The
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Mr. Brian
Michael O’Rourke, age 69, of
Surviving
Mr. O’Rourke are his loving wife of twenty years, Alice Sheehan
O’Rourke of
Blairsville, two sons: Kevin and Sean O’Rourke both of Daytona, FL; two
daughters and one son in law, Jeanne and Anthony Ventura of Easton, PA,
Lillian
Hayes of Port Orange, FL, one brother, Jack O’Rourke of Bluffton, SC,
six
Grandchildren: Erica, Kelly, and Anthony Ventura, Jennifer and
Alexandra Hayes
and Kaitlin O’Rourke. Many other
relatives and friends also survive.
A
memorial service for Mr. O’Rourke will be held at a later date and will
be
announced. In lieu of flowers if you
wish, the family requests that memorials may be made to United Hospice
Inc.,
5004 Appalachian Hwy.,
The
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Mrs. Irene
V. Allen, age 83, of
Surviving
are daughters: Minnie Chapman of Ellijay, GA; Wanda Grant of Woodstock,
GA; and
Donna Panter of Woodstock; sons: Richard Allen, of Canton, GA; Randall
Allen,
of Blairsville, GA; and James Allen, of Mineral Bluff, GA; a sister:
Erma, of
McCaysville, GA; brothers: Clyde Payne, of Blairsville and Junior
Payne, of
Chatsworth, GA. Twelve grandchildren and
seven great grandchildren also survive.
Funeral
services were scheduled for
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements in Blairsville,
and
Woodstock Funeral Home in charge of arrangements in Woodstock, GA.
The
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Mrs. Dora
Melinda Reece, age 100, of
Surviving
Mrs. Reece are one daughter, Lawanda Spiva of Blairsville, one son, Joe
Reece
of Blairsville, seventeen grandchildren, forty-two great-grandchildren,
sixty
great-great grandchildren, many other relatives and friends also
survive.
Funeral
services were held on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005 at 2 p.m. from the
funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Terry Reece and Gene Spiva officiating. Special music was presented by Peggy Patrick,
Ruth Patterson, Tiffany Reece, Merridith Pruitt and Connie Reece. The following gentlemen served as pallbearers,
Rick Spiva, Eddie Reece, Dana Reece, Ronnie Reece, James Spiva and
Larry
Reece. Interment followed in the Owltown
Church of God Cemetery.
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.
The
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Mr. Allen
Andrew Baldwin, age 79, of
Surviving
Mr. Baldwin are his loving wife of thirty years, Betty Jean Williams
Baldwin of
Blairsville, two sons and one daughter-in-law, Kenneth Baldwin of
Funeral
services were held on
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.
The
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Gerda A.
O’Toole, 65, a resident of
She was
the wife of the late James O’Toole also of
She is
survived by three daughters: Gerda (Gerdie) O’Toole, of Blairsville;
Alice
Veronica Green of
Born in
North Germany in 1940 she came to the United States at the age of 14
with her
family via Canada, met our father and became a citizen, and began a
long and
loving life with him and our family.
She lived
in NJ most of her life until finally coming to our lovely Blairsville.
A Funeral
Mass will be held at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in
Blairsville on
October 14 at
In lieu
of flowers the family would be grateful for a donation to the Parkinson
Foundation or the Asthma Foundation for a cure for these terrible
diseases.