory of Mrs. Marino. The
family met with friends on Sunday evening from 5-8 p.m. at the Johnston
Funeral
Home in Lindenhurst, NY.
Mountain
View
Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send
condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com
LOUISE MARINO
Courtesy of Mountain View Funeral Home