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Mr.
Jeffrey
L. Shipley of Blairsville, GA, passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2008
at the
V.A. Hospital in Atlanta. Jeff was born
in Arnold, PA, on Jan. 19, 1947. He
lived and attended school in Western, PA, and soon after graduating
joined the
U.S. Army.
After his discharge from the Army, Jeff and his wife Paulette
moved to
Toledo, OH, where he worked in sales and insurance.
He later lived in Jacksonville, FL, and
worked in landscaping before moving to Blairsville.
Jeff is
survived by his three children, Melissa Patton of
Toledo, OH, two sons, Gregory Shipley of Toledo and Jeff Shipley of
Blairsville, three brother and one sister-in-law, Jerome and Janet
Shipley of
Blairsville, Douglas Shipley of PA, Jon Shipley of Springfield, MO, one
sister
and brother-in-law, Judy and Ray Zadai of Blairsville, three
grandchildren,
Sheldon and Justin Shipley and Maya Patton, many other relatives and
friends
also survive.
A memorial
service will be held on Friday, September 12, 2008 at 1 p.m. from the
Mountain
View Funeral Home Chapel with Paul Keyes officiating.
IN lieu of flowers if you wish, the family
request that memorials may be made to the American Cancer
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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Maggie
Myrtis Mott passed away on August 26, 2008.
Mrs. Maggie Myrtis Brasswell Mott was born on August 5, 1925 in
Sweetwater, AL. She married Winton
Hillary Mott of Red Level, AL, in 19950 and moved to Atlanta, GA.
Maggie Mott
attended nursing school in Oklahoma City, OK, earning a Bachelor’s
Degree in
Nursing. She was employed as a
registered nurse at Emory University Hospital, Columbus Medical Center,
and as
a private duty nurse in Columbus, GA.
She moved to Union County, GA and then to Chatuge Regional
Nursing Home
in Hiawassee, GA.
Surviving
Maggie Mott are her three children: Dr. Terrie Mott Kelly of Young
Harris, GA;
Wynn Mott of Suches, GA; and David Mott of Luxemburg, WI.
Her nine grandchildren are John Kelly,
Jennifer Mott Crisson, Dylan Mott, Hannah Mott, Gabriel Mott, Luke
Mott, Winton
Mott, Dexter Mott, and Kathryn Mott. Her
great granddaughter is Addison Crisson.
As a
tribute to Maggie Mott and her family, instead of flowers, a visit with
a
nursing home resident would be appreciated.
From the
song written by John Prine and sung by Joan Baez:
Ya’ know that old trees just grow stronger,
And old rivers
grown wider ev’ry day.
But old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say, “Hello
in there, hello.”
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Leah
Wilhour Schreckengast passed away peacefully the morning of August 29,
2008 in
Blairsville, GA.
She was
born to Andrew and Ruth Wilhour on September 27, 1925 in Sunbury, PA. She graduated from Sunbury HIGH School in
1943 and was a member Ti-Hi. She went on
to become a dental assistant until she married William Schreckengast.
She was a
member of Liberty Hill United Methodist Church and volunteered in the
local
Head Start program. She gave of her time
generously to all. Leah loved the north
Georgia Mountains, spending time walking in the woods and feeding the
fish in
her pond, especially Dinah.
Leah is
survived by her children, Michael Charles
Schreckengast and Lois Sue Chou; her grandchildren, Susan
Schreckengast,
Christy Schreckengast, Leann Schreckengast, Danielle Chou, Alexandra
Chou and
Carolina Chou; siblings, Richard Wilhour, Naomi White, Dorkus Burns,
and Jean
Schreffler. Her best friend, Martha
Brackett, who was like a daughter to Leah, also survives her.
She was
preceded in death by her husband Bill Schreckengast; her sons Andrew
Schreckengast and Thomas Burton Schreckengast; her sister Lois Dollman.
Graveside services
were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Liberty Hill United
Methodist
Church with the Reverend Geri Worley officiating. The
pallbearers were John Brackett, Larry
Brackett, Charles Brackett, James Weaver, Steve Ross and Luke Ross.
Memorials
may be made to Liberty Hill United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 670,
Morganton,
GA 30560.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville 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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Mrs.
Ruth Joy Town, age 77, of Red Oak Ln., Blairsville, formerly of
Orlando, FL,
passed away on Friday, August 29, 2008 following a brief illness. Mrs. Town was born on August 9, 1931 in
Stark, NY, the daughter of the late Renee martin and the late Ruth Inan
Martin. Ruth was a loving wife, mother
and grandmother and a friend to all who knew her. Words
cannot describe her beauty. She will be
deeply missed and never
forgotten. She was preceded in death by
her husband, Donald L. Town and a son, Christopher Town.
Mrs. Town was of the Methodist faith.
