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Mrs.
Ola Kay Helton, age 83 of Blairsville, GA, passed away Monday,
September 1,
2008 at Union County Nursing Home.
Ola Kay was
born Thursday, January 15, 1925 in Union County, GA, to the late Guy Plott and the late Viola Justice Plott. She was preceded in death by husband, Frank
Helton, first husband, Coy Lance, second husband, Carl Rich and
brother, Max
Plott. She was a member of Pleasant
Grove Baptist Church. She was a retired
first grade school teacher from the Union County School System and was
very
proud to have never had to paddle a child.
She was a very kind, caring and loving person to all who knew
her and
will be greatly missed.
Survivors
include: nephew and wife, mike and Elizabeth Plott of Blairsville, GA,
nephew,
Terry Plott of Young Harris, GA, great nephew, Judd Plott, great niece,
Maggie
Plott, step-son and wife, Randy and Lydia Helton and their children of
Blue
Ridge, GA, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Billy and Barbara Helton
of Cherry
Log, GA, sister-in-law, Agnes Garland of Ellijay, GA, sister-in-law,
Christine
Helton of Cherry Log, GA, special friends, Helen Hanson and Liz Poole,
room
mate at Union County Nursing Home, Virgie Swain and several cousins.
Funeral
services were held Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 11 AM, from the
Cochran
Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Rogers officiating. Music was provided by Elizabeth and Maggie Plott. Interment followed in Old Union Baptist Church
Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were:
Clarence Collins, Tamar Thompson, Wayne Collins, Randy Helton, Presley
Rich and
John Gurley.
The
family received friends at the funeral home from 6-9,
Tuesday, September 2.
In lieu
of flowers, the family suggests that donations may
be made to Old Union Baptist Church Old Cemetery Fund.
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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Mr.
Nathan
Herman Israel, age 76, of Smyrna Rd. Young Harris (Union County) passed
away on
Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008 at lazy R Personal Care Home following an
extended
illness. Mr. Israel was born on Feb. 17,
1932 in New York, NY, the son of the late Henry F. Israel and the late
Katherine Gries Israel. He was a veteran
of the US Army of the Korean War. Mr.
Israel moved to Blairsville with his wife, Marylin, form Tampa, FL, in
1969.
Surviving
family members include Mr. Israel’s wife of twenty seven years, Marylin
Windish
Israel of Young Harris, son and daughter-in-law, David and Gretchen
Israel of
PA, daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Will Palmer of CO, stepdaughter
and
son-in-law, Marcy and Richard Madison of Waco, TX, stepson and
daughter-in-law,
Dr. Lonnie and Leta Harris of Richmond, KY, seven grandchildren,
Allison and
Evan Harris, Dane Madison, Gregory Palmer, Shasta Ray, Margaret and
Emma
Israel. Mr. Israel was blessed with
three great grandchildren, Peyton Madison, C.J. and Landon Ray, many
other
relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were held on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008 at 2 p.m. from the
Mountain View
funeral home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Crews officiating.
The following gentlemen served as pallbearers,
Dwayne Patterson, Jimmy Lynch, Jacon Lynch, Albert Garrett, Timmy
Wheeler, Hot
Patterson and Adam Patterson. Interment followed
in
the Holly Hill Cemetery with the North GA Honor Guard conducting
military
honors. The family met with friends at
the funeral home on Monday 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