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Mrs.
Christie Dale Smith McClure age 33 of Booger Hollow Rd., Blairsville
passed
away on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012 following a brief illness. Mrs. McClure
was born
on Oct. 10, 1978 in Greenwood, SC., the daughter of Jewell Patricia
Miller
Smith and the late Leo Dale Smith Sr. Christie was a kind-hearted and
loving
person who was always thinking of others. She was a loving wife,
daughter,
mother and sister. Christie was a member of Harmony Grove Baptist
Church.
Surviving
Christie are her loving husband, Ronald McClure of Griffin, GA., her
mother,
Patricia Fields, her dad, Jeffrey Fields of Blairsville, five children,
Michael
McClure of Blairsville, Austin, Christy and Kala Smith all of
McDonough, GA,
Trisha McClure of Griffin, GA, step son, Ronald McClure Jr. of Griffin,
brother
and sister-in-law, Leo and Dawn Smith of Blairsville, two sisters and
brothers-in-law, Telissa and Matthew Wood
of
Eatonton, GA, Jessica Smith and fiancé Sammy Bryan of Blairsville,
grandparents, Jewell and Henry Miller of Stockbridge, uncle, Richard
Fields of
Ellijay, nieces, Angel and Brittany Gochenour
of
Stockbridge, many other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were held on Sunday Sept. 9, 2012 at 2 p.m. from the Mountain
View
Chapel with the Rev. Stacy Dyer officiating. Special music was
presented by the
Harmony Grove Baptist Church Praise team. The following gentleman
served as
pallbearers, Jeffrey and Richard Fields, Leo Smith, Patrick Stribbling,
Ronald McClure Sr., Ronald McClure Jr., Kevin McClure and Eddie Farmsworth. Interment followed in the Harmony
Grove Church
Cemetery. The family met with friends at the funeral home on Sunday
from
12-2:00 p.m.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You
may sign
the family guest book and send condolences on line at
www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com
Courtesy of Mountain View Funeral Home
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margaret kathryn
harkins patterson
Margaret
Kathryn Harkins Patterson, age 74, slipped away from us peacefully on
September
03, 2012. She was the only daughter born to the late General Pat and Maver Clarenda
(Nix) Harkins, of
Blairsville, GA, on August 03, 1938 in Greeley, CO. She was preceded in
death
by a son, Jeffrey Lee Patterson in May of 2012.
She
is survived by her brothers and sisters-in-law, Jim (Leanora)
Harkins, of Fort Walton Beach, FL; Gerry (Diane) Harkins, of McDonough,
GA. She brought into the world five loving children, Jeffrey
Patterson (deceased), Jamie Patterson Clayton (Gary) of Marietta, GA;
Robin
(Don) Crabtree, of Leesburg, VA; Lance (Heidy)
Patterson, of Columbia, MD; and Patrick Patterson, of Manassas, VA;
eleven
grandchildren, six great grandchildren and provided a home through the
years to
countless dogs, cats and wildlife. She
was the
matriarch of several generations and many of their friends, whom she
welcomed
one and all. She spent much of her career as a Registered
Nurse and
was a graduate of Grady School of Nursing in 1958 in Atlanta, GA.
Margaret went
on to become an accomplished author and creator. She wrote and
published a book
for new drivers, called “Driving: A Rite of Passage” (Amazon.com), and
she
regularly emailed editions of her “Green Notes” and “Health Notes”. She
invented both the “Yarn Wheel” and the “M” Technique” of crocheting,
which she
sold at craft fairs near her home in Warrenton, VA.
Funeral
services were held on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at 2 PM from the
chapel of
Banister Funeral Home with Pastor Raburne
Wilson
officiating. She is laid to rest at Choestoe
Baptist Church cemetery in Blairsville, GA, beside many of her loved
ones.
Banister Funeral Home of Hiawassee, GA in charge of
arrangements.
Courtesy of Banister Funeral Home
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Mrs.
Rebecca Lamb Conkle age 72 of Emerine
Rd,. Blairsville passed away on Friday,
August 31,
2012 in the Union General Hospital following an extended illness. Mrs. Conkle was born on Feb. 12, 1940 in Jackson, MS,
the
daughter of the late Clifton Glenwood Lamb and the late Mary Stowell Lamb. Rebecca received her Undergraduate
Degree in
music education/voice major from Murray State and a Graduate degree in
Special
Education from Auburn University. She was a loving wife, mother, sister
and
grandmother. Mrs. Conkle was a member of
the First
United Methodist Church in Blairsville.
Surviving
Rebecca are her loving husband of twenty-four years, John Conkle
of Blairsville, six children, Cecil and Kimely
Conkle of Redwood City, CA, David and
Deborah Conkle of Mobile, AL, Susan Furgus
of Haltom City, TX, Ruth and Barry Klukoff-Hamilton
of St. Petersburg, FL, Barabara Crook of
Durham, NC,
Will Crook of Sylacauga, AL, three brothers and two sisters-in-law,
William and
Marilyn Lamb of Portland, OR, Clifton and Nancy Lamb of Indio, CA, Herb
Lamb of
Marshall, NC, eight grandchildren, Sarah, Brooks, Hannah, George,
Jacob, Noah,
Mason and Cade, many other relatives and friends also survive.