Surviving
Mrs. Town are two daughters and two sons-in-law, Cathy Dalton and her
fiancée
Gary Groves of Blairsville, Debbie and Otto Howard of Central Square, NY, two sons and
daughters-in-law, Kevin and Rochell Town of CA, Donald and Nancy Town
of Polk
County, FL, one sister, Ina Martin of Orwell, NY, six grandchildren,
Jarvis,
Larissa, Jessica, Allison, Jack and Kayley, many other relatives and
friends
also survive.
A memorial
service will be held at a later date in New York and will be announced. In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family
requests that memorials may be made to united Hospice in memory of Mrs.
Town.
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.
Lorena Nix Turner, age 86, of Gainesville Hwy., Blairsville passed away
on
Thursday, Aug. 28m, 2008 in the Union County Nursing Home following an
extended
illness. Mrs. Turner was born on May 5,
1922 in Union County, the daughter of the late W.H. (Ham) Nix and the
late
Fannie Townsend Nix. She was a native
and lifelong resident of Union County.
She was best known for her teaching for over 33 years in the
Union
County school system. She retired in
1986. She was a member of the Union
County Teachers Assoc., the alpha Delta Kappa and the Eastern Star. She loved reading, crossword puzzles, music
and loved to go shopping. Most of all,
she loved visiting with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Preston Turner, and a granddaughter, Sharon Michele Clay.
Mrs. Turner was a member of Shady Grove
Methodist Church.
Surviving
Mrs. Turner are tow daughters and one son-in-law, Sandra and Art
Mathewson of
Marietta, pat Mathewson of Marietta, three sisters and one
brother-in-law, Ruby
Jewell Lance, Mary Lou Whitt, Charlotte and Garnett Collins, all of
Blairsville, four brothers and three sisters-in-law, Homer and
Catherine Nix,
Clayton and Vernelle Nix, John and Suzanne Nix, all of Blairsville,
Cranford
Nix of Detroit, MI, three grandchildren, Chris (Dee) Mathewson, Andrew
(Dana)
Mathewson, David (Brittan) Mathewson, six great grandchildren, several
nieces,
nephews, cousins, many other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral services
were held on Sunday, August 31, 2008 at 2 p.m. from the funeral home
chapel with
Rev. Bob Bone officiating. Special music
was presented by Ken and Elaine Young. The
following gentlemen served as pallbearers, Chris, Andrew and David
Mathewson,
Clay McConnell, Jon Spiva and Jason Volingavage. Interment followed
in the Shady Grove Methodist
Church Cemetery. The family met with
friends at the funeral home on Saturday 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 on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com
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Linda
Grubbs Shepherd, age 99, beloved other, grandmother and
great-grandmother, died
August 26, 2008 at Union General Hospital, Blairsville, GA. She was preceded in death by her husband Col.
Earl L. Shepherd (Ret.) and granddaughter, Susan Shepherd McNutt. She was born July 26, 1909 in Orchard Hill,
GA,
to Nancy E. and Otis Grubbs. She
graduated from high school in Griffin, GA and attended A&M College
in
Barnesville, GA.
She was an
avid golfer for many years, winning her last tournament at age 81. She continued playing golf until age 86 when,
unfortunately, she broke her ankle. She
liked ice cream, playing bingo, poker, eating figs right of the tree
and
especially shopping. Two of her favorite
possessions were her Rich’s credit card and her personally autographed
photo of
golf legend Arnold Palmer. All who knew
her loved her warn, happy personality, very strong will, and crazy
sense of
humor. She will be remembered for her
fondness for “redbirds” (cardinals), her cornbread dressing, her
coconut bakes
that were usually lopsided but always delicious and the decades of
fun-filled
family holiday dinners at her home in Gadsden, AL.
She is
survived by her daughter, Betty Shepherd Butler of Blairsville, son
Robert L.
Shepherd (Beverly) Nashville, TN, her grandchildren Terri Butler
Johnson
(Jerry), Hiram, GA, Cindi Butler Wheatley (Patrick) Mableton, GA, Nancy
Shepherd
Lesser (Craig) Atlanta, GA, Scott Shepherd, Nashville, TN, and
grandson-in-law,
Chris McNutt, Woodstock, GA. Six
great-grandchildren had the good fortune to know and love this amazing
woman:
Caryn Mills (Scott) Douglasville, GA, Nicholas and Emily McNutt,
Woodstock, GA,
Ellen and Julie Lesser, Atlanta, GA, and Natalie Shepherd, Cookeville,
TN.
Graveside
services were held Saturday, August 30, 2008 at Crest lawn memorial
Park,
Atlanta, GA. Memorial donations can be
made to the Humane Society’s Mountain Shelter, P.O. Box 1252,
Blairsville, GA
30514.
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