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Dean
Twedt of Blairsville, GA, went to
heaven on Thursday, October 20, 2011. Dean
was born on March 27, 1943, son of the
late Henry and Alice Twedt. After
graduating from Calmar High School, Calmar, IA, he attended and
graduated from
Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, MN, University of Wisconsin,
La-Crosse, WI,
and Schoitz Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, IA with a degree as M.T.
(ASCP). Dean married Ruth Lederer on
December 26,
1965, in West Bloomfield, WI, sharing 45 years together.
After working at Sartori Hospital,
Cedar Falls, IA for several years he joined Coulter Electronics as a
salesman
of medical equipment. He was transferred
to the home office of Coulter Electronics, Hialeah, FL, where he was
manager of
the FDS testing laboratory for Coulter hematology instrumentation at
Miami
University Hospital. During his years at
Coulter, he was granted a US and Canadian patent in Statistics. He retired to Blairsville, GA, in 1998, where
he was a Real Estate broker at Louise McTaggart and Associates, Inc. He also taught Real Estate and Real Estate
Law at North Georgia Technical College.
Dean was a member of First United Methodist Church where he
served for
many years as the official photographer.
Dean is survived by his wife, Ruth,
Blairsville; brother, Kelly Foss of Amarillo, TX; cousin Connie (Erv)
Glock of
Calmar, IA; brother-in-law: Ken (Lynn Kolbe) Lederer, Appleton, WI;
mother-in-law: Mary Lederer of Appleton WI; nieces and nephews.
A
memorials service
will be held at a later date. In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be directed to the First United Methodist church
Family
Life Building Fund.
Mountain
View
Funeral Home of Blairsville has been entrusted with the funeral
arrangements.
Dean will
be greatly
missed by family and friends.
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Mr.
Hammond Alfred
Frith, age 92, of Blairsville, GA, passed away Wednesday, October 26,
2011 in
Stonehenge Assisted Living in Blairsville.
Mr. Frith
was born
in Cuthbert, GA, on Wednesday, October 8, 1919, a son of the late
Charles S.
Frith and Willie Emma Harp Frith. Mr.
Frith joined the U.S. Army at the age of 17. He
fought in World War II from December 1942
through April 1945 in the Second Armored Division. He
fought during the Battle of the Bulge,
earning 2 Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star. After
the war, he transferred to the U.S. Air
Force, and completed 20 years of service to the country he loved. As a civilian, he has done construction, been
an electrician, sold real estate, flown planes, and worked 10 years in
the U.S.
Postal Service. As U.S. Citizens, we
greatly appreciate and are indebted to this veteran of World War II. His daughter, Sherrill, will greatly miss her
dad, a highly decorated hero of World War II.
Mr. Frith
is
survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Sherrill and Bud Knighton; 5
grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; and 1 great great grandchild. He had been preceded in death by his son,
Larry Frith; the wife of his children, Emily L. Frith; and 1 great
grandson,
Shawn Nichols.
Funeral
services were
held on Friday, October 28, 2011, at 11 a.m., in the Chapel of Cochran
Funeral
Home, with Dr. Fred Lodge officiating. Special
music was presented by Minister of Music R. Terry Hooper, Homer Payne,
and Mrs.
Jackie Hill. The following gentlemen
served as pallbearers: Jere Akin, David Collie, Ed Kirkland, Luke
Stewart and
Tom Maryesuk. Military Honors were
presented by North Georgia Honor Guard.
Visitation
at the
funeral home was held at 10 a.m. on Friday, one hour prior to the
services. Burial was held Monday, October
31, 2011, at
11 a.m., in Canton, GA in the Georgia National Cemetery.
Arrangements
have
been entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. Please visit our
website
and send your condolences to the family and view Mr. Frith's
LifeTribute at
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Mrs.
Mildred Dortha
Davenport, age 77, of Blairsville, GA, passed away Monday, October 24,
2011, in
Heritage Healthcare in Blue Ridge, GA. Mrs.
Davenport was born Tuesday, September 18,
1934 in Blairsville, to the late Arnold Hughes and the late Dolly
Beavers
Hughes. She was preceded in death by
father, Arnold Hughes, mother, Dolly Beavers Hughes and brother, Cecil
Hughes
and Johnny Randolph Hughes.
Mrs.
Davenport was
greatly loved and will be missed, especially by her family: loving
husband of
59 years, Ellard Davenport, of Blairsville; sons, Harold (Garlene)
Davenport of
Marietta, GA; Bill Davenport of Dallas, GA; Roger (Cheryl) Davenport of
Marietta, Paul (Magdalene) Davenport of Rockmart, GA, Danny (Wendy)
Davenport
of Acworth, GA; and Chris Davenport of Powder Springs, GA, sister,
Lillie
Breeden of Woodstock, GA, brother, Floyd Hughes of Murphy, NC and
sister,
Carmen Carver of Jasper, GA; 13 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren
and many
other relatives also survive.