A
memorial service will be held at a later date with interment to follow
in the
Marble City Cemetery in Sylacauga, AL. In lieu of flowers if you wish,
the
family requests that memorials may be made to the Union County Senior
Center in
memory of Mrs. Conkle.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville is 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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Phyllis
Irene Hislop, age 94, of Blairsville,
passed away
Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Heritage Health Care in Blue Ridge. She
was born
October 10, 1917 in Lathrop, OH to Gladys Dunnington
Schuler and Ernest Joseph Schuler. Phyllis and her husband John moved
to
Blairsville in 1982, coming from Ft. Pierce, FL. She retired after 12
years of
service with St. Lucie County (FL) Board of Education. Mrs. Hislop
was preceded in death by her husband John, five sisters and three
brothers.
She
will be fondly remembered by all who knew her, but especially missed by
her
family: daughter, Sandra Swann of Blairsville and daughter &
son-in-law,
Mary & Robert Shearer of Alexandria, KY. Grandchildren include:
John Colie of Nashville, TN; Renee Colie
of West Palm Beach, FL; Randa (David)
Evans of
Blairsville, GA; Robin (Kris) Gulley and Kendra (Andy) Johnston, both
of Alexandria,
KY. Great-grandchildren, David & Raymond
Evans, Kinsey
and Keegan Gulley, and Kendall and Trevor Johnston. Sister
& brother-in-law, Ruth Hannah & Ralph Cade of Ft. Myers, FL.
Many nieces, nephews and friends also survive.
There
are no immediate plans for a memorial service at this time.
Arrangements
entrusted to the care of Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of
Blairsville.
You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at
www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.
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Jo Ann Leas
Butler of
Blairsville went to be with the Lord on September 6,
2012 following an
extended illness. Mrs. Butler was born November 25, 1934 in Mingo Jct.,
OH to
the late John G. Leas and Dortha I. Doan
Leas. Jo Ann
was also preceded in death by her loving husband Ronald Coleman Butler,
her son
Steven Cole Butler and her brother John Dale Leas.
Mrs. Butler
was a loving
wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and nurse. She worked as a
registered nurse for over thirty years specializing in pediatrics,
newborn
nursery and neonatal intensive care. She received her nursing degree
from Aultman College in Canton OH. Jo Ann
was a member of All
Saints Lutheran Church in Blairsville, Ga.
Jo Ann is
survived by a
daughter and son-in-law Kelly and Jack Mazzaferro
of
Blairsville, GA., a daughter and son-in-law Lori and Allen Humes
of Boynton Beach, FL., a daughter-in-law Patricia Butler of Tobyhanna
PA. six grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. She is also
survived by a sister Avon Lee Lewis of Westerville, OH, a sister and
brother-in-law Bonnie and Carroll Wyatt of Greenville, SC. Many other
relatives
and friends survive and Jo Ann will be dearly missed by all.
Funeral
services were
held Monday, September 10, 2012 at 11 a.m. at the Mountain View Funeral
Home
Chapel with Pastor David Wesche
officiating. The
family received friends at the funeral home from 10 until 11 a.m.
Monday prior
to the service.
Flowers will
be accepted
or in lieu of flowers donations in Jo Ann’s name may be made to St.
Jude
Children’s Research Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Place Memphis Tn. www.stjude.org/ her
favorite charity.
Mountain
View Funeral
Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the
family
guest book and send condolences to the family on line at
www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com
Courtesy of Mountain View Funeral Home
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Mr.
Arthur Rector, age 82 of Las Vegas, NV passed away September 4, 2012
from
complications due to a series of illnesses in Summerlin
Hospital, Las Vegas, NV. Arthur was born and raised in Blairsville, GA
to
Oliver Monroe Rector and Katie Bell Brackett Rector. He was preceded in
death
by his parents, brothers Elon and Amon
Rector and his sister Elizabeth Carringer.
he served in the military in Ft. Hood, TX. established himself in Taft, CA working with
Standard Oil
from 1956 - 1972; moved to Saudi Arabia working with Aramco
Oil from 1972 - 1990, and he retired in 1990 from Aramco
settling in Las Vegas, NV.
Mr.
Rector is survived by his wife Noha
Rector, four daughters
and sons-in-law Beverly and Dennis Wooton,
Grove, OK,
Nancy and Charlie Snyder, Taft, CA, Linda and Mike Hickey,
Jacksonville, FL,
and Rebecca Day, Las Vegas, NV; eight grandchildren: Tausha
Rector, Rebecca Dupeire, Brandy Dupeire,
Nathan Williams, Christopher Williams, Jennifer Bright Echols, Nicholas
Wooton, Nichole Wooton;
thirteen
great-grandchildren and one great-great
grandchild.
In
lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to: New
Union
Baptist Church, 4159 Jones Creek Road, Blairsville, GA 30512.