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Mr. Zeb
Neal Smith, age 84 of Track Rock Gap Rd., Blairsville passed away on
Monday,
July 20, 2009 in the Union General Hospital following a brief illness. Mr. Smith was born on May 27, 1925 in Monroe,
NC, the son of the late James Osmand Smith and the late Edna Bell Pigg
Smith. He was a veteran of WWII and also
the Korean War. He enjoyed spending time
with his family and alsWALTERS,
Georgeo his
beloved pet Sassy.
He was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and great
grandfather. He was preceded in death by
his first wife,
Helen Todd Smith in 2008 and by a son, Zeb C. Smith in 2007. Mr. Smith was a member of Zebulon Baptist
Church.
Surviving Mr.
Smith are his loving wife, Zelma Dixon Smith of Blairsville, two sons
and one
daughter-in-law, Gary and Sandy Smith of Tallahassee, FL, Ricky Smith
of
Blairsville, two sisters and one brother-in-law, Catherine Roberson,
Martha and
Horace Clark all of Pageland, SC, seven grandchildren, Tammy, Ben
Taylor,
Ashley, Kara, Sarah, Jeffery and Spencer, four great grandchildren,
Kalie,
Cooper, Reece and Hunter, many other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were held on Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 2 p.m. from the
Mountain View
Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tommy Jenkins and rev. Harold Ledford
officiating. Interment followed in the
Zebulon Baptist Church Cemetery with the North Georgia Honor Guard
conducting
military honors. The family met with
friends at the funeral home on Wednesday evening form 6-9 p.m.
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.
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Mrs.
Reba Frances Palmer, age 76 of Oaktree Village passed away on Monday,
July 20,
2009 at her home following an extended illness.
Mrs. Palmer was born on July 9, 1933 in Harlan County, KY, the
daughter
of the late Bert Riley and the late Emma Gunter Riley.
She was a loving mother, sister, grandmother
and great grandmother. She was preceded
in death by her husband, Fred Olen palmer and a brother, L.D. Partin. Mrs. Palmer was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving Mrs.
Palmer are one daughter, Darlene Day of Blairsville, two sisters,
Roberta Riley
Hughes of Cumming, Molly Partin of commerce, grandchildren, Kenny White
of Blairsville, Danny and Elisha Hedden of
Dawsonville, Misty day of Blairsville, one great grandchild, amber Lee
Hedden,
several nieces, nephews, and many other relatives and friends also
survive.
Funeral
services were held on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 11 a.m. from the
Mountain
View Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Hoyt Brown and Rev. Buck Dills
officiating. Special music was presented
by Rev. Alan Flowers, Michele Collins and Angela Price.
The following gentlemen served as
pallbearers, Josh Dills, Kenny George, Elmer Franklin, Kenny White,
Jacob Fox
and Vester Dills. Interment
followed in the Valley Town
Cemetery in Andrews, NC. The family met
with friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 6-9 p.m.
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.
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James
Willard Dills, age 88 of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Sunday, July
26,
2009 at the Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.
Mr. Dills was born November 19, 1920 in
Fannin County, Georgia, the son of the late Sylvester and Arvie
Brackett
Dills. He was a member of Liberty Hill
United Methodist Church. Mr. Dills was
preceded in death by his wife, Ophelia Kendall Dills.
Surviving
family members include: sons and daughters-in-law, James and Yvonne
Dills of
Marietta and Denny and Leeta Dills of Blairsville; brothers, Gentry
Dills and
Bill Clement, both of Blairsville; grandson and his wife, Rex and Kelly
Dills
of Dallas, GA; granddaughter and her husband, Cynthia and Lester
Darnell and
grandsons, Gary Dills and Brian dills, all of Blairsville and great
grandchildren, Matthew Darnell, Katie Darnell, Justin Dills, Brandon
Dills,
Josh Dills and Brooke Dills.
Funeral
services were held Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 11 AM from the Chapel of
the
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville.
Music was provided by the A.C. Caylor family.
Interment followed in the Liberty Hill United
Methodist Church Cemetery. Serving as
pallbearers were the following gentlemen: Gary Dills, Brian Dills,
Matthew
Darnell, Justin Dills, Josh dills and Lester Darnell.
The family received friends at the funeral
home Monday, July 27, 2009 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Arrangements
entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home – Blairsville Chapel.
You may send condolences to the family and
sign the guest register at www.cochrannfuneralhomes.com
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Mrs.
Mary Cassidy, age 86 of Timber Ridge Rd., Blairsville passed away on
Tuesday,
July 21, 2009 at her home following an extended illness.
Mrs. Cassidy was born on Dec. 9, 1922 in
Treskow, PA, the daughter of the late Alex Pierdinock and the late Mary
Stebila
Pierdinock. Mary was a loving mother,
daughter, grandmother and great grandmother.