Funeral
services for
Mrs. Davenport were held on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 11 a.m. at
the
Cochran Funeral Home with the Rev. Randy Hughes and Rev. Hoyt Brown
officiating. Special music was presented
by Cheryl Davenport and Martha Davenport.
The following gentlemen served as pallbearers: Jeremy Davenport,
John
Davenport, Ryan Davenport, Jacob Davenport, Matthew Davenport, and
Andrew
Davenport. Interment followed in the
Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery.
The
family received
friends at the Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, Wednesday, October
26, 2011
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
If you
wish, the
family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Bethlehem
Baptist
Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Doris Hefner, 705 Nicholson Road,
Blairsville, GA
30512.
Arrangements
entrusted to the Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. On our website at
www.cochranfuneralhomes.com,
you can view Mrs. Davenport’s LifeTribute and send condolences to this
family.
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Mrs.
Bonnie Jordan
McCollum, age 95, of Blairsville, GA, passed away Thursday, October 27,
2011,
in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.
Mrs.
McCollum was
born in Robbinsville, NC, on Wednesday, September 27, 1916, a daughter
of the
late Will Jordan and the late Flora Owens Jordan. She
had lived in the Blairsville area since
1926, and was a homemaker. Bonnie was a
member of New Harmony Baptist Church. God
came first in her life. A Sunday School
and Vacation Bible School Teacher for many years, church was very
important to
her, and she had been active in church for all her life. Bonnie
lived for her family; sewing, quilting,
gardening, and crafts. Everyone who knew
Bonnie, knew her to be so full of joy and a smile on her face. She was always singing while doing her
laundry, cooking, milking the cow, and other tasks around her home. Her husband, Norman, had preceded her in
death. Also preceding her in death
besides her parents were two daughters, Ann Akins and Evelyn Lee
Weaver; two
sisters, Ethel Rose Jordan and Minnie Guffey Jordan; and three
brothers: Vick
Jordan, Mac Jordan, and Roy Jordan.
Bonnie
was greatly
loved and will be dearly missed by all those who knew her, but most
especially
her family: son, Otis McCollum; son and daughter-in-law, Clint and
Elaine
McCollum; daughter and son-in-law, Charlene and Johnny Hamby; son,
Jimmy
McCollum; daughter and son-in-law, Cathy McCollum Newton and Wayne
Newton; son
and daughter-in-law, Billy and Lena McCollum; son-in-law, Bud Akins;
all of
Blairsville; thirteen grandchildren; seventeen great grandchildren, and
seven
great great grandchildren.
Funeral
services were
held on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 2 p.m., in the Chapel of Cochran
Funeral
Home, with Rev. Kenny Beavers and Rev. Harley Hunter officiating. The eulogy was presented by Mrs. McCollum’s
son-in-law, Wayne Newton. Special music was presented by John Nix and
Friends. The following gentlemen served as
pallbearers:
Jason McCollum, Tyler McCollum, Jody Cantrell, Josh Johnson, William
Akins, and
Kainan King. The following gentlemen
served as honorary escort to the family: Bud Akins and Trey Akins. Burial was in Union Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Visitation
at the
funeral home was held on Friday evening, October 28, 2011, from the
hours of 6
until 9 p.m.
If you
wish,
memorial contributions may be made to The American Cancer Society Union
Unit,
P.O. Box 2984, Blairsville, Georgia
30514.
Arrangements
entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. Please
join us in remembering Bonnie by
visiting our website at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.
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Mr. James
Donald
Rogers, age 76, of Blairsville, GA, passed away Saturday, October 29,
2011 in
Union General Hospital in Blairsville. Mr.
Rogers was a native of Blairsville and had lived in Blairsville for
most of his
life. He was born Thursday, June 6,
1936, a son of the late Frank Randall Rogers and Lois Roberta Seabolt
Rogers. Don served in the U.S. Navy and
for 22 years
he was a self-employed insurance agent and operated Rogers Insurance
Agency in
Blairsville. As a member of First United
Methodist Church of Union County, Don drove their church bus for many
years. He was a member of Union County
Lion's Club; a
former member of the Blairsville Kiwanis Club; the Union County
Quarterback
Club; and The Blairsville Jaycees. Don
was always very active in the Blairsville community. Don
and his brother Tommy operated The Western
Auto and Rogers Furniture Store. He had
been preceded in death by his wife, Annette M. Rogers; a sister, Betty
Collins;
and three brothers: Charles Rogers, Bill Rogers, and Bobby Rogers.
