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Mr. Leon
L. Wages, Blairsville, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 in the
Union
General Hospital following an extended illness.
Mr. Wages was born on Jan. 21, 1934 in Conyers, GA, the son of
the late
Edward wages and the late Annie Wade Wages.
He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He
was employed as a Telecommunications
Engineer for over thirty years. Mr.
Wages was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving
Mr. Wages are his wife of thirty years, Elizabeth Stephens Wages, a
native of
Blairsville, one daughter and son-in-law, Gail and Michael Gardner of
Powder
Springs, GA, three sons and two daughters-in-law, Steven and Layne
wages of
Claimont, Todd and Bobbie wages of Loganville, Alan Wages of
Lawrenceville,
four grandchildren, Lauren, Josh, Dakota and Bradley, many other
relatives and
friends also survive.
A memorial
service was held on Saturday Aug. 2, 2008 at 11 a.m. from the funeral
home
chapel with Danny Stephens officiating.
Special music was presented by Randall Collins, Crystal Murphy
and Ken
Young. The family met with friends
following
the services.
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
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Mr. Clyde
Jefferson Payne, age 80, of Blairsville, GA, passed away Friday, August
1,
2008. Clyde was born Saturday, May 5,
1928 in Union County, GA to the late Elisha Payne and the late Dollie
Meers
Payne. He was a member and Deacon of
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and was preceded in death by a brother,
Oliver
Payne, and sister, Irene Allen.
Survivors
include: wife, Ina Mae Payne of Blairsville, GA, daughter &
son-in-law,
Bertha and Sammy Davenport of Blairsville, GA son &
daughter-in-law,
Wendall and Frances Payne of Blairsville, GA, brother, Junior Payne of
Chattsworth, GA, sister, Irma Patton of Copperhill, TN, grandchildren,
Danny
Davenport, Christy lance and Kenny Payne, great grandchildren, Sydney
Davenport, Christopher Lance and Tiffany lance, many nieces, nephews
and
friends.
Funeral
services were held Sunday, August 3, 2008 at 3 PM from the Cochran
Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Steve Youngblood, Rev. Earl Pickelsimer and Rev.
Wayland
Lovine officiating. Music was provided
by Dorothy Pickelsimer and the Pleasant Hill Singers. Interment
followed in Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church cemetery. Serving as pallbearers
were: Kenny Payne, Tony Lee, Wendall lee, Edgar Lee, Scott Payne and
Allen
Payne. Honorary pallbearers include:
Danny Davenport and William Lee.
The family
received friends at the funeral home from 6-9 p.m., Saturday, August 2.
The Cochran Funeral Home of
Blairsville, GA, is in charge
of arrangements. You may send
condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochrannfuneralhomes.com
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Robert
Edward Sanchez, of Brandon, FL and Blairsville, GA, died July 28, 2008. Born April 13, 1926, he was preceded in death
by his parents, Golden and Manuel Sanchez and is survived by his loving
wife of
60 years, Evelyn; his brother, Joe Sanchez; daughters, Diane (Stephen)
Petteway, Sandra (Edward) LaCost, and Krystal (David) Bottom;
grandchildren,
Stephen (Blair) Petteway, Ashley (Trey) Petteway Scott, Melanie
Petteway,
Michelle LaCost, Eddie LaCost, Zachariah Bottom and Maria Bottom;
great-grandchildren,
Emma Petteway, Addison Petteway and Will Scott.
Robert served in the U.S. navy during WWII and the Korean War
and taught
mathematics in the Hillsborough County School System for over 30 years. He was a loving husband, father and
grandfather who will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Funeral services were held at 11 AM Saturday, August 2, 2008, at
Brandon Church of God, Brandon, FL, with the family receiving friends
one hour
prior to services. Interment was at
Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL, at 11 AM Monday, August 4. Contributions may be made in his memory to
House of Prayer, PO Box 1475, Blairsville, GA 30514 or Gideons
International,
1450 Lakemont Dr., Blairsville, GA 30512, (706) 745-3957.
Please sign guestbook at www.southernfuneralcare.com.
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Mr.
William (Bill) Rupert Wilson age 69, Memory Lane, Blairsville, passed
away on
Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008 in the Union General Hospital following an
extended
illness. Mr. Wilson was born on June 5,
1939 in Union County, the son of the late Abe Lincoln Wilson and the
late Mary
Eliza Reece Wilson. Bill served in the
US Coast Guard and was a member of American Legion Post 121, N. GA
Honor Guard
and a member of Union-Towns Home Builders Assoc. He
was a native and lifelong resident of
Union County. He owned and operated
Wilson’s Heating and Air for many years.
Mr. Wilson was a member of Shady Grove United Methodist Church.