She was a breast cancer survivor and also helped with the Foster
Children’s Christmas Program. She was
preceded in death by her husband, John Cassidy in 1993, three sisters,
Anna,
Helen and Margaret, and a brother, Robert.
Mrs. Cassidy was a member of Blairsville Church of God.
Surviving
Mrs. Cassidy are one daughter and son-in-law, Mary Jane and Richard
Paolillo of
Blairsville, two grandchildren, Mark Paolillo of Blairsville, Daniel
and India
Paolillo of Franklin, NC, two great grandchildren, Morgan and Daniel
Anderson
Paolillo, many other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were held on Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. from the
Mountain
View funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Davis officiating. In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family
requests that donations may be made to the American Cancer society or
to the
Blairsville Church of God in memory of Mrs. Cassidy.
The family met with friends at the funeral
home on Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m.
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.
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Marie
Turner Chambers, age 86, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Thursday,
July
23, 2009 in Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, Georgia – a
wonderful, godly
mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
She was born to John Burton and Bessie Turner on august 3, 1922,
in
Union County on Turner gap. She was
preceded in death by one granddaughter, Carol Marie Montgomery and 7
siblings.
Marie is
survived by daughter, Janit McKinney and husband
Lewis “Skip”; daughter, Glenda Montgomery and husband Kent; two
grandsons,
Matthew McKinney and wife Caroline; and Dusty Montgomery; one
granddaughter,
Lindsey Montgomery Bullock and husband Brett; one great grandson,
Wylder
McKinney, all of Dacula, GA. One
surviving brother, Guy B. turner and three sisters-in-law: Clyta Turner
of
Blairsville; Grace Turner of Hemptown, GA; and Aleen Turner of
Douglasville,
GA.
Marie had
resided in Branan Lodge for the past five
years. She was a member of First Baptist
Church of Blairsville, and had served her Lord through His church as a
teacher,
choir member, Sunday School secretary and
treasurer. An avid fan of the Gaither
Homecoming tapes and TV shows, she cherished southern Gospel singing. A tremendous prayer warrior has left our
family and will be missed more than we can imagine.
Funeral
services were held Sunday, July 26, 2009 at 3 p.m., at the Cochran
Funeral Home
– Blairsville Chapel, with Rev. Michael Soop officiating.
Special music was presented by Steve and
Delga Cox, and Carolyn Filer. The
following gentlemen served as pallbearers:
Joel Mull, Myron Turner, Charles Turner, Roger Turner, Larry
Turner, and
Stanley Turner. Burial was in Copper
Ridge Memorial gardens in Blue Ridge, Georgia.
The family met with friends on Saturday evening, from 5 p.m.,
until 8
p.m.
Arrangements
entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. You
are invited to sign the guest registry
and send condolences to the family, and view the Life Tribute, at www.cochrannfuneralhomes.com
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Mr.
George
Walters, age 74, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Sunday, July 12,
2009. Mr. Walters was born march 27,
1935 in Washington County, PA, to Lewis and Lillian Smith Walters. Mr. Walters had lived in the North Georgia
area for the past 20 years, moving here from Ft. Pierce, FL. He worked as a painting contractor.
Survivors
include: his wife, Edith Walters of the home;
daughter and son-in-law, Jan and Ted Pacer of Blairsville; sister,
Thelma
Ermlick of Arlington, VA, and a grandson, Matthew Pacer of Blairsville.
Memorial
services are planned for a later date.
The family has
suggested that memorial contributions be sent to: The American Kidney
Foundation, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, MD 20852.
Arrangements
entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home – Blairsville Chapel.
You may send condolences
to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochrannfuneralhomes.com
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Mrs.
Sharon L. Crawford Jones, age 97, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away
Saturday, July 25, 2009 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville
Mrs.
Jones was born in Union County, Georgia, on Wednesday,
April 3, 1912, a daughter of the late George Crawford and Mary Belle
Walker
Crawford. She had lived in Blairsville
for most of her life, and was a member of First Baptist Church of
Blairsville,
where she had sung in the choir for many years.
Sharon was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star,
Blairsville
chapter #304. Preceding her in death was
her husband, Mr. Terrell Jones, who passed away in 1986; a sister,
Lorena
O’Neil; and two brothers: Joe Crawford and Joffre Crawford.
Surviving
family members are son and daughter-in-law, James and Kay Jones, of
Blairsville; two sisters: Lavon Butt of Blairsville, and Delphia
Millar, of
Westminster, CA; two brothers: Dormas Crawford, of Lavonia, MI, and Dan
Crawford of Marietta, GA; two grandsons and their wives: Terry and
Sherri Jones
of Blairsville, and Mickey and Panda Jones of Suwannee, GA; great
grandchildren: Justin Jones, Katelyn Jones, Jeremy Jones, Kala Jones,
and great
great granddaughter, Britney Jones; many other relatives and friends
also
survive.