Don will
be greatly
missed by all who knew him, but especially his loving family: son and
daughter-in-law, Robby and Judy Rogers, of Marietta, GA; daughter and
son-in-law, Rena Rogers and Steve Duvall, of Kennesaw, GA; daughter,
Jill
McDaniel, of Blairsville; and daughter and son-in-law, Stacy Rogers
Fisher and
Laurence Fisher, of Blairsville, sister, Louise Lance, of Morganton,
GA; and
three brothers: Ray Rogers and Tommy Rogers, both of Blairsville, and
Clark
Rogers, of Benton, TN; four grandchildren: Amber Rogers, Hanna Rogers,
Dustin
McDaniel, and Susanna Rogers. Many other
relatives and many friends also survive.
Funeral
services were
held on Monday, October 31, 2011, at 2 p.m., at First United Methodist
Church
of Union County, with Rev. Ben Lewis officiating. The
body lie (sic) instate at the church
starting at 1:30 p.m. before the service; special music was presented
by Mrs.
Elizabeth Plott and Miss Ava Hunter. The
following gentlemen served as pallbearers: Terry Rogers, Tommy Rogers,
Jr.,
Robert Rogers, Gary Lance, Larry Lance, and Milton Bradley. Military honors will be presented by North
Georgia Honor Guard and The National Guard, Military Funeral Honors
Unit. Burial was in Union Memory Gardens
Cemetery. Visitation at the funeral home
was held on
Sunday evening, after 5 p.m.; with the family meeting with friends from
5 until
8 p.m.
Arrangements
entrusted by the family to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. Please
join us
in remembering Don's life by sharing your condolences with the family
on our
website, www.cochranfuneralhomes.com
JAMES DONALD ROGERS
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jonathan “jon” elsworth klingler
Mr.
Jonathan "Jon" Elsworth Klingler age 63 of New Jewell Mason Road,
Blairsville, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at his home
following an
extended illness. Mr. Klingler was born
on September 29, 1948 in Wayne County, MI., the son of the late Richard
E.
Klingler and the late Phyllis Burns Klingler. Jon
was a veteran of the US Army of the
Vietnam War. He was a loving husband,
father, brother and grandfather. Jon was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving
Mr. Klingler are his loving wife, Donna Klingler of Blairsville, one
daughter,
Jessica Carroll of Blairsville, one brother and sister-in-law, Sherwood
Richard
and Faye Klingler of Byron, GA, brother-in-law, Michael Perry of
Canton, GA,
one grandson, Kenneth Woody, many other relatives and friends also
survive.
A
private memorial service will be held at a later date. In
lieu of flowers if you wish, the family
requests that memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society in
memory of
Mr. Klingler.
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.mountainviewfuenralhome.com
JONATHAN ELSWORTH KLINGLER
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Rev.
Frank Dockery, age 73, of Arch Grizzle Dr., Blairsville, passed away
Thursday,
October 27, 2011 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center after an extended
illness.
Frank was born August 5, 1938 in Murphy,
NC a son of the late Homer and Roxie Cleo Anderson Dockery. He lived in Hayesville for 43 years before
moving to Blairsville. Frank started pastoring in 1958, and had
pastored
several churches in North Carolina and Georgia. He
loved his Lord and his family. Frank had
done wood crafts at the Folk School
for over 50 years. He was preceded in
death by daughter, Shirley Mae Grizzle in 2006 and son, Mark Dockery in
2010. Frank was a member of Pleasant Grove
Baptist
Church.
Surviving
Frank are: his wife Ruby Dockery of the home, daughter and son-in-law,
Becky
and Michael Noe of Cleveland, TN, son-in-law, Randy Grizzle of
Blairsville,
daughter-in-law, Kelly Dockery of Seneca, SC, brothers, Howard and Sue
Dockery
of Dalton, Jerry and Della Dockery of Murphy, Hoyt and Michelle Dockery
of
Gainesville, GA, Wayne and Virginia Dockery of Tallulah Falls,
GA, James
and Carol Dockery of Gainesville, Harold and Cynthia Dockery of Lula
Falls,
Oscar and Tammy Dockery of Young Harris, sisters, Pauline and Clinton
Beavers
of Murphy, Willie Bell Kernea of Murphy, Mary Dean and Lum Cody of
Andrews,
Annie Jean and Dennis Young of Young Harris, Darlene Dockery of
Hayesville,
Allene and Carl Edwards of Hayesville, five grandchildren Aaron, Andy,
Chase,
Haley and Austin.
Funeral
services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Mountain View Funeral Home
Chapel
with Rev. Furman Wilson and Rev. Jerry Young officiating. Music was by Eagle Mountain Quartet. Pallbearers were Larry King, Steve Carver,
Kenneth Grizzle, Robby McKim, Johnny Kernea and Jason Lee. Honorary pallbearers were Tony Gilbert and
Dewayne Patterson. Interment followed in
Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery. In lieu
of flowers make memorials to the family for medical expenses c/o United
Community Bank. The family received
friends at the funeral home on Friday from 6 until 9 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
FRANK DOCKERY
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