Surviving
Mr. Wilson are his loving wife of forty-one years, Gertrude Louise
Pitts Wilson
of Blairsville, one daughter and son in law Laura and Randy Chapman of
Blairsville, one son, Michael Wilson of Smyrna, GA, three sisters,
Joyce
Collins of Gainesville, Martha Deavers of Blairsville, Carol Nix of
Blairsville, two brothers and sisters-in-law, Albert and Nancy Wilson
of Wales,
MI, Thomas and Alice Wilson of Johns Island, SC, one grandson, Devon,
several
nieces, nephews, many other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services will be held on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008 at 3 p.m. from the
Mountain
View Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bob Bone officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be members of
American Legion Post 121 and members of the N. Ga. Honor Guard. Interment will follow in the Shady Grove
Methodist Church Cemetery with the N. GA. Honor Guard conducting
military
honors. The family will beet with
friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 2-3 p.m.
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
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Mrs.
Wynnelle Smisson Hess, age 84 of Blairsville, GA, passed away
Wednesday, July
30, 2008 at Union County Nursing Home.
Mrs. Hess
was born Tuesday, August 21, 1923 in Bibb Co., GA
to the late Robert Greene Jordan and the late Wynnelle Smisson. She was a member of St. Simons Island
Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in
death by husband, Robert Edward Hess, Sr. July 20, 2008 and son, Robert
Edward
Hess, Jr.
She is
survived by a daughter, Holly Hess of Blairsville,
GA.
No
services are planned at this time.
The
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, Georgia was in charge of
arrangements. You may send condolences
to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochrannfuneralhomes.com
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Charlene
Camille Buchmaier, age 63, of 5697 Shadow Valley Road, Blairsville, GA
30512,
died on July 20,k 2008 as the result of
Chronic
Lymphocytic Leukemia which she struggled with for four years. A stem cell transplant took place in early
May which was the only option left to cure this illness and extend her
life. Charlene went to the Lord very
peacefully in her sleep with her husband holding her hand, loving her
then as
he did all their life together.
Charlene was
a very giving, selfless person with a strong love of life.
She gave of herself completely and had an
uncanny ability to make others feel special.
She listened and cared for all those around her and made the
most out of
any obstacle life would present. Her
gentleness and grace were unmatched and her creativity came alive in
everything
she did; knitting, beading, gardening, cooking and her natural ability
to
transform a house into a home. Her
grandchildren adored her for her childlike nature and playfulness. Above her fireplace floats a fairy holding
feather outstretched granting everyone their hearts’ desire. Happiness for others was her greatest wish.
Charlene
was the daughter of the late William G. (Bill) Harris and Anita
Elizabeth
Harris. She is survived by her husband
of 41 years, Richard Heinz Buchmaier, daughters, Erica Deanne Standard
and
Kristin Anita Cascio, sister Suzanne
Kristin Roy and
her husband Robert Eugene Roy, brother W. Gregg Harris and his wife
Andrea
Burke-Harris and sister-in-law Ellen MacLellan.
She is also survived by her beloved grandchildren Kyle Richard
Standard,
Megan Kristin standard, Elizabeth Erica Cascio and Anaka Nichole
Cascio, her
nieces Camille Yvonne Heistand, Gwyneth Anne Harris, Jennifer MacLellan
and
nephews Gavin Wesley Harris and Robert S. MacLellan.
A private
service was held at the Mountain View Funeral Home in Blairsville with
Father
Tom Martin followed by cremation. A
memorial event will be held in the fall which was Charlene’s favorite
season. To honor Charlene’s life friends
may make contributions to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or for
beautification projects at Saint Clare’s Episcopal Church in Blairsville
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
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Mr.
William (Bill) Edward Miller, age 85, of Blairsville, GA, peacefully
passed
away Saturday, August 2, 2008 at his residence.
Bill was born on November 21, 1922 in Union County, New Jersey
to the
late Arthur Edward Miller and the late Edna Lindbarger Miller.
He was a
life member of the Elks Club, held a one hundred-ton boat Captain’s
license for
many years, operated various types of vessels and he owned and operated
a
successful electrical contracting business.
Before moving to Blairsville, GA, in 2005, he and his wife Joan
lived in
lake Worth, FL, for over 20 years.
Previous to that, he was a long-time resident of Manasquan, NJ. While in Manasquan, he was very active in the
community, serving as a volunteer with the Fire Department and Rescue
Squad. He held numerous certifications
such as E.M.T., C.P.R., and Vehicle Extrication just to name a few. Additionally, he served on the Board of
Education for many years and was elected president.
He was instrumental in the construction of
the new Elementary school at that time.
Bill loved life and the outdoors.
He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed hunting.
He was a member of the Three Foot Gun Club in
New jersey.
Survivors
include: wife, Joan Miller of
Blairsville, Georgia, son and daughter-n-law, Art and Debbie Miller of
Blairsville, Georgia, sister Shirley Carroll of Northfield, Vermont,
granddaughters, Kim McFarland and Susan Johnson, grandsons James Miller
and
Matthew Miller, great-grandchildren, Nevin Miller, Kyler Miller,
Casandra
Johnson, Joey Johnson, Alyssa McFarland, and Madison McFarland.
In order to
help with the many youth programs they support the family suggests that
donations
may be made to the Manasquan Elks #2534 P.O. Box 256 Manasquan, New
Jersey
08736.
The Cochran Funeral Home of
Blairsville, Georgia is in
charge of the arrangements. You may send
condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.CochrannFuneralHomes.com