The
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Mrs. Grovie
P. Grizzle, age 78, native and lifelong resident of
Mrs.
Grizzle was born in
Survivors
include sons and daughters-in-law, Vaughn and Kathy Grizzle of
Funeral
services are scheduled for
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville was in charge of arrangements.
You may sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhome.com.
The
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Diane
Perry Jones, age 59, died
Diane was
the oldest child of John A. Perry, of
Diane was
an extraordinary lady, who will be remembered for her sense of humor,
her zest
for life, her gardening skills, and her ability to make friends of the
many
people she met. She always remained
faithful to her beliefs, including her love for the Lord.
She was a real estate agent with the family’s
company, Taylor Made Properties of Blue Ridge, Georgia, but her chief
focuses
in life were raising her daughter and being a good wife for her husband.
The
funeral was held on Tuesday, July 27, at
Courtesy
of
The
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Mr. Richard
Harding (better known as Junior) Wheeler, age 77, of
Surviving
Mr. Wheeler is his loving wife of twenty one years, Edith Walker
Wheeler of
Blairsville; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Richard Samuel Wheeler
of
Blairsville, Jeffory Douglas and Diane Wheeler of Morganton; one
daughter and
son-in-law, Eva Susan and Anthony White of Epworth; stepchildren,
Randy, Sammy
and Linda Gail Holbrook of Blairsville; four sisters, Bonnie Sowers of
Epworth,
Irene Smith of Blairsville, Becky Woodyatt of MI., Dixie Smith of MI;
seven
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; several step 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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Mr. Wilton
Augustus (better known as “Shorty”) Burnette, age 63, of
Surviving
Mr. Burnette is a daughter, Juanita D. Trumbo of
A
memorial service will be held at a later date and will be announced by
the
family.
Mountain View
Funeral Home of Blairsville was in charge of the arrangements.
The
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Helen Lee
Henderson was born in Murphy,
Helen and
her family returned home to Gum Log during her last two years of high
school. In 1966 Helen graduated from
At
In
October, 1970 a motor vehicle accident changed life forever for Helen
and her
family. At that time Helen was two
months pregnant and the accident left her a quadriplegic.
Helen’s hospital stay was a long one that led
to the miracle birth of a healthy baby boy on
Oscar and
Susie cared for Helen and Jamey in their home in Gum Log.
There they had close family support and
enjoyed many happy years together before Oscar was struck and killed by
a car,
in front of their house.
Jamey
grew to become a man, married and produced a daughter whom Helen adored.
Helen
authored two books; the first book, The
Hope of a Gentle Miracle, the story of her life.
The second book, not yet published, is an
accumulation of stories and tales from Gum Log.
Helen’s
faith in God, her good sense of humor and her interest in people have
touched
many lives throughout her lifetime.
Although paralyzed, Helen’s life touched many people. She was a keen observer of all around her,
especially of people and their stories.
She went
to her rest on
Helen
Sparks is survived by her mother, Susie Mae Hood Henderson,; a son and
daughter-in-law, Jamey and Terrie Sparks; brother and sister-in-law,
Sheldon
and Nelle Henderson; a nephew, Davy and her beloved granddaughter,
Chelsea. She was preceded in death by
her father, Oscar.