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Mr.
Victor Lee Allen, age 44, of
Surviving
Mr. Allen are his loving wife of twelve years, Dianna Jones Allen of
Blairsville; one daughter, Daphne Allen of Cleveland, GA; two sons, Victor Freeman
Allen of Dahlonega and Ethan Eric Allen of Dahlonega; mother, Annie Lou Allen
of Blairsville; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Brenda and Paul Gibson of
Blairsville, Tammy and Wendall Lee of Blairsville; four brothers and three
sister-in-laws, Danny and Carroll Allen of Dahlonega, Charles and Maria Allen
of Warren, NC, Ricky Allen of Cleveland, GA, Roger and Lisa Allen of
Blairsville; one grandchild, Cody Allan Whitley, numerous aunts, uncles,
cousins and many other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were held on
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.
The
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Mrs.
Mildred Aldrich, age 96, of Blairsville passed away
In the 33
years in Blairsville, Mildred was very involved with the community. She organized and started the hospital and
nursing home auxiliary, having given over 8000 volunteer hours herself. Mildred was the historian for the Blairsville
Garden Club, and entered her wild flower slides and poetry in the Georgia
Garden Club competitions, taking first prize three times for the slides and one
for poetry. Her love of nature and the
mountains was evident in these ventures.
Mildred
lives a long and productive life. She
was preceded in death by her husband, Herschel and her son, Douglas. She is survived by three daughters,
The
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Mr. Reino
(better known as Uncle Rei) Jokela, age 76, of Blairsville passed away on
Tuesday, October 30, 2001 on his way home from the hospital, following an
extended illness.
Mr.
Jokela was born on
Mr.
Jokela retired from the U.S. Postal Service on
He was a
U.S. Army veteran of World War II and saw action from
His
awards are the Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star Medal, American Campaign
Medal, European African Medal, Eastern Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal,
world War II Victory Medal, Veterans of Foreign Wars Medal and other VFW
Medals.
Mr.
Jokela was very active in the Disabled American Veterans serving as commander
of the Hollywood DAV #41 in 1965 and asst. state treasurer DAV. He served as commander of Blairsville DAV
#11. He and his adjutant Frank Ford
organized the first North Georgia Honor Guard giving military funeral services
to many veterans. He was with the rifle
squad.
Surviving
Mr. Jokela are his loving wife of 40 years, Martyne Dwyer Jokela of Blairsville
and numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Services
were held on
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.
The
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Mr. Ezra
Eugene Pearce, age 63, of
Surviving
Mr. Pearce are one daughter and son-in-law, Melissa and Andy Torres of
Blairsville; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Eric E. and Peggi Pearce of
Blairsville, Ernest E. Carr of Lake Worth, FL; one sister, Bernice Moody of TN;
four grandchildren, Andy Torres, Eric Pearce Jr., Ryan Ralston Pearce and
Cheyenne Pearce, many other relatives and friends also survive.
A
memorial service 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 the American Cancer Society or to your
favorite charity in Mr. Pearce’s Memory.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.
The
Blairsville, GA
30512
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November 7, 2001 Page 4B
MR.
MAURICE “BUDDY” HUDSON JR.
Mr. Maurice
(better known as Buddy) Hudson Jr., age 75, of Old Why 64 W. Brasstown passed
away on Sunday, October 28, 2001 at his home following an extended
illness. Mr. Hudson was born on March 8,
1926 in Dover, NH, the son of the late Maurice Hudson, Sr. and the late Gladys
Judd Hudson. He was a veteran of the
U.S. navy serving WWII and the Korean Wars.
He was the owner and operator of Brasstown paint and Body Shop in
Brasstown for fifteen years. Mr. Hudson
was a member of the Victorios Temple Assembly of God in Murphy. He was a life time member of the DAV and a
member of the Full Gospel Businessmans Assoc.
Surviving
Mr. Hudson are his loving wife of twenty six years, Anna Hudson of Brasstown;
three daughters and son-in-laws, Rita and Michael Hunt of Rocky Mount, VA,
Sharon and Daniel Murphy of Martinsville, VA, Pam and Joe Schiener of
Kissimmee, FL; one son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Linda Seppala of Locust
Grove, GA; one brother and sister-in-law, Lloyd and Alma Hudson of Dowling
Park, FL; four grandchildren, Brian Hunt, Brandy Seppala, Joshua and Daniel
Murphy, and Marina Owen; one great grandchild, Heaven Seppala, many other
relatives and friends also survive.
Services
for Mr. Hudson were held on Saturday, November 3, 2001 at 11 am from the
Victoria Assembly of God with Pastor Nelson Walden, Pastor David Avery and
pastor Robert Fowle officiating. Special
music was presented by Charlene Lovett and Frank Weaver. In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family
requests that memorials may be made to the Victorios Assembly of God Church in
Mr. Hudson’s memory.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.
The North
Georgia News
Blairsville, GA
30512
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November 7, 2001 Page 4B
Funeral
services for Flora Garton, 88 year old Buffalo resident who passed away Friday
evening at the Amie Holt Care Center in Buffalo, will be held Tuesday, November
6th, at 10:00 a.m. from the Adams Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend David Miers
and Reverend Morgan Silbaugh officiating.
Visitation will be held at the funeral home chapel on Monday from 3:00
p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Burial will be in
the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Cheyenne, Wyoming, with graveside services to
be held on Wednesday, November 7th at 10:00 a.m. with Reverend Silbaugh
officiating. Friends may donate in
Flora’s memory to the Amie Holt Care Center in care of the Adams Funeral Home.
Flora
Belle Garton was born on October 1, 1913 in Blairsville, Georgia to Virgil and
Lena Jackson. She grew up and received
her education in Blairsville. In 1942
she moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming where worked at memorial Hospital. She was married in march of 1944 in Cheyenne
to Lester Garton and they made their home in Cheyenne. In 1965 they moved to Laramie where she went
to work for Ivinson Hospital as an O.R. Tech.
Mr. Garton passed away in march of 1966 and Flora continued living in
Laramie. She retired in 1975 and in 1983
she moved to Buffalo where she lived until the time of her death. She had been a resident of Amie Holt for the
past four years.
After she
retired she took up snow machining.
Flora enjoyed walking and meeting new friends and spending time with her
family, especially her grand kids and all their friends.
She is
survived by one daughter, Mary Van Auken and her husband Barney of Buffalo; two
brothers, Harvey and Rouse Jackson both of Blairsville, Georgia; one sister
Aida Dougherty of Tennessee; three grandchildren, Travis and Eric Van Auken
both of Buffalo and Casey Meyers and her husband Travis of Norton, Kansas; two
great-granddaughters Zoey Meyers of Norton Kansas and Brittany Van Auken of
South Dakota. She was preceded in death
by her parents, her husband, two brothers and two sisters.