Funeral
services were held Monday, July 27, 2009, at 1 p.m., at the Old Rock
chapel of
First Baptist Church of Blairsville, with Rev. Danny Parris and Rev.
B.A.
Buchanan officiating. Special music was
presented by Martha Cone and Jackie Hill.
The following gentlemen served as
pallbearers: George Berry, Justin Jones,
Jeremy Jones, Mickey Jones, Terry Jones, David Pickman, and Clark
Crawford. Burial was in Union memory
Gardens Cemetery. Visitation was held
for one hour prior to the service at the Old Rock Chapel.
The family has
suggested that memorial contributions be made to First Baptist church
of
Blairsville building fund, or to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Arrangements
have been trusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville.
Please visit our website at www.cochrannfuneralhomes.com
to send condolences to the family.
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Mrs.
Mary Evelyn Adams, age 72 of jack Nicklaus Drive, Blairsville passed
away on
Saturday, July 25, 2009 following an extended illness.
Mrs. Adams was born on Aug. 26, 1936 in
Andrews, NC, the daughter of the late Fred Hogan and the late Edith Lee
Hogan. Mrs. Adams had retired from Union
General Hospital as a CAN with over fifteen years of service. She was a loving mother, sister, grandmother
and great grandmother. She was preceded
in death by her husband, James Jerry Adams, a son, James Michael Adams,
three
brothers, Wayne, Jack and Floyd Hogan, and one sister, Norma Hogan. Mrs. Adams was a member of Valley Town
Baptist church.
Surviving Mrs.
Adams are three daughters and sons-in-law, Missy and Morris Mashburn of
Blairsville, Kathy and Robert Adams of Canton, GA, Terri and Charles
Anderson
of Blairsville, four sisters and one brother-in-law, Gladys and Gene
Webb, Faye
Brown and Pauline Anderson all of Andrews, Hazel Towery of Gastonia,
NC, two
grandchildren, Nicole and Brad Barnes, Daniel Colwell, one great
grandson,
Jacob Colwell, several step grandchildren, several nieces, nephews,
many other
relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were held on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 2 p.m. form the
Mountain View
Funeral home Chapel with the Rev. Wade Plott and Rev. David Anderson
officiating. The following gentlemen
served as pallbearers,
Daniel Colwell, Phil Patton, Jack Sales, Lyle Brown, Brad Barnes, Danny
Anderson and bobby Jackson. Serving as
honorary pallbearers were, Larry, Gerald and Coy Brown, Billy Webb and
Ricky
Towery. Interment followed in the Union
memory Gardens Cemetery. The family met
with friends at the funeral home on Monday evening after 6 p.m.
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.
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The family of Mary Ruth Sisum McKinney want to
announce her
going home to be with the Lord, Jesus Christ, on July 12.
Preceding
Mary to her Heavenly home were her parents, Pastor Boon and Pauline
Jones Sisum
and two brothers, Bob and Thea Sisum, all of Blairsville, GA.
Mary was
born December 18, 1937 in Blairsville and had lived in West Palm Beach,
FL the
past fifty-one years. She was a member
of Young Cane Church of God, where her daddy had pastured and the
pastor is now
William Sisum. Mary was a devoted wife,
mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She is
survived by her loving husband of fifty-one years, Jake C. McKinney;
one
daughter Ms. Colleen McKinney; two sons, Keith and Vivian McKinney and
Chad
McKinney; thirteen grandchildren, two great grandchildren, all of West
Palm
Beach, FL; two brothers, Howard Sisum and William Sisum; three sisters,
Mrs.
Regina Putnam, Ms. Martha Satterfield and Ms. Betty L. Jones all of
Blairsville. Several nieces, nephews,
friends and relatives also survive.
Colleen
McKinney gave the eulogy. Special music
was presented by Tommy
McKinney, Randolph Jones and Chad Sisum.
A special song, “Grandpa, Tell Me About
the
Good Ole Days” was sung by Colleen McKinney and Sherry Norton, by
request of
grandchildren. Pastor William Sisum
ministered to our hearts so well, with such comforting words.
Interment
was in South Florida VA National Cemetery on
Wednesday, July 15.
Palms
West Funeral Home, Royal Palm Beach, FL in
charge of arrangements.
In loving
memory of our loved one:
After Glow
I’d like
the memory of me to be a happy one
I’d like
to leave an after glow of smiles when day is done.
I’d like
to leave an echo whispering softly down the way,
Of happy
times and laughing times and
bright and sunny days.
I’d like
the tears of those who grieve to dry before the
sun,
Of happy
memories that I leave behind when day is done.