The
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major
francis “bud” shell gilcrest
Major
Francis “Bud” Shell Gilcrest, age 73, of Inverness, Florida, formerly
of
Blairsville, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 at his
home under
the care of his family and Hospice of Citrus County.
Born in
Surviving
is his wife, Barbara of Inverness; son and daughter-in-law, Ted Scott
and Rose
Gilcrest of Clarksville, Tennessee; two daughters, Carrie Lou Ferrano
of
Andover, New Jersey and Laura Susan Husnander and her husband, David of
Stuart,
Florida; four grandchildren Dreux and Susanne Ferrano and Gregory and
Scott
Husnander.
Graveside
services were held on
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville was in charge of arrangements.
Please fee free to sign the guest register at
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The
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Mrs. Eleanor
Glass, age 91, of
Mrs.
Glass was born in
She was
preceded in death by her husband, Frank Glass; daughters, Marilyn
Mrozek and
Aimee Catherine Glass; sister, Virginia Walker; brothers, Ralph C.
Willits and
Kenneth R. Willits.
Survivors
include: sons, Robert Glass of
Funeral
services were held
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.
Please go to www.cochranfuneralhomes.com
to
sign register book.
The
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Mrs. Ora
Mandy McGiboney, age 87, of
She is survived
by her daughters, Shirley Beam of Oxford, Anita Atha of Loganville,
Bonnie
Brockman of Conyers and Franki Johnson of Covington; sister, Mrs. Velma
Ozburn
Johnson of Covington; grandchildren, Meridith Atha, Pete Brockman,
David
Bramblett, Christopher Bramblett, Stewart McGiboney, Keith McGiboney,
Yvette
McGiboney; eleven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral
services for Mrs. McGiboney were held on
In lieu
of flowers, contributions may be made to the Parkinson’s Disease
Association,
This
notice was a courtesy of Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville.
The
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william
“bill” richard cooksey, III
Mr.
William “Bill” Richard Cooksey, III, 71, of
Surviving
are his wife, Elizabeth Paschal Cooksey, of the home; daughter,
Patricia L.
Cooksey of Young Harris; son and daughter-in-law, William Thomas and
Mechelle
Cooksey of
Private
services are planned.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.
The guest register is available at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com
The
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Mr. Robert
Louis Morse, age 82, of
Surviving
Mr. Morse are two daughters and one son-in-law, Patricia Cook of
Memorial
services will be held at a later date and will be announced.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.
The
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Mrs. Helen
Lee Sparks, age 56, of
Mrs.
Sparks was born on
Funeral
services were held on Saturday, July 10, 20-04 from the
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville was in charge of arrangements.
The
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Mrs.
Blanche Marie Brennan, age 81, of
Mrs.
Drennan was born in Clayton County, GA, on
Survivors
include: son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Jeanette Drennan of
Funeral
services were held
The
family received friends at the funeral home Wednesday evening, July 7th,
from
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.
Please sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com
The
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Mr.
Surviving
Mr. Rhodes is his loving wife of thirteen years, Betty Owenby Rhodes,
of
Blairsville; father, Luther Rhodes of Morganton; son and
daughter-in-law, Marty
and Jenny Rhodes of Blairsville; daughter and son-in-law Monica and
Eric Ross
of Texas; step daughter, Jill Parker of Blairsville; step son and
daughter-in-law, Mike and Cheri Parker of Blairsville; brothers and
sisters-in-law, J.B. and Shirley Rhodes, Winston and Vickie Rhodes;
eight
grandchildren; many other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were held on
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville was in charge of the arrangements.
The
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Veteran
– Dupont Retiree
Edward W.
Chastain, 82, beloved husband of Irene Hughes Chastain for 64 years,
entered
into rest at University Hospital, July 8, 2004.
Devoted father of three daughters and one son-in-law, Patricia
C.
Pendleton, Faye C. Long and Jimmy Long and Melanie A. Chastain, all of
Ed’s
legacy is one of selfless dedication to his family Church and the
welfare of
veterans. He was a native of
Blairsville,
He was
inducted into the U.S. Army in November 1943, completed infantry
training at
He was
coordinator of the SCRA veterans programs for over 25 years. He accumulated over 11,000 hours of volunteer
service and was a recipient of the Veterans Administration Volunteer
Services
Volunteer of the Year 2001 Award. Ed and
his wife began the Operation Buddy program almost 30 years ago where
each month
the program brings veterans from the Uptown Division of the
His other
civic activities included membership in Fleming Masonic Lodge, the York
Rite
and lifetime memberships in Military Order of the Purple Heart, the
Veterans of
Foreign Wars, American Legion and Disabled American Veterans Department
of
Georgia, of which he was past chapter and state commander.
He was also a member of the Sons of the
Confederacy.
The
funeral was held on
Memorials
can be made to: Operation Buddy, c/o
Thomas
Poteet & Son Funeral Home in
The
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Mr.
Charles Higgs, age 64, of
Surviving
Mr. Higgs are three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Nancy and Kenneth
Collins
of Blairsville, Bonnie Nordoff of
Graveside
services were held on
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville was in charge of arrangements.